Transport companies

If you wish to arrange access to the trail with transfers included, you can hire the services of any of the Camino del barranco de Masca partner tourism companies.

If you are making your own way

From December 2025, visitors must travel from Santiago del Teide using the Titsa public bus route 355, with an estimated journey time of around 20 minutes. You need to be at the 4692 stop at least 1 hour before your booked descent time slot. At the checkpoint, you must show your ticket for this journey on public transport to access the Masca Gorge Trail. 

If you are travelling to Santiago del Teide in a private vehicle, you must park in the cemetery car park.

You can then walk (a short walk of about 10 minutes) to the meeting point at the TITSA bus stop.

Directions for walking from the cemetery in Santiago del Teide to the Titsa public transport pick-up point.

The journey by public transport from Santiago del Teide to Masca takes approximately 20 minutes. Since you must go through the checkpoint at the Masca Visitors’ Centre 30 minutes before the time of your booking, you need to be at the pick-up point at least 1 hour before your booked descent time slot. You must show your trail booking to secure a place on this service.

It is essential that you also show a proof of having used collective transport with the public transport company Titsa on route 355 to access the trail. Otherwise, you will be refused access.

ARRIVING AT THE START OF THE MASCA GORGE TRAIL BY ANY VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE TRANSFER ON ROUTE 355 IS PROHIBITED.

Please bear in mind that your ticket does not include the return transfer from Los Gigantes (landing port) to the original pick-up point in Santiago del Teide. However, visitors can travel from Los Gigantes to Santiago del Teide on the Titsa public company’s route 462 or route 325.

Here you can check how to get to the meeting point in Santiago del Teide by public transport.

Please remember that before starting on the trail, you must register at the access control point, where a check will be made to ensure you have all the compulsory equipment and documentation. For this reason, you need to arrive half an hour in advance of your slot at the start point, i.e. at the Masca Visitors’ Centre. So you need to be at the pick-up point in Santiago del Teide at least 1 hour before your booked descent time slot. You must show your trail booking to secure a place on this service.

In addition to the entrance ticket for your trail booking, you must also show the following at the checkpoint:

• Boat ticket for the Masca Bay-destination port journey.
• Proof of having travelled from Santiago del Teide to Masca on route 355 with the public transport company TITSA.

When making your booking, please confirm that you have the sea transport ticket needed and agree to use the indicated public land transport route. Failure to produce both tickets will result in denial of access.

For the descent only, you must buy your boat ticket for the return journey no more than 4 hours after your reserved slot for the descent of the gorge.

Please remember that the return transfer from Los Gigantes (landing port) to the original pick-up point in Santiago del Teide is not included in your ticket. However, visitors can travel from Los Gigantes to Santiago del Teide on the Titsa public company’s route 462 or route 325.

For more information, please check the Getting here section.

Below, we have provided a list of the sea transport companies whose services you must hire in order to comply with the access requirements described.

Sea transport companies

• Discover Teno
• Marítima Acantilados- Special prices are offered to residents and groups.
• Masca Express

Boat companies operate on a rotational basis. It is important that you book your boat ticket with the company that operates on the day you are going to hike the trail: