Gran Canaria Transport

Getting there & away

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Boat

Ferries and jetfoils link Gran Canaria with Tenerife, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, using Las Palmas and Agaete ports.

Air

Along with the two airports on Tenerife, Gran Canaria’s Gando airport (928 57 91 30), 16km south of Las Palmas, is the biggie in the islands. From here, there are connections to all other islands, as well as regular flights to mainland Spain and beyond.

Binter Canarias (902 39 13 92; www.binternet.com) flies between Gran Canaria and Tenerife Norte (30 minutes, five daily), Tenerife Sur (30 minutes, twice daily), La Palma (50 minutes, three daily), El Hierro (45 minutes, two daily), La Gomera (40 minutes, twice daily), Fuerteventura (35 minutes, 11 daily) and Lanzarote (40 minutes, nine daily).

Islas Airways (902 47 74 78; www.islasairways.com) has flights to Fuerteventura (35 minutes, two daily) and Tenerife Norte (35 minutes, two daily).

Iberia (www.iberia.com) has six flights daily to Madrid, while Spanair (www.spanair.com) has three and Air Europa (www.aireuropa.com) has five. Iberia and Spanair fly daily to Barcelona.

At the airport, there’s a tourist office on the ground floor (open whenever flights arrive), car-rental offices, a post office, a pharmacy (until 10pm) and money-changing facilities (including a Western Union representative). Disabled access is good.