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Travel to Canary Islands

Flying to Canary Islands

There are regular international flights to Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria from all over Europe. La Palma airport receives a limited number of international flights. Local flights run by Binter Canarias (www.bintercanarias.com) link all the island and also go to Madeira, Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania. Iberia (www.iberia.com), Air Europa (www.air-europa.com) and Spanair (www.spanair.com) also fly between the islands and mainland Spain.

Flight times:

From London to Las Palmas or Tenerife takes 4 hours 15 minutes.

Driving to Canary Islands

Cars may be hired.

Getting to Canary Islands by boat

Main ports: Las Palmas and Tenerife.

Ferry operators:

Many cruise ships stop in the Canaries, particularly at Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Arrecife (Lanzarote). Further details are available from the Spanish National Tourist Office. All the islands are linked by regular car and passenger ferries. Acciona Trasmediterránea (tel: (902) 454 645; www.trasmediterranea.es) operates car ferry services from Cadiz to Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de la Tenerife, Arrecife and Santa Cruz de la Palma.

Day trips to the smaller islands are quickly and easily arranged.

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