Puerto de Mogán: the harbour village up the coast

By Terje Moy, editor · Published 25 October 2026

Puerto de Mogán is 16 km west of Arguineguín: about 20 minutes by car, or an easy trip by coastal boat or bus. Go for the canals, the marina and the Friday market, and plan a few hours.

Puerto de Mogán sits at the mouth of a steep valley about 16 km west of Arguineguín, and it makes an easy half-day out. By road it is roughly 20 minutes. Global's lines 91 and 33 both run there from Arguineguín, and Líneas Salmón runs a regular boat along the coast. The village is small and low-rise, built around a marina with a working fishing harbour next to it, a short golden beach and a lot of restaurant terraces. Most people call it "Little Venice", which is a popular nickname and not an official one: whitewashed houses, narrow canals, little bridges, and bougainvillea doing the rest.

It is also one of the few places on this coast where the day you choose matters. On Friday the waterfront turns into a market; on other days it is calmer and easier to park. Below you will find the three ways of getting there, what is worth a few hours, the submarine trip (with the operator's own prices), and where to look for the beach, the market and the hotels, which have pages of their own.

Getting from Arguineguín to Puerto de Mogán

You have three realistic options, and the right one depends on whether you want the journey to be part of the day.

Líneas Blue Bird is a second operator on the same ports, and it adds sailings on market days. Salmón's is the published timetable, so treat the times as a guide and confirm before you rely on the last boat home. Our page on boats from Arguineguín explains the harbours and the other routes.

The buses are covered line by line on the Arguineguín bus page. The short version: line 91 runs roughly hourly, and from the airport to Puerto de Mogán it takes about 60 minutes (€6.80 from the airport). Line 33's Global page shows only the Saturday and holiday timetable, 09:25 to 17:55, about every 30 minutes, so do not assume that pattern on a weekday. Global does not publish a fare or journey time from Arguineguín itself, so ask the driver or use its fare search.

If you only want to do it once, we would take the boat out and the bus back. The coast looks different from the water, and the bus does not depend on a last sailing.

Marina, fishing port and canals

Puerto de Mogán has two harbours side by side. The marina has a 275 m breakwater and 216 berths for leisure boats, and it holds a Blue Flag for 2026-27. Beside it is the fishing port; the council counts the fishermen's guilds of Puerto de Mogán and Arguineguín among the biggest on the island, and the port has a fish shop and several restaurants.

That Blue Flag belongs to the marina, not the beach. No beach in Mogán holds one for 2026-27, so any guide that says otherwise is out of date.

The houses are low (very few are more than two storeys), and the canals link the marina area with the quieter lanes behind it. The centre is small enough to see on foot in a short, unhurried walk. If you want more, climb into the old fishing quarter: the council's Mirador de Playa de Mogán looks over the whole beach and harbour, and the way up runs through steep streets, so wear shoes you can climb in.

The beach, in brief

The beach at Puerto de Mogán is about 209 m of golden sand with calm water, toilets, showers, a lifeguard, sunbed hire and full accessibility, according to the Mogán tourism office. It is sheltered and suits children, but it is a town beach beside a busy harbour. Details, access and services are on the Puerto de Mogán beach page.

The Friday market

The municipal market runs every Friday from 09:00 to 15:30 and spreads across Avenida Los Marreros, the top of the car park, Plaza Pedro Betancort and the Castillete esplanade. A craft market runs on Mondays from 08:30 to 14:30, up by the car park. What to look for and how to handle the crowd is on the Puerto de Mogán market page. If you are comparing, Arguineguín's own market is on Tuesdays (the Tuesday market).

A practical point for drivers: the submarine operator warns that vehicle access near the harbour is restricted on Fridays because of the market. On a Friday we would come by boat or bus. On other days there is private parking by the submarine boarding area (two hours free with a ticket, subject to availability) and several other car parks around the harbour; see parking on this coast.

The submarine trip

The one organised activity unique to this harbour is the submarine, run by Submarine Adventure from Puerto de Mogán. The submarine, the Golden Shark, carries 44 passengers and dives to about 20 metres. It takes 40 to 45 minutes from boarding, with audio guides in twelve languages including English, and you stay seated throughout. Expect fish, artificial reefs and shipwrecks; the operator links the trip to its "Underwater Park La Atlántida" project on the seabed.

• Price: adult €38, child (2-12) €22, taxes included (operator's price page, checked October 2026). Booking online gives 10 % off, but online tickets are not valid for the day you buy them.
• Dives: eight a day, from 10:00 to 17:10; the 17:10 dive may not run between 1 November and the end of February. It operates every day except 25 December and 1 January, and times can change with the weather or if too few passengers book.
• Who can go: everyone must climb a vertical ladder unaided to enter through a hatch, so it is not suitable if your mobility is limited. Children under 16 need an adult and babies under 2 are not allowed. There are no toilets on board; public toilets are a few metres from the boarding area.
• From Arguineguín: the operator runs a free bus for online bookings from "Arguineguin / Puerto Rico / Taurito" to the harbour, with seats that must be reserved in advance.

A boat trip for dolphins

Líneas Salmón also sells a dolphin excursion of about two hours that leaves Puerto de Mogán at 09:45 and Arguineguín at 10:15; the adult price on its page is €35. No operator can promise sightings. The rules (at least 60 m from the animals, no swimming with them) are in our guide to dolphin and whale watching from Arguineguín.

Eating at the harbour

The marina is lined with restaurant terraces, and the fishing port next door has its own fish shop, so fish is the obvious order. Individual restaurants are not listed here because menus and opening times change; for what to try on this coast, see the guide to Canarian food. One thing to keep straight: the fishermen's guild has a restaurant in Arguineguín and a separate one in Puerto de Mogán, and our review is of the Arguineguín one.

Something older: Lomo de los Gatos

By the beach is the archaeological site of Lomo de los Gatos, a coastal settlement of the island's pre-Hispanic Canarians that the council dates to about 1,600 years ago, with workshops and activities through the year (check what is on before you go). It is a useful reminder that the harbour village is new and the valley is not.

When to go, and whether to stay

For the market, go on a Friday morning by boat or bus. For a quiet wander and the submarine, pick any other day and arrive before midday. The port lies sheltered from the wind, as the council puts it, so it is a pleasant place in any season.

If you are thinking of staying rather than visiting, the choice of hotels is on the Puerto de Mogán hotels page, and our comparison of Arguineguín, Puerto Rico and Puerto de Mogán helps with the decision. Inland, Mogán village is a different place entirely; see Mogán village.

Stops on the way

The coast road passes Patalavaca, Anfi, Puerto Rico, Amadores and Playa del Cura before the harbour. Puerto Rico and Anfi del Mar are boat stops as well as bus stops, and Playa del Cura and Taurito are the last beaches before Puerto de Mogán.