The ferry between the Canary Islands really works on three pairs: Tenerife with La Gomera (50 minutes from Los Cristianos), Tenerife with Gran Canaria (80 minutes to Agaete, or 1 h 40 capital to capital) and Lanzarote with Fuerteventura (25–35 minutes). Add La Graciosa from Órzola and Lobos from Corralejo, which you can only reach by boat.
For almost everything else, fly: Gran Canaria–Lanzarote is six hours by sea against under 50 minutes in the air. La Palma and El Hierro sit in between: 2 h 20–2 h 30 by boat from Los Cristianos, reasonable if you have a car or are staying in the south of Tenerife; if not, fly from Tenerife North.
Island
How
| Route | Operator | Duration | From (non-resident) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry Santa Cruz de Tenerife → Agaete (Puerto de las Nieves) | Fred. Olsen Express | 1 h 20 | €45.98 |
| Ferry Santa Cruz de Tenerife → Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Baleària Canarias | 1 h 40 | €60 |
| Ferry Los Cristianos → San Sebastián de La Gomera | Fred. Olsen Express · Baleària Canarias | 50 min | €39.74 |
| Ferry Los Cristianos → Santa Cruz de La Palma | Fred. Olsen Express · Baleària Canarias | 2 h 30 | €55 |
| Ferry Los Cristianos → Puerto de La Estaca (Valverde) | Fred. Olsen Express · Baleària Canarias | 2 h 20 – 2 h 30 | — |
| Ferry San Sebastián de La Gomera → Santa Cruz de La Palma | Baleària Canarias | 3 h 50 – 4 h | — |
| Ferry San Sebastián de La Gomera → Playa de Santiago | Fred. Olsen Express | 30 min | €15 |
| Ferry Playa de Santiago → Valle Gran Rey (Puerto de Vueltas) | Fred. Olsen Express | 40 min | €15 |
| Ferry Las Palmas de Gran Canaria → Morro Jable | Fred. Olsen Express · Baleària Canarias | 1 h 45 – 2 h | €70 |
| Ferry Las Palmas de Gran Canaria → Puerto del Rosario | Baleària Canarias | 6 h 15 | — |
| Ferry Las Palmas de Gran Canaria → Arrecife (Muelle de Los Mármoles) | Baleària Canarias | 6 h | €112 |
| Ferry Playa Blanca → Corralejo | Fred. Olsen Express · Baleària Canarias · Líneas Romero | 25 min – 35 min | €20.50 |
| Ferry Puerto del Rosario → Arrecife (Muelle de Los Mármoles) | Baleària Canarias | 2 h | — |
| Ferry Órzola → Caleta de Sebo | Líneas Romero · Biosfera Express | 25 min – 30 min | €16 |
| Ferry Corralejo → Isla de Lobos (El Puertito pier) | Naviera Nortour · Ferry Isla de Lobos | 15 min – 20 min | €17 |
| Flight Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna → Gran Canaria | Binter · Canaryfly | under 50 min | — |
| Flight Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna → César Manrique–Lanzarote | Binter · Canaryfly | under 50 min | — |
| Flight Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna → Fuerteventura | Binter · Canaryfly | under 50 min | — |
| Flight Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna → La Palma | Binter · Canaryfly | under 50 min | — |
| Flight Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna → El Hierro | Binter · Canaryfly | under 50 min | — |
| Flight Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna → La Gomera | Binter | under 50 min | — |
| Flight Gran Canaria → César Manrique–Lanzarote | Binter · Canaryfly | under 50 min | — |
| Flight Gran Canaria → Fuerteventura | Binter · Canaryfly | under 50 min | — |
| Flight Gran Canaria → La Palma | Binter · Canaryfly | under 50 min | — |
| Flight Gran Canaria → El Hierro | Binter | under 50 min | — |
| Flight Gran Canaria → La Gomera | Binter | under 50 min | — |
| Flight Gran Canaria → Tenerife South | Binter | under 50 min | — |
| Flight Tenerife South → La Palma | Binter | under 50 min | — |
| Flight La Palma → César Manrique–Lanzarote | Binter | under 50 min | — |
| Flight La Palma → Fuerteventura | Binter | under 50 min | — |
Journey times and fares as published by the operators, checked on 2 October 2026. One-way fare for a foot passenger without the resident discount; varies by date.
