Las Palmas airport is located in the middle of the east coast of Gran Canaria, about 20 minutes up the motorway to the city of Las Palmas and 40 minutes down the motorway to Puerto Rico (25 minutes to Playa del Ingles and Maspalomas).

Popular Flights to Las Palmas and lowest prices on airfare from USA

* Airfare from New York to Las Palmas starting at $580 round trip
* Airfare from Chicago to Las Palmas starting at $659 round trip
* Airfare from Atlanta to Las Palmas starting at $672 round trip
* Airfare from Los Angeles to Las Palmas starting at $1075 round trip
* Airfare from Dallas-Fort Worth to Las Palmas starting at $1311 round trip

Did You Know?

* The shortest flight out of Las Palmas, ES is 69 miles.
* There are 34 airlines operating out of Las Palmas, ES.
* Over 37,355 passengers can travel out of Las Palmas, ES every week.
* There are over 64 international flights per week from Las Palmas, ES.
* Las Palmas, ES has 420 flights departing per week for short haul destinations.
* The longest flight from Las Palmas, ES is 2,917 miles.
* There are 415 flights per week flying on small aircraft from Las Palmas, ES.
* Las Palmas, ES has 136 medium sized aircraft departing each week.


Another common questions is how to get  to your apartment from the airport. So, hopefully this will answer everything.

Transfer Coaches in Gran Canaria

Perhaps the most common method of transport and is usually made available to everyone who books a package holiday that includes flight, accommodation and a transfer. If you have this booked as part of your holiday, once you have your bags and pass through into the arrivals hall, one of the first things you'll see is a group of holiday reps in different uniforms, holding clip-boards with their company's logo.

So, go ahead for the one that looks like yours, let them know the name your booking was made in and where you are staying and they will tell you where the coach is waiting for you. As you leave the arrivals hall, there are 8 coach bays, A1 being to the right, then A2, A3.... to A8 at the far left. The holiday rep will tell you which bay to go to and once there, which coach is yours. As there may be up to 8 buses in a bay, each has a large letter or number in the front window. Once you get to the coach, the driver may ask you again where you are staying so he can load the bags on the convenient side of the coach. Give him your bags and get on-board!
Usually, each coach has around 50 people, sometimes all going to the same 1 or 2 apartment complexes but often heading to around 10 different complexes or more. The stops may be split between Playa del Ingles, Maspalomas and/or Puerto Rico so expect a total transfer time lasting from 1 to 2 hours or more from collecting your bags to getting to your accommodation.

Rent a Car in Gran Canaria

Often, people book their rent a car when booking their holiday with the travel agent and arrange to pick it up at the airport on arrival. If your flight arrives during the day.  Again, a rep from the company will come, often in uniform but always carrying a clip-board with the company logo. If you're booking is with Avis, Hertz or another major company, they have their own office a few meters past the lounge area but it closes late in the evening so night arrivals should also wait in the lounge area.

Most companies now include a basic accident insurance but offer a "super colision waiver" - without the "SCW" you are liable for around the first 300-500 euros if the car is damaged and you don't have written confirmation and insurance details from another driver that it was their fault. (It's advisable to take out the SCW insurance).

Be sure to have your car hire booking receipt, passport and driving license handy and keep your passport and driving license with you whenever you are driving for the rest of your holiday. Once you're in the car and driving, follow the blue signs "Sur" (the road is the GC1) and that will take you to San Agustin, Playa del Ingles, Maspalomas and Puerto Rico amongst other places.
There is very little difference if any in hiring a small car for a week and getting a taxi to and from the airport!

Public Bus in Gran Canaria

Very handy if you're heading north to Las Palmas or to Maspalomas and Playa del Ingles, not so handy but an option if you're heading past Playa del Ingles. The main bus stop to Las Palmas is used in the main by residents of Gran Canaria who, in the main, live in Las Palmas so the stop north is just outside the arrivals hall on the right and the service is every 20 minutes during the day, once an hour after 10pm. Playa del Ingles buses (no 66 service) leave from there at quarter past the hour from 07:20 to 22:20. You can even sit in the arrivals hall and see it arrive.

Heading further than Playa del Ingles, perhaps to Puerto Rico? Get ready to concentrate. First, the service for Puerto Rico is once an hour from 06:30 and then each '30 until 20:45. Next, to get to the stop you leave the arrivals hall and turn right and follow that pathway for a ten minute walk, passing under the motorway and coming up on the far side of it. Then, to the left you'll see the bus stop. The one good thing is it's an express service stopping only at Playa del Ingles so the journey time is around 45 minutes once you're on and costs 3,70 euros one way (march 2009).

Taxi services in Gran Canaria


There's a rank of licensed taxi cabs just outside the main arrivals hall of Las Palmas airport, as you leave the building, it's to your right. Depending on how many people have landed without transportation, you may find the wait in the queue to be anything from 5 minutes to 30 or more minutes. All the cabs there are metered but expect the fare to Puerto Rico to be around 45-50 euros by day and to Playa del Ingles or Maspalomas, around 30-40 euros by day. There's a 20% increase on that price daily for trips between 21:00 and 07:00, Sundays and holidays. Make sure the driver knows the apartments that you're going to before you set off, otherwise catch the cab behind. Taking a note of the cab number as you get in is always a good idea in case your drop/leave anything inside the cab after the journey which can be the case when first getting here. Tipping is around €5 for the journey but depends on how efficient you found the driver to be.