Getting there and Getting about Good weather all year round means that there's really no off-season in the Canaries, though fares do go up, and accommodation is harder to find, from May to September and over Christmas and the New Year There are a variety of websites that will help you package your holiday, for example www.expedia.co.uk Flightline www.flightline.co.uk/ can usually search all the airlines for a cheap flight, but they do not necessarily come up with the cheapest. There are many Airlines and charter flights available from airports all over the UK and this website has links to many sources of cheap flights www.travelguidetenerife.net/tenerife-flights.html Other Airlines and charters that offer flights include British Midland Airways http://www.flybmi.com/bmi/en-gb/index.aspx Easy Jet http://www.easyjet.com/splash.asp Thomas Cook http://www.flythomascook.com/skylights/html/Index.shtml Monarch http://www.flymonarch.com/ First Choice http://www.firstchoice.co.uk/flights/ Cosmos http://www.cosmosholidays.co.uk/ Car Hire Hiring a car is not absolutely essential,
but it does help you get about and get the best out of the
island. You will find there are plenty of places
that offer car hire. Prices for car hire in Tenerife
ranges There are several firms offering relatively cheap car hire and it is worth booking it in advance. Firms like Do you Do Spain http://www.doyouspain.com/tenerife-car-hire/tenerife-car-hire.htm offer good rates and you can try Alamo, Hertz and who the facility of collection from and return to the airport, but we have had the best deal so far from Auto Reisen http://www.autoreisen.es/ingles/tenerife_car_hire.phpad If
you find a company worth recommending then let me know! david.pc@ntlworld.com Tenerife Ferries The well known international Fred Olsen shipping line has operated safe and reliable ferry services between the various Canary Islands for many years. The busier and more important services are very frequent, sometime several times daily. Services connect Tenerife with the other islands, and most include the usual ferry facilities, including car ferrying. The beautiful island of Gomera can be visited easily in a single day. The crossing is just over one hour and offers a superbly relaxing 'short cruise' both ways. Schedules and tariffs on the Fred
Olsen site. Routes include -
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With
regular, inexpensive flights from almost all their international
airports, it could hardly be easier to get from the UK and
Ireland to Tenerife. The majority of flights to Tenerife are
charters serving the needs of the package-holiday industry,
but there are some scheduled flights available. If
you're not pushed for time, it may be worth trying for a cheap
flight to southern Spain, from where you can catch the weekly
ferry from Cádiz to Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
depending
where you go, what type of car you have and the duration of
time you hire it for. Cars are usually around 30-50 Euros
per day for your basic models such as Fiestas and Renault Clio’s.
Weekly hire can range from 100 to 350 Euros for the same car.
Car hire on a monthly basis is reasonable. For a non-air conditioned
basic car you are looking at around 400 Euros. With air conditioning
you are looking at around 500 Euros. Obviously the bigger the
engine the more you will pay. It is well worth shopping
around, although we have found that Auto Reisen mentioned
below generally can be the cheapest. 