How to get to Órzola for the La Graciosa boat

Every boat to La Graciosa leaves from Órzola, a fishing village at the northern tip of Lanzarote, below the Famara cliffs. It is far from every resort: Playa Blanca is at the opposite end of the island. That is the first decision of the day: car, the ferry company’s coach from your hotel, or the public bus.

Órzola harbour with the Famara cliffs behind
Órzola. The Biosfera Express ticket office is on Calle La Quemadita, by the harbour.

By car

This is what most people do. The road runs up the north of the island (Arrieta, Punta Mujeres) to Órzola, where it ends. To gauge the time, the day-trip coach is a fair guide, and it makes stops: it leaves Arrecife at 9:35 and Costa Teguise between 9:45 and 10:00 to be at Órzola by 10:40; from Playa Blanca and Puerto Calero it leaves before 9:00. In your own car with no stops it takes somewhat less, but from the south allow over an hour.

On parking: travellers booking through Civitatis mention free parking in Órzola. We have not checked this on the ground, so in high season arrive with a margin: the boat does not wait.

Coach from your hotel (ferry included)

If you have no car, the ferry listing on Civitatis offers a ferry + hotel pickup option in Playa Blanca, Arrecife, Costa Teguise, Puerto Calero and Puerto del Carmen. The coach drops you at Órzola for the 11:00 ferry, you have the island until the 16:00 boat back, and on arrival at Órzola the coach waits to return you to your area. Same-day return only, subject to availability. That is about five hours on La Graciosa: enough for Caleta de Sebo and Playa Francesa on foot.

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And if you want the full day with catamaran, lunch and drinks, the €74 day trip also picks up in those areas.

By public bus

There is a public bus between Arrecife and Órzola, but we have not verified its timetable, and with few services a day the risk of missing the boat is real. If you plan to use it, check the route on the Lanzarote interurban bus website on the day and match your arrival to a sailing in the timetable with time to spare.

The return trick

Since you will be at the northern tip, plan the way back around the last boat for your date: in winter it is the 17:30, and in summer there are sailings up to 19:00. And allow for the midday gap: between 12:30 and 15:00 nothing comes back from the island.

Coach and pickup-option times read on Civitatis on 6 September 2026. What we could not verify (parking, public bus) is stated as such.