Fuerteventura Airport Guide - What is it like/Where to go/Picking up a hire car

Fuerteventura Airport Guide - What is it like/Where to go/Picking up a hire car
Fuerteventura airport (IATA Code FUE) is really good in my opinion. It is modern and large enough so that there is always somewhere to sit and wait for your flight, even during busy periods.
It is located just south of the capital, Puerto Del Rosario and about 5 miles north of Caleta de Fuste. Looking at the terminal building from outside, the arrivals area is to the left and the departure area is at the other end.
When you arrive, if you are having a coach transfer then turn right when you come out of the baggage hall and head out of the doors at the end where you will find the coaches parked.
If you are hiring a car then head left after coming out of the baggage area and you will find the car hire desks along there. Once you have the car keys head out of the nearest exit and take the stairs/lift over the service road which will take you to the hire car parking area.
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On your return journey, if arriving by coach then this will drop you off outside departures. If you have a hire car you will find the entrance to the car hire parking on the left just after you enter the airport. Park in an empty space in your company's area and make a note of the bay number. Then hand in your keys at the office either in the parking area or in the terminal.
You will find plenty of Fuerteventura airport shops and Fuerteventura airport restaurants once you go upstairs to the departure lounge. I show you where the Fuerteventura airport smoking areas are too.
I hope this will give you an idea of what is Fuerteventura airport like.
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[@kennyblincow6494]

Fuerteventura certainly has one of the best holiday airports. The Greeks should go and take a look. Thanks for posting JP.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

I remember spending many hours at various Greek airports that were airless and stinking of raw sewage. Thanks for watching Kenny.

[@evangeliamintzai6302]

@@JPinFuerteventura Come on! I'm here to defend our airports😊. I don't know about the rest, but Athens Airport is very new and air conditioned.

[@kirstywhitter42]

thanks for the video... although I inow the airport well In all the 21 + years I've been coming ive never yet seen the fish tank. My boys woukd love it 😀 learn something new everyday kirsty

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Really! You must always fly with the "posh" airlines that check-in at the other end so never have to walk past it. Well next time then Kirsty.

[@kirstywhitter42]

Well i just always went with Thomas Cook or Monarch as every year my husband would always barter them down and get a whopping discount...... . so much so they are now bankrupt. We now go with TUI but you never know..... 😃 🤣 😆

[@peterbrimer1271]

Thanks for that , I’ve been to fuerteventura 16 times and always enjoyed having a beer outside on the rooftop before the dreaded flight back home. Thanks for bringing back some good memories. Best Regards

[@JPinFuerteventura]

It is rather unusual, at least compared to UK airports. Thanks for watching Peter.

[@amandahimsworth7469]

Thank you JP. I actually love the airport at fuerteventura bit weird I know. But it's very clean and modern and it doesn't feel stressful there like gatwick does 🙄.I love the fish also . Keep vids coming .stay safe and well 😄

[@JPinFuerteventura]

It is good that it rarely seems busy. Stansted is a nightmare too - it took us over an hour just to get through security a few years ago. Thanks for watching Amanda.

[@lesleydrew1629]

Love and missing airports.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Thanks for watching Lesley

[@LesWaller]

These types of videos are very useful, JP! Nice work, I should do the same at Frankfurt.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

You should. Now that tourists will start coming back here from the UK and Germany (from 24th) hopefully it will get more views.

[@Octoberfest-beer]

@@JPinFuerteventura right now, germany is in bad shape unless they've cleared up in the past few days

[@chrisholt2474]

Hi JP, Thank you for another excellent film. I know the airport quite well but it’s always good to have the benefit of your knowledge and experience. Much appreciated as always, I look forward to the next film. Take care, regards, chris.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Thanks for watching Chris

[@alangreen7555]

Wish I had watched that 15 years ago. 🤣 Keep up the good work John

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Thanks Alan

[@dutchbird100]

Thanks for yet another great video John.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Thanks for watching

[@marymargaretwillis1941]

Hi JP! I wanted to let you know that I have been finding your videos so helpful and informative. I am moving to Fuerteventura at the end of the month to teach as an Auxiliar de Conversacion in a Spanish-speaking school. I am looking forward to it, and your videos have helped me learn about the area. Thanks for all you do!