Ferry between the Canary Islands: what a visitor pays
Canary Islands residents get 75% off inter-island boats and flights; visitors, including those from mainland Spain, pay the full fare. On several routes Fred. Olsen prints only the resident figure, and Baleària advertises €11 to La Gomera on its island page while the route page says €42. Both use dynamic pricing: the "from" price is the cheapest day. With a car and 2 to 5 people, Fred. Olsen's package fares cut the price by up to 60%.
Ferry routes between the Canary Islands, ports and crossing times
Tenerife – La Gomera
It leaves from Los Cristianos in the south, not from Santa Cruz: 50 minutes with Fred. Olsen (up to 5 a day, from €39.74) or with Baleària Canarias (daily, from €42). In San Sebastián the town centre is ten minutes' walk away, and the Benchi Express carries on along the coast to Playa Santiago and Valle Gran Rey (€15 per leg, up to 3 a day). Everything about the island in La Gomera.
Tenerife – Gran Canaria
Fred. Olsen sails from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Agaete (Puerto de las Nieves) in 80 minutes, up to 8 a day, from €45.98, with a free bus to Las Palmas that you book 48 hours ahead. Baleària links the two capitals in 1 h 40, up to 6 a day, from €60 (€62 from Tenerife to Gran Canaria). City to city, the journey time is similar: choose by where you are staying.
Tenerife – La Palma and El Hierro
To Santa Cruz de La Palma, 2 h 30 from Los Cristianos: Fred. Olsen up to twice a day and Baleària daily, from €55. To El Hierro (Puerto de La Estaca, next to Valverde), 2 h 20, with one daily Fred. Olsen sailing; Baleària advertises it too, and neither publishes the visitor fare outside its booking engine. More in El Hierro and La Palma.
Gran Canaria – Fuerteventura and Lanzarote
Las Palmas–Morro Jable: Baleària in 1 h 45, 3 a day, from €70; Fred. Olsen in about 2 h. Morro Jable is at the southern tip, ideal for Jandía and a long way from Corralejo. Las Palmas–Puerto del Rosario (6 h 15) and Las Palmas–Arrecife (6 h, from €112) are conventional Baleària ferries with cabins.
There is no direct boat from Tenerife to Lanzarote or Fuerteventura: Baleària sells Santa Cruz–Morro Jable with a stop in Las Palmas (from about 4 h 15) and Santa Cruz–Arrecife with a change of ship (8 h 15–9 h 10). Better to fly from Tenerife North.
Lanzarote – Fuerteventura
Three ferry companies compete from Playa Blanca to Corralejo. Fred. Olsen runs up to 12 sailings: 25 minutes on the Bocayna Express (takes cars) or 35 on the Buganvilla Express (foot passengers only). Baleària takes about 35 minutes, up to 7 sailings, from €31. On foot, the lowest published fare is Líneas Romero's: 30 minutes, 5 sailings, €20.50 (€39 return).
La Graciosa and Lobos
Órzola–Caleta de Sebo costs the same with Líneas Romero and with Biosfera Express: €16 single, €29 return, about 25 minutes. Between them they run 17–19 sailings a day, but your return ties you to the boats of one company. The full guide is in La Graciosa.
| Where | Ticket | Rating | Price | Where to book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GetYourGuide | Lanzarote: Ferry to La Graciosa with Wi-Fi (free parking) | 4.7 (1,145) | €29 | View on GetYourGuide |
| Tiqets | La Graciosa: Ferry from Lanzarote | 4.7 (7) | €29 | View on Tiqets |
| Official website | Líneas Romero, Órzola – La Graciosa return | — | €29 | Official site ↗ |
Adult prices checked on 2 October 2026. They may vary by date; each site confirms the final price.
You reach Lobos from Corralejo with Naviera Nortour or with the islalobos.es boat: about 20 minutes, €17 return. First you need the free permit from the Cabildo (island council) at https://lobospass.com/ (it opens five days ahead; two four-hour slots, with no more than 200 people on the island at once). Details in Isla de Lobos.
| Where | Ticket | Rating | Price | Where to book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GetYourGuide | Fuerteventura: Lobos Island Ferry from Corralejo (Return) | 4.7 (3,649) | €17 | View on GetYourGuide |
| Tiqets | Isla de Lobos: Ferry from Corralejo | 4.5 (76) | €17 | View on Tiqets |
| Official website | Naviera Nortour, Corralejo – Lobos return | — | €17 | Official site ↗ |
Adult prices checked on 2 October 2026. They may vary by date; each site confirms the final price.
