8 Tips To Save Money In Lanzarote (Can you add any?)

Mike’s 8 tips to save you some money on your next trip to Lanzarote. Are there any you can add in comments?

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[DerekKenny-lu]

Mike thanks, will be there next week, tips are very helpful.

[harken]

Thanks for that Mike. Some good stuff there. One we would add having visited the island over many years, “If practical, use the local bus service to get to and from the airport””😅 Air port to Porto del Carmen and Playa Blanca. 1 tenth of the cost of a taxi and the views from the front seat of the bus is fantastic. Regards

[karlsugden]

Hi
Mike, I hope you and Julie are all keeping healthy and you are having a lovely week so far. Another great genuine honest open conversation.thank you, Mike, for taking your precious time to putting out all the weekly videos, wishing you and Julie a positive week ahead, and I will look forward to watching and listening to your next video take care best wishes

[joannad]

We always pay in Euros and use card that do not charge us to use them, you get a better rate of exchange. Great video thank you.

[trudi]

Hi Mike, I hire a villa every year in marina Rubicon. I always use revolut, and another tip I always bring salt, pepper tea bags and coffee with me .Also any dried spices, as I find these items are quite expensive in the smaller shops .great video thanks .

[Pinerocks]

Just opened a Wise account.Thanks for the tip! I will be there next week. Can’t wait!! 👍🏻😀

[AlanskiOBrien]

Similar to the car, you can negotiate a rate for a bike rental also. So rather than a one day hire, you will get a good price on a week or two week rental period. Depending on the dealer of course but I have found Flintstone in Matagorda decent enough.

[radio]

Thank you Mike. There is a cheap petrol station in Arrecife Plenoil. At Las Maretas restaurant in Costa Teguise the bread and alioli is free.

[AlanThompson-cu]

In second week of a three week stay and have found all of your information really valuable so a big thank you

[IANGAGA]

Hi, great tips for our upcoming holiday and glad I chose you to sort out my car hire for full 20 days 👍

[DermotFeerick]

Get a Bus Bono card.Agree with all you have said and advised on video.

[CanariesExplorer]

1. Your last tip should be the number 1 tip - PAY in LOCAL currency not £. Your UK credit card will use the mid wholesale exchange rate to convert, saving you at least 5% upwards to 15%. Ryanair use this trick to confuse people booking single trips from abroad. 2. Find a UK credit card that does not charge the usual 3% for foreign currency conversion - there are many from all the main UK providers, e.g, Barclaycard Rewards. 3. Pay by card whenever possible as obtaining cash in Euros either in the UK or Lanzarote involves hidden commission - just keep enough for tips etc. 4. As you said, a hire car can more than pay for itself, and you actually get to see the island and eliminate wasted time waiting for buses or excursions. Rik

[audreyatkinson]

If you are a Santander customer use a Santander cash machine they don't charge you, also do it without conversion and you will get the correct rate. It has been €1-20 for a while now

[nicklodge]

We always hire a car, a small car (which is big enough for 4 people) costs us less than £300 for a month and allows us to travel all over the island and is much cheaper than taxis and organised trips. Also we have 2 British credit cards that do not charge for currency transactions which saves us money.

[alamocannon]

We always hire a car. Book your car in advance because they are in short supply when you arrive. Another vantage is when you have to leave your apartment at say 10am and your flight is later in the day, say 7.30/8.00 pm, You can hide your luggage in the boot and not have to cart it around all day. We have found AutoRisen is about the best and there are no (Added) charges. You pick the car up with say a quarter of a tank and return the same. Some charge for the fuel in the car and dont refund you for the fuel that is left when you return.
AutoRisen is in all of the Canaries and once you have used them a few times they know you, You might get an upgrade now and then.

[garryrobson]

Well said, especially re: multi-currency debit cards. I’ve been using Revolut for almost 10 years, since it started in 2015 and I reckon it ‘saves’ £60-80 per £1, 000 spent, versus using regular UK cards and/or getting Tourist rates for cash exchange.

Nearing the end of our three weeks here, back to Poole on Thursday. As always it’s been fantastic. Coming back in November and for all of Jan 26 🥳 Not quite done yet though, off to Singapore for a week then on to Thailand for two weeks next month.

Great channel Mike. Keep it up 👍

[robertoleary]

We always stay in The Lancelot hotel in Arrecife and find the cost of eating out is cheaper in Arrecife than in the resorts. Always use the local buses to get out and about.

[philipwalker]

Hi Mike, returning to PDC 18th March, is Avenida de las playas fully open as it was getting resurfaced in January.
Thanks Philip Walker.

[lorainegould]

Hi Mike do you know when the hotel MELIÁ paradisus salinas is open we are travelling to this hotel on may 11 2025 as we have heard it is closed thanks

[eimearmcmanus]

If you have checked luggage, take sunscreen with you as it's very expensive in the Canary islands.