Gran Canaria Airport to Puerto Rico by hire car

How far is Puerto Rico from Gran Canaria Airport?

48.6 km and 40 minutes without traffic from the arrivals handover at the airport. On the way the GC-1 passes Playa del Inglés at 27 minutes and the exit for Maspalomas at 30, and Arguineguín comes up at 33. Puerto de Mogán, past Puerto Rico, is 45 minutes from the airport, and Mogán town, on the GC-200, 50.

Which exit do I take off the GC-1?

Exit 62, for the GC-500 into Puerto Rico. For Puerto de Mogán stay on the GC-1 to exit 68 and take the GC-200 towards the sea. The limit on the GC-1 is 120 km/h unless signed lower.

Between Arguineguín and Puerto Rico the GC-500 runs along the coast, and Anfi del Mar is 4 km along it from Arguineguín. Vehicles are not allowed down the road to the beach at Anfi del Mar.

Where can I park in Puerto Rico and Mogán?

Mogán runs a blue zone of time-limited street parking, 543 spaces since its new meters started on 10 January 2022. The ticket, physical or virtual, must show the car's number plate, and the tariff is set by the municipality's fiscal ordinance. Charges run by the hour up to a full-day rate, with a penalty for overstaying and a higher one for parking without paying.

In Playa de Mogán, white-marked spaces at the Explanada del Castillete and the Rivera del Carmen are for residents only, so white paint there is not free parking. Yellow lines follow national rules: broken yellow for no parking, solid yellow for no stopping.

Where can I drive from Puerto Rico?

West to Puerto de Mogán, 11.3 km and 17 minutes from Puerto Rico. East, Arguineguín is 9 minutes from Puerto Rico, Maspalomas 21 and Playa del Inglés 20.

The GC-200 continues from Mogán up the west coast to La Aldea de San Nicolás. It is closed at times by rockfalls after heavy rain, as it was overnight in March 2026 between La Aldea and Mogán.

Can I collect or leave the car in Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria is one of the towns where a small group of manual cars is delivered to an address you give, and a one-way car hire ending in Puerto Rico can start at the airport. Its supply is the least dependable of the resort towns, and in a peak week such as Christmas it can have no cars at all while the other resort towns still do. The airport has cars when Puerto Rico has none, and its listings carry the automatics and the larger cars that the resort towns do not.

How long should I allow to drive back to the airport?

Coming back is a shorter run than going out: Puerto Rico to Gran Canaria Airport is 47.1 km and 38 minutes without traffic, north-east on the GC-1 to exit 16. A day trip from the airport to Puerto de Mogán and back is 108.5 km and 89 minutes of driving. The car goes back with the fuel it had at collection; the Repsol at km 16 of the GC-1, by the airport, is open 24 hours.