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Palma has good communications with the outside, both by sea and by air.
From Mazo Airport, there are several flights a day to Tenerife, Gran Canaria
and the rest of Europe. Ferries sail from the Port of Santa Cruz de La
Palma three times a day to Tenerife, with connections to other Islands,
and twice a week to El Hierro. Good bus service to the main towns and villages.
How
to get there
By plane
From the Iberian peninsula:
daily flights are available to Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote, and Fuerteventura.
Two flights per week to La Palma from Madrid during high season.
From abroad: daily flights
by regular and charter services are available from the leading European
cities to Gran Canaria and Tenerife. Charter flights to Lanzarote, Fuerteventura,
and La Palma. (There are daily connections between Lanzarote, Fuerteventura,
La Palma, and Hierro from Gran Canaria and Tenerife).
By boat
A Trasmediterránea
line connects Cádiz with Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de
Gran Canaria. The journey takes 36 hours.
Transportation
between the islands
By air
There are daily flights
from Gran Canaria and Tenerife to all of the islands (except Gomera) with
Binter Airlines (Gran Canaria: 928 44 01 00; Tenerife: 922 23 43 46)
By Ferry
All of the islands are connected
by ferry which also transports cars. Two companies, Trasmediterránea
(Gran Canaria: 928 26 56 50; Tenerife: 922 28 78 50) and Fred Olsen (Gran
Canaria: 928 29 23 54; Tenerife: 922 62 82 00) are available.
Jet-foil:Hydrofoil service
is available between Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Fuerteventura.
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