car v no car
The Car or no Car advice for Tenerife South can be broken down into three similar questions - do you need a car in Tenerife South ; is it worth it (based on costs), and ultimately - should you rent one? (a balance of the two).
🚆 🚌⛴️ Do you need to rent a car in Tenerife South ?
These scores are based on the quality of public transport and other travel options.
If these are good enough to see the main points of interest, then you don’t strictly need to rent a car.
🇪🇸 Mode
Score
🚆 Trains - includes all types of inter-city rail based transport:
No rail services operate.
🚌 Bus & Metro - includes bus rapid transit, trams, suburban rail and metro / subway:
Buses connect resorts.
👀 Guided Tours - includes bus or car based private tours and guided walking tours:
Resort and excursion tours dominate.
🚶♂️ Walking - includes both urban walking and rural hiking:
Walking limited to resorts.
🚴 Cycling - includes urban cycling and bike share + rural cycling. Considers safety and hire availability:
Limited cycling infrastructure.
⛴️ Ferries & Cruises - includes river crossings, dinner cruises, lake steamers etc (not long duration cruise packages):
Ferries connect islands.
For all transport modes, a score of 0 = very poor or none available; 10 = outstandingly good.
💰💶💳 Is it worth hiring a car in Tenerife South?
These scores reflect the practical factors that affect whether renting a car is convenient, good value, and stress-free.
🇪🇸 Factor
Score
🚗 Car Availability & Cost - is there a wide choice of self-drive rental cars at decent prices?
Highly competitive tourist market with excellent year round pricing.
⛽ Fuel & Toll Costs - Fuel cheap due to Canaries tax regime. Typical: $6.5/gal | 1.7 €/l
