Are you looking for cheap flights to the Canary Islands? We’ve put together a complete guide so that you know which airlines operate flights to your chosen Canary Island, as well as which airport to fly to.
The Canary Islands is a Spanish archipelago consisting of eight main islands. Five of the main islands are served by regular scheduled flights operated by a number of Europe-based airlines, including low-cost carriers including easyJet and Ryanair. These five islands are:
From these larger islands, a connecting flight can then be caught to one of the archipelago’s three smaller main islands: La Gomera, El Hierro, La Graciosa.
The two busiest international airports on the islands are:
Are you searching for cheap flights to the Canary Islands from the United States? Please note that there are no direct flights between the USA and the Canary Islands, so you will need to make a layover in a European city.
Are you searching for cheap flights to the Canary Islands from the United States? Please note that there are no direct flights between the USA and the Canary Islands, so you will need to make a layover in a European city.
There are five islands in the Canary Islands archipelago that have regular scheduled flights. If you want to head to one of the smaller islands, you’ll need to catch a connecting regional flight.
Discover which airports to fly into across the Canary Islands and the airlines to fly with below👇
Tenerife is the only island in the archipelago to be served by two airports:
TFS is the largest airport, where your international flight is more likely to land/depart from.
If you’re heading to a smaller island in the Canary Island archipelago, you can catch a connecting flight from Tenerife North Terminal.
To get to Fuerteventura you must fly into Fuerteventura Airport (FUE), which is located on the east coast of the Island. It's approximately 4 miles southwest of the capital, Puerto Del Rosario and about a 10-minute drive from the popular resort town of Caleta de Fuste.
If you are flying to Gran Canaria you must fly to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), which is located on the east coast of the island in the Bay of Gando, which is approx 12 miles from the island's capital, Las Palmas.
To get to Lanzarote, you must fly into Lanzarote Airport (ACE), which is located in San Bartolomé, just 3.1 miles southwest of the capital city of Arrecife.
For La Palma, fly into La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located approx 5 miles south of the capital city, Santa Cruz.
The smallest of the three main islands can only be reached via boat or by catching a short connecting flight with a regional airline. Discover which airlines operate regional flights to each island below:
Fly to La Gomera Airport (GMZ) from Lanzarote or Gran Canaria
Airlines: Binter Canarias, or Iberia (Iberia Express)
Fly to El Hierro Airport (VDE) from Lanzarote or Gran Canaria.
Airlines: Binter Canarias, or Iberia (Iberia Express)
La Graciosa is the smallest in terms of population, with less than 1000 inhabitants - most of which are seasonal only. There are no flights to the island, which is close to Lanzarote and can be easily reached via ferry or boat excursion.
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US citizens do not need a tourist visa to travel to the Spanish Canary Islands, unless they plan to stay for more than 90 days. The only travel document that a US tourist will need is a passport valid for at least six months after the date of entry into the country. If you're travelling to the Canary Islands from elsewhere, take a look at our travel visa page for more advice.
From the UK, a direct flight to Grand Canaria will take about 4 hours and 30 minutes. From the US, there are no direct flights available, and a connection will need to be made in Europe. Expect an average flight time of 11 to 15 hours.
Siam Park can be found on the island of Tenerife, The closest airport is Tenerife South Airport, located just 10 miles away. Alternatively, Tenerife North Airport is still only about 50 mi from Siam Park, but note that more international flights will fly to Tenerife South.
Teide National Park can be found on Tenerife Island, about an hour and 15 minutes away from the Tenerife North Airport and about an hour away from Tenerife South Airport. There isn’t much in the time difference to travel to the park from either of the two airports in Tenerife, but more international flights land/depart from Tenerife South.
