6 of the best · the Canary Islands, Spain
Fast ferries from Los Cristianos, Santa Cruz and Corralejo, the Tenerife tram and the island buses.
Our 6 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026
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Three Canary moments we keep going back to: Teide early in the morning, lunch at a starred table on the coast of Adeje, and a day among César Manrique’s centres on Lanzarote.
Fast ferries
Fast ferries between Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, El Hierro, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.
Santa Cruz to La Laguna
The tram between Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
Ferries, the tram and the island buses, and how to plan a crossing.
The back story
Eight airports, fast ferries from Los Cristianos to La Gomera and from Santa Cruz to Agaete, the Corralejo ferry between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote and the tram from Santa Cruz to La Laguna: how to move around the Canary Islands.
Between the islands.
Baleària Canarias
Ferries and fast ferries between the islands, now part of Baleària Canarias.
Fast ferries
Fast ferries between Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, El Hierro, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.
Tram and buses.
Santa Cruz to La Laguna
The tram between Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
