Friday, 24 July 2015 11:00

Big Public Transport Push Planned For Maspalomas Soul Festival

Rate this item
(1 Vote)
Maspalomas plans big transport push for Soul Festival Maspalomas plans big transport push for Soul Festival

The Ayuntamiento de San Bartolomé de Tirajana is liaising with the Maspalomas taxi cooperative and the Global bus company to make sure that there is enough public transport available to get people to and from the Maspalomas Soul Festival on San Agustín beach.

The free festival, which in on the weekend of July 31-August 2 2015, will be held on the sand at San Agustín beach and is expected to draw large crowds of Gran Canaria residents and visitors. 

The Global bus company, which owns all the blue buses that connect Gran Canaria's resorts to each other and to Las Palmas city, has scheduled buses passing through San Agustín every 20 minutes: These are lines 01 and 05 from San Telmo in Las Palmas; line 25 from Playa de Arinaga and line 36 from Telde, along with the direct bus line 30 from Santa Catalina in Las Palmas and line 90 from Telde. . Check times and stops (in Spanish) on their website here.

Global plans to increase the number of line 01 and 05 buses connecting San Agustín to San Telmo in Las Palmas during the festival period. 

The local taxi cooperative will use the San Agustín shopping centre as it base during the event. It plans to continue working after the end of the live music at 00.30 to make sure everyone can get back to their resorts. 

Organisers and the Ayuntamiento hope that by providing enough public transport, they will encourage people not to drive to the festival as there is limited parking in the San Agustín area. 

We would advise people coming from resorts and towns in south Gran Canaria to budget for a taxi home, especially if they stay until after midnight. People coming to San Agustín from Las Palmas and the rest of Gran Canaria will be able to get a bus back home. 

Source: Maspalomas.com

 

 

Read 9786 times Last modified on Friday, 24 July 2015 11:46
Published in News
Login to post comments

Join the Gran Canaria Info newsletter list

endanlfifrdeisitnoplptruessv

 

 

Follow us on Facebook

Tip of the day

  • Tip Of The Day: Avoid Bank Card Charges By Paying In Euros
    Tip Of The Day: Avoid Bank Card Charges By Paying In Euros

    Save money and avoid rip-off bank charges while in Gran Canaria by paying in euros when using your credit or debit card.

    Many bars and restaurants in Gran Canaria, and in almost all European holiday destinations, give you the option of paying in euros or in your home currency. Opting for your own currency, while it may seem like the safer option, can add as much as 5% to the bill as it triggers dynamic currency conversion. 

    DCC basically means that the exchange rate is calculated at point of sale rather than by your bank. It allows you to see the total cost of the transaction in your own currency but adds up to 5% to the total because it uses a terrible exchange rate. 

    Since the extra money is shared between your bank and the merchant, some places will automatically bill you in your own currency and hope you don't notice. You have the legal right to refuse and void the transaction should this happen. 

    ATMs too

    The same applies when taking money out of ATM machines in Gran Canaria (and anywhere in Europe); Always choose the local currency option to avoid losing money to poor exchange rates.

    If you opt for the local currency option, using bank ATMs is often the cheapest and safest way of getting euros in Gran Canaria. It's far safer than having a big pile of euros hidden in your room or tucked into your shorts.

    More details in this Daily Telegraph article.

Latest articles

Who's Online

We have 4646 guests and no members online

Login / Register

Take this website to the max, login or create an account now! By clicking on any Social Media platform logo, you can login with just one click.