To Santa Cruz de Tenerife · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours
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Not everything runs all night.Not all night: the Line 10 to Santa Cruz runs 06:35–22:05, the Night bus 711 to Santa Cruz runs 22:40–04:30.
Recommended
The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.
Bus
Line 10 to Santa Cruz
10 · TITSA
55 min rideEvery 40 min06:35–22:05
The "Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur" stop outside arrivals on floor 0→Santa Cruz Intercambiador
Non-stopLuggage space
€9.35total for 1 adult€9.35 eachBuy ticketOn TITSA
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The "Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur" stop outside arrivals on floor 0
EUR 9.35 single, paid to the driver as you board in cash (notes of EUR 10 at most; the exact fare after 21:00). EUR 6.95 with a ten+ card loaded with credit, sold in town, not at the airport. Under-fives free. The EUR 10 ten+ 1-day tourist ticket, from the airport machines (plus EUR 2 for the card) or the ten+ móvil app, covers every bus for 24 hours.
Luggage. Bags up to 100 × 60 × 25 cm at most; suitcases go in the hold under the bus, smaller bags stay with you.
Hours. From the airport at 06:35, 07:15, 07:55 and then every 40 minutes to 21:15, with a last bus at 22:05, every day; 06:10 and 07:35 as well on weekdays. It passes San Isidro, sets down at Caletillas on request and ends at the Intercambiador.
The "Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur" stop outside arrivals on floor 0→Santa Cruz Intercambiador
Luggage space
€9.35total for 1 adult€9.35 eachBuy ticketOn TITSA
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The "Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur" stop outside arrivals on floor 0
EUR 9.35 single, the same as line 10, paid to the driver in the exact amount (no change is given on night services). EUR 6.95 with a ten+ card loaded with credit. The EUR 10 ten+ 1-day tourist ticket is valid on this bus too.
Luggage. Bags up to 100 × 60 × 25 cm at most; suitcases go in the hold under the bus, smaller bags stay with you.
Hours. Passes the airport towards Santa Cruz at 22:40, 23:10, 23:45, 00:40, 01:15, 02:20, 03:00, 03:50 and 04:30, every night, then 06:25 and 06:55 before line 10 takes over. It calls at the motorway junctions for Chimiche, Güímar, Candelaria and Caletillas on the way, so allow an hour.
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How do I get from Tenerife South airport to Tenerife city center?
For one traveler the Line 10 to Santa Cruz at €9.35, 55 min, is both the cheapest way in and the fastest. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the Line 10 to Santa Cruz runs 06:35–22:05, and the Night bus 711 to Santa Cruz runs 22:40–04:30. Outside those hours, the Pre-booked private transfer is what remains. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
Luggage
Bags up to 100 × 60 × 25 cm at most; suitcases go in the hold under the bus, smaller bags stay with you.
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Every bus leaves from the stop signed "Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur" outside arrivals on floor 0: the 10 to Santa Cruz, the 40 to Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje, the 711 at night. Buses arriving at the airport set down at the departures stop next to it.
Tickets
Pay the driver as you board, naming your stop: cash, with notes of EUR 10 at most, and the exact fare from 21:00 to 05:30. The machines in the terminal and the ten+ móvil app sell the tourist ticket (EUR 10 a day, EUR 2 for the card); the ten+ credit card that discounts the single is sold in town.
The taxi rank
The rank is outside arrivals on floor 0. Take a taxi only from the signed rank, ignore anyone offering a ride elsewhere in the terminal, and ask for the receipt if you need to complain. No fixed fare to Santa Cruz or the resorts is published, so nothing is priced here.
At night
After the 22:05 line 10 the 711 passes towards Santa Cruz at 22:40, 23:10, 23:45, 00:40, 01:15, 02:20, 03:00, 03:50 and 04:30, then 06:25 and 06:55. Towards Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje it stops at the departures terminal at 23:00, 23:30, 00:05, 01:00, 01:35, 02:40, 03:20, 04:10 and 04:50.
Luggage
Bags up to 100 × 60 × 25 cm are allowed on the bus and larger ones are refused. Suitcases go in the hold under the bus, where the operator's liability is capped at EUR 450 a bag, so keep valuables with you.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
10 · TITSALine 10 to Santa Cruz
From
The "Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur" stop outside arrivals on floor 0
To
Santa Cruz Intercambiador, the main bus station under the tram terminus at the southern edge of the centre, calling at San Isidro and Caletillas (to set down) on the way
Luggage
Bags up to 100 × 60 × 25 cm at most; suitcases go in the hold under the bus, smaller bags stay with you.
