The quick answer
Line 161 is the regular daytime airport-to-Playa Blanca route. Line 61 is a single late departure from T1 at 22:30, while line 162 has two later airport departures for Playa Blanca; they are separate services, not substitutes throughout the day.
- 161
- 61
- 162
Checked Intercity Lanzarote: Line 161: Airport – Puerto del Carmen – Playa BlancaIntercity Lanzarote: Line 61: Airport – Puerto del Carmen – Uga – Playa BlancaIntercity Lanzarote: Line 162: Arrecife station – Airport – Playa BlancaAena: César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport bus access
How to make the journey
Use line 161 in the daytime
Aena lists airport departures to Playa Blanca from 07:30 to 21:30, approximately every 30–60 minutes. It boards at T1 and then T2.
Checked Aena: César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport bus accessIntercity Lanzarote: Line 161: Airport – Puerto del Carmen – Playa Blanca
Use late routes only at their published times
Line 61 has one T1 departure at 22:30. Aena lists line 162 from T1 at 23:16 and 00:16, after the daytime 161 window.
Checked Aena: César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport bus accessIntercity Lanzarote: Line 61: Airport – Puerto del Carmen – Uga – Playa BlancaIntercity Lanzarote: Line 162: Arrecife station – Airport – Playa Blanca
Choose Playa Blanca Estación or Muelle
The 161 and 61 stop lists include Estación de Playa Blanca and Muelle de Playa Blanca; choose the one nearest your accommodation.
Checked Intercity Lanzarote: Line 161: Airport – Puerto del Carmen – Playa BlancaIntercity Lanzarote: Line 61: Airport – Puerto del Carmen – Uga – Playa Blanca
Know the route difference
Line 61 runs through Uga. Line 162 is described by Intercity as starting from Playa Blanca via Yaiza, Puerto Calero, Puerto del Carmen and Arrecife, while 161 is the airport service via Puerto del Carmen, Puerto Calero and Yaiza.
Checked Intercity Lanzarote: Line 61: Airport – Puerto del Carmen – Uga – Playa BlancaIntercity Lanzarote: Line 161: Airport – Puerto del Carmen – Playa BlancaIntercity Lanzarote: Line 162: Arrecife station – Airport – Playa Blanca
Keep bags out of the aisle
Intercity asks passengers to put suitcases in the luggage hold where available and keep an eye on their belongings. Pushchairs must be folded for the hold.
Keep the return in mind
Heading back?
From Playa Blanca, line 162 starts at Estación de Playa Blanca and also calls at Muelle de Playa Blanca for its late airport journeys. For the daytime return, use line 161’s northbound timetable.
Checked Intercity Lanzarote: Line 161: Airport – Puerto del Carmen – Playa BlancaIntercity Lanzarote: Line 162: Arrecife station – Airport – Playa Blanca