La Villa de Agüimes is located on the southeast slopes of Gran Canaria, around 29 kilometres from the capital of the island, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and approximately 11 kilometres from the airport of Gran Canaria.

To get to the municipality visitors will need to take the motorway Carretera del Sur. Most of the journey is on this motorway, which has up to 4 lanes in each direction in some sections. For those who choose to go to Agüimes by car, the journey takes approximately 35 minutes from the capital.

Visitors who choose to travel by public transport will need to go to the Bus Station (Estación de Guaguas) in the capital of the island, and take bus number 11 or 21.  It is also possible to take one of these buses from the motorway outside the airport, being sure to take the bus heading south.