Mount Teide Cable Car Prices, Opening Times and Parking

How much does the Teide cable car cost? And what are its opening times? When does it run?

Read on to find out everything you need to know about the Mount Teide cable car opening times, prices and parking at the base station.

And if what you’re looking for is a comfortable and sustainable way of visiting Mount Teide, we recommend the Teide Tour excursion: a day excursion to Mount Teide with transfer from your accommodation, during which you will arrive at the cable car accompanied by a guide, after having visited the impressive Teide National Park.

Mount Teide Cable Car Prices

All prices in the following table refer to a return day ticket when travelling independently. Children are considered to be between 3 and 13 years old: 

 

 

One-way tickets (up or down) are €5.88 for resident adults, €2.94 for resident children, €23.50 for non-resident adults and €11.75 for non-resident children. A ticket for descent only can be booked once at the upper station using QR codes, and providing that the cable car is in operation.

Add extras to your ticket to make the most of your visit to the volcano:

• Add the Teide Legend audio guide for:

 

What is included in the Teide Legend audio guide?

The Teide Legend audio guide is the ideal option if you are travelling to Mount Teide by private transport.

Tour the Teide National Park independently with Teide Legend: the audio-guided tour available in 8 languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Italian, Polish and Dutch). Discover Tenerife’s natural and cultural heritage, as well as the best viewing points, the free access footpaths on the side of the volcano and in the rest of the park, local businesses and restaurants, and more.

The audio guide is available to download on both Android and iOS devices.

Not only that: you can also enjoy the “Science and Legend” exhibition, since admission is included in your cable car ticket. The exhibition will tell you about the volcano’s last eruption, caused by Guayota, the deity that personified Mount Teide. You can complete your visit to the exhibition by listening to the explanations on the audio guide.

Explore the “Science and Legend” exhibition with your cable car ticket

The Cable Car Visitors’ Centre now offers you much more, thanks to a new cultural experience—the “Science and Legend” exhibition—which you can access free with your cable car ticket

Get to know the main characters in Guanche mythology, and their relationship with the Teide volcano in a presentation that explains Mount Teide’s last great eruption, approximately 1,000 years ago, from the point of view of both science and legend.

Round off your visit by buying an amazing souvenir in the official shop, and try the mouthwatering local cuisine in Spain’s highest café-restaurant.

 

 

• Visit the volcano with a guide and hike to the Pico Viejo volcano viewpoint where you can gaze into its spectacular crater. Please remember that under-5s are not allowed to take part in this activity and therefore, on this occasion, children are considered to be between 5 and 13 years old.

 

 

 

 

 

Standard Mount Teide cable car opening times

The Mount Teide cable car opening times in the following table refer to return day tickets when travelling independently.

Additional Mount Teide cable car opening times

Teide cable car also runs at sunset—in addition to the standard Mount Teide cable car opening times—and can carry a maximum of 90 people at this time.

There are two ways to enjoy this special service and each one is a fantastic opportunity to upgrade a standard trip:

• Sign up for our Cable car at sunset experience and enjoy the chance to watch the sun set at an altitude of 3,555 m as the shadow of Teide falls across the Atlantic, with Gran Canaria in the distance. Join a hike along a stunning trail around the volcano to the Pico Viejo viewpoint, gaze into its colourful crater, and spot the islands of La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma out to sea.
• Choose our Sunset & Stars on Mount Teide activity which includes the Cable car at sunset experience plus transport from your hotel for small groups, stargazing at an altitude of 2,356 m with Starlight guides and long-range telescopes.

 

 

 

More activities with cable car included

Here’s a quick refresher of all the information we’ve covered so far on our cable car activities:

• Upgrade your day ticket to a premium ticket with the Teide Legend audio guide
• Upgrade your day ticket to a premium ticket with a guide who takes you to the Pico Viejo Viewpoint with explanations along the way
• You can use the cable car outside of the normal Mount Teide cable car opening times with the “Cable car at sunset” experience and a guide who will also take you to the Pico Viejo Viewpoint.
• Stargaze with long-range telescopes and Starlight guides from the cable car base station after ascending to an altitude of 3,555 m by cable car to watch the sunset.

But wait—that’s not all we have to offer. There’s more:

• You can climb to the peak (yes, the peak—the very highest point) without having to worry about obtaining the permit or cable car tickets for the right time slot because with our “Ascent to the peak with cable car, permit and guide” activity we take care of everything.
• During the day, a convenient way to travel to the volcano from your hotel is with the Teide Tour excursion (with or without the cable car ride). This includes transport, an official guide and the Teide Legend audio guide in 8 languages, providing information on the paths in the National Park, the audio-guided tour of the “Science and Legend” exhibition, and general information about the Park.

 

 

  

Not sure which to choose? Here’s a table so you can compare all the options more easily:

Important information about ascending to the peak of Mount Teide

The Mount Teide cable car ticket price does not include the permit for accessing the crater at the highest point of the volcano, at an altitude of 3,718 m. 

To access the crater you have two options:

• Obtain the permit yourself (several months in advance)
• Sign up for our Climbing the Teide Crater with the help of the Cable Car experience, the easiest and most comprehensive option.

If you would like more detailed information, here is a full guide to accessing the peak of Mount Teide.

Please note that restrictions are applied to the ascent and it is not available to everyone. Click here for further information.

Parking at Teide cable car base station

You can park your car in the car park at the volcano’s base station, at an altitude of 2,356 m, between the following times:

 

 

Outside of these opening times the car park can only be accessed by customers who have signed up for our night-time experiences. Stargazing activities, for example, are held here.*

 

Compare and choose!

Now you know all there is to know about Mount Teide cable car opening times and prices, permits for accessing the peak and options for enjoying the highest mountain in Spain.

We know that there’s lots to take in and it might seem a bit confusing at first; that’s why we recommend taking a look at this table where you can compare all the available activities and options with cable car included, so you can enjoy Mount Teide with Volcano Teide.