Transport - Gran Canaria
This collection of my specially
selected walks
'Don’t
leave Gran Canaria without seeing it' includes 20
circular routes, and 5 routes from A to B that can be
achieved with the local bus service,
Global. I have tried
to cover as much of the island as possible in this collection.
I recommend the use of a hire car as it does give you much more
freedom in the choice and timing of the hikes, however many can
be done by using the local buses, which are cheap and reliable.
The Global bus company does have a
website, so the timings of buses can be checked,
but the timetables are not easy
to understand.
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The most important Bus Route is No.18, from Maspalomas
to San Mateo via San Bartolome and Tejeda, and the main timings
involve the 08.00 bus from Maspalomas, and the return buses are at
14.00 and 16.00 from San Mateo.
If the
Global bus time table shows a change in these timings then the
times I have used in the text on each walk will have changed
also.
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Global bus service No.18
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Car hire is not expensive, you can usually prebook a
car for about £100 / €110
per week (
car hire links:
Hertz,
AVIS,
CICAR,
Orlando ).
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Mountain
road with great views!
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To enjoy driving in the mountains of Gran Canaria you
must be happy with ‘country lane driving’, there are no
motorways in the centre of the island, but lots of roads
with many bends.
Most roads are well signposted and
have crash barriers and in general the road surface is very
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The majority of my 25 walks are within an hour or so of
Maspalomas, but many are closer to the
rural hotels.
Another transport option is the use of taxi’s, they are not
very expensive, usually reliable, readily available in
Maspalomas and other large towns.
 Roger
prides himself on keeping off tarmac as much as possible and
also on providing you with the bus times you require to reach
the start and get back from the end of each walk - essential
details which are omitted from all walking books I have seen for
this island
Roger Vokes
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Local
Transport in Santa Lucia!
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