Tenerife South Airport

Los Cristianos is about 18 km (11 miles) west of Tenerife South Airport along the TF-1 highway, and Costa Adeje about 20 km (12 miles), with Playa de las Américas between them. The drive takes around 20 minutes in normal traffic. Titsa bus line 40 also runs from the airport to Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje bus station.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the island's capital, is about 63 km (39 miles) northeast of Tenerife South Airport by the TF-1 highway. Titsa bus line 10 links the airport with Santa Cruz, night line 711 runs when the day buses stop, and taxis and pre-booked cars wait outside arrivals.

No. Tenerife has two airports. Tenerife South (TFS), near Granadilla de Abona, handles most international and holiday flights and is closest to the southern resorts. Tenerife North (TFN), near La Laguna, handles many Spanish domestic and inter-island flights. Check the code on your ticket; bus line 343 links the two directly in about 50 minutes.

Yes. Tenerife South Airport, code TFS, has long been called Reina Sofía Airport, after Queen Sofía of Spain, who traveled on its inaugural flight in 1978. In Spanish it is the Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur, and you may see all of these names on tickets, signs and travel sites.

Tenerife South Airport has one passenger terminal for all flights. Arrivals, the two baggage claim halls with 14 carousels, the bus stops and the taxi stand are on Floor 0, and the boarding area with shops and restaurants is upstairs past security. There is no need to change terminals.

Ryanair, which has a base here, Jet2.com, easyJet and TUI fly the most routes, mainly to the UK, Ireland and continental Europe. Condor, Eurowings, Norwegian, Transavia, Wizz Air, British Airways, Aer Lingus, Binter and others add more, and Air Canada begins flights from Montréal and Toronto in late 2026.

Yes. Titsa buses leave from the stop on Floor 0 outside arrivals. Line 40 runs to Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje, line 10 to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, line 343 directly to Tenerife North Airport, line 415 to El Fraile and San Isidro, and night line 711 links Santa Cruz, the airport, Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje.

The official taxi stand is on Floor 0 of the terminal, outside arrivals. Aena advises taking a taxi only from the signed rank and not from drivers who approach you elsewhere, and asking for a receipt if you may need to make a complaint. Taxis go door to door to the resorts and across the island.

The Canary Islands are part of Spain and the Schengen area. Flights from other Schengen countries arrive without passport checks, while arrivals from outside it, including the UK and Ireland, go through passport control, where non-EU travelers are registered in the EU Entry/Exit System (EES). Check the visa rules for your nationality before you fly.

Yes. The Canary Islands are in the Schengen area but outside the EU VAT and customs area, so duty-free allowances on tobacco, alcohol and other goods apply when you arrive and when you fly home, even on flights to mainland Spain. Arrivals with goods to declare, or cash over 10,000 euros, must use the customs channel.

Yes. The Montaña Roja VIP Lounge is in the passenger-only zone on the second floor of departures and serves Schengen and non-Schengen flights. It opens at 7:00 every day and closes between 21:00 and midnight depending on the day. Entry can be bought through Aena's official channels, for a stay of up to three hours.

The terminal closes to the public from 23:00 to 4:00 and whenever no flights are scheduled, according to Aena. During those hours only staff and passengers shortly before their flight can enter, so plan an early departure around the reopening and avoid waiting inside the terminal overnight.

Tenerife and the rest of the Canary Islands use Western European Time, UTC+0, moving to UTC+1 for summer time from late March to late October. That is one hour behind mainland Spain, including Madrid and Barcelona, so check connection times and pickup times against local Canary time.