Travel to La Palma


(Santa Cruz de) La Palma has airport code SPC, and should not be confused with either Las Palmas (de Gran Canaria) or Palma (de Mallorca).

Flights

There are no charter flights from Nordic countries to La Palma (as far as I know), but there are a large number of charter flights directly to La Palma from several cities in Germany. On the other hand, it is easy to get a charter flight from Nordic countries to other Canary Islands (especially to Tenerife or Gran Canaria) and from there La Palma can be easily reached by inter-island flights or by ferries.

Charter flights are much cheaper than the regular flights to La Palma, and are for that reason the highly recommended option.

Inter-island flights and ferries

There are frequent inter-island flights from Tenerife (north airport, TFN) to Santa Cruz de La Palma, and twice a day from Gran Canaria (LPA). Air Binter (a member of the Iberia group) operates these flights. Flights to La Palma should be booked in advance with the main ticket as seats are not always available in these small planes unless booked early. Flights take about 20 minutes from Tenerife and 50 minutes from Gran Canaria.
 
 

There are many scheduled and charter flights to Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Most charter flights to Tenerife operate from the south airport (TFS) and a transfer to the north airport will take at least one hour driving time, so at least about 3 hours must be accounted for. You can travel between airports by bus (direct or via Santa Cruz de Tenerife).

A ferry service is also operated daily between Santa Cruz de La Palma and Tenerife by Fred Olsen. This leaves Los Cristianos in the touristic South of Tenerife in the evening, and returns from La Palma during the night. Trasmediterranea operates one or two ferries a week between La Palma and Tenerife.

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