Day trip to Gran Canaria.
From Newcastle, back by 01:30, after midnight.
Spain·Tue 20 Oct · 6.8 hours in the city
Time in the city
6.8 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
19km
to the centreFrom Las Palmas centre (LPA)
Daylight
11.4 hours
09:04 to 20:28Sunrise 09:04, sunset 20:28
€2.95 to Santa Catalina. Two an hour, 06:00-20:00.
06:05
Leave Newcastle
Ryanair
11:50
In the city
Lands 10:50, 30min immigration, 30min from the airport
18:40
Leave the city
30min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration
01:30
Back in Newcastle
Flies 20:50 with Jet2
- Leave NewcastleRyanair06:05
- Land in Gran Canaria3h 45min10:50
- In the city30min immigration, 30min from the airport11:50
- Leave the city30min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration18:40
- Fly homeJet2, 3h 45min20:50
- Back in Newcastle01:30
Last bus or train to the airport: 22:15, at the airport 22:45.
How we'd do it
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Things to do in Gran CanariaShowHide
Poema del Mar AquariumTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
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What a day in Gran Canaria costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£126/ all in, per person
Google Flights price. Checked 6 hours ago.
Out with Ryanair, back with Jet2. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.
Estimated cost. Fares last checked 16 Oct, 14:40. Prices and availability change and are set by the airline or agent when you book.
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Getting to Newcastle
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.
No bus or train gets you to Newcastle in time for this flight. First Metro from Central 05:52, at the airport 06:20. Drive, take a taxi or stay the night before.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Airport Waiting Zone at Callerton Parkway (NE13 8DN): free for up to 90 minutes, with a complimentary shuttle bus running from 3am until 1 hour after the last scheduled flight arrives Source
Train
- From Newcastle city centre (Haymarket/Monument/Central)Price not published25 min
On the day £2.50 Source
Parking at the airport
- Paid drop-offfrom £4.00
Short Stay 2 walk-up tariff includes a 15-min tier at £4.00; a third party (Airparks) separately claims a free 15-min zone within the same car park, not confirmed on the airport's own site Source
- Long Stay£50
Same-day rate. Source
- Short Stay 2£50
Same-day rate. Source
- Short Stay 1£60
Same-day rate. Source
- Premium Fast Track£80
Same-day rate. Source
- Express (pick-up/drop-off)£120
Same-day rate. Source
- Minibus/Van£60
Same-day rate. Source
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Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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