There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria by train, plane, car ferry, or bus
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€70–275Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Frattontrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havrecarferry
- Take the train from Le Havre to Avignon Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiztrain Alv
- Take the car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
2d 22h€484–1,073Bus, 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, Quai de Bercy to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
3d 12h€302–732Fly Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)plane CWL - LPA
10h€84–285Train 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€99–388Train, 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€123–337Train 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€162–383Train, 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€285–878Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
3d 22h€339–1,004
Cardiff to Gran Canaria by train, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria is to train and fly which costs €70 - €280 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 €70 - €280.
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 car ferry which takes 2 days 22h and costs €480 - €1100.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria, including transfers.
There are 2879+ 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
- €55–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–400
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- 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
- €80–280
- 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
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €25–31
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30–50
Train from Cardiff Central to Fratton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €80–100
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €65–80
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €85–130
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €30–40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €40–65
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €85–110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €80–110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–60
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €60–90
- 1st Class
- €110–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Le Havre to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €140–190
- 1st Class
- €180–230
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Le Havre to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €17–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €25–35
- 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
- €27–40
- 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
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- 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
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €30–40
- Car
- €60–90
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–210
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €90–120
- Car
- €290–420
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €240–410
- 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
- €42–484
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- Car
- €334
- No car
- €129
- Resident
- €42
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