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Have you dreamt of climbing Mount Teide and conquering the highest peak of Spain for a while? Are you looking to finally have the unique and amazing experience that your friends who have already done it been telling you about?
Climbing Mount Teide is a once-in-a-lifetime experience which you simply cannot miss on your Tenerife holiday.
With our Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car you can realise your 3,718 m high dream.
By using the cable car, followed by a walk lasting around one hour, you can journey back through the last thousand years of this volcano’s history. The cable car upper station is at Mount Teide’s penultimate crater, La Rambleta, which has a far larger diameter than the current crater. But a thousand years ago, the volcano began to roar, and increased its height to 3,718 metres. That is when the current Pico del Teide was formed. This eruption also caused the streams of black lava that flow down its sides.
When you arrive at the crater, the feeling of being on Mars is even stronger. At your feet lies the island of Tenerife and, on the horizon but seemingly so close that you could touch them, are the islands of Gran Canaria, El Hierro, La Gomera, and La Palma. The smell of sulphur is everywhere, and the heat given off by the vents makes you imagine that Guayota—the evil one who lived here, according to the ancient Guanches—lives on and is still hiding in some volcanic cavern... But they do say he is in a deep, deep sleep!
Conquer Mount Teide summit and live your dream
Dreams are only dreams up until the point when you suddenly make them come true.
Make your dreams a reality by climbing Mount Teide up to the highest point in Spain without worrying about applying for the permit to access the Teide Crater because it is already included in the Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car, so that you can reach the Teide Crater and enjoy the sensational views at 3,718 m high without worrying about a thing*!
Feel the mix of sensations that only conquering the Teide summit can give hiking enthusiasts and nature lovers—adrenaline, personal accomplishment and physical and mental control. Climbing Mount Teide on our Teide Peak Tour is an adventure!
Achieve your desire of climbing Mount Teide with comfort in our cable cars
This Mount Teide Tour with Cable Car is perfect if you are short of time or energy to embark on this adventure from the starting point of the trail at Montaña Blanca.
Use the Teide cable car to cover the 1,999 m ascent from the base to the upper station, situated at an altitude of 3,555 m, which marks the spot of the start of Teide National Park’s thrilling hiking route Nr. 10, the Telesforo Bravo trail, christened thus in honour of the famous Canary Island volcanologist. This trail will bring you to the impressive Teide Crater for you all to enjoy one of the world’s most spectacular landscapes.
Remember that you need a permit for climbing Mount Teide—a permit to ascend to the Peak of Teide. This is included in our Teide Peak Tour.
Highlights...
- Live your dream of climbing Mount Teide and reaching the highest summit in Spain (3,718 m)
- Access the Teide Crater with a special permit from the National Park. Reservation subject to obtaining the Teide Peak permit.
- Enjoy spectacular views of the park and the neighbouring Canary Islands
- Ascend and descend comfortably by cable car
- Only for people in good health (see Restrictions)
What's included...
- Special permit from the Park for the trail to Mount Teide peak
- A Spanish, English or German-speaking guide who will reveal all of the volcano’s secrets to you
- Teide Cable Car return ticket
- Transfer for small groups from the northern and southern part of the island
What's not included...
- Food and drinks
- Guide in other language than Spanish, English or German
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
Book
- Special permit from the Park for the trail to the peak of Mt. Teide
- A Spanish or English-speaking guide who will reveal all of the volcano’s secrets to you
- Teide Cable Car return ticket
- Transport from the south of the island
- Food and drinks
- Guide in other language than Spanish or English
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
- Special permit from the Park for the trail to the peak of Mt. Teide
- A Spanish, English or German-speaking guide who will reveal all of the volcano’s secrets to you
- Teide Cable Car return ticket
- Transport from the northern part of Tenerife
- Food and drinks
- Guide in other language than Spanish, English or German
- Access for visitors with physical disabilities or motor impairments
+ Information
Transport service is available from 7.00am to 9.30am and pick-up time depends on the pick-ups scheduled for each day. When making your reservation you will be given the pick-up place and time for the selected day.
Would you like to know your assigned pick-up time?
To make the most of your hiking activity to ascend to the peak of Teide with the Cable Car, please follow our recommendations:
- Wear warm, comfortable clothing and proper footwear.
- Due to the elevated luminosity, wear sunglasses.
- Take plenty of water on hikes.
