In order to visit the municipality of Gáldar, you need to take the Northern Road Carretera del Norte from the capital of the island, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. This is an easy road running parallel to the north coast of Gran Canaria. To get to Gáldar, you first need to go through the towns of Bañaderos, Quintanilla and San Andrés, and then take the turnoff which is signposted Guía-Gáldar-Agaete. As this road has two lanes in both directions, the 27 kilometres from the capital can be covered in just 20 minutes.

Visitors who wish to get there by public transport need to take bus number 105.