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Las Palmas Cruise Terminal
Cruise terminal on Muelle de Santa Catalina run by Global Ports Canary Islands, in a recently opened building with three boarding bridges. It handles turnaround and transit calls for up to four ships.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the capital of Gran Canaria and the largest city in the Canary Islands, set on a narrow isthmus on the island's north-east coast. More about Las Palmas de Gran Canaria →
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Ship schedule by month
October 2026 · from today · all times local (Western European Time)
ShipDateArrivalDeparture
Showing 10 of 11 calls in October
Cruise Ships in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Western European Time)
Today · Fri 23 OctLight
4,997 people in port
1 ship
26% quieter than a typical day in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Busiest 00:00 – 00:00, when 1 ship is alongside.
Next 7 days
Quietest: Tue 27 Oct · busiest: Mon 26 Oct- Fri23 Oct5.0kLight1 ship
- Sat24 Oct2.8kQuiet1 ship
- Sun25 Oct3.8kLight2 ships
- Mon26 Oct6.9kTypical2 ships
- Tue27 Oct364Quiet1 ship
- Wed28 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Thu29 Oct–No ships0 ships
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Las Palmas de Gran Canaria day.
Planning a day in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Where is the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria cruise port?
Ships dock alongside at Muelle de Santa Catalina in Puerto de La Luz, right beside the Santa Catalina district and El Muelle shopping centre; there is no tendering.
The cruise terminal serves up to four ships at once. Parque Santa Catalina and the bus station are a few minutes' walk away, and Las Canteras beach is about 1.5 km (20 minutes) on foot.
Vegueta's old town is about 8 km south by taxi or bus.
Terminal
Getting to the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria cruise port
Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) → Las Palmas Cruise Terminal (Muelle de Santa Catalina)
27 km · 20–25 min by car
Most fly-in passengers use a taxi or cruise-line transfer via the GC-1 motorway north to the port. Global bus line 60 runs directly from the airport (stops on Floor 1, departures level) to the Santa Catalina interchange near the port.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Taxi
EUR 36–41per vehicle
20–25 min
Metered daytime estimate incl. the airport supplement; higher night and holiday tariff.
Cruise-line transfer
Variesper person
Varies
Varies by sailing; book through your cruise line.
Global bus line 60
EUR 2.95per person
~30 min
To Santa Catalina interchange, about two buses an hour by day; short walk to the terminal.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
The terminal has a taxi station. Embarkation-day traffic goes through the port's Santa Catalina access off the GC-1/Avenida Maritima.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Cruise Terminals
1 terminal
Parking at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria cruise port
Las Palmas Cruise Port says parking inside the cruise terminal area is limited and points visitors to nearby car parks: Aparcamiento Puerto de Santa Catalina (Muelle de Santa Catalina), Aparcamiento del Puerto (Avenida de Los Consignatarios) and Aparcamiento Portoluz (Calle Albareda 9). None of them publishes rates on an official page.
Parking facilities
FacilityServesRatesReservationRate notes
Aparcamiento Puerto de Santa CatalinaEmpark
Las Palmas Cruise Terminal
Rates not yet published
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Serves Las Palmas Cruise Terminal · Reservation: —
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El Muelle car park is adapted for reduced-mobility users.
Where to Stay Before Your Cruise
Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.
Santa Catalina & Las Canteras
EUR 75–135 / night
Beach and closest to the port
Typical hotel
EUR 75–135 / night
Port ~5 minAirport ~25 min
Beachfront and Santa Catalina hotels a few minutes from the terminal.
Hotels here
- Hotel NH Las Palmas Playa Las Canteras
- AC Hotel Gran Canaria
- Occidental Las Canteras
Vegueta & Triana
EUR 65–135 / night
Historic old town
Typical hotel
EUR 65–135 / night
Port ~15 minAirport ~20 min
Boutique hotels in the colonial old town and shopping street.
Hotels here
- Boutique Hotel Cordial Malteses
- AC Hotel Iberia Las Palmas
- Sercotel Parque Las Palmas
Port times are measured to the Las Palmas cruise terminal.
Eating in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Casual lunch per person
- EUR 10–30
- per person
- Restaurant dinner per person
- EUR 10–90
- per person
Prices are approximate. The Canary Islands use IGIC instead of VAT, already included in menu prices.
Where to eat
Santa Catalina and Las Canteras
Terraces, tapas bars and seafood along the beach promenade.
Vegueta
Tapas bars and restaurants in the old town.
Paseo de Las Canteras
Beachfront promenade lined with cafes and seafood restaurants, walkable from the port.
Destination
About Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the capital of Gran Canaria and the largest city in the Canary Islands, set on a narrow isthmus on the island's north-east coast.
It combines Las Canteras, a long urban beach sheltered by a natural reef, with Vegueta, the 15th-century old quarter around the Cathedral of Santa Ana and the Casa de Colon, linked to Columbus's stopovers. Santa Catalina and Triana offer shopping streets, plazas and Canarian food, and the volcanic interior with Roque Nublo is about an hour's drive away.
Its mild climate makes it a major winter cruise base, with many Canary Islands and Madeira itineraries starting here.
- Climate
- Subtropical and mild all year, roughly 18–26°C, with little rain, mostly from November to March. Summer mornings on the north coast are often cloudy.
- Time zone
- Western European Time
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
Things to Do in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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Playa de Las Canteras
A 3 km urban beach protected by a natural reef, with a long promenade of cafes; about 20 minutes' walk from the ship.
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Vegueta old town and Cathedral of Santa Ana
The colonial-era historic quarter with cobbled squares, the cathedral (tower viewpoint) and museums; about 10–15 minutes from the port by taxi.
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Casa de Colon
Museum in a historic Vegueta mansion about Columbus's voyages and the Canaries' role as a stepping stone to the Americas.
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Roque Nublo and the Gran Canaria highlands
The island's iconic volcanic rock monolith in the mountainous interior, about 65–70 minutes by road plus a short hike. It is best on a long call or an organised excursion.