Travelling
to FRONTIERS 2 Conference Venue and Accommodation
The recommended routes to reach Hotel
Maritim in Tenerife are:
fly to either Tenerife North Airport or Tenerife South Airport, take a public
transport bus to Puerto de la Cruz Bus Station and then a taxi to Hotel Maritim.
Alternatives can be found below.
Following are contact details for plane and coach operators and times and prices for bus connections to/from the airport and taxi prices.
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By
Air
(i) Tenerife North Airport (TFN) "Los Rodeos"
The nearest major airport to the Conference Venue is Tenerife North Airport
"Los Rodeos", which is less than one hour's travel / 30 kilometres
from Hotel Maritim using taxi or bus. Several, mainly Spanish, airlines operate
at Tenerife North Airport: Iberia (http://www.iberia.com),
Spanair (http://www.spanair.com),
Air Europa (http://www.air-europa.com)
running domestic flights with international connections and some international
airlines – Condor (http://www.condor.de)
and LTU (http://www.ltu.de).
(ii) Tenerife South Airport (TFS)
"Reina Sofía"
Many regular and budget airlines fly to Tenerife South Airport "Reina Sofía".
For more information visit the following webpage http://www.aena.es/ae/tfs/compania.htm
where you can find links to the international airlines which operate to/from
Tenerife South Airport.
The airport is about 100 kilometers from the Hotel Maritim (Puerto de la Cruz).
There are regular bus services from Tenerife South Airport to Puerto de la Cruz
Bus Station either directly or via Santa Cruz Bus Station.
Note: Bear in mind that February is high season in the Canary Islands. Book your flight as soon as possible.
The coach pick-up and set-down points are situated in front of the airport terminal buildings. The coach company is TITSA. For updated information and timetables see http://www.titsa.com – also available in English. Tickets can be purchased on the coach.
(i) From Tenerife
North Airport "Los Rodeos"
There is a regular direct bus service, No. 309,
from Tenerife North (Los Rodeos) to Puerto de la Cruz Bus Station, running hourly
from 08:45 until 19:45 In addition, the bus also departs at 07:00 and 08:00.
Alternative 1: bus No. 102
is a regular service from Santa Cruz Bus Station to Puerto de la Cruz Bus Station
with a stop in Tenerife North Airport. It runs every 30 minutes from approximately
07:20 until 20.50. Additional services depart at 06:50, 21:40 and 22:50.
Alternative 2: bus No. 340 service from Tenerife South Airport to Puerto de la Cruz Bus Station stops at Tenerife North Airport at approximately 10.45, 15.00, 21.00 and 00.30.
Any of these alternatives costs €2.50
and the approximate travel time is 35 minutes.
(ii) From Tenerife South Airport "Reina Sofía"
Unfortunately, the direct bus, No. 340, from
Tenerife South (Reina Sofía) to Puerto de La Cruz Bus Station
is rather infrequent, with departures from the airport at 09:45, 14:00, 20:00
and 23:30. The ticket costs €7.70 and the approximate travel time is 85
minutes.
Alternatively, you can take first bus 341
– a regular service from Tenerife South to Santa Cruz Bus Station –
and then bus 102 or 103 – a regular service
from Santa Cruz Bus Station to Puerto de la Cruz Bus Station. Bus No.
341 runs hourly from 06:50 to 22:50, with additional departures for the same
route at 23:45, 01:00 and 05:00 by bus No. 111.
The journey costs €4.90 and takes approximately 50 minutes. The No. 102
bus runs every 30 minutes from 06:00 until 20:30, with additional services at
21:15, 22:30, 23:30, 00:15, 02:00 and 04:30. This part of the journey costs
€3.50 and takes approximately 55 minutes. Bus service 103 runs every 30
minutes from 08:50 to 10:50 and from 12:50 to 18:50. It also runs at 06:50,
07:50, 11:50, 19:50, 20:50 and 21:50. The journey takes approximately 40 minutes
and costs €3.50.
You can buy a bonobus ticket during
business hours in the shop "El Rincón del Duende", located
inside the terminal. It provides you with a 50% discount on the fare. It cannot
be bought on the coach.
Please note that delays are common due to heavy traffic
in and around the metropolitan area of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
By Taxi
There are taxi ranks situated in
front of the airport terminal buildings and right next to where the coaches
arrive/depart in Puerto de la Cruz and Santa Cruz Bus Stations. Best to ask
the taxi driver first about the approximate price for the journey.
(i) From Puerto de la Cruz Bus Station
A taxi from Puerto de la Cruz Bus Station to the hotel (around 2 km) will cost
between €3-4.
(ii) From Tenerife North Airport "Los Rodeos"
A taxi from Tenerife North Airport "Los Rodeos" to the hotel (around
30 km) will cost approximately €20-23.
(iii) From Santa Cruz Bus Station
A taxi from Santa Cruz Bus Station to the hotel (around 40 km) will cost approximately
€29.
(iv) From Tenerife South Airport "Reina Sofía"
A taxi from Tenerife South Airport "Reina Sofía" to the hotel
(around 100 km) will cost approximately €72.