Flights to Fuerteventura

From the airport

Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) is about 5 km south of the island's capital, Puerto del Rosario. Caleta de Fuste is around 10 minutes away, Corralejo in the north about 35 to 40 minutes, and Costa Calma and Morro Jable on the Jandía peninsula about an hour to an hour and a quarter. Buses link the airport with the main resorts, but a hire car makes it easier to reach the beaches. The main road runs the length of the island, and some beach tracks are unpaved.

Beaches and dunes

Fuerteventura has more than 150 beaches. The Corralejo Natural Park in the north protects a sweep of white dunes beside the sea, and the Jandía peninsula in the south has long beaches such as Sotavento, where a lagoon fills at high tide. On the remote west coast, Cofete stretches for kilometres below the mountains, reached by a rough track. The whole island is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Wind, water and old villages

Steady trade winds have made the island a centre for windsurfing and kitesurfing, with schools at Corralejo, El Cotillo and Sotavento. Boats from Corralejo cross to Isla de Lobos, a small nature reserve with a walking trail and a lagoon beach. Inland, Betancuria was the island's first capital, and restored windmills dot the plains around Tefía and Tiscamanita. Ferries also leave Corralejo for Playa Blanca on Lanzarote.

When to go

The island is warm and dry all year, with winter highs of around 21°C and summer highs near 28°C. Wind is strongest from June to August, which suits kitesurfers but can whip up sand. Winter is popular with UK visitors looking for sun, and the sea stays swimmable all year.

Need help choosing between Corralejo and Jandía? Call 020 7871 4545 and we'll talk it through.