There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria by train, plane, bus, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Gran Canaria Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)BRS - LPA
7h 24m€84–286Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Gran Canaria Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)BHX - LPA
8h 43m€82–224Train, bus, car ferry via Madrid
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to CadizAlv
- Take the car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
3d 1h€260–819Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Huelva
- Take the car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
3d 9hFly Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)CWL - LPA
8h 49m€105–325Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Gran Canaria Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)LGW - LPA
9h 53m€104–352Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Gran Canaria Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)LTN - LPA
9h 12m€136–375Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS)BRS - TFS
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur to Intercambiador Sta.Cruz
- Take the car ferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Agaete, Gran Canaria
10h 54mTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cordoba
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to CadizAlv
- Take the car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
3d 8hBus, car ferry via Salamanca
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Take the car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
3d 11h€204–649
Cardiff to Gran Canaria by train, subway, foot, bus, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria is to train and fly which costs €80 - €290 and takes 7h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria is to train and fly which takes 7h 24m and costs €80 - €290.
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 Madrid which takes 3 days 1h and costs €260 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria, including transfers.
There are 5525+ 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–430
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- 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
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- 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
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–55
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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
- €10–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cordoba
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 922 531 300
- Website
- titsa.com
Bus from Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur to Intercambiador Sta.Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://titsa.com/index.php/en/
- 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
- €30–140
- 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
- €47
- Website
- https://www.alsa.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 Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €33–484
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- Car
- €334
- No car
- €129
- Resident
- €33
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
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