Why go
- Holiday resort in Arona, Tenerife.
- Served by Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS).
History
Playa de las Américas is a purpose-built holiday resort in Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands of Spain. It is located in the southern and southern-west part of the Municipality of Arona, close to the adjoining Municipality of Adeje in the west of Tenerife. It was built in the 1960s a few miles distant from the fishing village of Los Cristianos. Playa de las Americas now (2021) is part of the contiguous touristic construction zone lining Tenerife's entire southwestern coast. The resort area features bars, nightclubs, restaurants, attractions, and beaches, most of which are man-made with imported sand from Africa due to the darkness of the native volcanic sand. Playa de las Americas is a centre of nightlife in Tenerife. Nightlife is spread around the resort and includes the Veronicas Strip, Starco Commercial Centre and the Patch.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 33 airlines, 83 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 35 routes: Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Billund, Birmingham, Bologna, Bournemouth, Bremen, Bristol, Charleroi, Cologne, Connaught, Cork, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Leeds, Liverpool, London, London, Maastricht, Madrid, Manchester, Memmingen, Pisa, Porto, Prestwick, Santander, Santiago, Sevilla, Shannon, Valencia, Weeze
- Air Berlin AB (A320, 737-800, A321, A330-200) · 13 routes: Berlin, Cologne, Dresden, Duesseldorf, Graz, Hamburg, Leipzig, Mulhouse, Munich, Nuernberg, Salzburg, Vienna, Zurich
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W) · 13 routes: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, London, London, Manchester, Newcastle
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800, 75W) · 9 routes: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Glasgow, London, London, Manchester, Newcastle
- TUIfly X3 (737-800) · 9 routes: Cologne, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Mulhouse, Munich, Nuernberg, Stuttgart, Zweibruecken
- Condor Flugdienst DE (757, 32S, A321, 737-800) · 8 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich, Paderborn, Stuttgart
- easyJet U2 (A320, A319) · 8 routes: Berlin, Bristol, Edinburgh, Geneva, London, Manchester, Mulhouse, Paris
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (757-200, A321, A320, 757-300) · 8 routes: Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Newcastle
- Jet2.com LS (737-800, 757-200, 737-300, 737-800, 73C, 75W) · 7 routes: Belfast, Blackpool, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, A320, A330-200, 757-200) · 6 routes: Birmingham, East Midlands, Leeds, London, London, Manchester
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 6 routes: Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, London, Munich, Oslo
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, 32S, A321) · 5 routes: Barcelona*, London*, Madrid*, Paris, Vigo
- Air Europa UX (737-800) · 3 routes: Alicante, Aviles, Santiago
- Niki HG (A320) · 3 routes: Graz, Salzburg, Vienna
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A330-300, 767-300) · 2 routes: Moscow, St. Petersburg
- Binter Canarias NT (ATR 72) · 2 routes: Gran Canaria, Hierro
- Germania ST (A319, 737-700) · 2 routes: Bremen, Erfurt
- Harmony Airways HQ (A320) · 2 routes: Brussels, Lille
- Meridiana IG (A320) · 2 routes: Milano, Rome
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800, 737-700) · 2 routes: Amsterdam, Gran Canaria
- VOLOTEA Airways V7 (717) · 2 routes: Bordeaux, Nantes
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 1 route: Dublin
- Austrian Airlines OS (A320) · 1 route: Vienna*
- British Airways BA (A320) · 1 route: London
- Helvetic Airways 2L (A319) · 1 route: Geneva
- Luxair LG (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320) · 1 route: Riga*
- SmartLynx Airlines 6Y (A320) · 1 route: Riga
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320) · 1 route: Zurich*
- Transaero Airlines UN (767-300, 777-200) · 1 route: Moscow
- Travel Service QS (737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (737) · 1 route: Kiev
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 1 airline, 1 direct destination
- Binter Canarias NT (ATR 72) · 1 route: Tenerife*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS); 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: TFS has direct flights to 83 destinations on 33 airlines (incl. London, Manchester, East Midlands, Birmingham, Bristol…). Olsen Express terminal, 1.3 km); routes include Los Cristianos - La Gomera. Olsen Express terminal, 1.3 km); routes include Los Cristianos - La Gomera. By water: 2 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Fred. Olsen Express terminal, 1.3 km); routes include Los Cristianos - La Gomera.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Playa de las Americas. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.