There are three companies that operate public buses in Gran Canaria: Guaguas Municipales – the operator of the municipal bus service in the city of Las Palmas, Guaguas Guzmán – who operate 5 routes near Galdar in the North-west of the island, and Global – who operate the majority of the longer island-wide routes. The word guagua means bus in the Canary Islands (not in mainland Spain), and its origin is either a corruption of the English word ‘Wagon’, a reference to Wa & Wa Co. Inc. (who exported buses to Cuba in the late 19th century), or simply an onomatopoeia based on the sound that bus horns make.
Paying for your Bus Ticket in Gran Canaria
While there are some rechargeable RFID payment cards available, these are mainly aimed at island residents (a substantial discount is available to residents), and these cards are photo identified and require a time-consuming application process. Users can now pay using contactless smartphone and debit cards on the Global SU routes, however, users may still have to pay using cash on other routes.
Seeing Gran Canaria by Public Bus
While a visitor can make use of Global’s public bus service to visit nearly every coastal town or village on the island, it would be a lot more difficult to visit the villages and scenic locations of the mountainous interior using public transport. For this reason, we recommend that you hire a car if you want to do any mountain hiking or visit Roque Nublo.
Getting to your resort from the Airport
Unlike some of the other Canary Islands, Gran Canaria has an excellent public bus service from the airport to the major tourist resorts. The service even runs through the night to Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés, and from 4am to Puerto de Mogan. If you want the convenience of being dropped off at your hotel, then a pre-booked airport transfer is also an option.
Timetables
Rather than link to every single bus route timetable, we have linked below to the routes that are most commonly used by tourists, and to the bus operator’s websites.
Route 1 – Las Palmas to Puerto de Mogan via Gran Canaria Airport, San Agustin, Playa del Ingles, Maspalomas, Meloneras, Arguineguin and Puerto Rico.
Route 5 – Las Palmas to Maspalomas via Gran Canaria Airport, San Agustin and Playa del Ingles.
Route 50 – Las Palmas to Maspalomas Direct.
Route 60 – Las Palmas to Gran Canaria Airport Direct.
Route 66 – Gran Canaria Airport to Maspalomas via San Agustin and Playa del Ingles
Route 90 – Telde to Maspalomas via Gran Canaria Airport (some buses go as far as Puerto Rico, Tauro and Playa del Cura).
Route 91 – Las Palmas to Puerto de Mogan via Gran Canaria Airport, Arguineguin, Puerto Rico and Playa de Amadores.
Route 103 – Las Palmas to Puerto de las Nieves (Agaete)
The rest of Global’s routes and timetables can be found here.
Guaguas Municipales routes and timetables can be found here.
Guaguas Guzmán’s routes and timetables can be found here.
Related Pages
How to get to Playa del Ingles from Gran Canaria Airport
How to get to Maspalomas from Gran Canaria Airport
How to get to Puerto de Mogan from Gran Canaria Airport
How to get to Puerto Rico from Gran Canaria Airport
Joseph Connell
Do routes 66 and 90 from airport to maspalomas run on New Year’s Day 2023? 1st Jan?
admin
Yes, Buses do still run on New Year’s Day.
Sebastian D. B.
I will have an early flight next week, flight at about 6 am. Can you tell me if there is any connection from Maspalomas to Aeroporto at 3am. Thanks
admin
Hi, The number 1 bus leaves Puerto de Mogan at 02:40 and stops at Maspalomas Bus Station on the way to the Airport.
If you are staying at a hotel, you are probably better off booking a transfer at that time of the morning since it would pick you up from outside the hotel: http://bit.ly/3mcMdtO
Anthea Slater
What times do buses run between maspalomas and San Bartholome
admin
Hi, You can find that timetable here:
https://guaguasglobal.com/pdflineas/Linea_18.pdf
Martin Robarts
Hi, is there still a bus leaving Cruz de Tejeda at 17:30 each weekday, arriving Vega de San Mateo at 18:05?
Hola, ¿todavía hay un autobús que sale de Cruz de Tejeda a las 17:30 todos los días laborables y llega a Vega de San Mateo a las 18:05?
admin
Hi, The timetable is here:
https://guaguasglobal.com/pdflineas/Linea_305.pdf
I’m not sure how long it takes to get from Tejeda to Cruz de Tejeda, but it leaves Tejeda at 17:00.
Benny Strand
What timetabel are bus 66 to airport going on Saturday 18/3, will karneval effect where it stops in Playa De Ingles?
Will 10,30 and 11,30 leaving at normal time? Does it stop at Plaza Arucas?
admin
Hi, The carnaval parade is at 17:00, so I can’t image that there will be any disruption to the bus at 10:30 or 11:30.
Peter
Do Global still print a bus timetable in book or sheet form?
admin
Hi, I could be wrong, but I have never seen one, so I presume that there is no book as such.
