A Day Trip by Public Transport (bus) on Fuerteventura

[Captain Sensible]

I was interested to see how much of the island could be visited in one day by using the bus service.

I looked on the bus website http://www.maxoratabus.com/tiadhe/en/ and worked out a route.

The plan was:

a)  to catch the Number 3 bus from Caleta de Fuste to Puerto del Rosario bus station at around 7.45am
b)  to catch the Number 1 bus from Puerto del Rosario bus station to Morro Jable at 8.30am
c)  to catch the Number 10 bus from Morro Jable to Puerto del Rosario at 11.30am
d)  to catch the Number 6 bus from Puerto del Rosario to Corralejo at 2.00pm
e)  to catch the Number 8 bus from Corralejo to El Cotillo at 3.00pm
f)  to catch the Number 7 bus from El Cotillo to Puerto del Rosario at 5.00pm
g)  to catch the Number 3 bus from Puerto del Rosario to Caleta de Fuste at 6.30pm



I asked my son to do the trip, and he set off on Thursday 16 May 2013.  I had worked out that the cost would be 33 euros, but by getting a BtF Bono discount card (which gives a 30% discount on all journeys) it would cost about 22 euros.

So off he went!  We weren't sure about the exact timings of the journeys but we do know that the service is efficient and punctual.

This is what happened!

The bus from Caleta got him to Puerto to enable him to catch the Number 1 bus to Morro Jable.



This service is interesting because it goes inland first of all.  So on the way the bus went to Casillas del Angel, Ampuyenta, and Antigua (which took 30 minutes).



It then went on to Agua de Bueyes, Tiscamanita and to the bus station in Gran Tarajal.  The bus then left Gran Tarajal at 09.30 and went on to La Lajita and Costa Calma (at around 10.00am);




and then arrived in Morro Jable at 10.30.



There is then time to stretch your legs and have a look around Morro Jable and have something to eat.

The Number 10 bus then left the bus station at 11.30. 





It took 30 minutes to get to Costa Calma and another 30 minutes to get to Gran Tarajal. The bus then went straight up to Caleta de Fuste for 1.00pm



and arrived in Puerto del Rosario at 1.30pm.

That gives you enough time for a toilet break and something to eat at the kiosk just outside the bus station.

The Number 6 left the bus station at 2.00pm and the trip up to Corralejo took 45 minutes. 





It's then possible to pop over the road to the Eurospar for food and drink.

Then it's on to the Number 8 to El Cotillo, which passed through Villaverde, La Oliva and Lajares. 



It took 45 minutes to get to El Cotillo.

There is then time to look around El Cotillo before catching the bus at 5pm from El Cotillo to Puerto. 





If there is someone on the bus that is going to Corralejo then the bus goes there on the way. 



On this occasion there wasn't, so the bus came via La Oliva, Tindaya and Tetir to arrive in the Puerto bus station.

Then it was time to get the next bus back to Caleta de Fuste.

So he arrived back in Caleta at 7pm.  The trip was a total of just over 300km and it had taken eleven and a quarter hours to see a lot of the island.

More photos in the photo gallery of www.freewebs.com/caletafuerteventura

[jg]

Splendid idea - I now intend to have a go at researching a similar trip starting from El Cotillo ready for next time we are over.

[ashworth]

The last person to spend that long on a bus in one day was Reg Vardy.."I hate you Butler"

[si2008]

Looks like your son had a great day Stephen thanks for that

[Captain Sensible]

jg, it'll be easy to do it from El Cotillo.  Catch the early bus to Puerto, and you'll be able to go down to Morro Jable on the 08.30 bus.

[Can the Man]

Brilliant research Steve, well done to you and the junior captain 

[denboy]

good research captain.i think things would be a lot easier if you didn,t have to go into puerto del rosario every time.i thought there were plans to have direct links from caletas new bus station,or has this gone by the board now?

[Captain Sensible]

We'll have to wait and see, if and when, the new bus station opens Denboy

[KWC]

Well done Steve. Somethng nice about letting someone else drive while you admire the scenery.

Good planning and good price for a whole day out

[jg]

jg, it'll be easy to do it from El Cotillo.  Catch the early bus to Puerto, and you'll be able to go down to Morro Jable on the 08.30 bus.

That's what I thought until I realised I would have to get my wife out of bed before 7. 

[Captain Sensible]

She'll have to catch the 06.45 jg, then sleep on the bus!

[Paddster]

Brilliant piece Steve ! Many thanks ! Will discuss that with u more when i'm over 

[Spike On Q]

CLASSIC SENSIBLE!!!!!!

Can we now have timetables from Corralejo, El Cotillo, Moro Jable and Tuineje of course including places to eat where snacks and loo breaks are required.

We'll call Jonathon REG from now on then. Bethany can be Olive and Sally, Mum. The Captain can be Blakey only if he grows a small mustache

[Captain Sensible]

Just for you, Spike!

The Sensible Family On The Buses:

[Can the Man]

Brilliant Steve LOL

[fifi]

I find the bus service great on the Island and it is very good value too. Im just wondering why J went to Rosario to get a bus down South. Is there not an early bus which you can catch from Caleta ? I have never caught the bus down South yet, but have had the pleasure of going by motorbike and also driving down on different occasions.

Very interesting post Captain. 

[dee-dee]

Great post Capt 

[ashworth]

There is a direct bus from Rosario to the south that picks up at Caleta at about 9am...Cant find the timetable to confirm the time. Also any news when the bus station opens it looks finished and ready to go...

[isleswing]

What a great way to get the kids out of the house, with a guarantee that they won't come back unexpectedly 

[Can the Man]

Nice one isleswing 

[Paddster]

 

[fatherted]

I was told the new bus staton would be opening next week,   mind you that was in February

[Can the Man]

Not a chance Ted

I'm there next week and its only up the road from me, I'll check it out and let you know.

[fatherted]

Not a chance Ted

I'm there next week and its only up the road from me, I'll check it out and let you know.

[fatherted]

Sorry I did'nt say I left Caleta mid-Marrch

[Captain Sensible]

At the new bus station in Caleta there has been a lorry, a couple of mini diggers and a cement mixer on the site over the past week.

I think they're probably doing the electric/water supplies on the edge of the site.

[Captain Sensible]

It looks as tthough the final works have been done on the Caleta bus station site:

[Spike On Q]

I can see a castle and a tent [went to the docs with stress, I said 1 day I think I'm a wig wam the next day a tee pee. The doc said "relax you're two tents (tense)"] hahahahahahhaha

   Where is the bus?

Does anyone know why Canarians use the word Guagua for bus when the Spanish use the word Autobus

Answers on a postcard please to C.S., Caleta