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How to get from Gran Canaria to another island?

01/07/2022 Por Local Guide Gran Canaria Leave a Comment

In this post we are going to explain you how to get from Gran Canaria to another island. If you have more than a week of holidays you have the option of visiting another Canary Island. Below we will mention you the transfer options and a little about each island, we have been to all of them already 🙂

Fred olsen
How to get from Gran Canaria to another Island by ship

How to get from Gran Canaria to another island by ship

The nearest islands from Gran Canaria are Tenerife and Fuerteventura. There are two shipping companies that operates between the Canary Islands: Fred Olsen and Naviera Armas. Moreover, you can take your hired car. In the bottom photo we see the Fred Olsen ferry departing from the town of Agaete towards Tenerife. In the search engine Ferryhopper you will be able to see all the schedules and prices available to choose which company interests you the most. And, in addition, we have a unique discount for you!

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So that, our friends of Ferryhopper are offering you a 5% discount on the ferry trips you make through the Canary Islands for being our reader. This is, regardless of the route, the shipping company and the schedule you choose. In addition, you will be able to compare rates and schedules, book the outward journey with one company and the return with another and, finally, your final price will be cheaper than booking directly with the ferry company. The process is simple, visit their site through this link or the search engine that we show you in the upper lines and enter the LOCALGUIDEGC code before the payment. Easy peasy!

How to get from Gran Canaria to another island by plane

On the other hand, if you want to know how to get from Gran Canaria to another island and save time, we recommend you the plane. Currently, there are two airlines that operate between islands: Binter and Canary Fly. In addition, you can reach all the Canary Islands by plane. Well, except for La Graciosa. The easiest way to compare prices and flight departure times is with the search engine Skyscanner.

El Teide, Tenerife
How to get from Gran Canaria to another island. View to El Teide from the plane

On the other hand, a question that you can make yourself is: how to go from Gran Canaria to La Gomera? Or, how to go from Gran Canaria to El Hierro? There is no direct boat between these islands and Gran Canaria, and neither with La Palma and La Graciosa. Therefore, if you are thinking of going by boat, it is possible. However, you would have to take several boats and travel by car within the same island to reach another port.

La Gomera island has a direct flight from Gran Canaria
La Gomera island has a direct flight from Gran Canaria

Consequently, the best option to travel to the most distant and, without direct maritime connection, would be the plane. The distance between choosing to fly to a Canary Island or another will be of just 10-15 minutes. As we said, the only exception is La Graciosa. This must be reached always by boat since it does not have an airport.

Visit other Canary Islands from Gran Canaria

Once you know how to get from Gran Canaria to another island, we are going to describe them all. It is difficult to decide ourselves and recommend you the best Canary Island. However, we will make for you a short description of each of them so that you can decide for yourself. We know them all, some more than others, but we will try to make the description we make as objective as possible.

✔ Travel from Gran Canaria to Tenerife

Tenerife can be reached either by direct boat or by plane. It is the most populated and largest island in surface. We can say that on this island is the best gastronomic offer since it has several restaurants with Michelin Stars and there is a wide offer of guachinches. What is a guachinche? Here you can basically eat yummy local food at a very good price. Tenerife has everything: mountain, gastronomy, nature, beaches… They even have the highest peak of Spain, El Teide, with 3.178m in Las Cañadas National Park. If we had to say something “bad” from Tenerife, it could be its beaches, because in other islands are considered better.

Local food in a guachinche of Tenerife
Local food in a guachinche of Tenerife

One of the biggest claims of Tenerife is the Loro Parque theme park, considered the best zoo in the world. Also the whale watching. If you only want to know its capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, we leave you with the link to the getaway here. And if you want to discover the island on your own, have a look at our post about things to do in Tenerife.

✔ Travel from Gran Canaria to Fuerteventura and Lobos

Fuerteventura can also be reached either by direct boat or by plane. It is the second largest island of the Canary Islands. It stands out for its kilometers long beaches that have nothing to envy to those of the Caribbean.

Fuerteventura
El Cotillo beach, Fuerteventura

However, it is a quite windy island and, therefore, it is the paradise of windsurfing and kite surfing. In Northern Fuerteventura there is a hidden jewel, it is the island of Lobos (wolves). You can take a boat ride to Lobos and spend the day there. It is not possible to stay overnight, but you can eat at the Chiringuito de Antoñito the lighthouse keeper.