J Connell
Dear sirs, I will be visiting Las Palmas for two months later this year with my partner and we are presently planning our stay in the area. It’s particularly important that we get hold of a map of the bus routes in Las Palmas and Gran Canaria if possible. This info is available online but we don’t seem able to download and print off to a satisfactory standard. Can you advise who we should contact to get a copy of the maps sent to us.
admin
Hi, You should be able to download the .PDF files and print them to a very high standard. I doubt if anyone will post you a timetable, but you could try contacting Global through their customer support form.
Philipp
Hi there, is there a chance of getting an info about the travel-time from A to B?
For example Faro De Maspalomas Santa Catalina (Route 30).
Knowing how long this will take would be great for planning our trip to Poema del Mar.
On the timetables I can only see the departure time or did I miss something?
admin
Hi, That journey from Maspalomas to Santa Catalina takes about an hour by bus. As far as I know, only departure times are published.
Joe Smith
Is there a weekly travel pass that tourists can buy for travelling around the island ? And at what cost ?
admin
Hi, No, there is no travel pass like that.
Lucy
Hi
What times are the bus to Puerto Rico from patacalava on a Sunday? And return.
admin
Hi, The no.1 bus stops at Patalavaca and runs every 30 minutes during the day on a Sunday, and then roughly every hour after 19:40. The last one leaves Puerto de Mogan at 23:40.
Please see the article above for links to the timetables.
Jackie Smith
I would like to ask if there is a bus from Gran Canaria airport that will take us to Playa Taurito please? If so which number is it.
admin
Hi, There aren’t many – some no.1 buses and some no.91 buses do stop at Taurito (see links above for timetables), however most do not.
If the times do not correspond with your flights, you are probably better off getting a bus to Puerto de Mogan and then getting a Taxi from there, or booking a transfer:
https://bit.ly/3mcMdtO
Anthony
Hi,
Have to travel between playa de tasarte and mogan shall be there for 10 days. Can anyone help with time table, where the bus actually stops etc
Thank you
A
Ricky Hill
Hello I would like some help. I want to go to the poema del Mar aquarium however me and my friend don’t want to go with the tour guide so we’re going off on our own. We’re staying at the Princess hotel and I just need help getting the bus from our hotel to Poama Del Mar Aquarium
admin
Hi, You should first get the no.1 or no.5 Global Bus from Playa del Ingles to the San Telmo Bus station in Las Palmas (I presume that your hotel is the Gran Canaria Primcess in Playa del Ingles?).
Once in Las Palmas, get the local municipal bus (Guaguas Municipales) no. 1 or no.12 to Agustín Millares Sall (Mapfre building near the port).
Rob Nurse
Hi
we are running in the las Palmas night run on the 21/09/2023. As we are staying at Playa del Ingles we wish to know if there is a bus service at night on that Saturday and how late do they run.
admin
Hi, The number 5 runs through the night.
Karen Richardson
Hi, we need to get to Meloneras Golf Course to collect some lost property, from the bus stop at Clinica Roca. My son has got on 2 number 1 buses and a number 90 (on the correct side of the road) and been told they don’t stop at Cruse Pasito Blanca -or a stop anywhere near the golf course. Can you help please?
admin
Hi, You can get either a no.33 or 39 from Playa del Ingles to Meloneras Golf.
Gayle
We are staying in Taurito and we would like to do a day trip to Las Palmas how do we do this?
admin
Hi, You will need to either get up very early and get the no.1 direct to Las Palmas (only the very early no.1 buses stop at Taurito), or get a no.32 to Playa del Ingles, and a no.1 from there to Las Palmas.
You will need to study the timetables very carefully, as only some of these buses actually stop at Taurito.
LUCY
Hy, from Airport to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city, any bus after 20 o’clock, on a saturday, on February?! Thank you
Buses timetables are all over the year the same or are change during winter time?!
Thank you
admin
Yes, there are still buses after 8pm (the no.1 bus). Timetables are the same throughout the year.
Geoff
I want to go to porto mogan from the bus station near Faro lighthouse which number do I need and does it go over the mountains or through the tunnell
admin
It’s the no.1 bus, and it goes through the tunnels.
Anita
Hi! Is there a bus from the airport to Arinaga and then From Arinaga to Maspalomas?
Thank You
admin
The No.1 bus stops at both the Airport and Cruce de Aranaga (you may need to get a taxi from there). The no.25 will take you to Maspalomas from Arinaga. There are some other routes, but they are less frequent.
Gayle Whittle
Hi which bus takes you from Catalina Park to Puerto Rico and how long. Thank you
admin
Hi, It’s the number 91 bus, and it takes about an hour.
David Townsend
hi.what bus will i need for staying at camping playa de vargas from airport and return,thank you Dave.
admin
Hi, There are no bus routes that serve Camping Playa de Vargas – you would need to get a taxi or hire a car to get there.
Mina
Hi! Is there a bus from the airport to Playa del ingles and then From Playa del ingles to Maspalomas?
Thank You
admin
Hi, Buses such as the no.1 and no.66 stop at Playa del Ingles on the way to Maspalomas.
Susanna Hollies
Does bus 91 run on Sundays?
admin
Hi, Yes, but with a slightly different schedule (see link to timetable above).
Emma
Hi, What bus/buses do I need to get from the airport to Tasarte ?
