Car hire in Tenerife is a very competitive business, apart from the internationally known companies there are many Spanish national companies and a host of small local companies operating rent a car in Tenerife . Price of course is a major factor in many peoples choice of company when hiring, searching the internet for cheap car hire in Tenerife is a very popular solution.

The internet is a very important tool for car hire companies, most importantly because many people book their car hire before coming on holiday in Tenerife , so their advertising should be aimed where the customer is situated. Local advertising is fine for those people on a package tour wishing for rent a car for part of their holiday but the most important place to advertise for car hire in Tenerife is without doubt on the internet through which a constantly increasing number of people are booking their flights to Tenerife as well as their holidays in Tenerife.

More important than price when looking for car hire should be the quality of the insurance included, many companies offer a very minimum insurance cover in order to keep their costs down and appear to offer very cheap car hire.

Unbeknown to those who don't check the terms and conditions of their car hire contract, there are many pitfalls which make the hirer liable for damage done by other drivers.

For example, your hire car is parked properly in a car park and someone reverses into it slightly damaging the door and front wing, on returning the car to the cheap car rental company the customer is told that there is an excess liability of 100 Euros per panel to be paid, protesting this will not help as normally car hire companies "swipe" your credit card and hold this as security for any unpaid debts. So buyer beware cheap car hire in Tenerife (or anywhere else for that matter) is often not so cheap in the long run.

An alternative method of offering cheap car hire in Tenerife is operated by a few "cowboys" outside the normal professional business practice of car hire in Tenerife . There are a few rogue operators who make a point of getting to know property owners who holiday in Tenerife on a regular basis and offer the use of a reasonable second hand car at a discounted price.

These cars do not have insurance for car hire but usually ordinary insurance for personal use, the hirer is normally told, if the police stop you tell them that you've borrowed it from a friend. Imagine that you had the misfortune to be involved in a serious accident in which someone was killed or maimed for life, resulting in a potentially large payout for the insurance company, that insurance company is going to look very closely at the circumstances of the accident and this could leave YOU in a very serious situation indeed.

Happy motoring with your car hire in Tenerife .

Arena Rent-A-Car
Avenida Suecia 58, Los Cristianos
Arona, Tenerife
Tel: 922 75 07 11
Fax: 922 79 88 21

Astliz Rent-a-Car
Carretera General 48, Puerto de Santiago
Tenerife
Tel:922 867 000
Fax: 922 867 000

Easyweb Rent A Car
Apartado de correo 18, Los Gigantes
Santiago del Teide
S/C de Tenerife
Tel: 922 867302
Fax: 922 867321

Hermanns Rent a Car
AVENIDADA GRAL. FRANCO 20
Los Cristianos
Tenerife
Tel: 922 791110
Fax: 922 791018

Status Rent a Cars
Los Diamantes II, Oasis del Sur,
Los Cristianos,
Tenerife
Tel: 922 753 365
Tel: 922 788 153
Fax: 922 753 365

Tropic Rent-a-Car
Carretera General Puerto Santiago Nº 58,
Edificio Vigilia Park Local 17
Puerto Santiago Tenerife
Tel: 922 862360
Mob: 907 563855
Fax:922 862385

Europcar
Los Rodeos Airport 38297
La Laguna
Tel: 922635948
www.europcar.com

Europcar
Reina Sofía Aiport 38610
Granadilla de Abona,
Tel: 922759313
www.europcar.com

Avis
Los Rodeos Airport 38297
La Laguna,
Tel. 922258713
www.avis.com

Avis
Reina Sofía Airport 38610
Granadilla de Abona,
Tel. 922392056
www.avis.com

Avis
Avd. Venezuela S/N 38400
Puerto de la Cruz,
Tel. 922384698
www.avis.com

Niza Cars Americas Plaza
Playa Américas 38660
Arona
Tel.: 922792919
www.nizacars.com

Atesa
Los Rodeos Airport 38297
La Laguna,
Tel: 922632642
www.atesa.es

Atesa
Reina Sofía Airport 38610
Granadilla de Abona,
Tel. 922759329
www.atesa.es

Hertz
Los Rodeos Airport 38297
La Laguna,
Tel: +34 922251917
www.hertz.com

Hertz
Reina Sofía Airport 38610
Granadilla de Abona,
Tel. +34 922759319
www.hertz.com

