There are 6 ways to get from Santander to Gran Canaria by plane, train, car ferry, car, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)SDR - LPA
3h 10m€75–280Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to CadizAlv
- Take the car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
47h 35m€179–492Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santander to Huelva
- Take the car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
47h 52m€171–694Train, car ferry via Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to CadizAlv
- Take the car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
2d 3h€184–532Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Take the car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
2d 6h€153–385Bus, car ferry via Salamanca
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Merida
- Take the bus from Mérida to Huelva
- Take the car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
2d 8h€111–611
Santander to Gran Canaria by train and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Gran Canaria is to fly which costs €75 - €280 and takes 3h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Gran Canaria is to fly which takes 3h 10m and costs €75 - €280.
The distance between Santander and Gran Canaria is 2009 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Gran Canaria without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 47h 35m and costs €170 - €500.
It takes approximately 3h 10m to fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), including transfers and time at the airport.
The quickest flight from Santander Airport Airport to Gran Canaria Airport Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 10m.
Gran Canaria is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 3:40 PM in Santander and 2:40 PM in Gran Canaria.
Ryanair, Binter Canarias and Iberia offer flights from Santander Airport Airport to Gran Canaria Airport Airport.
There are 5533+ hotels available in Gran Canaria.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Gran Canaria, Spain?
Binter Canarias, Iberia, and Ryanair fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Santander Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Tenerife North
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- 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
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- +34 916 52 00 11
- info@interbus.es
- Website
- interbus.es
Bus from Mérida to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–26
- Website
- https://www.interbus.es/
- 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
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