On both islands the price is identical with the ferry company and on the booking platforms: buy wherever suits you.
Day trips to another island
Fred. Olsen and Baleària show their timetables, first and last sailings included, only in their booking engines: check the exact day at https://www.fredolsen.es/en/ or https://www.baleariacanarias.com/en/routes-timetables/ before you firm up the plan.
| From | To | Day trip? | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Cristianos (Tenerife) | La Gomera | Yes, the classic | 50 min, two ferry companies |
| Tenerife | Gran Canaria, or the other way | Yes, a long day | 80 min to Agaete or 1 h 40 to Las Palmas; adding Teide is very tight |
| Tenerife | La Palma | Better by air | 2 h 30 by boat each way |
| Tenerife | El Hierro | Not by boat | One sailing each way on most days |
| Playa Blanca (Lanzarote) | Corralejo | Yes, easy | About 24 sailings a day |
| Órzola (Lanzarote) | La Graciosa | Yes | Last boat back between 17:00 and 19:00 depending on the season |
| Corralejo | Lobos | Half a day | The permit covers one 4-hour slot |
| Gran Canaria | Morro Jable | Possible, but long | 1 h 45–2 h each way |
From the south of Tenerife, the day trip to La Gomera is the easiest.
Canary Islands island hopping itineraries: one week and ten days
One week, two islands. Lanzarote + Fuerteventura: fly into one and out of the other, as both have international flights. Tenerife + La Gomera: fly in and out of Tenerife South, because La Gomera only has inter-island flights. Tenerife + Gran Canaria: cross over and fly home from Gran Canaria.
Ten days, three islands. Lanzarote → Fuerteventura → Gran Canaria: Playa Blanca–Corralejo, Fuerteventura from north to south and the boat from Morro Jable to Las Palmas, without a single inter-island flight; with a few more days, carry on to Tenerife. Gran Canaria → Tenerife → La Gomera works the same way. For Tenerife → La Gomera → La Palma, Baleària's La Gomera–La Palma boat (about 4 h, Monday to Saturday) saves you going back to sleep in Tenerife.
El Hierro only fits as a there-and-back from Tenerife, and mixing Lanzarote or Fuerteventura with the western islands means flying with a connection. If in doubt, see which island to choose.
Hire cars on the ferry, luggage and pets
Cars travel on every Fred. Olsen and Baleària route except the La Gomera coastal boat and the Buganvilla Express; visitors' cars cannot go to La Graciosa or Lobos. With a hire car, get written permission from the rental company first: Baleària only loads it if the contract allows.
Baleària closes boarding at the same times as Fred. Olsen on the La Gomera and La Palma routes, but 40 minutes before for everyone from Las Palmas; arrive late and you miss the boat. Fred. Olsen allows 20 kg per person that you carry yourself. Pets travel with a booked place on Fred. Olsen (from €2) and free on Líneas Romero. If you get seasick, stick to the short crossings (La Gomera, Lanzarote–Fuerteventura).
Flights between the Canary Islands: Binter, Canaryfly and airports
There are eight airports. Binter flies to all of them; Canaryfly to six, not La Gomera or Tenerife South. Binter flights take under 50 minutes, check-in closes 30 minutes before and a 20 kg bag is included; Canaryfly's cheapest fare does not include one.
- 1Tenerife Norte (TFN)airportDirections ↗
- 2Tenerife Sur (TFS)airportDirections ↗
- 3Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria (LPA)airportDirections ↗
- 4Aeropuerto César Manrique-Lanzarote (ACE)airportDirections ↗
- 5Aeropuerto de Fuerteventura (FUE)airportDirections ↗
- 6Aeropuerto de La Palma (SPC)airportDirections ↗
- 7Aeropuerto de La Gomera (GMZ)airportDirections ↗
- 8Aeropuerto de El Hierro (VDE)airportDirections ↗
Almost everything leaves from Tenerife North and Gran Canaria; from Tenerife South only the flight to Gran Canaria is confirmed, and La Gomera and El Hierro only have flights from those two airports. La Gomera's airport is next to Playa Santiago, 34 km from San Sebastián; the ferry drops you in the capital. The "€9–20" Binter advertises are resident fares; your price only appears in its booking engine.
