Why go
- Region in Canary Islands, Spain.
- Served by El Berriel Aeroc Airport.
History
Maspalomas is a tourist resort in the south of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, stretching from Bahía Feliz in the east to Meloneras in the west, including the resort towns of San Agustín, Playa del Inglés and Campo de Golf, as well as the residential areas of San Fernando, El Tablero and Sonnenland. Maspalomas constitutes the southernmost part of the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and of the island.
Where to stay
Av. de Gran Canaria, 64, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · fahanahotels.com
Av. del Oasis, 27, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · tensuites.com
Av. de Alemania, 23, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · drosa.com
C. los Cardones, 3, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · sunsuites.es
C. Mar Caspio, 5, 35100 Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain · h10hotels.com
Av. de Tirajana, s/n, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain · riu.com
Pl. de las Palmeras, 2, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · riu.com
C. Mar Mediterráneo, 7, 35100 Meloneras, Las Palmas, Spain · lopesan.com
Av. de Menceyes, s/n, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain · hotel-sandy-beach.com
C. los Jazmines, 25, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · lopesan.com
C. Helsinki, 8, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · lopesan.com
Plaza de Colón, 1, 35100 Meloneras, Las Palmas, Spain · lopesan.com
Av. Estados Unidos, 1, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain · riu.com
Av. de Gran Canaria, 22, 35100 Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain · riu.com
C. Mar Mediterráneo, 1, 35100 Meloneras, Las Palmas, Spain · lopesan.com
Av. de Tirajana, 1, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain · lopesan.com
Indoor
Urb. Bahía Feliz Gran Canaria, C. Viejos Tendereteros, s/n, 35100, Las Palmas, Spain · grupotel.com
Av. 8 de Marzo, 29, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain · murhotels.com
Av. de Gran Canaria, 80, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain · bullhotels.com
Av. Touroperador Fritidsresor, 4, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain · lopesan.com
Av. del Arquitecto Manuel de la Peña Suárez, 38, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain · sanombeachresort.com
Calle Gánigo, 6, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · lopesan.com
Avda. Tirajana, 32 (Entrance by, C. Timple, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain · axelhotels.com
C. las Margaritas, S/N, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · gloriapalaceth.com
Av. de Tenerife, 2, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · servatur.com
Av. de Gran Canaria, 38, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · barcelo.com
Av. de Tirajana, 30, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · servatur.com
Av. de Gran Canaria, 20, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · servatur.com
C. San Cristóbal de la Laguna, 7, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · smartrental.com
Av. de Italia, 1, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain · hotelparquetropical.com
Av. Estados Unidos, 28, 35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Spain · bohemia-grancanaria.com
Av. Touroperador Kuoni, 25, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain · maspalomaslagocs.com
Av. las Bajas, 63, 35119 Pozo Izquierdo, Las Palmas, Spain · guesthousecaartu.com
Restaurants & places to go
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Th-Sa 01:00-11:00; Su-We 01:00-09:00 Features: air conditioning · 4 Avenida de Dinamarca, Playa del Inglés, 35100 · murhotels.com
Austrian, Restaurant · C.C. Cita Obere Etage / kleine Kneipenstrasse 35100 Playa del Ingles, Gran Canaria Opening hours: Tu-Su 17:30-22:00 · restaurante-ola.com
Restaurant · Italian Restaurant Opening hours: Tu-Su 19:30-23:00; Fr-Su 12:30-16:00 · 11 Avenida de Espana · jevule.com
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: 12:00-01:00 Features: outdoor seating · 36 Av. de Gran Canaria, 36, Maspalomas, 35100 · sawadeeplayadelingles.com
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-We, Fr-Su 17:30-22:30 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options, step-free access · goodvibesmaspalomascom.webstarts.com
