Travel to Canary Islands

Flying to Canary Islands

Multiple airlines operate 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 (www.bintercanarias.com) link all the islands and also go to Madeira, Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania. Iberia (www.iberia.com) and Air Europa (www.air-europa.com) also fly between the islands and mainland Spain.

Flight times

From London - 4 hours 30 minutes; New York - 13 hours 30 minutes (including stopover).

Travelling to Canary Islands by Rail

Driving to Canary Islands

It's easy to explore the Canary Islands by car, and all the big car hire companies have offices here.

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). All the islands are linked by regular car and passenger ferries.

Acciona Trasmediterránea (tel: +34 902 454 645; 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.