Remember that since the Teide Cable Car facilities are located within a protected national park, you must follow a series of basic rules of civic behaviour and respect of the natural environment.
For this reason please do not litter or take rocks, plants or animals and do not camp, make fire or loud noises.
- Children under 6, pregnant women and people with heart problems are not allowed to participate in this Mount Teide tour with Cable Car due to the risk that high altitude poses to their health.
- The Teide Peak Tour with Cable Car is not recommended for people with reduced mobility or injuries.
- If you have health problems, you should consult with your doctor before undertaking this hike.
- In accordance with current regulations, persons with any physical disability or motor impairment are not permitted to make the ascent by cable car, because of the potential risks if the vehicle has to be evacuated.
- It is essential to bear in mind that in the event of the failure of the cable car system due to unexpected technical reasons, passengers already at the upper station will have to make their descent on foot and using steep mountain paths.
- Under current restrictions due to COVID-19, face masks must be worn on all forms of public transport. This means that face masks must be used for all activities, including the cable car ride, visits to the Observatory (due to the need to move between facilities), and transport services. Without a mask, you will not be allowed to engage in the activities. In this case, your visit will be cancelled, and 100% of the charge will be payable.
- *Please be aware that we cannot confirm your reservation of the activity Ascent to Teide by Cable Car until we have issued the access pass to the crater in your name.
- If we are unable to confirm your reservation, we will offer you an alternative date or a refund of the amount paid.
- Moreover, due to the way the National Park’s permit issuing system works, if you book this activity, once confirmed by us, you won’t be able to cancel it under any circumstances.
- It is necessary to present your ID or passport at the point of access to the trail leading to the crater.
- In the event that the path to the peak is closed, Teide National Park staff may permit access only to mountaineers belonging to a federation who can provide sufficient proof of their ability, and who are appropriately equipped (with mountain-climbing equipment—in particular boots, crampons and an ice-axe). It is the individual’s responsibility to ensure that they possess the appropriate documentation and equipment, therefore the absence of either exempts Volcano Teide from any liability.
If weather conditions mean that the cable car is not operating when the ‘Climbing the Teide Crater with the help of the Cable Car’ excursion is due to take place, a visit to the National Park with an alternative trail will be held instead. Customers will be refunded the price difference between the ‘Teide Tour without Cable Car’ and the ‘Climbing to Mount Teide Crater with Cable Car’ excursions, i.e. €29 per adult and €14.50 per child shall be charged.
In the event that the cable car is open but the trail used to reach the peak remains closed by Teide National Park staff, the cable car will be used to ascend to La Rambleta and then follow an alternative trail. Should this occur, the price difference between the ‘Teide Tour with Cable Car’ and the ‘Climbing the Teide Crater with the help of the Cable Car’ excursions shall be reimbursed, i.e. €67 per adult and €33.50 per child shall be charged.
Since this activity includes a permit to access the crater, we do not admit changes or cancellations once the reservation is confirmed. This is due to the way the National Park’s permit issuing system works.
Check our Terms and conditions for information on other reasons for cancellation.
Teide Cable Car facilities are perfectly equipped, including a shop, a café and a waiting room with Wi-Fi, among others, so that you can enjoy while you stay here.
The base station
The Teide Cable Car base station is perfectly accessible by road and is located at 2,356 m above sea level.
Its modern facilities are equipped with two cabins that travel to the top in under 8 minutes and can hold a maximum of 44 passengers, although for the comfort of our customers, we usually do not take more than 37 people on board.
The views from the base station allow you to behold the spectacular peaks surrounding the Teide volcano.
The base station offers visitors a relaxation area, café and buffet restaurant with impressive views over Teide National Park as well as a souvenir shop and public toilets. This is also the perfect place to find out about the different routes and trails you can do from the upper station.
The upper station
The Teide Cable Car upper station is the starting point of three spectacular trails at the summit of Mount Teide , which are directly accessible from a small hall from where you can walk outside. It has Wi-Fi, toilets and the highest public telephone in all of Spain.
Although there is not a café in the upper station, you will have vending machines at your disposal with drinks and non-perishable food such as snacks.
We recommend that you come prepared for all weather conditions since the upper station is at an altitude of 3,555 m.
Parking
The Teide Cable Car base station has a free car park with 220 parking spaces.
Shops
There is an information centre and a shop at the Teide Cable Car’s base station.