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Exciting times ahead then Maggie. Good luck with the move. Thanks for watching.

[@bryanfranks]

Really helpful thanks JP espescially as I'm coming back to Fuerteventura for the first time in 28 years! And I remember the airport/terminal building as virtually a shack then. Amazed at how it's changed. Great to see where to go etc re check in/deps. It cuts the anxiety when you've an idea of what's what/where's where. Yes, bloody typical that Duty free is right at the top of the escalators! Kind of similar thing at Manchester - you are 'forced' to go through Duty free. Looks a nice airport now.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

It has certainly grown since those days Bryan. I first went there in 1987 and the luggage was brought round to the front of the terminal on a baggage "train" and you took it off of that. Have a great time.

[@evangeliamintzai6302]

I like it that you are fairly quickly done when you give your rental car back. So even if you are late, it's not a big issue. I would like to add that if you go to Corralejo, don't take the route that Google maps suggest. Just follow the coast road and you will not regret it 😉.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

It is nice and easy. My favourite road. Thanks for watching Eva.

[@nudgenudgewinkwink3212]

When you leave an airport from the u.k the airport at your destination always seems to be cleaner and more modern!, My experience of that airport was on arrival almost empty and on departure as if everyone leaving fuertaventura that day was leaving at the same time as me!, All the best jp.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

That is true (apart from Greek airports of course). Thanks for watching.

[@pedroalexnoelia]

Hope this corona end soon, stay safe JP👍

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Thanks Pedro - same to you mate

[@ianmac-uk]

Good video, enjoyed it.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

I am glad you liked it Ian. Thanks for watching.

[@tees1812]

Great video again JP. I noticed that at 2.12 you enter onto a roundabout and stay in the right lane to basically go near enough all the way round the roundabout. Here in the UK we would go into the inside lane if taking an exit past the 12pm time on a clock face unless otherwise stated. Is this how it is in the Canaries? Just wondering because whenever we have hired a car in any of the islands we seem to get beeped at by locals so not sure if different from the UK. Would like to know so in future we get it right 🙈

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Ridiculously that is how you are supposed to do it in Spain. As much as I hate doing it it can be the safest way. I wrote an article about driving here - www.jpinfuerteventura.com/driving/driving-in-fuerteventura/

[@tees1812]

Thanks for the Reply 😊. We noticed in Fuerteventura it wasn't so bad and Lanzarote is alright but in Gran Canaria they are absolute rockets on the roads especially on the twisties 😳

[@tees1812]

Oh and when I mean rockets I don't mean driving fast but more idiotic. Sorry scottish slang kicking in 😅

[@simonwoodings4349]

Really wish we could be there but not possible for now. Keep up the good work JP and hope you're all keeping safe. how are Oscar and Jenson are they keeping you on your toes?

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Oscar and Jenson are their usual lovely, funny yet annoying selves. Thanks for watching Simon.

[@mariajoseroman8143]

Que envidia!quien pudiera estar aterrizando ahí!😄🐦😅

[@josecalderon7230]

Yo vivo alli

[@mariajoseroman8143]

@@josecalderon7230 QUE SUERTE! ERES MUY AFORTUNADO,OJALA TENGAS UNA VIDA MUY BONITA!😄🐦😅

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Gracias por ver Mariajose

[@mariajoseroman8143]

@@JPinFuerteventura 😄🐦

[@mariajoseroman8143]

FELIZ DIA DE LA VIRGEN DE LA PEÑA!😄🐦

[@heronaquatics4661]

Hi JP, can I ask why you picked where you live? And not at a coast town? I like the north of the island although I have seen a villa at Aguas Verdes, on the west coast. Not sure if it is too far out. I know it's not such a large island but if you had to chose your ideal place to live, where would it be and why?? Obviously, since issues with Corona has put a stop on me visiting at the moment. Looking for a holiday escape and future retirement home. I enjoy marine aquarium keeping as a hobby, I believe there are aquatic stores in Gran Canaria and Tenerife, any in Fuerteventura?? Many thanks, Steve

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Our preferred place to live would be El Cotillo but there are basically no houses with gardens there, and if there were any, they probably would have been out of our price range anyway. So we had to go inland a bit. Aguas Verdes is certainly a long way from anywhere really. You would probably have a 30 minute round trip (or more) just to buy some milk. I haven't noticed any aquatic stores but then I haven't really been looking for them either so there may be - in Puerto perhaps. Thanks for watching Steve.

