Taxi in Arrecife
Arrecife is the capital and the only place on the island with real city traffic: traffic lights, a seafront quarter around the Charco de San Ginés, offices, shops and a port. Here the taxi behaves like that of a small city — there are fixed ranks and also cars circulating free — on an island that has no train.
Service details
- Municipality
- Arrecife
- Radio-taxi dispatch
- 928 800 806
- Distance to the airport
- 6 km
- Driving time
- 10 min
Indicative distances and times: island traffic changes them at any hour. Updated on 2026-09-30
Taxi ranks
- Avenida Coll, 1 · Arrecife
- Avenida Coll, 3 · Arrecife
- Avenida de la Mancomunidad, 0 · Arrecife
- Avenida de los Mármoles · Arrecife
- Avenida Eugenio Rijo Rocha, 3 · Arrecife
- Avenida Olof Palme · Arrecife
- Avenida Olof Palme · Arrecife
- Calle Carlos V, 6 · Arrecife
- Calle Fajardo, 36 · Arrecife
- Calle Francos, 2 · Arrecife
- Calle Gobernador José García Hernández · Arrecife
- Calle Manolo Millares, 106 · Arrecife
- Calle Mosta, 5 · Arrecife
- Calle Rambla Medular, 34 · Arrecife
- Calle Triana, 89 · Arrecife
- Hospital Doctor José Molina Orosa (Consultas Externas) · Arrecife
- Hospital Doctor José Molina Orosa (Urgencias) · Arrecife
- Intercambiador - Avenida Fred Olsen · Arrecife
- Lanzarote Open Mall · Arrecife
- Puerto de cruceros de Arrecife · Arrecife
Map of Arrecife
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- Avenida Coll, 1 · Arrecife
- Avenida Coll, 3 · Arrecife
- Avenida de la Mancomunidad, 0 · Arrecife
- Avenida de los Mármoles · Arrecife
- Avenida Eugenio Rijo Rocha, 3 · Arrecife
- Avenida Olof Palme · Arrecife
- Avenida Olof Palme · Arrecife
- Calle Carlos V, 6 · Arrecife
- Calle Fajardo, 36 · Arrecife
- Calle Francos, 2 · Arrecife
- Calle Gobernador José García Hernández · Arrecife
- Calle Manolo Millares, 106 · Arrecife
- Calle Mosta, 5 · Arrecife
- Calle Rambla Medular, 34 · Arrecife
- Calle Triana, 89 · Arrecife
- Hospital Doctor José Molina Orosa (Consultas Externas) · Arrecife
- Hospital Doctor José Molina Orosa (Urgencias) · Arrecife
- Intercambiador - Avenida Fred Olsen · Arrecife
- Lanzarote Open Mall · Arrecife
- Puerto de cruceros de Arrecife · Arrecife
Updated on 2026-10-12
The capital, with its services
Arrecife concentrates the services that do not exist elsewhere on the island: the bus station, the hospital, bank branches, schools and public offices. Most city journeys are like that, from one point of the town to another, with short runs and traffic that varies a great deal by hour.
Fixed ranks and free cars
The signposted ranks are at the busiest points: the centre, the bus station, the area around the hospital and the port. In addition, as everywhere on the island, you can flag down a taxi circulating free if its vacant light is on. Even so, demand in the town is higher, so keeping the dispatch phone number to hand saves waiting.
Airport on a short journey
The terminal is on the same east coast, so the transfer to the capital is among the shortest there are. Outside the terminal there is a rank set up for arrivals, and the system is the same as anywhere else on the island: you take the first in the queue or call the dispatch if you prefer a vehicle at a particular moment.
City journeys and waiting
On a journey within the town the meter runs from the moment you get in, and the amount reflects the route actually taken, with the official supplements that apply. If you need the car to wait — a medical appointment, an errand — say so when you get in so the driver can allow for it; do not leave it to come as a surprise at the end of the receipt.
Frequently asked questions
Where are the taxi ranks in Arrecife? ＋
At the busiest points: the centre, the bus station, the area around the hospital and the port. They are not in every street. Where no rank is in sight, you can flag down a car circulating free or call the dispatch of the municipality.
Can I stop a taxi in the street? ＋
Yes, so long as the vehicle is running with its vacant light on. If the car already has a passenger aboard or is already engaged, it will drive on. When in doubt, a signposted rank or a call to the dispatch avoids a wave at the wrong moment.
Is the journey from the airport to Arrecife long? ＋
No: it is among the shortest on the island. The indicative figure on this page is a road estimate with the date it was checked, not a guaranteed time, and the amount is set by the meter, which has no fixed price for that journey.
Are there taxis in the small hours in the capital? ＋
Arrecife is the place with the most nightlife on the island, so it is where you are most likely to find vehicles. Even so, at those hours it is better to call the dispatch than to wait at a rank; the wait depends on the free cars at the time.