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 31m€80–251Train, 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 Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiztrain Alv
- Take the carferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
2d 23h€415–2,548Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the carferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
3d 4h€334–2,431Fly Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)plane CWL - LPA
9h 25m€83–270Train 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 43m€136–323Train, 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 46m€150–306Train, 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 8m€169–407Train 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 carferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Agaete, Gran Canariacarferry
11h 11m€95–293Bus, car ferry via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Barcelonabus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Punta Umbríabus
- Take the carferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
3d 20h€403–1,741Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the carferry from Portsmouth International Port to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the carferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
3d 22h€363–2,895
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 and bus and car ferry which costs €90 - €300 and takes 11h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria is to train and fly which takes 7h 31m and costs €75 - €260.
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 which takes 2 days 23h and costs €410 - €2600.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Cardiff to Gran Canaria, including transfers.
There are 2932+ 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 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–480
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- Socibus
Bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Socibus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Socibus
- Phone
- +34 922 531 300
- Website
- TITSA
Bus from Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur to Intercambiador Sta.Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- TITSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Punta Umbría
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
Car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €115–2,000
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €290
Car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €115–2,000
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €290
Car ferry from Cádiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €115–2,200
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €328
- Phone
- +34 902 10 01 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- fredolsen.es
Car ferry from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Agaete, Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–60
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
Car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–1,200
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €240–410
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