Why go
- Spanish island in the North Atlantic.
- Served by Gran Canaria Airport (LPA).
History
Gran Canaria, also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa. As of 2023 the island had a population of 862,893 that constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital of the island, is the largest city of the Canary Islands and the ninth-largest city of Spain.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 36 airlines, 80 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 26 routes: Barcelona, Bergamo, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bremen, Bristol, Charleroi, Cork, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Liverpool, London, London, Madrid, Manchester, Pisa, Porto, Prestwick, Santander, Santiago, Sevilla, Valencia, Weeze
- Binter Canarias NT (ATR 72, CRJ-900, Dash 8-400) · 15 routes: Agadir*, Arrecife, Banjul*, Casablanca*, Dakar, El Aaiún*, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Hierro, Lisbon*, Marrakech*, Praia, Santiago Island*, Santa Cruz De La Palma, Tenerife, Tenerife
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, A319, A321, CRJ-900, CRK) · 11 routes: Alicante*, Barcelona*, Bilbao*, Dakar, Madrid, Malaga*, Nouakschott, Paris*, Santiago*, Sevilla*, Valencia*
- Air Berlin AB (A320, 737-800, A321, A330-200) · 10 routes: Berlin, Cologne, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Mulhouse, Munich, Nuernberg, Salzburg, Vienna, Zurich
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 10 routes: Bergen, Berlin, Cologne, Copenhagen, Hamburg, London, Munich, Oslo, Sandefjord, Stockholm
- Condor Flugdienst DE (757, A321, 32S) · 8 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich, Paderborn, Stuttgart
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W) · 8 routes: Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, London, London, London, Manchester
- TUIfly X3 (737-800) · 8 routes: Cologne, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Mulhouse, Munich, Nuernberg, Stuttgart
- Tropic Air PM (AT4, SWM) · 7 routes: Arrecife, Dakhla, El Aaiún, Fuerteventura, GLN, Nouadhibou, Tenerife
- Jet2.com LS (757-200, 737-800, 737-800) · 5 routes: East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (A321, A320, 757-200) · 5 routes: Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, London, Manchester
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 5 routes: Barcelona, Bilbao, Malaga, Paris, Sevilla
- Air Europa UX (737-800, A330-200, A330-300) · 4 routes: Bilbao, Madrid, Santiago, Sevilla
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800, 737-700) · 3 routes: Amsterdam, Arrecife, Eindhoven
- easyJet U2 (A320) · 2 routes: London, Mulhouse
- Germania ST (A319, 737-700) · 2 routes: Bremen, Erfurt
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, A320) · 2 routes: Birmingham, Manchester
- Niki HG (A320) · 2 routes: Salzburg, Vienna
- Royal Air Maroc AT (ATR 72) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Tenerife
- SATA International S4 (Dash 8-400, CRJ-900) · 2 routes: Funchal*, Lisbon
- Thomsonfly BY (75W) · 2 routes: London, Manchester
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 1 route: Dublin
- Alitalia AZ (A330-200, 737-800) · 1 route: Madrid*
- American Airlines AA (A320) · 1 route: Madrid*
- Austrian Airlines OS (A320) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Czech Airlines OK (737-800) · 1 route: Madrid
- Germanwings 4U (A319) · 1 route: Cologne
- Harmony Airways HQ (A320) · 1 route: Brussels
- Helvetic Airways 2L (A319) · 1 route: Zurich
- Luxair LG (737-800) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- Mauritania Airlines International L6 (737-700) · 1 route: Nouadhibou
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (737-800) · 1 route: Oslo
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320) · 1 route: Zurich*
- Travel Service QS (737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- XL Airways France SE (737-800) · 1 route: Paris
- Yangon Airways HK (A320) · 1 route: Duesseldorf
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Regional airports
Further out, but often the cheapest way in — the airports the low-cost carriers use. Each links to its own town's guide for getting from there into the city.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 10 airlines, 17 direct destinations
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, CRJ-900, A321, 32S) · 8 routes: Barcelona*, Bilbao*, Madrid*, Malaga*, Paris, Santiago*, Sevilla*, Valencia*
- Binter Canarias NT (ATR 72, CRJ-900) · 7 routes: Arrecife, Dakar, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Hierro, La Gomera*, Santa Cruz De La Palma
- Air Europa UX (737-800, A330-200) · 5 routes: Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Malaga, Sevilla
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 4 routes: Barcelona, Bilbao, Malaga, Sevilla
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 2 routes: Barcelona, Madrid
- Tropic Air PM (AT4) · 2 routes: Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz De La Palma
- Alitalia AZ (A330-200, 737-800) · 1 route: Madrid*
- Czech Airlines OK (737-800) · 1 route: Madrid
- Royal Air Maroc AT (ATR 72) · 1 route: Casablanca
- Santa Barbara Airlines S3 (767) · 1 route: Caracas
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Gran Canaria Airport (LPA). Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: LPA has direct flights to 80 destinations on 36 airlines (incl. Madrid, Manchester, London, Cologne, Duesseldorf…).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Gran Canaria. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.