For German residents and travellers in the La Palma area, the Honorary Consulate of Germany in La Palma is the nearest official contact.
Contact Details
| Address | C/ El Canal, 9. EL PASO, 38750 La Palma, Spain |
| Telephone | +34 722 781 426 +34 608 538 358 |
| dominikreister@yahoo.de | |
| Head of Mission | Dominik Marcel Reister, Honorary consul |
Opening Hours
Visits only by prior arrangement – honorary consulates rarely have regular hours.
Location of the Consulate
The German honorary consul in La Palma
According to the Spanish Foreign Ministry’s consular list, the post is held by Dominik Marcel Reister (in office since November 2022).
La Palma is in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (the Canary Islands). Full consular services are available at the consulate in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, roughly 235 km from here (a flight or ferry away). The embassy in Madrid is roughly 1,830 km away.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
Binding consular acts – passports, visas, certificates – are the responsibility of the German consulate in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria or the embassy in Madrid.
Contact details of the German Consulate in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Calle Albareda, 3, 2º, 35007 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
- Telephone: +34 928 491 880
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:00
- Website: spanien.diplo.de/es-de/ueber-uns/generalkonsulat2
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Germany and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help German citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Holidays and closures
The honorary consulate is closed on Spanish public holidays; German celebrations on 3 October (national day) usually mean a closure too. Regional holiday in the Canary Islands: Canary Islands Day (30 May).
Embassy and consulates of Germany in Spain
Measured in a straight line from La Palma, the nearest other German office is the Honorary Consulate in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (about 160 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Consulate in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (about 240 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from La Palma.
- Madrid (1,840 km) – Embassy of Germany
- Barcelona (2,300 km) – Consulate General
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (240 km) – Consulate
- Málaga (1,540 km) – Consulate
- Palma de Mallorca (2,240 km) – Consulate
- Alicante (1,930 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Almería (1,710 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Bilbao (2,100 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Cádiz – Honorary Consulate
- Fuerteventura – Honorary Consulate
- La Palma – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Mahón – Honorary Consulate
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife (160 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Valencia (2,000 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Vigo (1,720 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Zaragoza (2,110 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 9 October 2026. Sources: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Lista Consular (as of 30 September 2026), Spanish travel advice for Germany. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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