The practical part
The essentials
From Puerto del Carmen
Line 2 to Arrecife is the start of most days, then line 7, 9 or 20 out of the capital. Playa Blanca is direct on line 161 or on line 6 by way of Yaiza, and from its Estación line 30 circles Flamingo, the Muelle, Playa Dorada and Marina Rubicón. Puerto Calero, the marina, is a stop on line 161 in both directions. The journey guide for Arrecife has the board with the stop each bus leaves from.
From Playa Blanca
Lines 60 and 62 run to Arrecife every day on the same table, line 6 by way of Puerto del Carmen; Yaiza is on the way on 60 and 6. Corralejo on Fuerteventura is a ferry from the Muelle, booked separately, and the ferry companies, not Intercity, set its sailings. Line 30's circuit is the local outing; the Papagayo coves lie beyond its last stop at Las Coloradas, with no path this site has measured.
Checked Intercity Lanzarote lines 60, 62, 6, 30 Fred. Olsen Express: Fred. Olsen Express: Corralejo – Playa Blanca Baleària Canarias: Baleària Canarias: Fuerteventura – Lanzarote ferry
From Costa Teguise
Line 31 is the resort's own way north: through Tahiche and Teguise to Caleta de Famara, with more trips at the weekend on the dates read. Line 11 runs between Costa Teguise and Teguise for the Sunday market. For the Jardín de Cactus, Jameos del Agua, Haría or Órzola, take line 3 (or an early line 1) to Arrecife and change to line 7 or 9.
Checked Intercity Lanzarote lines 31, 11, 3, 1, 7, 9 Ayuntamiento de Teguise: Municipality of Teguise market directory
From Arrecife
Every line starts here, from two hubs: lines 7, 9, 20, 60 and 62 leave from the bus station platforms, and 9, 60 and 62 also call at the Intercambiador on the way out while 7 and 20 do not. Line 7 to Haría prints more trips at the weekend than on a weekday; line 20 to Famara printed none at the weekend on the dates read; line 9 to Órzola printed fewer trips each way on the Saturday and the Sunday read than on the weekday. Read the board before you choose the day.
Checked Intercity Lanzarote lines 7, 9, 20, 60, 62 Intercity Lanzarote: Intercity line pages, dated snapshots read 12 October 2026 (ledger)
The north on lines 7 and 9
Line 7 (Arrecife – Máguez) passes Teguise and the Jardín de Cactus at Guatiza, calls at Haría's plaza and runs on through La Cruz de Haría to its terminus at Sociedad de Máguez; line 9 (Arrecife – Órzola) shares the Jardín de Cactus stop, then follows the coast through Arrieta and Punta Mujeres to Jameos del Agua and Órzola. The line 9 page lists departures that do not serve the Jameos del Agua stop in each direction, so check the bus out and the bus back. Both lines called at the Jardín de Cactus on every departure read.
Checked Intercity Lanzarote lines 7, 9 Centros de Arte, Cultura y Turismo de Lanzarote: Jardín de CactusCentros de Arte, Cultura y Turismo de Lanzarote: Jameos del Agua Turismo Lanzarote: Haría
La Graciosa: bus, then boat
Line 9 to Órzola, then a separately booked ferry to Caleta de Sebo with the operator's own check-in rules. Compare the line 9 board with the sailing yourself and leave a generous margin both ways: a bus delay does not hold a boat, and a boat delay does not hold the last line 9. The tourism board's island page and the ferry operator carry what to expect on the island.
Checked Intercity Lanzarote: Line 9: Arrecife – Órzola Líneas Romero: Lanzarote–La Graciosa ferry schedules Turismo Lanzarote: La Graciosa visitor guidance
Not by bus: Timanfaya and the coves
No public line reaches the Montañas del Fuego entrance; the park's Volcano Route starts behind a car park on the LZ-67 and is a car, a taxi or a booked tour. Line 16 passes Mancha Blanca, the village with the park's visitor centre, which is a different visit. The Papagayo coves are beyond line 30's last stop. For these two, a booked excursion with a confirmed pickup is the honest car-free answer, and the bus is for everything else.
Checked CACT Lanzarote: Montañas del Fuego Intercity Lanzarote lines 16, 30 Turismo Lanzarote: Visiting Timanfaya National Park
Asked and answered
Questions people ask
What are the best day trips from Puerto del Carmen by bus?
Playa Blanca on line 161 (or line 6 via Yaiza) with line 30's circuit around its beaches; Arrecife on line 2, and from there Teguise and the Jardín de Cactus on line 7, Jameos del Agua and Órzola on line 9, or Famara on line 20. Each has a destination page with the dated board for the way back.
Can I visit Teguise market by bus?
Yes: line 11 runs between Costa Teguise and Teguise on Sundays, line 31 from Costa Teguise calls at the Ayuntamiento, and line 7 from Arrecife passes through Teguise every day. Leave the market with time to find the stop, and remember that on 12 October and 2 November 2026 line 11 printed no trips.
Checked Intercity Lanzarote lines 11, 31, 7 Ayuntamiento de Teguise: Municipality of Teguise market directory Turismo Lanzarote: Villa de Teguise market
Can I do Timanfaya by bus?
No. No public line stops at the Montañas del Fuego entrance, and this site will not point you to a stop it cannot vouch for. The options are a car, a taxi or a booked tour; the Mancha Blanca page explains what line 16 does reach.
Checked CACT Lanzarote: Montañas del Fuego Intercity Lanzarote: Line 16: Arrecife – La Santa
The other half of the plan
And the way back.
Pick the bus back from the tab for your day before you leave, allow for the change in Arrecife if you have one, and take the departure before the tight one. The getting-back guide has the full method; the destination page has the board.
Checked Intercity Lanzarote: Intercity line pages, dated snapshots read 12 October 2026 (ledger)
