Travel to Gran Canaria

Flying to Gran Canaria

Low cost carriers such as easyJet (www.easyjet.com) and Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) operate frequent flights to Gran Canaria from airports across the UK.

Other flight operators include British Airways (www.britishairways.com) and Thomas Cook Airlines (www.thomascookairlines.com). Spain's national airline is Iberia (www.iberia.com) which has frequent daily flights to Gran Canaria from Madrid and Barcelona, and regular flights from other points in mainland Spain and across Europe.

Gran Canaria also offers direct flights to destinations in Africa, Cape Verde and Madeira via BinterCanarias (www.bintercanarias.com). Flights are cheaper and more plentiful during the winter high season between September and March.

Airport Guides

Flight times

From London to Gran Canaria is 4 hours 30mins.

Departure tax

None.

Travelling to Gran Canaria by Rail

Driving to Gran Canaria

Getting to Gran Canaria by boat

There are ferry services from to Gran Canaria from mainland Spain. Ferries also operate between Gran Canaria and other Canary islands.

Cruise ships

Gran Canaria's popularity as a cruise destination is on the increase. Major cruise liners such as P&O (www.pocruises.com) and Royal Caribbean (www.royalcaribbean.co.uk) have regular cruises departing from Southampton to the Canary Islands, taking in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Ferry operators

Trasmediterranea (tel: +34 902 454 645; www.trasmediterranea.es) operates a weekly service from Cadiz on mainland Spain every Tuesday (journey time – 40 hours). Naviera Armas (tel: +34 902 456 500; www.navieraarmas.com) sail weekly from Huelva on mainland Spain to Gran Canaria every Saturdays (journey time 30 hours).

Trasmediterranea, Naviera Armas and Lineas Fred Olsen (www.fredolsen.es) sail between Gran Canaria and other Canary Islands.