General Airport Information
Location
Lanzarote Airport is located between Arrecife and the main tourist resort of Puerto del Carmen on the island of Lanzarote. Because of its popularity with holiday makers, this airport serves frequent scheduled and chartered flights from destinations all over Europe, as well as internal flights connecting Lanzarote Airport to the other islands within the Archipelago.
The main changeover day for the tourist resorts here is Thursday, which makes the airport especially busy, although there are now many flights on other days throughout the week.
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Flight Information
If you are looking for real time flight information, you can find it by visiting the official Lanzarote Airport website, which will take you to the English Version of the flight information page.
Terminals
Lanzarote airport now has two terminals. Terminal one services international flights and is on two floors with Departures being on the Upper floor and Arrivals on the lower floor.
The new terminal for national and inter-island flights has now been opened in the old terminal building, which has been totally refurbished.
This has improved facilities even more, in what is an exceptional airport facility.
Lanzarote Airport Facilities
The facilities are as you would expect from a major international airport and are of a good standard as the present terminal building has only recently been constructed.
There are a variety of cafes, restaurants and fast-food outlets with internal and outdoor seating areas.
Shopping and Money
There are a range of shopping outlets, which include a newsagents, florist and shops selling jewellery, clothes and local products. They are all located once you have checked in.
Foreign currency facilities are also available at Lanzarote Airport and there are a number of Cash Machines (ATMs) located around the Airport.
Disabled Access
Disabled facilities at Lanzarote Airport, include ramps, wheelchair accessible doors and toilets. There are also special areas outside the departures and arrivals halls where disabled passengers can be dropped-off or collected. Airlines can provide passengers with wheelchairs if necessary. Designated car parking spaces are also available for disabled passengers.
Information Points
An information desk is located on the departures floor (tel: +34 928 846 001). Airport staff in green jackets are available to assist travellers.
Lanzarote Airport Transportation
Taxi
As Lanzarote is a tourist island, there are a plentiful supply of taxis at the airport, waiting taxis can be found outside the arrivals hall on the lower floor.
The standard of Taxis is generally very high, with most being kept scrupulously clean by the drivers who apparently carry a bucket and leather with them, to clean the taxi at every opportunity.
The following represents the standard charges in force at the current time (may change without notice):
- Minimum charge: 2.21 euro (daytime), 2.62 euro (night-time)
- Waiting time: 10.55 euro/hour
- Price per kilometre or fraction thereof: 0.39 euro
- Supplement for airport and port pick-up: 1.65 euro
Approximate rates to / from the airport:
- Arrecife 6.00 euro
- Playa Honda 4.00 euro
- Costa Teguise 12.00 euro
- Puerto del Carmen 8.50 euro
- Playa Blanca 27.00 euro
You may obtain more information by telephone on +34 928 520 667.
Lanzarote Airport Car Hire
There are a good number of hire car operators situated at Lanzarote Airport, whose desks may be found in the Arrivals hall. In order to speed your transition through the airport it is advisable to pre-book your hire car, especially in the peak holiday season. Our Lanzarote Car Hire pages give details of companies with whom you can pre-book a hire car (online) to collect at Lanzarote Airport.
Bus
Buses operate between the airport and all major towns, including the tourist resorts on a regular basis. Again the general standard of the buses here is very high.
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