Everyone who comes on holiday to the Canary Islands must go through a health inspection. This inspection varies depending on your exact circumstances.

If you travel from a high risk area outside Spain:

• Spanish Health Form that you must fill in and sign online before your travel to the Canary Islands
• Health check on arrival at the airport consisting of a temperature check (fever defined as a body temperature of 37.5ºC or higher) and a visual check for the absence of symptoms.
• Children under the age of 12 do not have to go through these procedures
• Anyone over the age of 12 will have to meet at least one of the following requirements:

1. Vaccination certificate that proves that the holder has received a vaccine against COVID-19. You must be fully vaccinated and have received your last dose at least 14 days before arrival in Spain. Any vaccine will be admitted that has been authorised for commercial use by the EU (European Medicines Agency – EMA) and the WHO.

2. A certificate stating that the holder has tested negative in an Active COVID-19 Infection Diagnosis Test. Antigen tests and NAAT (PCR, TMA) tests taken no more than 48 hours before arrival in Spain will also be admitted. 

3. A certificate stating that the holder has recovered from COVID-19, issued at least 11 days after your first positive NAAT (PCR, TMA) test. The certificate is valid for 180 days.

• Check the risk status of your home area here.
• There are special conditions for access to official tourist accommodation (see point 3)

If you travel from a medium or low risk area outside Spain:

• Health form that must be completed and signed online before your visit to the Canary Islands
• Health check on arrival at the airport consisting of a temperature check (fever defined as a body temperature of 37.5ºC or higher) and a visual check for the absence of symptoms.
• There are special conditions for access to official tourist accommodation (see point 3)

If you travel from another autonomous community within Spain: 

• Test negative for active COVID-19 infection in the 72 hours prior to arrival in the Canary Islands. Compulsory .
• The tests that are allowed are PCR (RT-PCR for COVID-19), Transcription Mediated Amplification (TMA), and Antigen tests that detect SARS-COV-2 antigens with an accuracy of 97% and a sensitivity of over 80% as defined in their supporting documentation.
• There are special conditions for access to official tourist accommodation (see point 3)

You don’t have to present a test if you:

• Children under the age of 6
• Are in transit through a port or airport in the Canary Islands but your final destination is in another country or a different region of Spain.
• Can prove that you have been outside the Canary Islands for less than 72 hours prior to your arrival, regardless of your place of residence.
• Have an official accredited document that shows that you have been fully vaccinated in the eight months prior to your trip or have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine authorised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) within the past four months and at least 15 days prior to your trip. The official vaccination document must state which vaccine was received, the number of doses and the date each dose was administered.
• Can prove with an official medical certificate or public document that you have had and recovered from the disease within the past 6 months.

If you travel between islands

Movement between the islands is fully reinstated at the moment, with daily connections that allow you to easily get from one island to any other, either by plane or by boat.  You can travel between the islands with airlines Binter and Canaryfly or shipping lines Fred Olsen, Armas, Biosfera Express and Líneas Romero.

• There are no limitations on travel between islands
• There are special conditions for access to official tourist accommodation (see point 3)

Check the alert level for each island here.