I arrive about 3.30 on Monday afternoon.
Thanks in advance
admin
Hi, From what I can see, this is not possible to do by bus at the time you are due to arrive. The 38 and 86 bus routes serve Tasarte, but the frequency is very low, and doesn’t correspond with your arrival.
Emma
Thank you for your response. I don’t mind waiting for the bus, do you know if there is a bus later in the day?
admin
Hi, As far as I can see from the timetable, the only way for you to make this journey by bus in the afternoon, is to get the no.1 to Puerto de Mogan, then the no. 84 to Mogan, then the 38 from there to Tasarte. You can check the timetables on the guaguasglobal.com website.
Lee bray
We are traveling to Las palmas air port can we get to air port from our hotel as my wife is disabled
Michelle Brown
What time will the number 91 bus run on Christmas Day from the airport will they run normal or restricted times
admin
Christmas Day is a holiday, so they will run the Sundays and Bank Holidays schedule.
Tom
Hello. My flights arrives jan 11th at 12.50am and I need to get to Apartamentos Ecuador in Playa del Ingles. Which bus is the best one for me and what’s the nearest stop to get off? Thank you
admin
Hi, You should get the no.1 bus to the Cita Shopping Centre.
Paula Withers
How easy is it to travel by bus between Playa de Amadores and Playa Anfi? How frequent are the buses and how early in the morning/late in the evening do they run? Is it possible to buy a weekly pass?
admin
Hi, It is quite easy: the stop for Anfi is called ‘Aguamarina’. The numbers 1 and 91 operate this route from early morning until late at night (see timetables linked above). There is no weekly pass.
Anthony Emler
Hi. Is there a bus from Maspalomas to St Nicolas? Thanks
admin
Hi, No, not directly – if you mean the ‘Puerto De San Nicolás’ – you would need to change buses several times in order to get there (the 101 stops there), and it would take a few hours each way.
JohnA
Hi , is it possible to take a bicycle box on the bus from Airport to Balito ?
admin
Hi, Yes, they can go in the baggage hold under the bus.
Tamara j seaden
Hi were travelling to maspalomas in march but would like to do parasailing at anfi beach what number bus and where do we catch it from please
admin
Hi, You can get the 1, 33 or 39.
Gita
Hello, we vant to make a bus trip from Las Palmas (San Telmo) to Maspalomas so that we would see also the mountains.
We want to go from the bus somewhere in some village in the mountains from where we could make a walk (for about 1 hour or 1,5 hour) from where we could have a nice look to the Pico de las Neves or Roque Nublo or have some other nice wiews to the mountains.
Than we would take another bus that would carry us to Mespalomas.
From Mespalomas we would like to go in the evening back to Las Palmas (San Telmo) via La Garita – to see the east coast part of the island.
We would ask you to reccomend us which busses to take.
Thank you in advance, Brigita
admin
Hi, What you are trying to do is a little difficult to be honest.
You would need to get a 229 to Teror, then a 220 from Teror to Tejeda. Then an 18 from Tejeda to Maspalomas.
Some of these are very infrequent, so any issue with the bus would mean a very expensive taxi.
Finally, to get to La Garita, you would need to return to Las Palmas first, then get a 75 or 15 from Las Palmas.
Gita
Thank you wery much for your kind answer. Best regards, Gita
Gita
Hi,
we would like to go with bus from Las Palmas (San Telmo) to Artenara. Which bus must we take?
And we would like to go from Agaete to Las Palmas (San Telmo). Which bus must we take?
Kind regards.
admin
Hi, You can get the 220 to Artenara and the 103 or 130 from Agaete to Las Palmas.
Tommy Genthner Utbjoa
Hi, Im arriving in Las palmas at fridag the 17th and would like to be there unntill night time. Are there any buses that go late at night 00.00-05.00 from las palmas to playa del ingles?
admin
Hi, Yes, there is a No.1 bus at 04:00 and 05:00.
Robin
Hi I am staying Puerto des las Nieves and want to catch a bus to the Gran Canaria Airport can you advise.
admin
Hi, You should get the 103 or 130 to Las Palmas and then the no.60 from there to the airport.
sandesh
hi, i am arriving in gran canaria on 8 april 20:00 and need to get to my hotel which is in taurito and was wondering which bus number do i need to get on and what time does the bus leave from airport. many thanks
admin
Hi, You should get the no.1 bus – however you should confirm with the driver that the bus actually stops at Taurito as not all no.1 buses stop there. A no.1 bus that does stop at Taurito is scheduled to leave Las Palmas at 20:30, so should stop at the Airport at around 21:00.
Jason D Smith
I can not find any service for Wednesday 27th March.
Was looking to go from maspalomas to puerto mogan
admin
Hi, If you were referring to booking a transfer, then this service needs to be booked in advance.
Vince
Hi I want to go to hotel Labranda playa bonita in playa de ingles what bus would be best to catch as I don’t lane till 9.30pm thanks
admin
Hi, You should get the no.1 bus to the Avenida de la Europea, el Veril 1 bus stop.