There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria by train, plane, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Gran Canaria Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)plane BRS - LPA
7h 29m€53–237Train, bus, car ferry via Donostia / San Sebastián
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
3d 2h€290–843Fly Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)plane CWL - LPA
10h 5m€80–276Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Gran Canaria Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)plane BHX - LPA
8h 42m€56–237Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Gran Canaria Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)plane LGW - LPA
9h 52m€95–293Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS)plane BRS - TFS
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur to Intercambiador Sta.Cruzbus
- Take the car ferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Agaete, Gran Canariacarferry
11h 10mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly to Gran Canaria Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)plane LTN - LPA
9h 18m€117–308Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Madridbus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiztrain Alv
- Take the car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
3d 6h€211–612Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Huelvabus
- Take the car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
3d 7h€288–448Train, bus, car ferry #2
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cordobabus
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Cadiztrain Alv
- Take the car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
3d 9h€295–669
Cardiff to Gran Canaria by train, subway, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria is to train and fly which costs €50 - €240 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria is to train and fly which takes 7h 29m and costs €50 - €240.
The distance between Cardiff and Gran Canaria is 2889 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Donostia / San Sebastián which takes 3 days 2h and costs €290 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria, including transfers.
There are 2866+ hotels available in Gran Canaria.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Gran Canaria, Spain?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and four other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) once daily.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–370
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 922 531 300
- Website
- titsa.com
Bus from Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur to Intercambiador Sta.Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://titsa.com/index.php/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €290
Car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–328
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €328
- Phone
- +34 902 10 01 07
- reservas@fredolsen.es
- Website
- fredolsen.es
Car ferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Agaete, Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
Car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
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