Lanzarote Transportation

Inland transportation
The deficiencies in public transportation, along with the preference of many tourists for rental cars, has increased the fleet of the island. In 2007 there were 126,893 vehicles on Lanzarote, compared with 34,414 vehicles in 1987.

The main island roads, declared of regional interest, connect Orzola, in the northern part of the island, to Playa Blanca in the south. The capital, Arrecife, is situated in between. This axis Orzola-Playa Blanca consists of roads LZ-1 and LZ-2 and the path that connects the ring with Arrecife. In addition, roads LZ-2 and LZ-20 are two stretches of highway, between Arrecife and Tias, and Arrecife and Saint Barthelemy, respectively.

The Arrecife Bus Company carries out the inter-city public transportation. Similarly, the municipality of Arrecife has an urban public transport service, run by the municipal bus company and the company Global Tias, with lines connecting the various localities of the municipality.

Lanzarote Airport

Lanzarote Airport, located in the Guacimeta in the municipality of San Bartolome, is the main gateway to the island. It is situated in a central location, close to the capital of the island and the tourist resorts of Puerto del Carmen and Costa Teguise. Managed by AENA, in 2007 the airport of Lanzarote was ranked third in the Canaries in terms of passenger traffic and ninth nationally with 5,625,580 passengers.

Lanzarote Airport has two terminals. At Terminal 1, airlines operate connecting the island with mainland Spain and the international airports of issuance of tourists (Germany, United Kingdom and Ireland, primarily).

Terminal 2 is restricted to air transport to other islands in the Canary Islands, and operates two airlines. The two top airports that passengers traveled to in 2007 from Lanzarote were the Madrid-Barajas and Gran Canaria. Manchester, London Gatwick, and Tenerife Norte-Los Rodeos follow these.

Shipping
The main port of the island is the port of Arrecife and the Marbles, managed by the Port Authority of Las Palmas. With 213,134 passengers in transit through 2007, Arrecife has established itself as one of the major cruise ports in the Canaries, as well as being the place for entering most of the goods to supply the island.

There are regular lines that connect the port of Arrecife with Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Cadiz.

South of the island is the port of Playa Blanca, Lanzarote with connections to the town of Corralejo, north of nearby Fuerteventura. Modern and fast boats that travel the route in a period of twelve to twenty minutes cover this line.

This has increased traffic, with 874,241 passengers embarking and disembarking in 2007. To the north of Lanzarote, the port serves Orzola, a point of departure for the maritime link with the island of La Graciosa.