Parque Nacional de Garajonay Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Unlike some other protected parks, Garajonay is extremely accessible. In fact, you won’t be able to avoid it if you move much about the island, as the park exists at La Gomera’s major crossroads.

The TF-713 highway cuts east to west right through the park until it meets the TF-711 at the park’s western extremity. Though wheeling through in your own car is certainly the quickest and most comfortable way to move about the park, Bus 1 (€4, around one hour) runs four times daily weekdays and twice on weekends between the capital and Valle Gran Rey. The route runs along a southern secondary road, branching off shortly before Alto de Garajonay and continuing westwards along a decidedly tortuous route, stopping in towns like Igualero, Chipude and El Cercado before branching north again to rejoin the main road at Las Hayas.

A minor sealed road connects the national park visitor centre in the north of the island to La Laguna Grande, about midway along the TF-713, between the park’s eastern and western boundaries.