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Arriving to Fuerteventura by Boat

Fuerteventura can be reached by boat from Cadiz and Portugal (via Tenerife), from Lanzarote, from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and from Tenerife.
There are three shipping companies that make these trips: Naviera Armas, Fred Olsen and Acciona (The old Trasmediterranea).

Naviera Armas. This company from the Canary Islands, has the largest and widest choice of routes between the Canary Islands.
Lanzarote and Fuerteventura are connnected  seven times a day in each direction in about 30 minutes with his Ferry called "Tindaya Volcano", 78 meters long, which has a capacity of 700 passengers and 120 cars.

It also has a daily connection between the south of Fuerteventura (Morro Jable), with Gran Canaria, the journey lasting about four hours, leaving from Las Palmas at 7 am and returning to Las Palmas at 18:30. There are also several weekly connections to the capital of Fuerteventura (Puerto del Rosario) with Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

With a stop in Las Palmas, several weekly connections between Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Fuerteventura. The boat who makes this route is Tejeda Volcano, with solarium terrace, TV lounge with comfortable reclining seats, cafeteria, self-service dining, cabins for 2 to 6 people, and two levels of garage for car transport . The ferry connects Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Puerto del Rosario Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with Gran Tarajal.

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Fred Olsen Express.

This shipping connects Lanzarote and Fuerteventura in a modern catamaran made of aluminum in just 18 minutes. This Ferry is called Bocayna Express, and it has  a capacity of 450 passengers and 60 cars. Its length is 66 meters and is powered by 4 engines of 3,500 kW.
The ferry connects these two islands, 7 times a day in each direction.
The shipping company has also launched a new line between Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, every day of the year, and that in 6 hours of travel, island connects the two capitals. The boat departs from Gran Canaria at 22.00 and arrives at Puerto del Rosario at 04.00 hours in the morning.
This company has other routes between the Canary Islands (Gran Canaria - Tenerife, Tenerife - La Gomera, Tenerife - El Hierro and Tenerife - La Palma), besides being the owner of the only 4 star hotel in La Gomera (Jardin Tecina).

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Acciona. The shipping company ACCIONA has several connections to the mainland (Cadiz) with different islands of the Canary Islands (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife and Gran Canaria), in addition to connecting the Canary Islands with freight ships.
From Cadiz you can travel as a passenger carrying your own car Canaries in just 1 day and a half, or you can send the car as a filler in the shipping and fly by plane

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