Port reference

Arrecife

Arrecife is Lanzarote's cruise gateway and island capital. Its facilities are part of a commercial harbour, not simply an extension of the city's small historic fishing lagoon. Lanzarote Cruise Port identifies two terminal areas: Naos and Los Mármoles. Keep that distinction in your journey plan because the passenger approach and return meeting point depend on the berth assigned to your ship.

Quick facts

Country
Spain
Region
Canary Islands & Madeira
UN/LOCODE
ESACE
Port coordinates
28.96667, -13.53333
Published distance to centre (km)
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Coordinates identify the general port, not a passenger entrance. A dash means the value has not been independently verified.

Naos and Los Mármoles should remain separate destinations when discussing a taxi or an organised transfer. A terminal address from another sailing is not confirmation of your own entrance. Follow the marked exit and current boarding instructions, particularly when several cruise ships are present. A public path near the waterfront does not establish permission to enter every working part of the port.

César Manrique–Lanzarote Airport serves the island. Aena identifies line22 between the airport and Arrecife on working weekdays, and line23 via Playa Honda at weekends. Select the service appropriate to the actual travel date. Both are city connections, so add the last leg to Naos or Los Mármoles. A city bus arrival should not be presented as a guaranteed drop-off at the ship.

Other airport routes continue towards the island's southern destinations. Playa Blanca and Puerto del Carmen are different places from the Arrecife cruise terminals. Confirm the correct direction before boarding, then retain enough time for the final port approach. A private road transfer is another option when booked for the actual passenger entrance and luggage requirements.

No passenger-rail connection to the cruise facilities is verified here. Within the city, Charco de San Ginés offers a lagoon-side visit around the historic centre. San Ginés church and the waterfront towards Castillo de San Gabriel provide further city choices. The island's more distant attractions need their own transport and should not be treated as immediate port neighbours.

The operator's dated forward programme shows recurring AIDA, P&O Cruises, TUI Cruises, Marella, MSC and Costa calls. These requested reservations are provisional and mostly identify transit visits rather than an embarkation service. The coordinate follows the official ESACE location entry labelled Lanzarote, used here as a general port-area reference rather than a terminal door.

Terminals and landing places

Naos Terminal

Named cruise-terminal area; confirm the actual berth and passenger entrance for your sailing.

Los Mármoles Terminal

Named cruise-terminal area; confirm the actual berth and passenger entrance for your sailing.

Getting there

Airport connections

Aena lists22 on working weekdays and23 at weekends to Arrecife. Add the final Naos or Los Mármoles connection; southern-island routes go elsewhere.

Rail connections

Use the actual bus and road network; no passenger-rail link to either terminal is established here.

Local transport and final connection

Confirm Naos versus Los Mármoles and keep the passenger return route. Charco de San Ginés is a city visit, not the cruise-terminal basin.

Sights and local orientation

Cruise lines with documented programmes

Connections reflect published programmes, not a guarantee for a particular sailing. Pending and future calls can change.

Nearby ports in this reference

Approximate straight-line distances between general port coordinates, not road or sailing routes. Proximity does not imply an available connection.

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