César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport ground transportation

César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (ACE) is on the island's east coast between Playa Honda and Arrecife, about 6 km from the capital. It handled 8,920,901 passengers in 2025, a record for the airport according to Aena. Lanzarote is small, so the main resorts are close: Puerto del Carmen is about 12 km away, Costa Teguise about 14 km and Playa Blanca, the furthest, about 32 km.

The airport has two terminals next to each other. Terminal 1 handles most flights, and Terminal 2 is used mainly for inter-island services. Intercity Bus Lanzarote, the island's bus company, stops outside both. Buses call at Terminal 1 first and at Terminal 2 a minute later, so you can board at either.

Two bus networks serve the airport. Going south, line 161 runs to Puerto del Carmen, Puerto Calero, Yaiza and Playa Blanca harbour every 30–60 minutes from 07:30 to 21:30. The semi-direct 162-D reaches Playa Blanca in about 25 minutes several times a day, and a single line 61 leaves at 22:30. Going into Arrecife, line 22 runs on weekdays from 05:45 to 23:35, and line 23 replaces it at weekends and on holidays, looping through Playa Honda. Two late line 162 buses, at about 23:16 and 00:16, run from the airport into Arrecife. Costa Teguise, Teguise and the north (including Órzola for the La Graciosa ferry) have no direct airport bus, so you change in Arrecife.

Bus fares are paid on board. The operator does not publish a fare table online, but travel guides quote about €1.40 to Arrecife or Puerto del Carmen and about €3.30 to Playa Blanca. Drivers accept notes up to €10.

Taxis wait at the rank outside Terminal 1 and are metered under the tariff Aena publishes: a €3.85 minimum, €1.35 per km and a €2.10 airport supplement on weekdays from 06:00 to 22:00, with a higher rate at night, on Sundays and on holidays. That works out at roughly €14–17 to Arrecife, €20–25 to Puerto del Carmen and €47–55 to Playa Blanca. Pre-booked private cars and shared resort shuttles are widely sold online. They mostly make sense for groups, families who need child seats, or arrivals after the last bus.

Travelling on to Fuerteventura is straightforward. All the southern buses end at Playa Blanca harbour, where Fred. Olsen, Líneas Romero and Baleària sail to Corralejo.