On foot. The two main visitor areas — Vegueta and Playa de Las Canteras — are each walkable in themselves. Getting from one to the other is a 30-minute walk or a short bus ride. Vegueta's old streets are best explored slowly on foot; the narrow lanes and shaded archways reward wandering.
By bus (guagua). Las Palmas has a good city bus network operated by Guaguas Municipales. Locals call buses guaguas (pronounced wah-wahs), a word unique to the Canaries and Cuba. Single fares are cheap, and the network covers the whole city including the port and beach areas. A travel card makes multiple journeys more economical.
By taxi. Taxis are metered, reasonably priced by European standards, and easy to find near the main squares and the port. Ride-hailing apps also operate in the city.
By car. For exploring Gran Canaria beyond the city — the interior mountains, Maspalomas in the south, or the quieter villages on the west coast — a hire car makes sense. The GC-1 motorway runs down the east coast from Las Palmas and is fast. Parking in the city centre can be tight.
Cycling. A dedicated cycle lane runs much of the length of the Paseo de Las Canteras, and the city has a public bike-share scheme. The terrain in the city itself is relatively flat near the coast; the interior is emphatically not.