[@heronaquatics4661]

@@JPinFuerteventura Thanks JP, watching your films is very interesting and informative. I know you said it's expensive to buy a car there, why couldn't you bring your car from UK, I guess if left hand drive over from the Spanish mainland via ferry?? I think there is a ferry from Cadiz?? Import costs?? Also, can you get Amazon and eBay in Fuerteventura, same as UK or are the import costs far more?? Look forward to watching more on the island, give the boys a treat😀

[@JPinFuerteventura]

@@heronaquatics4661 It isn't always easy to get a rhd car registered here. Cars are more expensive but not incredibly so and the good thing is that they may be more to buy but they hold their value better than in the UK so so you can sell them for more too. Amazon and Ebay are pretty much finished here as most sellers won't ship to the Canary Islands (even from mainland Spain) and you often get hit with made-up delivery fees and import fees too anyway making them too expensive. You have to learn to live without unfortunately.

[@PlanetImo]

What a handy video. I don't have much memory of the airport, strangely.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

How long ago was that?

[@PlanetImo]

JP in Fuerteventura ten years?

[@robwilton6547]

Hi JP, hope you are keeping well. what is the island like for cockroaches ? are there any other insects or dangerous creepy crawlies or things that slither? is there anything we should know about >???

[@JPinFuerteventura]

You may see the odd cockroach but there is nothing dangerous here except man. I did write this article which covers things like that www.jpinfuerteventura.com/categories/travel-fuerteventura-life/mosquitoes-in-fuerteventura/

[@kuckerevelyn8822]

Beautiful Video

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Thank you very much!

[@kuckerevelyn8822]

@@JPinFuerteventura 👍👍👍👍

[@alexcoconut4322]

Hi, this is really usefull 🎉Any ideas where is the parking for when you are waiting/picking someone up from the airport?

[@JPinFuerteventura]

There is a pick up/drop off lane but it is always full of parked cars. I did complain by email to the airport manager about that a few years ago but, typically, didn't even receive a reply. It is best to just park in the main car park when meeting someone as it isn't expensive.

[@alexcoconut4322]

@@JPinFuerteventura thank you very much for the reply🙏

[@DRYAMPROFFICIAL]

(Tourist Bus Simulator) awesome ¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@babaksadeghi5678]

So useful guidelines

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Thanks Babak

[@kuckerevelyn8822]

TOLLES VIDEO👍👍👍👍👍

[@PlanetImo]

Nice. Enjoyed that.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Thanks for watching Imo

[@PlanetImo]

JP in Fuerteventura de nada!

[@klayed]

COOL STUFF

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Thanks for watching

[@johnstygall860]

The only burger and chips I ever eat in a year is at the FB airport Burger King!

[@JPinFuerteventura]

That was like us some years ago when it was cheaper to fly Iberia via Madrid. We had enough time for our one and only McDonalds of the year between flights at Madrid.

[@TWOWHEELFIX]

The airport has fairly spread out over the years but I suppose so would my house if I got free EU money 🤣 I hope you were not hanging around too long filming outside Victoria's secrets lol. Thanks for the tour John 👌👍🍻

[@JPinFuerteventura]

It is often pretty empty but actually that makes flying from there much more pleasant. I had to film from outside Victoria's Secrets Stevie as I got thrown out of the changing rooms!