Cruises around the Canary Islands
A cruise around the Canary Islands is a winter product, with the peak season from October to April. Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the main home port: the Port Authority lists MSC, Marella, AIDA, TUI Cruises, P&O Cruises and Costa as cruise lines based there, plus Windstar and CroisiEurope; Royal Caribbean is not on the list. From Las Palmas sail MSC, Costa and Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, which has nothing to do with the ferries.
The usual itinerary is a 7-night loop around Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and often La Palma, or combined with Madeira and Morocco (Agadir, Casablanca). As a guide, TUI Cruises sells 7 nights Canaries and Madeira from Las Palmas from €1,379 per person in an inside cabin, flight included. A port call is usually a single day: pick one thing.
| Port | Quay to centre | Time for |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | About 5 min | The city, Teide, or Anaga and La Laguna: one of them |
| Las Palmas | Muelle Santa Catalina, next to the district | Las Canteras and Vegueta |
| Arrecife | Naos 1 km away; Los Mármoles by shuttle or taxi | Timanfaya and La Geria, or the north |
| Puerto del Rosario | 10–15 min on foot | Corralejo dunes or Betancuria |
| Santa Cruz de La Palma | Under 1 km | Old town; Roque de los Muchachos takes half a day |
| San Sebastián de La Gomera | Under 10 min | Garajonay by coach or taxi |
Ferry tickets and trips to another island
Our pick
1
La Gomera from Tenerife without driving
Ferry, guide and lunch in 10 hours; for anyone who doesn't want to hire a car there.
GetYourGuide10 hours
From Tenerife: Guided Tour to La Gomera with Ferry and Lunch
4.4 (668 reviews)
from €110Check availability
2
The Lanzarote–Fuerteventura ferry
From €21; on the Líneas Romero website the foot-passenger crossing costs €20.50.
GetYourGuide35 minutes
Canary Islands: Ferry Ticket Lanzarote/Fuerteventura
4.7 (477 reviews)
from €21Check availability
3
Fuerteventura in a day from Lanzarote
Corralejo with the transport sorted, 9 hours.
GetYourGuide9 hours
From Lanzarote: Day Trip to Fuerteventura and Corralejo
4.2 (1,042 reviews)
from €62Check availability
4
Lanzarote in a day from Fuerteventura
Timanfaya and the south of Lanzarote, 7 hours.
GetYourGuide7 hours
From Fuerteventura: Timanfaya and southern Lanzarote
4.4 (1,386 reviews)
from €83Check availability
GetYourGuide
Fuerteventura: Lobos Island Ferry from Corralejo (Return)
4.7 (3,649 reviews)
from €17Check availability
GetYourGuide15 minutes
Fuerteventura: Lobos Island Return Speedboat Ticket
4.7 (2,032 reviews)
from €16Check availability
GetYourGuide6 hours
La Graciosa: Island Cruise with Lunch and Water Activities
4.5 (2,102 reviews)
from €66Check availability
GetYourGuide1 day
Corralejo: Isla de Lobos Return Ticket with Park Entry
4.7 (1,381 reviews)
from €17Check availability
GetYourGuide4 hours
Corralejo: Lobos Island Catamaran Tour with Drinks & Snorkelling
4.8 (1,171 reviews)
from €75Check availability
See all options on GetYourGuide →Prices checked on 2 October 2026
The ferry companies in depth: Fred. Olsen and Baleària Canarias, formerly Naviera Armas.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the ferry between the Canary Islands cost?
On foot and one way, a visitor pays from €20.50 (Lanzarote–Fuerteventura) to €112 (Las Palmas–Arrecife); Tenerife–La Gomera is from €39.74. The €5–16 fares are resident prices.
Which airlines fly between the Canary Islands?
Binter, which flies to all eight airports, and Canaryfly, which flies to six (not La Gomera or Tenerife South).
How do I find cheap flights between the Canary Islands?
If you arrived with Binter, the Airpass Explorer brings each flight down to €40. If not, compare Binter (20 kg bag included) with Canaryfly's "Con lo Puesto" fare, which only includes hand luggage.
Can you fly from Lanzarote to Fuerteventura?
There is no direct flight: you cross by ferry from Playa Blanca to Corralejo in 25–35 minutes, with about 24 sailings a day.
Is there a ferry from mainland Spain to the Canary Islands?
Yes. Baleària Canarias sails from Cádiz (28–35 hours depending on the island) and Fred. Olsen from Huelva (33–40 hours).
Are there cruises around the Canary Islands and Madeira?
Yes, it is one of the most common itineraries from October to April, sailing from Tenerife or Las Palmas.
