Car Hire in The Canary Islands - Getting to The Canary Islands

All of the islands except La Gomera have airports, and one is under constructions there too. Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote receive the bulk of the international flights and those from mainland Spain. You can fly to the Canaries from most European cities, with or without stopovers in Spain.

Gran Canaria’s Aeropuerto de Gando is modern and handles 5 million tourists a year. Situated in the southwest of the island, there are numerous taxis (€15 max), but most package tourist have pre-arranged shuttles to their respective resorts.

Tenerife is the only Canary Island with two airports. Los Rodeos airport is situated in the north of the island near La Laguna, while the Reina Sofia airport is in the south near the Costa del Silencio, a few miles from Las Americas/Los Cristianos, and now handles most the international flights.

Lanzarote’s airport is located between Arrecife (the capital) and Puerto del Carmen, most resorts are €10 (max 30 min) taxi ride away.

There is a weekly ferry from the southern Spanish port of Cádiz. There are also regular inter-island ferries. The islands are connected by roll-on roll-off ferries, hydrofoils and jetfoils.