The island of La Gomera is connected to the outside world by air via neighbouring Tenerife or Gran Canaria, as well as regular ferries to Tenerife.
By air
The only airport La Gomera GMZ is located on the south coast, 33 km from the largest town of San Sebastian and 45 km from the resort of Valle Gran Rey.
La Gomera has direct connections to only two Canary Islands. There are no direct flights from Europe or other parts of the world.
All scheduled flights here are operated by a local airline. Binter Canarias.
Flights from Gomera go to the following airports:
- Tenerife-Norte TFN - 2x daily
- Gran Canaria LPA - 2x daily
A return ticket from Tenerife or Gran Canaria costs on average 70 eur to 140 eur.
You can always fly to Europe or America via Las Palmas-Gran Canaria airport and to mainland Spain also via Tenerife-Norte.
In the direction of Europe, it is usually worth buying tickets to Gran Canaria on sale, as all international flights to Gomera depart from the same airport.
Tenerife is only served by the northern airport, which has only domestic flights.
Compare prices for flights to Gran Canaria
By ferry
Because Tenerife is so close, most travellers choose to take the regular ferry to Gomera from the island, which is only 15 minutes longer than the average flight time from Tenerife (35 minutes vs 50 minutes).
The only port that has connections to the surrounding islands is located in the capital , San Sebastián de La Gomera.
The other two ports - Playa Santiago and Valle Gran Rey - have connections only to San Sebastian, where you must eventually change.
There are two companies operating boat services to Gomera - Fred Olsen and Naviera Armas.
For a clear comparison of ticket prices from both companies, visit directferries.com.
| Route | Sailing time | Price | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Cristianos (Tenerife) - S. Sebastián | 50 minutes | 34 eur - on foot 56 eur - private car |
6-7x daily |
| Santa Cruz (La Palma) - S. Sebastián | 4 hours | 45 eur - on foot 68 eur - car |
3 times a day |
To Gomera by own car
Many travellers from Europe travel to the Canary Islands by their own car.
Car ferries to La Gomera run from Tenerife and La Palma. However, there are no direct ferries to mainland Europe from Gomera, so you always have to go via Tenerife.
All ferries from mainland Spain sail to the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, from which you must cross 77km south to the port of Los Cristianos.
- Cádiz - Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- 1-2 times a week
- The cruise takes 54 hours
- Price per car from 500 eur
- Huelva - Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- 2-3x per week
- The cruise takes 36 hours
- Price per car from 325 eur
Prices for a car between Los Cristianos and Gomera start at 56 eur.
So in total you will pay about the same for the ferry between Europe and Gomera 400 eur. In the summer season we recommend booking at least 2 weeks in advance.
