Tenerife · Teno, north-west Tenerife (Buenavista del Norte)
Punta de Teno
The western tip, where the bus still goes
Punta de Teno is where Tenerife runs out: an old lighthouse among dykes and cliffs, the best view there is of Los Gigantes, and a sunset to match. When the road is closed to private cars, line 369 from Buenavista is the way in.
Photo: Jose Mesa from island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped
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- Come for
- Cliffs, the lighthouse, the view of Los Gigantes and the sunset
- Make time for
- Half a day from Buenavista
- By bus
- Limited service: check the table
The journey is part of the day
Getting to Punta de Teno
TITSA line 369 runs from Buenavista Station to Punta de Teno, with a working-day table and a Saturday, Sunday and holiday table; its page carries the banner “ACCESO A TENO EXCLUSIVO EN GUAGUA” (exclusive bus access) for the times private cars are restricted. To reach Buenavista, take line 363 from Puerto de la Cruz station.
Checked Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Bus guides
Lines from this site’s guides. Times are in this page’s timetable.
Before you settle in
Keep the way home in mind.
TITSA says line 369 may be suspended when the weather closes the road to Teno. Fix your trip back before you walk, and check the day’s conditions; WebTenerife advises finishing walks before dark.
See the next busesA little introduction
Get to know Punta de Teno.
Punta de Teno is the westernmost point of Tenerife, set among great cliffs, dykes and volcanic plugs, with an old lighthouse in good condition. From there, WebTenerife says, are the best views of the Los Gigantes cliffs, up to 600 metres high, and a memorable sunset. Private-car access is limited at certain times and periods of the year; the bus is one of the ways in.
Why go
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Cliffs of 600 metres across the water
From the lighthouse the Los Gigantes cliffs fall vertiginously to the sea from heights of up to 600 m, the best view of them there is.
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An 8,000-hectare rural park
The Teno Rural Park covers 8,063 hectares of cliffs, valleys, laurel forest and traditional hamlets, preserved by its isolation, with more than 100 km of waymarked trails.
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Audio guides for the road
WebTenerife offers two downloadable audio guides in several languages, one for the way out and one for the way back, with the story of the landscape along the road.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
Make a day of it
What to do in Punta de Teno
- Sight Don’t miss
The lighthouse and the cliffs
An old lighthouse at the westernmost point of the island, with views of the Los Gigantes cliffs.
- Walk Don’t miss
A walk from Los Bailaderos
WebTenerife’s Buenavista page lists the Barranco de Las Cuevas–Teno Bajo path, 4,250 metres from Los Bailaderos to the lighthouse.
- Activity Don’t miss
Sea and sport
The park page suggests walking, kayaking, paddle surfing, diving or mountain biking in the area.
- Walk
Teno Alto and the hamlets
The park’s hamlets, El Palmar, Teno Alto, Las Portelas, Los Carrizales, Masca and Erjos, keep old tile and bread ovens, communal threshing floors and shepherds’ shelters.
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- Sight
The sunset
WebTenerife promises a dream sunset from the point for the romantic; the way back is the bus or the dark.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: WebTenerife
A day here
How a day in Punta de Teno feels
A plan built on the buses this guide already names. The departure times are in the board on this page; choose your bus back before you set out.
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Morning
Line 363 to Buenavista, then 369
Line 363 from Puerto de la Cruz station runs to Buenavista del Norte; line 369 continues from Buenavista Station to Punta de Teno, with a working-day table and a weekend-and-holiday table.
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Middle of the day
The lighthouse and the cliffs
Walk out to the lighthouse for the Los Gigantes view, or the 4,250 m path from Los Bailaderos to the lighthouse through the Barranco de Las Cuevas if you came early enough.
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Afternoon
Back before the road closes to you
Fix the line 369 return before you walk: TITSA says it may be suspended when the weather closes the road, and WebTenerife advises finishing walks before dark.
Checked Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Asked and answered
Questions people ask about Punta de Teno
How do I get to Punta de Teno without a car?
On TITSA line 369 from Buenavista Station, with a working-day table and a Saturday, Sunday and holiday table; WebTenerife lists it as the public bus for the hours private cars are restricted. Reach Buenavista on line 363 from Puerto de la Cruz station.
When is the road to Punta de Teno closed to cars?
WebTenerife prints the restriction by season: in July, August and September cars are kept out Tuesday to Thursday from the morning to the evening and from Friday morning through to Monday evening; the rest of the year the daily window is an hour later. Bicycles, emergency and authorised vehicles and the line 369 bus may pass. Read the current hours on its page.
Is Punta de Teno worth it for the sunset?
WebTenerife calls the sunset from the point a dream, but the daytime bus is the only transport the site has checked, and it advises finishing walks before dark; a sunset visit needs its own way back.
Checked Sources: TITSA, WebTenerife
Good to know
Small details. Better days.
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The car hours change; the bus is the plan
WebTenerife prints private-car access hours that change by season and day of the week, and lists the bus and bicycles among the ways in while cars are restricted. Read the current hours on its page rather than a copy.
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Check trails and weather first
The park page advises checking the state of the trails and the weather before the visit.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de la Salud, Gobierno de Canarias, 1-1-2 Canarias, Gobierno de Canarias, Dirección General de Emergencias +1
Photos and film
Punta de Teno in pictures
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Line 369 from Buenavista Station is the bus to the point when private cars are restricted; TITSA may suspend it when the weather closes the road. Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons -
From the lighthouse, WebTenerife says, come the best views of the Los Gigantes cliffs; the bus back is the only transport this site has checked. Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
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There’s more around the corner
Where next?
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H. Zell / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 Teno, north-west Tenerife (Buenavista del Norte)
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Mountain views, a historic hamlet and short walks
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Garachico
Volcanic coast, historic squares and an unhurried small-town day
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Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sources for this page
The sources this page cites, each with the date we checked it. Two dates mean the facts that cite it were checked on different days.
TITSA
- Line 369 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
- Line 363 timetable Checked – Oct 2026
WebTenerife
- Teno Rural Park Checked – Oct 2026
- Buenavista del Norte municipality Checked – Oct 2026
Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de la Salud
Gobierno de Canarias, 1-1-2 Canarias
Gobierno de Canarias, Dirección General de Emergencias
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