Climbing the Teide Crater with the help of the Cable Car

Transport service with pick-up from the NORTH of the island is available from 6.45am to 7.50am. Transport service with pick-up from the SOUTH of the island is available from 6.30am to 7.45am. Pick-up time depends on the pick-ups scheduled for each day and it will be announced to the Customer by e-mail and text the day before the activity, which is why we kindly ask you to check your messages. For the same reason we need you to provide the name of your hotel or address of accommodation, as well as a mobile phone number at the time of booking.

If you are making your own way here, please meet your guide at the Cable Car base station, next to the boarding area. The meeting time will be confirmed via e-mail.

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.

• *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.

In the event that the trail to the summit is closed or the cable car cannot operate on the day of the excursion due to reasons beyond our control, adverse weather conditions or cable car failure, an alternative excursion* shall be arranged and the amount corresponding to the price of the cable car ticket shall be reimbursed.

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.

*ROQUES DE GARCÍA TRAIL:

Start: La Ruleta viewpoint.

End: La Ruleta viewpoint.

Duration: approx. 2.5 hours.

Distance: 3.5 km.

Difficulty: low.

Route type: Circular.

Accumulated elevation increase: 211 m

Accumulated descent: 215 m

Los Roques are the remnants of an ancient volcano. It is an alignment of ditches, pitons and piles of various volcanic materials. It constitutes the division between the two semicalderas into which the vast caldera of Las Cañadas is divided.

This low-difficulty circular route with a maximum descent gradient of 215 m starts and ends at the viewpoint of La Ruleta, runs around Los Roques on its first stretch through the northeastern caldera, then descends into the southwestern one.

During the two-and-a-half-hour activity, you will walk 3.5 km over volcanic landscape accompanied by your specialist guide every step of the way. Your expert guide will inform you, through your headphones, on every inch of this iconic, volcanic landscape, whose image used to appear on the now extinct 1,000 peseta notes, quenching your curiosity.

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, where you can park your vehicle between 8am and 6pm.

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.

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.

Meeting point

If you are making your own way here, please meet your guide at 9.00am at the Cable Car base station, next to the boarding area. The meeting time will be confirmed via e-mail.

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