Fuerteventura · South-east Fuerteventura (Tuineje)
Las Playitas
White houses, blue stripes, fresh fish
Las Playitas is still a fishing village: small white houses with blue stripes along a seaside path, a volcanic-sand beach and restaurants serving the day's catch. Line 12 links it with Gran Tarajal several times a day; on line 1 only the trips keyed “Entra en las Playitas” come into the village.
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped
- Come for
- A fishing village, the catch of the day and a volcanic beach
- Make time for
- Half a day
- By bus
- A limited remote service: two departures a day each way
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The journey is part of the day
Getting to Las Playitas
TIADHE line 1 runs between Puerto del Rosario and Morro Jable, and only trips keyed “Entra en las Playitas” (they enter Las Playitas) come into the village: the line 1 map for those trips has the stops Los Hoteles, Arriba Parque and Campo Futbol Py in both directions. No other line 1 map has them. Every line 1 map also has a stop named CR 2 LAS PLAYI, about 3 km from the village: it is not in Las Playitas.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: TIADHE, Visit Fuerteventura
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.
Line 1 has separate Monday-to-Friday, Saturday and Sundays-and-holidays tables. For the trip back, look for one keyed “Entra en las Playitas” on your day: other line 1 trips do not come into the village, and the stop CR 2 LAS PLAYI is about 3 km from it.
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The lighthouse is not a bus trip
Visit Fuerteventura places the La Entallada lighthouse six kilometres from the village with no bus; it is a taxi or a tour, not a walk this site has measured.
A little introduction
Get to know Las Playitas.
Las Playitas, in the south-east of the island close to Gran Tarajal, keeps the essence of Fuerteventura’s traditional coastal towns and the charm of a small fishing village. Small white houses with blue stripes line a seaside path along the shore, and the local restaurants serve the catch of the day.
Why go
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A fishing village that still is one
It keeps the feel of the island's old coastal towns, and the fish on the restaurant menus came in that morning.
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A volcanic beach with water sports
On one side the harbour, on the other a long beach of volcanic sand for windsurfing and other sports.
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Line 12, a line of its own
Gran Tarajal – Las Playitas runs its own weekday, Saturday and Sunday tables, so the village no longer depends on line 1's keyed trips alone.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: Visit Fuerteventura, TIADHE
Make a day of it
What to do in Las Playitas
- Sight Don’t miss
Two sides of the village
On one side is the fishing harbour; on the other, a long beach of volcanic sand where you can windsurf and try other water sports.
- Sight Don’t miss
La Entallada lighthouse
Six kilometres away, the La Entallada lighthouse has wide views of the sea.
- Sight Don’t miss
Cuchillos de Vigán
Nearby, the mountains of Cuchillos de Vigán are a declared Natural Monument.
- Food & drink
Fish by the harbour
The local restaurants serve the catch of the day.
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- Walk
The seaside path
Small white houses with blue stripes line the path along the shore.
- Walk
La Entallada lighthouse, six kilometres on
The La Entallada lighthouse stands six kilometres from the village, with wide sea views, and beside it the Cuchillos de Vigán, a mountain range declared a Natural Monument. No bus goes there: it is a long walk out and back, or the view from the village.
- Beach
Two villages in one: harbour side, beach side
The village has two quite different halves: the fishing harbour on one side, a long volcanic-sand beach with windsurfing on the other. Eat by the boats, swim or sail from the sand.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: Visit Fuerteventura
A day here
How a day in Las Playitas 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 12 from Gran Tarajal
The simplest way in: line 12 from Parada Preferente Gran Tarajal, where lines 1, 10 and 16 arrive.
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Middle of the day
Beach, then the harbour side
Swim or watch the windsurfers, then eat by the boats.
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Afternoon
Line 12 back, not CR 2 Las Playitas
Every line 1 map has a stop CR 2 LAS PLAYI about 3 km from the village; use line 12 to Gran Tarajal instead, or a line 1 trip keyed “Entra en las Playitas”.
Asked and answered
Questions people ask about Las Playitas
Is there a bus to Las Playitas?
Yes: line 12 from Gran Tarajal several times a day, and the line 1 trips keyed “Entra en las Playitas”. Other line 1 trips stop at CR 2 Las Playitas, about 3 km away.
Checked Sources: TIADHE
Good to know
Small details. Better days.
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Ramps on line 1
TIADHE’s reduced-mobility timetable lists ramp-equipped departures for lines 1, 3, 6, 8 and 10. Other departures can be requested by phone: 24 hours ahead from Monday to Thursday, or 48 hours ahead for a Friday, weekend or public holiday.
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Gran Tarajal is close by
Visit Fuerteventura places Las Playitas close to Gran Tarajal, whose stop Parada Preferente Gran Tarajal is on every line 1 map.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: Visit Fuerteventura, Gobierno de Canarias, Servicio Canario de la Salud, Gobierno de Canarias, 1-1-2 Canarias +3
Photos and film
Las Playitas in pictures
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Line 12 from Gran Tarajal comes into the village; on line 1 only the trips keyed “Entra en las Playitas” do. Photo: Rolf Dietrich Brecher from Germany, CC BY 2.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons -
Line 12 from Gran Tarajal comes into the village; on line 1 only the trips keyed “Entra en las Playitas” do. Photo: Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie from London, UK, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons -
Line 12 from Gran Tarajal comes into the village; on line 1 only the trips keyed “Entra en las Playitas” do. Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
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There’s more around the corner
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Sources for this page
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TIADHE
- TIADHE line 1 Checked – Oct 2026
- Line 12 Gran Tarajal – Las Playitas Checked
- TIADHE service for people with reduced mobility Checked
- TIADHE contact details and information office Checked
Visit Fuerteventura
- Las Playitas 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
Cabildo de Fuerteventura
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