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Researching car rental options in Tenerife, I was surprised to find out most apparently ban ferry-hopping between islands, even though all of them are within Spain and the Schengen area. E.g. this quote from Tripadvisor:

Generally the hire companies wont allow you to take a car from one island to another without incurring an additional (and expensive) fee. You are normally better off hiring a car on each island.

Are there any car rentals which allow you to do that free of charge or for a small fee?

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I have checked with Cicar, one of the cheapest and reliable companies in Canary Island, and they told me that you can take the car to other island as long as you return it in the same island where you rented it. You don't have to pay extra money for this but you have to ask them for an authorization.

This is what they answered to me about you question. This is the answer they gave me. It is in Spanish but basically It says what I told you.

From: <info@cicar.com> (sent by cmxxx@grupocabreramedina.com)

Buenos días,

Usted puede alquilar un coche en una isla y pasarlo a otra, siempre y cuando devuelva el coche en la misma isla que lo recogió, sin cargo extra. Además deberá pedir la autorización a nuestra oficina para que conste en su contrato y tenga una cobertura total.

Gracias

Saludos

On the other hand, Cicar is an inexpensive company and they have offices in every dock so you can take a new car as soon as you arrive to the next destination. This option can be the cheapest since you don't have to pay for the car transportation when you move between islands, which is not usually cheap.

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I want to inform that in many cases, boarding Armas or Fred Olsen's ferries with a car is LESS expensive than without the car. Othertimes the price is the same. Seems silly but this is due to special family offers that includes 3-4 persons and a car. Just check their sites.

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I work for www.airportcarhire.com and here is the 2022 updated T&C's for taking rental cars from Tenerife to another island. Most car hire companies in Tenerife will not allow cars to be taken to the other islands except for Goldcar who have the following terms & conditions.

Vehicles collected in the Canary Islands may travel to other Canary Islands as long as the customer contracts the Cross-Border cover. If this Cross-Border cover is not contracted by the customer then the basic cover included in every rental will only be valid on the island where the vehicle was collected.

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