Taxis in Arguineguín: where to find one, how fares work and what to expect

By Terje Moy, editor · Published 25 October 2026

Taxis in Arguineguín run on a meter, and no fixed fare from the airport is published. The Mogán taxi cooperative takes bookings round the clock on +34 928 15 27 42.

Taxis in Arguineguín are metered, and the meter is the official price. There is no published fixed fare between the airport and Arguineguín, and any "fixed price" you are quoted comes from a private firm rather than a tariff. For a booking, the Mogán taxi cooperative (Cooperativa Taxis Mogán) answers around the clock on +34 928 15 27 42, according to Mogán council's tourism site.

That is the short answer. Below is what we can say about the tariff, the likely cost of the usual trips, when a taxi is the right choice and when a bus or boat will do the job for a fraction of the money. Where something is simply not published, such as the exact position of each rank, we say so rather than guess.

Who runs taxis in Arguineguín

Mogán council's tourism site names one taxi service for the municipality, Cooperativa Taxis Mogán, with a 24-hour telephone line (+34 928 15 27 42), an e-mail address (info@socomtaxi.com) and a website at www.socomtaxi.com. It says the service has "several stops in the most important areas" of the municipality. It does not list them or give fares, so the street the rank is on is not published. The safe way to get one is to ring.

Do not assume an Arguineguín taxi can pick you up at the airport. Taxi drivers quoted in the press say that only taxis from Telde and Ingenio may take passengers from the airport rank. If you are arriving by air, the airport transfer guide compares all the options.

How the fare is worked out

Taxi fares on Gran Canaria are a flag-fall, a charge per kilometre and a few supplements, set by the authorities and shown on the meter. The Canary Islands government raised the interurban taxi tariffs by about 20 per cent in April 2023, the first update since 2017, and the exact per-kilometre figures are not given in the news report. A ride between towns, such as Arguineguín to Puerto de Mogán or the airport, is normally an interurban trip, but the exact rate is not published in the sources we rely on.

Gran Canaria Airport publishes its own tariff on AENA's taxi page. It does not say whether it is the urban or the interurban rate, and it gives no price to Arguineguín, so read it as a guide to the structure, not a quotation:

AENA also lists an airport supplement of €2.10 and a waiting charge of €18.50 an hour. Ask the driver before you set off whether the meter will run and whether there is a supplement for luggage or the airport.

Rough arithmetic for the usual trips

Here is arithmetic, not a quotation. If the airport's day tariff applied unchanged, and the road distances from Arguineguín (OpenStreetMap routing, no traffic) are about right, the metered cost would land roughly in these ranges. A real fare can be higher because of supplements, traffic and the actual route.

Use the airport figure with care. A 2016 guide put the airport run at about €50, which is almost certainly out of date, and private transfer firms advertise fixed prices that are set by the firm. There is no official 2026 interurban tariff for the Arguineguín route, so ask for an estimate on the phone and confirm that the meter will be used.

Cap on fares to Las Palmas

On 21 August 2026 the Canary Islands government proposed capping taxi fares between Las Palmas and the airport at €40 by day and €45 at night and on public holidays. At that date it was a proposal, not approved, the taxi sector was reluctant, and its status since then is unknown. It does not apply to Arguineguín, but it is a reminder that the rules on the airport rank are being argued about, so look for a posted price or ask before you get in.

Booking and paying

• By phone. Ring the cooperative on +34 928 15 27 42. Give the exact pick-up point, the number of passengers and bags, and the time. For an early airport run, book the day before.
• At the rank or on the street. Fine for short hops in the middle of the day; less reliable in the evening or on a quiet morning.
• Payment. Whether a particular driver takes cards varies. Ask before the trip, and carry enough cash for the likely fare.
• Receipt. Ask for it if you are claiming the fare on insurance, for example after a medical visit.
• Emergencies. A taxi is not an ambulance. In an emergency call 112.

When a taxi makes sense

A taxi is worth the money late in the evening when the buses have stopped, with heavy luggage, with small children and a pushchair, or when several people share the cost. Shared between four, a short metered hop costs each person very little. For one person on a budget it is rarely sensible.

On Tuesdays the town centre is busy with the weekly market, which runs from 08:30 to 15:00, so allow extra time for road and pick-up delays around the harbour and ask the driver where it is best to meet.

Cheaper ways to cover the same ground

Global's buses link Arguineguín with Patalavaca, Puerto Rico, Puerto de Mogán, Maspalomas and the airport. The airport fare is €4.95, as AENA lists it, against a metered fare many times higher. For the coast to Puerto Rico and Puerto de Mogán there are also boats: Líneas Salmón charges €8 single to Puerto Rico and €15 to Puerto de Mogán from Arguineguín, with timetables to check (see the boat guide). The island-wide overview, including the cards and how to pay, is on the transport page.

Taxis, hire cars and parking

If you are weighing a taxi against a hire car for the week, the answer depends on how often you will go out. A few evening trips are cheaper by taxi than a week's car hire plus parking; daily excursions to the mountains and Puerto de Mogán are cheaper by car. Flights and arrival times are covered under flights to Gran Canaria.