Lobos island
Lobos island

✔ Travel from Gran Canaria to Lanzarote

You can also get to Lanzarote by plane and boat. Many islanders agree that Lanzarote is the most beautiful island of the Canary Islands. Why? Well, because it has spectacular beaches and coves, because the island is perfectly maintained and due to its volcanic and unique character. It also stands out for the quality of its wines. In Lanzarote you can visit the Timanfaya National Park with more than 25 volcanoes inside and the Jameos del Agua.

Famara
Famara beach, Lanzarote

An experience to understand how the Canary Islands were formed. We also recommend visiting the Foundation of the Canarian artist César Manrique. This man was especially concerned about the environmental preservation of Lanzarote. And so it has remained until then with its white houses in each town.

✔ Travel from Gran Canaria to La Graciosa

La Graciosa is the 8th Canary Island and the smallest one. It is also the Canarian Caribbean and a hidden secret. To get to La Graciosa you must first arrive to Lanzarote and then drive to Órzola port, from where the boat departs. The route is not very long, since the islands are very close, but can be wavy.

La Graciosa
Montaña Amarilla beach, La Graciosa

Concerning La Graciosa beauties, we love its people, its gastronomy, its virgin beaches, its white houses, its tranquility… In the same way, you should know that in La Graciosa the few cars that are circulating they do it by dirt or sand roads, there are no paved roads. Here you must move on foot, by bicycle or by 4×4 taxis. You can not miss a visit to the Montaña Amarilla beach and Las Conchas beach.

✔ Travel from Gran Canaria to La Gomera

To get from Gran Canaria to La Gomera we recommend the plane. In summer, there is usually a direct flight. Otherwise, you must fly through Tenerife. La Gomera is also a very small island, but due to its mountainous character and full of ravines, it is difficult to get from one point to another on the island. It is an island sparsely populated and hardly exploited touristically.

Playa santiago
Playa de Santiago, La Gomera

If you like trails in the middle of nature, this may be your island. In the heart of La Gomera is located the Garajonay National Park (World Heritage) and we share here with you the hiking excursion through it. Here runs water by streams and their forests are green all year. We also recommend you visit Valle Gran Rey. A town where a hippie commune has settled. Most of the beaches on this island are made of stones or black sand.

garajonay la gomera
Garajonay National Park, La Gomera

✔ Travel from Gran Canaria to El Hierro

You can also get to El Hierro by direct flight from Gran Canaria. Let’s say this island it’s a mix of La Gomera, Lanzarote and Tenerife. Why? Because it is very volcanic, it also has many cliffs and most of its beaches are with black sand or stones. In addition, it is characterized by having many more natural swimming pool areas with seawater. It also has a beautiful pine forest in the interior of the island. But if there is something that stands out in El Hierro, it’s its ocean. It is idyllic for diving.

El Verodal
El Verodal beach, El Hierro

Here you will also eat very yummy. You should try the fresh fish from the area in La Restinga, the tropical pineapple from El Hierro and the quesadillas. As La Gomera, it is an island sparsely populated and not massively touristic. It is the second smallest after La Graciosa. We recommend you our post with 15 things to do in El Hierro and places to eat.

camarones en El Hierro
Local food in El Refugio, La Restinga

✔ Travel from Gran Canaria to La Palma

We ended up on the island of La Palma and not the least beautiful. In fact they call it “the beautiful island”. La Palma is the greenest island of the Canary Islands. The paradise of trails and good local food. It also has spectacular volcanic and coastal areas, but in general the western islands are more of black sand beaches and stones. On the contrary the oriental ones are of kilometric beaches and blond sand. In La Palma we recommend visiting the trail of Roque de Los Muchachos and La Caldera de Taburiente so as a visit to the city of Santa Cruz de La Palma.

Trail to colorful waterfall, La Palma
Trail to colorful waterfall, La Palma

We hope that you have now the same desire as us to visit all the Canary Islands again. At least we have tried our best to explaina how to get from Gran Canaria to another island. If you do not have time enough, you can always come back to the Islands, you know that in Gran Canaria there is also a lot to see and do as we tell you in our local Gran Canaria Guides. If you want to know more, click on the next photo!

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