Hertz
Calzada Martiánez 17
Puerto de la Cruz,
Tel. 922384719
www.hertz.com

Hertz
Rafael Puig 30
Playa de las Amáricas,
Tel. 922792322
www.hertz.com

Alfajet
Avda. Litoral, Res. El Camisón
Playa de las Américas.
Tel. 922750899
www.alfajet.com

Astliz Estate Agents
Ctra General 48 Puerto de Santiago
Tel. 922867000
www.astliz.com

Acay
El Pozo 4.
Puerto de La Cruz,
34 922382476

Edelweis
Castaño 2
Puerto de La Cruz,
Tel. +34 922386955

Herbie
Avda. Generalísimo 34
Puerto de La Cruz,
Tel. +34 922387551

Jocar Rambla
Pulido 89 - 1º Santa Cruz de Tenerife ,
Tel. +34 922271488

Lema
Inglaterra s/n. Puerto de La Cruz,
Tel. +34 922380652

Micar Dtor. Ingran 24
Puerto de La Cruz,
Tel. +34 922386504

Montes
La Hoya 63
Puerto de La Cruz,
Tel +34 922383931

Alonso
Avda. Trinidad 80
La Laguna,
Tel. +34 922254429

Carel
Avda. de los Príncipes 22
Granadilla,
Tel. +34 922766066

Cruz
La Marina 8
Puerto de La Cruz,
Tel. +34 922385958

Volante
La Unión 23
Los Realejos,
Tel. +34 922342053

Rolf
Palmeras 20
Los Realejos,
Tel. +34 922341621

Taxis in Tenerife are large and roomy with plenty of luggage space. A family of five including cases should manage comfortably in just one taxi.

There are several Accessible Taxi units in the municipal boroughs of Santa Cruz de Tenerife , La Laguna and La Orotava, although they can operate throughout the island. These vehicles are MPV type cars and they are fitted with a ramp to provide access to the interior, making it possible for people to travel in their own wheelchairs, carry the push chair without having to fold it down, or carry 6 passengers.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Capital)
Eurotaxi Goyo Barrios - Tel. 609 86 75 81
Eurotaxi Eugenio Diaz - Tel. 607 61 28 16
Eurotaxi Orlando Rodriguez - Tel. 629 13 22 69
E-mail for confirming services: taxiadaptado55@hotmail.com

La Laguna
Cooperativa de Radio-Taxi Dacil - Tel. 922 25 36 77 and 922 25 36 87
Cooperativa de Radio-Taxi Ucanca - Tel. 922 25 55 55
Eurotaxi Andres Jesus Oliva - Tel. 635 81 90 87 and 609 68 02 44

La Orotava
Eurotaxi Eufronio Socas - Tel. 922 33 01 74 and 646 36 92 14

Adeje Y Arona
Urb. Torviscas: 922 791 407.
Avda. Del Litoral (Paradas En Centro Cial. Bora-Bora, Verónicas, Hotel Gran Tinerfe, Hotel Las Palmeras):
Tfno: 922 790 353 / 922 795 459
C/ Bruselas -(Costa Adeje): 922 715 407
Radio Taxi Villa De Adeje: 922 714 468
Radio Taxi Arona: 922 790 352.
Pabellón De Deportes De Los Cristianos
Cooperativa De Taxis De Arona: 922 796 611 

Arico
Carretera General
Tfno: 922 768 057

Arafo
Pl. José Antonio: 922 511 971

Buenavista Del Norte
Asomada Del Aguirre, 15: 922 127 130

Candelaria
Plaza De La Basílica: 922 500 190

Garachico
Plaza González De La Torre: 922 830 056

Granadilla
Parada Aeropuerto: 922 392 119
Parada Granadilla: 922 770 090
Parada San Isidro : 922 390 990
Parada El Médano: 922 177 157
Parada Los Abrigos: 922 176 670 

La Guancha
Avda. Hipólito González: 922 828 120

Guía De Isora
C/. La Alpispa S/N
Tno.: 922 860 840
Fax: 922 862 554

Alcalá. Ctra. Gral.: 922 865 440
Playa San Juan : 922 865 305

Güímar
C/ Cuatro Esquinas: 922 510 811
C/ Fátima: 922 510 463
Puerto De Güimar: 922 528 177

Icod De Los Vinos
C/ El Calvario: 922 810 895
Rambla Pérez Del Cristo: 922 810 659
Playa De San Marcos : 922 810 345

