Tenerife transport by Titsa is evolving but, not always ideal.

See the main new Tenerife bus station on adjacent photo which also depicts the auditorium of Tenerife.

What it doesn't reveal is that one of most famous Spanish malls called Corte Ingles is right next to it.

Tourists on short vacations are always better off with a rented car for Tenerife transport to get around to make the best of their restricted stay.
A rented vehicle waits for your arrival at the airport. It couldn't be more convenient.

You could arrive by delayed planes at odd ours or on public holidays.

Well taxis will help in that case but are best booked for transfer in advance.

When you have your own holiday home in Tenerife which allows for extended stays, Titsa Tenerife transport becomes a good option.

What I dislike with Titsa buses:

However, I personally don't like that the Titsa bus entrance steps. They are not only steep but the lowest of them is quite high above the ground. This makes getting on and off the vehicle uncomfortable when you are loaded with parcels. Such steps may also be bad for people with hip or knee problems or for the elderly, in general.

So what about transport by Titsa bus ?

However, I was surprised to see a bill board near the famous Museum of Man and nature (Museo del hombre y de la Naturaleza) pointing to bus and not guagua station, instead.

Puerto Cruz bus station closed:

Please note that the bus station Puerto de la Cruz has been closed for renovation since end of year 2009. Catch buses now behind the building in Avenida de Carrero Blanco.

Find some handy suggestions for getting around to attractions or to southern beaches from Puerto de la Cruz by Titsa transport bus or other means.

About Titsa Tenerife, services and partners:

Public transport Titsa came into being in 1978. It wasn't always managed by the Cabildo the Tenerife Government but, is so lately. New changes are under way, again.

Ideas to work together with taxis or private transport companies seem to have been implemented lately for the route from Reina Sofia airport to the big tourist resorts in the south.

The media was reporting much about this because, tourists and residents for the south are not happy. So far nothing like it happened in the north.

Mind, please, that Titsa with its total staff of 1600 employees has been serving 3600 bus stops until 2007 with 500 buses transporting about 50 million residents as well as tourists.

Transport management for Titsa bus and, trams is not only having big plans. They have been set into motion in Santa Cruz the capital of the biggest of all Canary Islands.

Steps are also well under way for the rest of Tenerife.

Good free ways and according better infrastructure were not only important for tourism but, also, for all resident bus travelers and, for a better environment

Free Wi-Fi with Tenerife transport trams and bus route options:

Titsa Tenerife transport uses freeways, village roads, roads along the coast as well as the Cordilera which leads to the Cañadas for Teide excursions. It takes you to the Anaga mountains as well as to Mazca where your heart easily slips down to your knees because roads are so steep. Titsa also takes you on roads half way up on slopes to get to your destination. We used Titsa transport by bus to get to Garachico that way as reported in a shopping tour to the inspiring history filled town.

You might feel safer being your own driver in locations like Masca, by the way.

Please, note the gay picture with a Tenerife tram driving past typical olden days Tenerife houses in Santa Cruz quite close to Plaza de España.

Inauguration of Tranvia (electric tram) in Santa Cruz was on 2nd of June 2007 from Santa Cruz to Los Rodeos airport. First two days were for free rides as reported by the magazine El opionión.

A similar tram existed in some areas on Tenerife Island beginning of last century. Later, few used the tram of olden days and it was stopped. More and more people had their own Tenerife transport by cars. However, the situation started to change soon until new additional means to transport everybody were provided again for more tourists, more residents and for more Tenerife attractions.

The new electric trams may be used by the same Bonobus card together with Titsa buses.

Free Wi-Fi incentive for first 4 trams was inaugurated by 3G broad band Saturday 17th of May 2008.
Titsa wants to give its tram users more such free Internet facilities in all future trams, eventually, to save money.

Search functions Titsa:

PDF Titsa time tables and 'Where do you want to go from where by Titsa?' may be searched.

We could, for instance, use Tenerife transport by Titsa Bonobus from one point of the island by bus and, then, from the capital to Los Rodeos north airport by tram.

The distance by bus is about 15 to 30 minutes depending on where you start the journey in the capital.

Titsa buses are relatively cheap when used wisely.

A bus fare Santa Cruz to South airport Reina Sofia compared to price by taxi:

That would have cost me less than EU 6,20 one way by Titsa. At least I had time not being a tourist.

Basic tram routes for Tenerife Island will be expanded.

Tram routes are planned for joining the capital with the oldest resort of the island Puerto de la Cruz. Up to now, bus # 101, 102 and 103 do that. The electric trams besides buses called Guaguas ( south American word which means sugar train in child language) will soon also take the tourists as well as local people there.

People who have a holiday home which is in the way of the planned tram route will have a problem. They might lose their property for compensation they might not be happy with.

Please, go from Tenerife transport to Tenerife information on Titsa bonobus tips where you will discover that there is more to the single transport fare price of Cents 85. It's in fact very interesting how cheap this can get.

More insider tips
and additional help with bus numbers listed for more detailed getting around by Titsa from Puerto de la Cruz Tenerife or from the south.

Trucks, delivery vans, Gruas:

I had some stuff picked up in the harbour Santa Cruz which was done in a rented 5 ton truck which was only used for one day.

Generally you don't see that many super big truck fleets on Tenerife roads because, this wouldn't be practical on the mountainous island. Much is transported by small delivery vans which are also sometimes hired.

I don't recollect having seen a Cummins truck on Tenerife roads, ever, by the way.

Even gruas which may be vehicles with tall cranes can be hired. This is often done by construction companies.

Gruas are also those nasty small transport machines on wheels which load up your badly parked car and leave you behind guessing where on earth you had parked your car. This is Tenerife transport of rather unpleasant circumstances who also fetch accident cars. Use Derrick's towing Service (crane truck grua) Tel.: + 34 922 211 807.

And again, not to forget are car hire options. I for my part, hate it to wait by a bus stop where no precise bus arrival time is given which is typical in Tenerife.

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