Communications in Gran Canaria

International telephone calls can be made from almost anywhere in the Canary Islands. The distinctive blue booths are not easy to miss. You have the choice of using coins, phone cards (tarjetas telefónicas) and sometimes credit cards. The country code for Gran Canaria is the same as Spain (34) followed by a nine digit number usually starting with 928.Telephone calls made from bars, restaurants and hotels are usually a great deal more expensive than the street pay booths. The cheap rate for international calls is the night tariff from 22.00 to 08.00 hrs and all day Sunday.


The Post Offices are open from 09.00 to 14.00 hrs and close an hour earlier on Saturdays. There are no telephones in Post Offices! They do have stamps but so do tobacconists and other shops that sell postcards. Post-boxes are yellow in colour but the service is quite laid back. If you have important or urgent mail, we recommend you use one of the international courier companies.


Internet Cafés. There are a number of Internet cafés on the island and access costs around 5,00 Euro per hour. If you are travelling with your laptop and need access to a phone connection, be wary of using hotel room outlets - the PABX system could destroy your processor. Jacks like those used in the US are standard and make connecting your modem simple.