Brazilian, Rodizio, ChurrascaríA, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Su 17:00-04:00 Features: vegetarian options · 2 Calle Las Aulagas, Maspalomas, 35100 · bamboobrasil.es
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 10:30-23:00, Su 10:30-18:00, Mo off Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access, air conditioning · 1… · elcapitangrancanaria.com
Meat, Fish, Pizza, Pasta, Restaurant · Opening hours: 11:00-01:30 · Avenida Sargentos Provisionales, 9, Playa Del Ingles, 35100 · restaurantelchuleton.com
Greek, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 13:00-00:00 · sabordegrecia.com
Spanish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 13:00-23:00 · 15 Avenida de Tirajana, 35100 · buffetlascamelias.com
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: 12:00-24:00 Features: vegetarian options, step-free access · 15 Plaza del Faro · maximiliansrestaurant.es
Sandwich, Italian Pizza, Hotdog, Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 13:00-16:00, 19:00-23:30; Sa-Su 13:00-23:30 · Local 12- 4- 13 Apartamentos Los Molinos · portapizza.info
Pizza, Drink, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 18:00-24:00; Sa,Su 13:00-16:00,19:00-24:00; Mo off · 22 Calle Trinidad y Tobago, El Tablero, 35109 · qualitypizza.es
Burger, Pizza, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · Calle Málaga · thegrandcafe.es
Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 12:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · Av del Muelle
Chur, Coffee Shop, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 07:00-13:00, 17:00-20:00; Sa-Su 07:00-13:00
American, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 17:00-00:00; Sa-Su 17:00-01:30 · cervecerialaruta.com
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 16:00-23:00 Features: vegetarian options · 12 Avenida España, Playa del Ingles · fusionplayadelingles.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: 13:30-00:00 · papisgrill.es
Canarian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-22:30; Su 16:30-22:30
Moroccan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: vegetarian options, halal · 6 Calle Partera Leonorita
Pasta, Restaurant · Pasta restaurant · 2 Calle Mar Mediterráneo, Maspalomas, 35100 · ristorantelafontanaditrevi.com
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo 09:00-21:00; We-Su 09:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 55b Calle Miguel Marrero Rodríguez, Arguineguin, 35120 · web.recafy.com
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 15:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, air conditioning
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:30-24:00 Features: vegetarian options
European, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options
International, Restaurant · Features: vegetarian options · Avenida de Tirajana, Playa del Inglés · lola.restaurant
Indian, Restaurant · Features: vegetarian options · 32 Avenida de Gran Canaria, Playa del Ingles · zaykaindiancuisine.wordpress.com
German, Restaurant · Features: vegan options · 27 Avenida 8 de Marzo, Playa del Inglès · gasthaus-atlantis.de
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Coffee Shop cafe · panaderia-zipf.com
Tapas, Restaurant · Tapas restaurant · Playa del Inglés, 35100 · elsaloongc.com
Portuguese, Spanish, Tapas, Restaurant · Portuguese/Spanish restaurant · mercadito-iberico.negocio.site
Italian Pizza, Pizza, Restaurant · Features: step-free access
Ice Cream, Cafe · Features: outdoor seating, step-free access
Lebanese, Restaurant · Features: vegetarian options · Avenida Touroperador Air Marin
Ethiopian, Restaurant · Features: vegan options · 9 Calle La Palma
Tex-Mex, Mexican, Fast Food · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway
Arab, Moroccan, Restaurant · Arab/Moroccan restaurant · Avenida de Tirajana
Holland, Restaurant · Holland restaurant
Steak, Restaurant · Steak restaurant
Fish, Restaurant · Fish restaurant
Local, Restaurant · Local restaurant
Indonesian, Restaurant · Indonesian restaurant
Doner, Restaurant · Doner restaurant
Kebab, Restaurant · Kebab restaurant
405 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) 28 km to the centre
