What time the boat leaves.
From Corralejo, at 09:45, 11:00, 12:30 and 15:45. From Lobos, returns are at 14:00, 16:15 and 17:15. What you have to fit in is the permit time slot.
Celia Cruz mini cruise · Image by Grupo ObyLobos · 04 TimetablesDepartures and returns.
Timetable of the operator, Grupo Oby, for this season. It may change with sea conditions: we confirm the departure to you before you book.
It leaves at 12:30.
It is a trip with underwater viewing, not the scheduled ferry. It ends at around 14:00, according to the operator's catalogue, which gives three ways of doing it:
- 01Visit Lobos first
You go on the 09:45 or the 11:00 boat, at 12:45 you board at the Lobos jetty and at 14:00 you choose: get off again on the island or return to Corralejo.
- 02Visit Lobos afterwards
You board in Corralejo at 12:30 and at 14:00 you get off on the island; you return on one of the scheduled ferries, at the time they tell you on board.
- 03Just the trip
You leave Corralejo at 12:30 and at 14:00 you return directly, without getting off on the island.
Options from Grupo Oby's catalogue. The first one, with the 09:45 or the 11:00 ferry and boarding at 12:45 on Lobos, was confirmed to us by the operator on 30 September 2026; the end time, 14:00, is the one in the catalogue.
Two four-hour time slots.
The permit from the Cabildo (the island council) is free and works by time slot: morning (10:00–14:00) and afternoon (14:00–18:00). Choose the one that covers the time you will be on the island.
- 01Out at 09:45 or 11:00 and back at 14:00
Everything fits in the morning slot (10:00–14:00).
- 02Out at 15:45 and back at 17:15
Everything fits in the afternoon slot (14:00–18:00).
- 03If your outbound and your return fall in different time slots
For example, out at 12:30 and back at 16:15. Check it on the official portal before getting the permit: the time slot sets your visiting window.
By bus from the south.
On Fridays, Grupo Oby picks passengers up by bus in the south of the island for two excursions: the scheduled ferry and the Freebird catamaran, which is not the Celia Cruz mini cruise. The same bus carries both groups.
- 01Ferry + Bus from the south
You board in Corralejo at 11:00 and reach Lobos at 11:15. To come back, take the 14:00 ferry, with free time in Corralejo until the bus, or the 16:15 one: you need to be at the Lobos jetty at 16:00, and it reaches Corralejo at around 16:30–16:35.
- 02Oby Freebird from the south
A sailing catamaran, from about 11:00 to 16:00; depending on when the group arrives and boards, it may run from 11:15 to 16:15. It is a five-hour excursion, not counting the bus journey, with about two hours on Lobos.
- 03Still to be confirmed
Where and when the bus picks you up, what time the return bus leaves Corralejo, whether it waits for the 16:15 ferry and what time you get back to the south. We confirm it with the operator before you book; you book and pay Grupo Oby directly.
Information from Grupo Oby, 8 October 2026. With the 16:15 return, the visit spans both permit time slots, morning and afternoon. Whether the operator arranges the permit on these excursions is still to be confirmed: ask us before you get it.
What people ask us.
If something is missing, ask us in writing and we will check it.
What time does the first boat to Lobos leave?
At 09:45, from the port of Corralejo.
What time does the last boat back leave?
At 17:15, from Lobos.
Are there departures every day?
Yes, as the operator confirmed to us on 30 September 2026. Departures depend on sea conditions.
Is there a boat to Lobos with pick-up in the south?
According to what Grupo Oby told us on 8 October 2026, on Fridays it picks passengers up by bus in the south for the 11:00 ferry, returning at 14:00 or 16:15, and for the Freebird catamaran, from about 11:00 to 16:00. We confirm the pick-up point and time to you before you book.
What time does the mini cruise leave?
At 12:30 from Corralejo, and it picks up at 12:45 at the Lobos jetty: the operator confirmed this to us on 30 September 2026. According to its catalogue, it ends at around 14:00.
How long can I stay on the island?
As long as your outbound, your return and the permit time slot allow: each slot lasts four hours.
Checked, and dated.
We publish the source and the day we looked at it. If something changes and we have not updated it yet, this date tells you so.
- 01Ferry timetable
Message from the operator dated 30 September 2026 with the departures (09:45, 11:00, 12:30 and 15:45) and the returns (14:00, 16:15 and 17:15); that same day it confirmed, in answer to our question, that they run every day. They match the catalogue sheet, except for the 15:45 departure, which is new.
- 02Mini cruise
Sheet for the Celia Cruz mini cruise in Grupo Oby's catalogue: timetable, the three ways of combining it with the visit, drink and snorkelling gear. On 30 September 2026 the operator confirmed the 12:30 departure and the 12:45 boarding at the Lobos jetty; the end time, 14:00, is the one in the catalogue.
- 03Permit and time slots
Cabildo de Fuerteventura, checked on 26 September 2026. Sources for the permit.
- 04From the south
Grupo Oby's “Ferry + bus Sur” and “Oby Freebird desde el Sur” leaflets and the operator's messages of 8 October 2026: departure at 11:00; returns at 14:00 and 16:15, for which you must be at the Lobos jetty at 16:00; the Freebird's approximate times; and a bus shared by both boats.
Last checked: 30 September 2026 (from the south: 8 October 2026). Timetables and fares are set by the operator and may change without notice: we confirm them to you before you book.
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