The public bus service of the Arrecife City Council registered 582,395 passengers last year, with a 4% increase compared to 2024.
Both in 2024 and in 2025, the month of October registered the highest volume of passengers transported, in a period that coincides with the start of the academic year in high school and vocational training centers.
The Municipal Government of Arrecife, led by Mayor Yonathan de León, is promoting the modernization of the municipal bus service during this term with an investment of 5 million euros destined for the acquisition of new buses, which will allow for the modernization of the service with more routes, shorter waiting times at stops, and shorter journeys by routes or linesThe Councilor for Transport and Mobility, Mario González Altube, has confirmed that in these coming weeks the Arrecife Urban Buses will debut four new electric units, with capacity for 75 passengers (seated and standing) to which will be added at the end of the year another two more units as a result of a tender carried out last autumn.During this term, the Department of Transport and Mobility plans the modernization of the municipal bus service with 8 electric units, of which 2 were launched in December 2024, to which will be added in these weeks another 4 units of 10.5 meters in length, plus the 2 units that will be delivered by the contractor at the end of this 2026Until next March 5, the Arrecife City Council has an open public call for the creation of an Employment Pool for bus drivers, which will allow reinforcing the staff due to the expansion of the fleet and the creation of new routes within the municipality of Arrecife