Puerto del Carmen is a 10 minute drive from the Arrecife Airport, the only international airport in Lanzarote, located 5 km south west of Arrecife city in Lanzarote. The Arrecife airport serves several flights between Lanzarote and major destinations in Europe, and also internal flights from several Spanish airports.

From London, there are several airlines flying to Lanzarote: BMI, Aer Lingus, Monarch Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, and Thomson Airways from London-Gatwick; Monarch Airlines, Ryanair, and Thomson Airways from London-Luton; Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways, and Ryanair from London-Stansted.

From Madrid in Spain, the EasyJet, Ryanair, Air Europa, Iberia Airlines, Quantum Air and Spanair have frequent flights to Lanzarote.

Lanzarote is also well connected to the neighboring Canary Islands: Air Europa to and from Fuerteventura, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Tenerife-South; Binter Canarias to and from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Tenerife-North; Isla Airways to and from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Tenerife-North.

From the airport, a taxi can be hired to reach Puerto del Carmen resort.