last edited Dec 11, 2019
Getting to La Gomera
Location Map of La Gomera
By sea
In addition to internal services with the company Garajonay Express, the island is connected to its neighbour Tenerife with ferries from there, as well as those from Fred Olsen and Naviera Armas. These last two companies also operate routes to La Palma.
By air
La Gomera has no international connections. Its airport, opened in 2005, is the smallest of the Canary Islands airports, with only Binter Canarias serving Tenerife North.
La Gomera Airport
- Name: Aeropuerto de La Gomera
- IATA code: GMZ
- Website: Aeropuerto de La Gomera
- Hub: no
- Number of terminals: 1
- Passenger capacity/year:
- Passenger traffic: 28,900 (2014).
- Distance from city centre: 34 km from San Sebastián de la Gomera.
Services and transport
Inter-island distances
Approximate distances (km) between islands.
| El Hierro | Fuerteventura | Gran Canaria | La Gomera | La Palma | Lanzarote | Tenerife | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Hierro | 350 | 200 | 70 | 80 | 420 | 120 | |
| Fuerteventura | 350 | 90 | 280 | 350 | 15 | 190 | |
| Gran Canaria | 200 | 90 | 150 | 200 | 180 | 60 | |
| La Gomera | 70 | 280 | 150 | 60 | 350 | 35 | |
| La Palma | 80 | 350 | 200 | 60 | 390 | 90 | |
| Lanzarote | 420 | 15 | 180 | 350 | 390 | 240 | |
| Tenerife | 120 | 190 | 60 | 35 | 90 | 240 |