Restaurant / Café
At the base station you can find a relaxation area, café and buffet restaurant with impressive views over Teide National Park.
Toilets
There are public toilets at the Teide Cable Car’s base station.
In case of tickets which include a discount for children or local residents, a supporting document is required to prove entitlement to discount.
Where to find us
Street: TF-21 motorway, km 43 - Teide National Park
Postal code: 38300 Municipality: La Orotava
Teide Cable Car is well connected by roads, and can be easily reached from any point of the island of Tenerife.
If you are in the northern part of the island
- Take the TF-21 motorway which connects La Orotava with El Portillo de la Villa and crosses the Teide National Park. The Cable Car is at km 43. (N28º 15' 17" W16º 37' 33")
- Take the TF-23 motorway from Boca de Tauce to Chío, which connects with TF-21.
- Titsa bus, Route 348 Puerto de La Cruz – Las Cañadas del Teide. Departure times: 9.15am from Puerto de la Cruz, with stops in La Orotava, Montaña Blanca (trail to the Altavista Mountain Refuge) and Teide Cable Car, and return from the Teide Cable Car departing at 4.00pm.
If you are in the southern part of the island
- Take the TF-21 motorway from Vilaflor to Teide National Park, the route of access for the tourist areas of Playa de Américas and Los Cristianos.
- Titsa bus (guagua), Route 342 Playa de Las Américas - Las Cañadas del Teide. Departure times: 9.15am from Las Américas, with stops in Los Cristianos (9.30am), Teide Cable Car and Montaña Blanca (ascent on foot to the Altavista Refuge). Return from the Teide Cable Car departing at 3.30pm.
If you are close to Santa Cruz or La Laguna
- Take the TF-24 motorway from La Laguna to Portillo de la Villa (La Esperanza Motorway), which connects with TF-21 that will take you to the base station of the cable car at km 43.
Distances
Mt. Teide is approximately an hour’s drive from any point on the island.
- Santa Cruz: 64 km
- La Laguna: 55 km
- Puerto de la Cruz: 45 km
- Los Gigantes: 52 km
- Los Cristianos: 47 km
Frequently asked questions
You cannot use the Cable Car whilst pregnant, as the ascent involves a sudden change in pressure and level of oxygen.
Check out our weekly calendar of activities and excursions on Mt Teide which we have prepared so that you can view at a glance all the information you need about our activities.
No, pets are not allowed.
Yes. We will pick you up and drop you off in the same location.
No. Since the activity starts at the base station, it is not possible.
No, it’s not necessary. You can download the reservation and display it on the screen of any mobile device (phone, tablet, etc.).
Approximately 15 minutes.
Reviews
Most of the time there will be only going with bus to and from, picking up persons and real spend time in Teide mountain will be only 1-2 hours. And I was a bit jealous that other persons who bought only cable car tickets where going by bus somewhere additionally. We who paid for going to peak had to stand in parking lot and wait for them coming back. By the way, when you are in upper cable car station there is a nice path there with super views (almost same as from peak) and you don't need a permit for that path. But of course you can walk this path if you didn't bought this attraction, because in this attraction your guide let you to climb up to peak straight from the cable car, take photos, climb back straight to the cable car, no any free time in upper station view point.
We had two exelent guides. *** on the bus and *** from the cabelcarstazion to the peak. I was a bit shortbreathed on the trail to the top, but *** good advise helped me, and I made it to the El Teide peak. An amazing experience.
Great. I wind usually go alone, but the peak passes were unavailable, so I tried the guided tour and was really pleased I did.
Fantastic experience with our guide ***.
The entire experience was excellent! Everyone at the tour company, from booking to the bus driver and tour guide , we’re great!
Wonderful experience and great guide ***
Everything went smoothly and it was great to feel the active vulcano with all senses.
Yes definitely a must if you like a challenge to go up a volcano and see the views around Tenerife and the other islands and also to see a crater
Our guide, Lavinia was in hurry every minute. Our trip was less then 5 hours: Puerto de la Cruz-Teide- Puerto de la Cruz.
Would highly recommmend this company.