[@TWOWHEELFIX]

@@JPinFuerteventura haha good one 🤣🤣👙

[@TomTremayne]

Regarding budget car hire on the Canaries I'd said below 'Avoid 'Gold Car' like the plague' but I'd like to add a helpful note. 'Gold Car' are indeed bad, we had a British TV expose about them last year showing how the routinely rip people off (you'll always pay £100 on top of what you paid when you took the car, don't ask me to explain, they make it complicated as hell but trust me, you'll pay!). 'Euro Car' are also pretty bad, marginally better is local firm 'Cicar' but really the best, if you can find one, is a laid back, unassuming little company called 'Orlando'. The Spanish all use them (that tells you something) altho' they're not immediately inside airports. They do have a website tho' & once they get to know you they're even better (they don't even bother inspecting the car when you return it & keep your records on their system which 'Gold Car' don't do). Their shops are red and white & they're the best I've found in 20 trips to the islands. I'd say get to your resort by bus, taxi or by using the 'transfers included' option when booking, then find an 'Orlando' office using google & hire a car on your first day - be polite, smile, try & speak a little bit of Spanish & you'll be good to go! Normal price is about £75 a week & you return the car with the same petrol you took it away with.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

I have heard bad things about Gold Car too but there again a German friend of mine, who comes here for 3-4 months over the winter, and at other times, always uses them and gets some amazing deals. As little as 70€ a month for much of the time. He has a cheap car rental excess policy but never needs to use it with them anyway. I always used Autoreisen before we moved here.

[@ReneDeHa]

Just curious: how did you manage to film in the departures/tax free area without having a ticket/passing the customs? Or did you film that part last time you left the island?

[@JPinFuerteventura]

I filmed it in December when I went back to the UK (hence no silly masks). I have been accumulating footage for a while for this video. Thanks for watching.

[@debbiedoodah2451]

Hi JP, is it turn right for the taxis when you arrive?

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Yes, turn right and walk to the end of the terminal

[@David-lj6dq]

Wishful thinking for us JP

[@JPinFuerteventura]

One day soon hopefully David once the idiots in charge wake up

[@nicolassocci4311]

Fuerteventura can be also a nice place,but is full of old people...not a good option for a young expat...do you confirm this?

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Certainly not. There is a vibrant community of young expats of all nationalities, particularly among surfers. Try Corralejo and Lajares in the north. Thanks for watching Nicolas.

[@stratman7810]

JP, you say you don't read the news so you may not have heard this. Today, Sunday, infections up again here to 157 with 10 in hospital, 2 in ICU but still only the one death. Yesterday, Saturday, despite what you may read elsewhere in Vlogs, the Guardia Civil with the Local Police were out in Morro Jable and Costa Calma fining people without masks and enforcing capacity limits on bars and closing times. Today they are out again but as I haven't spoken to any of my friends on the inside today I can't say where, but rumour was they would hit Corralejo so as usual take care especially as there is now a Whatsapp number for the Cabildo, which is something like CrimeStoppers in the UK, for reporting infractions of the Covid laws. No, I'm not going to put it on here. So once again, be careful.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

I don't read the news but I do update my Fuerteventura Coronavirus Situation post daily from Blas Acosta Cabrera's daily update on Facebook.

[@retiredpainter259]

Thankyou , lets hope we can go someday , at the moment it seems ever more unlikely

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Perhaps the idiots in charge will see sense soon (pigs might fly too) and things will b allowed to get back to normal before the economies of the world are damaged forever. Thanks for watching

[@mrn3779]

Hi jp how long ago was that taken seems more people there than I fought.

[@JPinFuerteventura]

I have been accumulating footage for a while. The airside footage was taken when I went back to the UK last December (as obviously you have to be flying to get in there) and the rest more recently, hence the masks in some of the shots. Thanks for watching.

[@peaks9634]

Suppose to be coming over on the 29.11.20 but i cant see it happening

[@JPinFuerteventura]

You never know. Good luck and thanks for watching.

[@TomTremayne]

Avoid 'Gold Car' hire car company like the plague!

[@JPinFuerteventura]

That seems to be the view of many Tom

[@nannyliz100]

CICAR are a good company to use. Thanks JP for the video.

[@Valerie-qe3di]

😀👍💜

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Thanks for watching Valerie