Runs
06:35–22:05
Journey
55 min
EUR 9.35 single, paid to the driver as you board in cash (notes of EUR 10 at most; the exact fare after 21:00). EUR 6.95 with a ten+ card loaded with credit, sold in town, not at the airport. Under-fives free. The EUR 10 ten+ 1-day tourist ticket, from the airport machines (plus EUR 2 for the card) or the ten+ móvil app, covers every bus for 24 hours.
This bus goes to the capital, an hour up the motorway. For Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas and Costa Adeje take line 40 from the same stop, 40 minutes the other way for EUR 3.20 to 3.70.
Tell the driver your stop before you pay: the fare is by distance, and Santa Cruz is the far end of the line.
Nothing on this line leaves the airport between 22:05 and 06:35 (06:10 on weekdays); the 711 night bus takes over from the same stop, at the same fare.
The times here are published to 21 December 2026.
From the airport at 06:35, 07:15, 07:55 and then every 40 minutes to 21:15, with a last bus at 22:05, every day; 06:10 and 07:35 as well on weekdays. It passes San Isidro, sets down at Caletillas on request and ends at the Intercambiador.
The "Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur" stop outside arrivals on floor 0
To
Santa Cruz Intercambiador, the main bus station under the tram terminus, by the TF-1 motorway with stops at the junctions for Güímar, Candelaria and Caletillas
Luggage
Bags up to 100 × 60 × 25 cm at most; suitcases go in the hold under the bus, smaller bags stay with you.
Runs
22:40–04:30
Journey
45–61 min
EUR 9.35 single, the same as line 10, paid to the driver in the exact amount (no change is given on night services). EUR 6.95 with a ten+ card loaded with credit. The EUR 10 ten+ 1-day tourist ticket is valid on this bus too.
Have the exact fare ready: from 21:00 to 05:30 the driver gives no change.
The same bus runs the other way to Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje from the departures terminal at 23:00, 23:30, 00:05, 01:00, 01:35, 02:40, 03:20, 04:10 and 04:50.
Between 04:30 and 06:10 (06:35 at weekends) nothing leaves the airport for Santa Cruz.
Passes the airport towards Santa Cruz at 22:40, 23:10, 23:45, 00:40, 01:15, 02:20, 03:00, 03:50 and 04:30, every night, then 06:25 and 06:55 before line 10 takes over. It calls at the motorway junctions for Chimiche, Güímar, Candelaria and Caletillas on the way, so allow an hour.
40 · TITSALine 40 to Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje
From
The "Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur" stop outside arrivals on floor 0
To
Estación Costa Adeje, the bus station at the top of the resort by the Magma centre, calling at Las Chafiras, Parque de la Reina, Guaza, Los Cristianos, El Camisón, Zentral Center, Columbus and Los Geranios on the way
Luggage
Bags up to 100 × 60 × 25 cm at most; suitcases go in the hold under the bus, smaller bags stay with you.
Runs
06:30–21:40
Journey
40 min
EUR 3.70 to Estación Costa Adeje at the end of the line, EUR 3.20 to Los Cristianos, El Camisón and the other Playa de las Américas stops — tell the driver the stop as you board and pay in cash, notes of EUR 10 at most. EUR 2.90 or 2.80 with a ten+ card loaded with credit. Children under five travel free.
This bus does not go to Santa Cruz. It runs west to the resorts; for the capital, line 10 leaves the same stop.
Name your stop before you pay: EUR 3.20 to Los Cristianos or El Camisón, EUR 3.70 to Estación Costa Adeje at the end.
First bus 06:30 and last 21:40. Before or after those, the 711 night bus reaches Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje from the departures terminal at 23:00, 23:30, 00:05, 01:00, 01:35, 02:40, 03:20, 04:10 and 04:50.
The times here are published to 21 December 2026.
From the airport at 06:30 and then every 30 minutes to 21:40, every day (a few departures shift by five or ten minutes in the early afternoon). Los Cristianos is about 25 minutes out, Estación Costa Adeje 40.
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
62 min
Indicative. Price is fixed when you book, so it does not move with traffic.
This price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size, luggage and the exact address. Confirm the total at the time you book.
Welcome Pickups prints a night price (22:00–06:59) of EUR 338 for this ride, three times its daytime fare and in step with every other row on its table; confirm the total before booking a late arrival.
