Fuerteventura - transfer from airport to hotel and back

Roger1

We'll be flying LGW-FUE next year using BA Avios and have booked our hotel independently. We'll be staying at the Fuerteventura Princess Hotel (Pajara/Jandia) and need a transfer from the airport to the hotel. In the past, we've used package tours and car rental (for the North) but don't really want a car this time as we could be looking for the hotel in the dark.

Searching online, there are several alternatives at different prices, from taxi, minibus to coach. Taxi = expensive, coach = time consuming, especially if we are among the last to be delivered, I assume.

Can anybody recommend a satisfactory operator for the two of us? Thanks.

soolin

Try asking your hotel. I go to Fuertuventura about 2-3 times a year and my hotel arranges a taxi both ways for me, and I pay the hotel direct before I go.

I stay in Corralejo and a taxi both ways that is there to meet me costs me around 80 euros. I'm sure the hotel takes a cut of that, but it is so nice to just turn up and get met by a taxi that even takes our luggage to save us wheeling it through the airport.

lea2012

Some companies offer a 'speedy shuttle' which is basically the coach but with less stops. I know ResortHoppa do it as we used them in Corfu, they will do a maximum of 4 stops including your hotel so should be quicker than the normal transfer coach.
Resorthoppa usually offer cashback via Quidco too, as do quite a few other transfer companies so might be worth looking to see if anyone else offers speedy transfers.

A normal trasnfer coach to Jandia might stop in Caleta de Fuste or even Costa Calma on the way but I would think the speedy transfer would go straight to Jandia.

mgdavid

I don't think you will have any difficulty finding your hotel in the dark, especially if you look it up on google earth beforehand. Perhaps a car needs reconsidering - you could have a car for 4 days at least, for the price of a taxi.

Obviously_the_best

Try https://www.clicktransfers.com . They give approximate times for each of their options and have 15% off at the moment using code 'FESTIVE15'

Roger1

Thanks, all, for very useful posts.

I'm now compiling a shortlist and will book shortly.

paddyrg

The hotel can usually arrange something for you, far easier than trying to DIY as you know for sure they'll be there, waiting, and *know* where the hotel is, etc. Yes, you could probably save a fiver here or there, but part of being on holiday for me is not worrying about having to find transfers/haggle with taxis/guessing the hotel etc after a poor night's sleep and flight!

(This was especially handy in Essaouira where the accommodation was an unmarked door deep in the medina arriving late at night - transfer guy walked us through windy lanes right to the door!)

ruby_eskimo

I've booked transfers through Travel Republic before and they give you the option to go with the cheaper longer coach trip or a private shuttle. Never had a problem and have used them for lots of different destinations.