Teide Cable Car with transfer

Yes, if the day is clear: the view at 3,555 m with the other islands in the background is among the best in the Canaries, and the ride is only 8 minutes. If the summit is cloudy or foggy, the cable car keeps running but you may see nothing at the top — which is why we check the summit forecast with you before booking, as it tends to do its own thing compared with the coast.

The up-and-down ticket is €37 per adult and €18.50 per child aged 3 to 13. With an audio guide it is €39.50, which for €2.50 more is worth it if you are going up without a guide. And the full day with coach from the south, guide and cable car included is €85 and €42.50. To be blunt: if you already have a car, the cable car on its own is the good deal and the rest of the park is free to see. The €85 package makes sense if you do not drive, or if you want someone to explain what you are looking at.

Yes, and it is not a sales pitch: capacity is limited and in summer or at Easter the good slots go days or weeks ahead. Turning up at the ticket office without a booking in high season usually ends in a two-hour trip for nothing. We get them for you.

The earlier the better. In the morning there is usually less wind and a cleaner sky; the mid-morning slots are exactly the ones that sell out first. The afternoon has better light for photos, but more risk of the wind closing the lift. Tell us your dates and we request the slot with the best chance of a view.

As long as you like: cabins run up and down continuously and there is no assigned return time. Most people stay between half an hour and an hour, which is what is comfortable: at 3,555 m you feel the altitude and it is colder than it looks from below. There are two short trails from the upper station if you want to extend the visit.

Yes, and more than people reckon. At the top it can be 10 to 15 degrees colder than on the coast, and on top of that it is windy. Always a jacket, even if you leave in a t-shirt. In winter, several layers, and bear in mind it may close for snow or strong wind.

Yes, and it is what we recommend: the park in the morning (Las Cañadas, Los Roques, the Parador) and the cable car in the afternoon, or the other way round depending on your cabin time. What does not fit is squeezing in another excursion that day: Teide takes the whole day once you count the drive up and down.

Then ask for the option with transfer: without a car, public transport to the park comes down to one bus a day and the timetable does not match the cabin slots. A taxi is expensive because of the distance. The transfer is arranged on request and we quote it together with the ticket.

There is no walking, so physically it works for everyone. What matters is the altitude: at 3,555 m the air has noticeably less oxygen. If you are pregnant, have heart or respiratory problems, or travel with a baby, tell us before booking: we go through the cable car’s conditions with you and, if it does not fit, we suggest seeing Teide from the park, which has no such issue.

We talk to them and move your date, or find you an equivalent alternative if you have no days left. For any other reason, free cancellation up to 48 hours before. What nobody refunds is haze: if there is calima at the top and you see nothing, the cable car has run and the ticket counts as used.

Naventia Trips checks availability, provider conditions and the traveller's level before confirming the experience.

Yes, and it is what we get asked most. Tell us which days you have free and where you are staying, and we will say what pairs well with this excursion and what should not go on the same day.