Gran Canaria Island, CN, ES — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 36 airlines (Ryanair, Binter Canarias, Iberia Airlines, Air Berlin…) · direct flights to 80 destinations incl. Madrid, Manchester, London, Cologne, Duesseldorf… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 36 airlines, 80 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 26 routes: Barcelona, Bergamo, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bremen, Bristol, Charleroi, Cork, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Liverpool, London, London, Madrid, Manchester, Pisa, Porto, Prestwick, Santander, Santiago, Sevilla, Valencia, Weeze
- Binter Canarias NT (ATR 72, CRJ-900, Dash 8-400) · 15 routes: Agadir*, Arrecife, Banjul*, Casablanca*, Dakar, El Aaiún*, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Hierro, Lisbon*, Marrakech*, Praia, Santiago Island*, Santa Cruz De La Palma, Tenerife, Tenerife
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, A319, A321, CRJ-900, CRK) · 11 routes: Alicante*, Barcelona*, Bilbao*, Dakar, Madrid, Malaga*, Nouakschott, Paris*, Santiago*, Sevilla*, Valencia*
- Air Berlin AB (A320, 737-800, A321, A330-200) · 10 routes: Berlin, Cologne, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Mulhouse, Munich, Nuernberg, Salzburg, Vienna, Zurich
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 10 routes: Bergen, Berlin, Cologne, Copenhagen, Hamburg, London, Munich, Oslo, Sandefjord, Stockholm
- Condor Flugdienst DE (757, A321, 32S) · 8 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich, Paderborn, Stuttgart
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W) · 8 routes: Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, London, London, London, Manchester
- TUIfly X3 (737-800) · 8 routes: Cologne, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Mulhouse, Munich, Nuernberg, Stuttgart
- Tropic Air PM (AT4, SWM) · 7 routes: Arrecife, Dakhla, El Aaiún, Fuerteventura, GLN, Nouadhibou, Tenerife
- Jet2.com LS (757-200, 737-800, 737-800) · 5 routes: East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (A321, A320, 757-200) · 5 routes: Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, London, Manchester
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 5 routes: Barcelona, Bilbao, Malaga, Paris, Sevilla
- Air Europa UX (737-800, A330-200, A330-300) · 4 routes: Bilbao, Madrid, Santiago, Sevilla
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800, 737-700) · 3 routes: Amsterdam, Arrecife, Eindhoven
- easyJet U2 (A320) · 2 routes: London, Mulhouse
- Germania ST (A319, 737-700) · 2 routes: Bremen, Erfurt
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, A320) · 2 routes: Birmingham, Manchester
- Niki HG (A320) · 2 routes: Salzburg, Vienna
- Royal Air Maroc AT (ATR 72) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Tenerife
- SATA International S4 (Dash 8-400, CRJ-900) · 2 routes: Funchal*, Lisbon
- Thomsonfly BY (75W) · 2 routes: London, Manchester
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 1 route: Dublin
- Alitalia AZ (A330-200, 737-800) · 1 route: Madrid*
- American Airlines AA (A320) · 1 route: Madrid*
- Austrian Airlines OS (A320) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Czech Airlines OK (737-800) · 1 route: Madrid
- Germanwings 4U (A319) · 1 route: Cologne
- Harmony Airways HQ (A320) · 1 route: Brussels
- Helvetic Airways 2L (A319) · 1 route: Zurich
- Luxair LG (737-800) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- Mauritania Airlines International L6 (737-700) · 1 route: Nouadhibou
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (737-800) · 1 route: Oslo
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320) · 1 route: Zurich*
- Travel Service QS (737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- XL Airways France SE (737-800) · 1 route: Paris
- Yangon Airways HK (A320) · 1 route: Duesseldorf
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
El Berriel Aeroc Airport 8.9 km to the centre
Gran Canaria Island, CN, ES
Getting there by ferry
Arguineguin
Ferry terminal · 9.1 km from the centre · Lineas Bluebird, Lineas Salmon
Anfi
Ferry terminal · 10 km from the centre · Lineas Bluebird, Lineas Salmon
Puerto Rico
Ferry terminal · 12 km from the centre · Lineas Bluebird
Puerto de Mogán
Ferry terminal · 18 km from the centre · Lineas Bluebird, Lineas Salmon
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is El Berriel Aeroc Airport. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 4 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Arguineguin, 9.1 km).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Maspalomas (Playa del Ingles). Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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