La Laguna
Plaza De La Concepción: 922 259 907
Avda. De La Trinidad: 922 621 313
Plaza De La Catedral: 922 259 900
Radio Taxi Dácil: 922 253 687
Radio Taxi Ucanca: 922 255 525 / 922 255 555
Aeropuerto Tenerife Norte: 922 258 795
Punta Del Hidalgo : 922 540 096
Tejina: 922 540 109
Bajamar: 922 540 485  

La Orotava
C/ El Calvario, 8: 922 330 174

Puerto De La Cruz
Plaza Del Charco: 922 384 910 / 922 385 818
Urb. La Paz : 922 380 190
Avda. José Mª Campo Llarena: 922 386 869

Los Realejos.
Radio Taxi Teide-Taxi: Tel. 922 346 045 / Fax 922 346 191
Realejo Alto: 922 340 114
El Toscal: 922 341 795

El Rosario
Casco Urbano Plaza Del Adelantado: 922 548 172
Radazul: 922 681 900

San Juan De La Rambla
Taxi: 922 360 134

San Miguel
Parada: Las Chafiras
Telf: 922 735 147

Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Unión De Trabajadores Del Taxi (U.T.A.T) - Tfno: 922 210 059

Radio-Taxis:
Isla Tenerife: 922 621 313
San Cristóbal : 922 212 233 / 922 212 199
San Marcos : 922 641 459 / 922 641 112
Santa Cruz : 922 311 012
Gran Tinerfe: 922 261 804
Siete Islas: 922 615 111 / 922 615 190 

Santa Úrsula
Plaza Gral. Franco: 922 300 031

Santiago Del Teide
C/ Flor De Pascua Nº 10 - Los Gigantes
Tfno.: 922 861 627
Fax: 922 868 094

El Sauzal
Avda. Inmaculada: 922 561 065

Los Silos
Plaza De La Iglesia: 922 840 164

Tacoronte
Crta. Gral Del Norte: 922 570 800

Tegueste
Ctra. Gral.: 922 541 453

La Victoria De Acentejo
Taxi: 922 580 107

Vilaflor
Taxi (C/ Pasión 17): 922 709 047

The bus service in Tenerife is generally clean, reliable and inexpensive. 

According to TITSA, the public bus company, their services encompass about 500 vehicles, 1,200 workers and result in the transport of approximately 50 million travellers in one year.

While in general, tourists should have no reservations about using buses in Tenerife , do not try to catch a bus out of Los Cristianos or Las Americas between about 4pm and 7pm. Having been there several times myself, even heavily pregnant, I can tell you that it is worth the price of a taxi to avoid the unsightly scrum to get a seat.

There is a discount card which can be purchased from all stations and terminals of TITSA and many shops around Tenerife .  The Bono-Bus card costs about €12 but saves up to 30% of the cost of transport as well as discounts for entry into Tenerife 's museums.

The Bono-Bus or bus voucher is valid on all regular TITSA buses and routes, providing a 50% discount. They cost 30 or 12 Euros and can be bought in TITSA bus stations. Valid for 1 year.

Titsa Fares and Timetables

Important: The Bono-Bus can be passed on from one person to another. If there is not enough left on the Bono-Bus for the last journey, you must pay the difference in cash (not with another Bono-Bus).

Other TITSA Bus Stations:

Public transport on the island is provided by a extensive network of buses (Guaguas) and run by T.I.T.S.A. who operate a fleet of modern, air-conditioned buses which, generally, run on time. Drivers are helpful, and the mix of tourists and 'locals' (especially in the resort areas) makes for an interesting ride, not to mention it being one of the best ways to actually see the island. Plans for a Railway network linking the capital with the South have been approved by both the Tenerife Council and the Canary Islands Government, for Tenerife and Gran Canaria, thought the discussion with the central Spanish Government relies now on budget.

The metropolitan Area formed by Santa Cruz and La Laguna will be served by a tranvia (tram) working in early 2007, after 2 years of intensive works.

La Esperanza Transport
Ctra. Gral. TF-24 Km. 5,200
Tel.: 922 548 305 - La Esperanza
Bus Route : La Laguna Bus Station - La Esperanza
Working days: every 30 mins. From 6:a.m. to 9.30 p.m.
Sundays and Bank holidays: every 30 mins. From 6.30 a.m. to 10 p.m.