General information of Lanzarote

Here we give you some other information can also help you during your stay in Lanzarote:

Other interesting information for your trip to Lanzarote

The official currency of Lanzarote, like the rest of the Canary Islands, as it belongs to Spain and the European Union, is the EURO. That is why you will not have problems to make your purchases and payments if your country of origin belongs to the EU, and in other case, the change of currency if you come from a region that does not belong to the European Union and where the euro is not used will not be difficult either. At the César Manrique Airport in Lanzarote, you can find various currency exchange establishments without commission.

Time difference: In the Canary Islands there is a one hour time difference with the rest of Spain, so don't forget to set your watch back when you visit Lanzarote!

Language: The official language in Lanzarote is Spanish. 

Useful telephone numbers in Lanzarote:

 Don't forget that the area code of Spain is +34.

Lanzarote, as it belongs to the province of Las Palmas together with Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and La Graciosa, uses the provincial prefix 928; adopted some decades ago to differentiate the numbers of both provinces of the Canary Community. For their part, the rest of the islands that belong to the Province of Santa Cruz acquire the prefix 922.

Here we leave you some telephone numbers of services that you could need in your visit to Lanzarote:

• National Police Las Palmas: 091 / 928597107
• Local Police Las Palmas: 092 / 928811317
• Emergency Las Palmas: 112
• Civil Guard: 062
• Civil Protection Teguise: 928528634
• Lanzarote Cabildo: 928810100
• Costa Teguise Information and Tourism Board : 928827292
• Information and Tourism Office Puerto del Carmen: 928515337
• Playa Blanca Information and Tourism Office: 928517797
• Lanzarote Airport 928846001