What is the best way from Tenerife South airport to Tenerife city center?
For one traveler, the Line 10 to Santa Cruz at €9.35, 55 min. The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Tenerife South airport to Tenerife city center?
For one traveler, the Line 10 to Santa Cruz at €9.35. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Tenerife South airport to Tenerife city center by bus?
For one traveler the cheapest bus is the Line 10 to Santa Cruz at €9.35, 55 min, and it is also the fastest. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Tenerife by any means. See every option by bus
How do I get from Tenerife South airport to Tenerife city center by taxi?
One taxi reaches Santa Cruz de Tenerife: the Pre-booked private transfer, €113 for one traveler, 62 min, to any address. It is not the cheapest way in: the Line 10 to Santa Cruz at €9.35 is. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Tenerife South airport to Tenerife city center?
Line 10 to Santa Cruz: 55 min. Pre-booked private transfer: 62 min. Night bus 711 to Santa Cruz: 45–61 min
How far is Tenerife South airport from the city center?
Tenerife South Airport does not publish a distance to the city. By time: the fastest way in, the Line 10 to Santa Cruz, takes 55 min.
Where do I catch the Line 10 to Santa Cruz at Tenerife South airport?
The "Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur" stop outside arrivals on floor 0. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Santa Cruz Intercambiador, the main bus station under the tram terminus at the southern edge of the centre, calling at San Isidro and Caletillas (to set down) on the way.
Is there a train from Tenerife South airport to Tenerife at night?
The Line 10 to Santa Cruz runs 06:35–22:05. The Night bus 711 to Santa Cruz runs 22:40–04:30. Outside those hours the pre-booked private transfer is what remains; it is €113 for the vehicle. From the airport at 06:35, 07:15, 07:55 and then every 40 minutes to 21:15, with a last bus at 22:05, every day; 06:10 and 07:35 as well on weekdays. It passes San Isidro, sets down at Caletillas on request and ends at the Intercambiador.
Does the Line 40 to Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje go to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Intercambiador bus station?
Goes west to the resorts — Los Cristianos in about 25 minutes, Playa de las Américas, Estación Costa Adeje in 40 — and never goes near Santa Cruz. For the capital take line 10 from the same stop.
Does the Private transfer to Los Cristianos go to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Intercambiador bus station?
This goes to Los Cristianos, not Tenerife: the driver takes you to any address there.
Does the Private transfer to Playa de las Américas go to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Intercambiador bus station?
This goes to Playa de las Américas, not Tenerife: the driver takes you to any address there.
Does the Private transfer to Costa Adeje go to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Intercambiador bus station?
This goes to Costa Adeje, not Tenerife: the driver takes you to any address there.
Worth knowing
Line 10 is the bus to Santa Cruz: EUR 9.35, 55 minutes, every 40 minutes from 06:35 (06:10 on weekdays) to 22:05, every day, from the stop outside arrivals on floor 0.
Most passengers are going the other way. Line 40 leaves the same stop for Los Cristianos and Playa de las Américas (EUR 3.20) and Estación Costa Adeje (EUR 3.70), every 30 minutes from 06:30 to 21:40, 40 minutes to the end.
The 111 in older guides no longer enters the terminal: it passes the airport junction on the motorway. At the terminal the 10 goes to Santa Cruz and the 40 to the resorts. The times here are published to 21 December 2026.
The fare is by distance: tell the driver where you are going and pay as you board, in cash with notes of EUR 10 at most. A ten+ card with credit cuts Santa Cruz to EUR 6.95 and the resorts to 2.80 or 2.90, but it is sold at kiosks, tobacconists and bus stations, not at the airport.
For EUR 10 the ten+ 1-day tourist ticket gives 24 hours of unlimited buses and trams, 65 cents more than one single to Santa Cruz. Buy it in the ten+ móvil app, or at the airport machines with a EUR 2 card.
At night the 711 runs both ways: towards Santa Cruz 22:40 to 04:30, towards the resorts 23:00 to 04:50, then nothing until 06:10 (Santa Cruz, 06:35 at weekends) or 06:30 (the resorts). From 21:00 to 05:30 the driver takes the exact fare only.
No taxi is priced here: no fixed fare from the airport is published. Take a taxi only from the signed rank outside arrivals on floor 0 and ask for the receipt.
Tenerife has two airports, 50 minutes apart by bus. Check which one your flight uses: Tenerife North is by La Laguna next to Santa Cruz, and line 343 links the two terminals without stops in 50 minutes, four times a day.
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