Gran Canaria Airport to Las Palmas by hire car

How far is Las Palmas from Gran Canaria Airport?

25.6 km and 27 minutes without traffic from the airport's terminal road. Telde is on the way at 13 minutes from the airport. Arucas is 31 minutes from the airport, and Teror, inland, 44.

Is Las Palmas Airport the same as Gran Canaria Airport?

Yes. The airport's code, LPA, comes from Las Palmas, and it is also called Las Palmas Airport, but its official name is Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria and it stands in Telde and Ingenio, south of the city.

Which road into the city?

The GC-1, north from the airport. North of the airport junction it is a dual carriageway rather than a motorway, and inside the city limits a dual carriageway or motorway carries a general limit of 80 km/h unless signs say otherwise. Where a main road passes through a built-up area, the limit is 50 km/h.

The GC-3, the Las Palmas ring road, leaves the GC-1 at exit 4 and runs round the city to exit 8 of the GC-2 in Arucas; more than half of it is tunnels and viaducts. The GC-2 then carries on along the north coast towards Gáldar and Agaete. Parts of the GC-2 are two lanes each way with roundabouts and traffic lights rather than full motorway.

Where can I park in Las Palmas?

On-street parking in the city is run by SAGULPA in two kinds of zone. Blue zones are paid parking for anyone, with a maximum stay of two hours. Green zones are for registered residents first, and non-residents may use them under separate rules.

Blue zones run to five different timetables depending on the street, and since 4 April 2025 some blue streets in Alcaravaneras, Guanarteme and Triana are also charged from 14:00 to 16:00, so read the meter for the street you are on. The seafront Avenida Alcalde Ramírez Bethencourt has 340 blue spaces. The ticket, paper or electronic, must show the car's number plate.

SAGULPA's LPA Park app sells the same ticket on a phone at no extra cost, from a prepaid balance that is never refunded, and wardens check it by the number plate. Fines and parking charges are the driver's to pay; the insurance on a hire car does not cover them.

Is there a low emission zone in Las Palmas?

The city's first low emission zone is planned for the Alcaravaneras neighbourhood. As of April 2026 its operating hours were still to be set by a municipal ordinance, and the draft ordinance proposed a 200 euro fine for breaking its rules.

Where can I drive from Las Palmas?

North and west on the GC-2. From Las Palmas, Arucas is 13.6 km and 15 minutes, Gáldar 29 minutes and Agaete 35 minutes, on a road that is two lanes each way with roundabouts in parts. Teror, inland at 543 m, is 31 minutes from Las Palmas.

South, Las Palmas to Maspalomas is 58.2 km and 49 minutes on the GC-1, past the airport.

Can I leave the hire car in Las Palmas?

Yes, as a drop-off. Las Palmas is one of the towns a car collected at the airport can be left in, on a one-way hire from Gran Canaria Airport, and the car is handed back at an address you give in the city, confirmed with the booking's support before you pay. It does not work the other way: no car can be collected in Las Palmas, so every hire for a stay in the city starts with a car booked at Gran Canaria Airport.

How long does the drive back to the airport take?

Coming back takes less time than going out: Las Palmas to Gran Canaria Airport is 25.7 km and 25 minutes without traffic, south on the GC-1 to exit 16. The car goes back with the fuel it had at collection, and the Repsol at km 16 of the GC-1, by the airport, is open 24 hours.