A short hop in the clouds
La Palma airport, situated between the municipalities of Breña Baja and
Villa de Mazo, offers daily connections with the rest of the Canary Islands,
the rest of Spain and the main european destinations.
- Flights to other
islands :
There are several
daily connections to the islands of Tenerife
(to Los Rodeos airport in the North) and
Gran Canaria. At some times of year, you
can connect with non-stop flights to the
other Canary Islands (El Hierro, La Gomera
, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote) . La Palma
is just 35 minutes away from Tenerife and
50 minutes from Gran Canaria.
- Flights to the rest
of Spain:
Iberia operates
several non-stop flights to Madrid on certain
days of the week (it takes about 2.5 hours
to get there). Depending on the season, you
can also fly non-stop to other cities on
the mainland, such as Barcelona.
- International flights
:
Many German, Dutch
and British tour-operators offer charter
flights from their countries of origin (winter
being the high season). Frankfurt, Munich
, Stuttgart , Hamburg , Hannover, London
, Manchester and Amsterdam are some of the
usual destinations. The duration of these
flights is between 4 and 5 hours.
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Spain
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Full speed ahead to paradise
The ports of Santa Cruz de La Palma and Tazacorte are often the first port
of call for those who come by boat. From here, there are regular passenger
services to the rest of the Canary Islands and Mainland Spain.
The port of Santa Cruz de la Palma offers connections to many other of the
Canary islands: Santa Cruz de Tenerife , Los Cristianos (in the South of Tenerife),
San Sebastian de la Gomera ( La Gomera ), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Gran
Canaria), Puerto del Rosario ( Fuerteventura ) and Arrecife (Lanzarote). Some
services to Tenerife offer the possibility of boarding or leaving the ship
at Tazacorte, while Trasmediterranea operates a weekly service between the
island and Cadiz (in the South of Spain).
All these ships and ferries admit both passengers
and general cargo. The duration of the trip
varies from 3 hours to Tenerife by fast ferry
up to 2 and half days from Cadiz
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