Tenerife Los Rodeos Airport

Tenerife North Airport is less well known and used a lot less by foreign travellers than Reina Sofia in the South. Most non-Spanish tourists arrive and depart Tenerife via Tenerife South Airport, but Los Rodeos Airport in the north of Tenerife handled over 4.2 million passengers and 67,796 flights in 2008, and the numbers this year look set to rise again as the new inter-island flight hall has transformed this airport into the Canary Islands main inter island airport hub.

In Spanish the airport is known as Aeropuerto de Tenerife Norte and in German it is Tenerife North Flughafen

There is no shortage of car hire companies at Tenerife North Airport and to save you time looking through brokers etc we have listed the companies that can be found within the main terminal building.

Autos Reisen at Tenerife North Airport - Avis at Tenerife North Airport - Betacar at Tenerife North Airport - Europcar at Tenerife North   and Hertz at Tenerife North Airport.

Here you can pre-book online your Tenerife North Private Transfer where an English speaking driver will meet you in the arrivals hall and take you to your destination.

Currently all flights to and from Tenerife North are Inter Island flights between Tenerife and Gran Canaria, La Palma, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and La Gomera, or internal domestic flights from Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Granada, Madrid, Malaga, Santiago de la Compostela, Seville and Valencia.

The charter company Thomsonfly operate flights from the UK during the high season, and we have provided information on winter flights from Dublin to Tenerife North - Gatwick to Tenerife North - Manchester to Tenerife North - Shannon to Tenerife North

Both departures and arrivals are dealt with on the ground floor of Tenerife North airport and there are a large number of check in desks for both International and Inter Island passengers. Find out more and get live flight arrivals information at Tenerife North Airport arrivals

The new terminal building at Tenerife North Airport provides a bright and space from which to enjoy the view of the surrounding countryside and mountains.

Passengers can check-in luggage and obtain their boarding card at any of the 30 desks on the ground floor before proceeding to the top floor of the building where twelve boarding gates are located. Find out more and get live flight departures information at Tenerife North Airport departures

To save you time finding your way around when you arrive on the island of Tenerife, we have provided an up to the minute Tenerife Area Guide on sporting and leisure amenities which includes the best Tenerife Shopping Areas, Tenerife Markets, Tenerife Golf Courses, the different types of Tenerife Beaches, recommended Tenerife Restaurants, details of Tenerife Amusement Parks for family days out and Tenerife Local Attractions.

Getting to and from the north airport in Tenerife means catching a taxi, one of four airport buses or arranging your own private Tenerife north airport transfers. A combination of four various buses transport you around the Island from the Airport and if your are heading to the south you need to catch Line 340 which for €3.00 takes you down to Tenerife South Airport.

The taxi rank is outside the terminal building. The service operates on a tariff which is broken down as follows. There is an airport supplement: €1.65. Telephone: (0034) 922 258 806 / (0034) 922 255 555

Fare 1 (from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm, working days): all or part of each kilometre: €0.47 minimum fare: €2.68; price per hour waiting, €12.79 and fractional rate for every 15 minutes, €3.20.

Fare 2 (from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am and all day holidays): all or part of each kilometre: €0.58 minimum fare: €3.21; price per hour waiting, €12.79 and fractional rate for every 15 minutes, €3.20.

To give you some ideas of local fares: La Laguna, €7.48 (fare 1), €8.13 (fare 2); Santa Cruz €14.40 (fare 1), €15.65 (fare 2); Puerto de la Cruz, €25-30 (fare 1), €35 (fare 2); Tenerife Sur Airport, €68.16 (fare 1), €74.08 (fare 2).

If you want to do some island hopping or travel to mainland Spain by boat then you can catch a ferry from Puerto Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Cadiz and La Palma. You can get details of the timetables and costs by clicking here.

In some ways the most important aspect of all, Tenerife North Weather gives you a full 3 day, 5 day and 10 day forecast with real advice on what to pack at different times of the year and whether you have a chance of cramming in some sunbathing.

Parking at Tenerife North Airport is pretty good with around 876 spaces reserved for visitors and a further 250 spaces reserved for the various car hire companies at the airport. Information telephone: +34 922 635 674

The car park is right opposite the terminal building and is on three levels, two of which are covered. There are cash machines for private vehicles.

Rates: First half hour or less, free; second half hour or less, €1.06; all or part of each additional hour, €1.01; daily maximum up to 4 days, €10.60; daily maximum from the fifth day, €8.50.

As you would expect from an airport that handles over four million passengers each year there are a good number of cafes and bars from which to grab something to eat or drink and a selection of airport shops for you to browse at.

The bank is located in the arrivals lounge of the terminal building and is open from 8:30 to 14:00 Monday to Friday and Thursdays from 17:00 to 18:30 between October and May.

There is nowhere to leave luggage at Tenerife North Airport.