Teide's north slope · Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife

Cueva del Viento

Everything you need to know before you go: Getting there, parking, prices, best time.

Last checked: September 2026

Does it cost anything?€25, online onlyAdults €25, children 5–12 €8.50. No tickets on site.

How do I get there?~30 min from PuertoAbove Icod, 7 min from the Drago. Navigate to the visitor centre.Where do I park?At the centreSmall car park with about 20 spaces next to the visitor centre.When is it best?Book earlyTours start 9:00–14:15. In 2025, 96.5% of places were sold.

A tour group with helmets inside the lava tube — Photo: Evdpnl, License: CC BY 4.0

You meet at the visitor centre above Icod, not at the cave. A guide takes you by minibus and on foot to a locked entrance in the pine forest, then about 250 m into a tube that runs for 18.5 km. Tickets are sold online only and are often gone for days ahead.

Straight talk

What to know before you go.

It is almost always full. 96.5% of all places were sold in 2025. There are no tickets on site, so turning up without a booking does not work.
You don't drive to the cave. The entrance is about 1 km from the visitor centre in the forest, behind a locked gate. Only the tour gets you there.
Little cave, a lot of walking. You see about 200–250 m of the 18.5 km, and about one hour of the 2.5 hours is underground. The rest is the introduction, the minibus and the forest walk.
No bags. Backpacks, handbags and shoulder bags are not allowed. A bum bag, a camera round your neck and a small bottle in your hand are. Lockers are at the visitor centre.
Harder than it sounds. Gradients of up to 17%, very uneven ground and stairs. Closed shoes are required. The operator advises against the tour with claustrophobia.
Cold inside. 14 °C even in August. Wear long trousers and bring a jacket.

Getting there

The visitor centre is in the hamlet of Cueva del Viento, above the town of Icod de los Vinos on the north coast. The cave entrance itself is about 1 km away and can only be reached on the tour.

By car

From Puerto de la Cruz

~30 min

From Costa Adeje

~1 h

From the Drago

~7 min

01Take the TF-5 west from Puerto de la Cruz to Icod de los Vinos. From the south you come over the hills via Santiago del Teide and El Tanque.
02In Icod follow the signs uphill to Cueva del Viento. Navigate to the visitor centre at Calle Los Piquetes 51, not to the cave entrance: that is in the forest behind a locked gate.
03Park next to the visitor centre and arrive 15–30 minutes before your slot. Leave bags in the lockers there.

The car park has about 20 spaces and OpenStreetMap shows no other car park within 800 m. Come early rather than circling.

Route to the car park

Other

Bus 360 from Icod
From Icod bus station to the Los Dos Caminos stop, then about 22 minutes uphill on foot. Roughly ten buses a day, with gaps of up to two hours.
Getting to Icod
Line 363 comes from Puerto de la Cruz, 460 from Costa Adeje and 108 from Santa Cruz, all to Icod bus station.
Taxi from Icod
Taxi ranks on Calle del Calvario and Avenida de Canarias, about 3.4 km by road. Arrange the ride back before the tour.
On foot from Icod
About 3.2 km and 45 minutes uphill from the bus station.

Parking & arriving

Visitor centre car park

~20 spaces · 0 €

50 m from the visitor centre. The operator links this car park on its website and does not state a fee. Free according to visitor reports.

Not the restaurant car park

The car park right next to the building belongs to the Taberna Cueva del Viento and is for its customers.

If it is full

There is no other mapped car park within 800 m, only the roadside. Arrive early.

On site

After a 15-minute introduction at the visitor centre, a minibus and a 20-minute walk through lava fields and pine forest take you to the gated entrance. Inside you walk about 250 m of the tube by headlamp, past lava formations, then return on foot and by minibus.

Time there: ~2.5 h, about 1 h of it underground
Walk from car park: ~50 m from the car park to the visitor centre; on the tour ~20 min on foot to the entrance
Toilets: At the visitor centre, according to visitor reports; none along the way
Food & drink: Taberna Cueva del Viento next to the visitor centre. No food on the tour
Wheelchair: No. The operator advises against the tour with limited mobility
Dogs: Not allowed on the tour

When is it worth it?

You book a fixed tour slot. Weather hardly matters underground. Tap a time of day.

00–09Before 9:00

The visitor centre is closed and no tours run.

09–15Tour times

Tours start between 9:00 and 14:15 and take about 2.5 hours. A morning tour leaves time for the Drago and Icod's old town afterwards.

15–16Afternoon

The visitor centre is open for information until 16:00, but no new tours start.

16–24Evening and night

Closed. The entrance is locked and can only be visited with a guide.

Start times seen in the official booking system on 18 September 2026. They vary from day to day.

All year

Inside it is 14 °C with 80% humidity, whatever the weather outside.

Rainy days

Tours still run. The operator asks you to bring a rain jacket.

German tours

Fewest dates: 268 of 1,552 tours in 2025. On 18 September 2026 the next German tour for two was 13 days away.

Booking lead time

On 18 September 2026, Spanish and English tours had places within four days, often only one. For two or more, book one to two weeks ahead.

Forecast

Facts

Length: Source: Cueva del Viento · 09/2026; 18.5 km surveyed, the longest lava tube in Europe
Section you visit: Source: Cueva del Viento · 09/2026; About 200–250 m
Age: Source: Cueva del Viento · 09/2026; About 27,000 years, formed in lava from Pico Viejo next to Teide
Tour: Source: Cueva del Viento · 09/2026; About 2.5 h in total, about 1 h underground, up to 15 people
Languages: Source: Cueva del Viento · 09/2026; Spanish, German, English, French, each as a separate tour
Prices 2026: Source: Cueva del Viento · 09/2026; Adults €25, children 5–12 €8.50. Canary residents €15 and €5
Minimum age: Source: Cueva del Viento · 09/2026; 5 years
Included: Source: Cueva del Viento · 09/2026; Guide, minibus transfer, helmet with headlamp
Inside: Source: Cueva del Viento · 09/2026; 14 °C, 80% humidity, no electric lighting
Booking: Source: Cueva del Viento · 09/2026; Online only at cuevadelviento.net, card payment
Cancellation: Source: Cueva del Viento · 09/2026; Free up to 7 days before. From 7 days to 48 h only rebooking. Under 48 h no refund
Meeting point: Source: Cueva del Viento · 09/2026; Visitor centre, Calle Los Piquetes 51, Icod de los Vinos

Cueva del Viento

Common questions, answered

Straight talk

Getting there

By car

Other

Bus 360 from Icod

Getting to Icod

Taxi from Icod

On foot from Icod