We expected to ascend by cable car to the end of the volcano. Since it was windy it was not possible to get up but the trip went out anyway without consulting us or giving us options. We were not offered any compensation. Most of the time was devoted to the round trip to the volcano and 2 short routes of about 30 minutes each. The guide was very shallow and we didn't learn anything new. It was possible to get on a trip independently and produce much more value from a half day. Disgrace!
great experience
Such a lovely tour with very friendly, intelligent and warm guides! The views are amazing and you’ll learn so much about the volcanic activity etc!! Highly recommended!!!!
good, all information was clear and the plan B of the programme was very nice.
Great tour and experience!
Amazing view on entire island and if you are lucky you can see other islands as well
The whole activity (the cable car and Teide crater) was enjoyable and interesting. However, some issues influenced my opinion. First, you must improve communication with customers - answers to e-mails were late and inaccurate, sometimes confusing. For example, we wished to be picked up from our hotel but it was almost impossible to get accurate information about how and when it is possible (this info is very hidden on the website and you provided the answer "At your accomodation area our pick up days are : Wednesdays - Fridyas" - for ordinary people it means from Wednesday to Friday but when I chose Thursday you answered that it is not possible and you mean Wednesdays AND Fridays). Moreover, the pick-up was at 08:15 AM. You arrived around 8:35 AM, no SMS that there was a delay. We missed our breakfast to be on time... Finally, the situation with masks was a bit unpleasant and stressful. You should clearly communicate in the ticket (again - it's very hidden) that your own masks are required and you are not able to provide them (despite the fact that face masks right now are very cheap and ticket prices are relatively high - you can easily find a free mask in a supermarket but it's not possible in a commercial bus with over 100 euros per ticket). In summary, you must be more customer-friendly.
Excellent value for money, the tour guides and bus driver were amazing. The views are out of this world, we had really good weather which made such a difference. Went prepared with cold weather clothes, hat, gloves etc but they weren’t required.
All good!
*****
Never got to climb it due to weather
Really asthonishing view. Absolutely worth the visit, but you have to prepare for the air concentracion.
Loved it, beautiful hike and very enthousiastic and experienced guide!
5 stars because its professionally organised is simply an experienced reliable tour operator Loved it This was so well organised ,and informative and will book with the same company over and over again.. pretty perfect to be honest Our guide maria made all the difference to the tour, professional , sociable and very knowledgeable, kept the tour interesting, stress free with her organisational skills *** deserves all the praise for this fabulous experience
Great trip. Make sure you take notice of the clothing advice as it was very cold and windy up there. Saw one person half way to the peak wearing sandals.
A worthwhile trip with amazing views for a hard climb.
What an amazing experience ! We climbed all the way to the very last rock at the peak of the volcano ! Got some great pictures and memories . A tough walk to the top but much easier coming back down .
Let’s share a few things they don’t include in the small print. . In starting it is worth saying that this is probably good if the cable car is running. However, the reality is that it rarely runs (zero days when we were here). When it isn’t running what you get is 4hrs plus on a bus, some ok views (from about 1500m below the summit), a basic geology lesson, and an awful alternative walk. It is simply not worth the risk of booking given the money withheld from the refund - €*** per adult and $*** per child. First there is no mention of wind speed on the website. This is key. Our guide explained on boarding the coach that the cable car MAY not run. Later, when confirming that it was not running I asked why - She said if the speed is over 40kmph it is too dangerous. I can only imagine that they do not confirm this until you are on the coach so you cant refuse to go (even though they must know the predicted speeds before you get on…even the day before). If you book, it would be worth checking *** as if the speed is over 40 at any point in the day the cable car will not run. The national park team should not go ahead with tours when they know they will not run, at least give the option to get a refund…or offer at least a half decent backup experience. Second, the website says they use small buses to minimise stops. We had a 40 seat coach!. Third, if the cable car is not running they take you for a walk on the ‘alternative trail’. On the site it says the trail is 1hr. It is 1hr, but you only walk about 200m, with the promise of something special at the end. Honestly. most people on our tour except for us had sat nav, walking boots, cold weather clothing etc expecting a hike…for 200m (100m either side of the road). The special moment seemed to be the guide pointing out rabbit droppings. Don’t take the risk. Much better to have your breakfast, relax at the pool and treat yourself to looking at Teide from a distance over lunch with a nice drink :-)
very fast and comfortable, although we prefer to be inside less to be able to admire the scenery better
Dear Teide Group! Thank you for this experience, it was beyond my expectations, well organised and friendly, thanks for all of the informations about Tenerife. I can only recommend.
