Reaching Ibiza from Italy by sea
Many are wondering how to get to Ibiza without a plane, well, the solution is there, and it is the ferry itself. From Italy, although there is no direct flight to the Balearic Islands, you can make a stopover in Barcelona and then embark from the Catalan coastal city for Ibiza.
You can leave from the port of Civitavecchia or from that of Genoa and, for the sake of completeness of information, also from Sardinia (Porto Torres). If you are in northern Italy it is of course convenient to start from Genoa, while if you are in the center-south from Civitavecchia.
The first stop, for those who intend to reach the Ibizan territory by sea from Italy, is therefore Barcelona. In the first two paragraphs below you will find all the information on the routes, and by clicking on the links you can examine the details on dates and times of departures and on ticket prices. The last paragraph presents all the information relating to the all-Spanish route to the most nonconformist island of the Balearics.
Civitavecchia-Barcelona ferries
The Grimaldi Lines shipping company runs daily (except Sundays) the Civitavecchia ➜ Barcellona route, taking twenty or twenty-one hours with departure in the evening. The naval units used are Cruise Roma and Cruise Barcelona.
Deck passage, reclining armchairs, internal or external cabins with four bunk beds, Junior suites with double beds and bunk beds, Owner’s suites (more spacious), cabins for the disabled can be booked. On board there are restaurants, self-service, bars, cafes, discos, outdoor swimming pools, cinemas and shops.
Genoa-Barcelona ferries
If you have opted for the Genova ➜ Barcellona route, the GNV company offers the Excellent, Fantastic, Excelsior and Majestic ships which, in rotation, sail the route one, two or three times a week.
You can book, as accommodation, the armchair, the bed, the inside cabin or the sea view one, or the suite. On board there are bars, restaurants, pizzeria, cinema, chapel, shop, children’s room. The duration of the crossing is about twenty-one hours and thirty minutes.
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Barcelona-Ibiza ferries
The final leg, the Barcellona ➜ Ibiza one, is carried out by the Trasmed shipping company, of the Grimaldi group, with departures from Monday to Friday. The travel time is eight hours: we leave around 10pm to arrive the next morning around 6am. The ferries are Ciudad de Mahon and Ciudad de Granada, equipped with restaurant, bar, children’s play area, swimming pool. The trip can be done in an armchair or in the cabin.
GNV navigates its own fleet unit called Golden Bridge, equipped with an à la carte and self-service restaurant, snack bar, shop and children’s lounge. The journey begins in the evening and it is completed in eight hours and thirty minutes. The types of accommodation on board are the deck passage, the armchair, the bed, the inside cabin or sea view and the suite.
There is also the Balearia shipping company that operates on this route, completing it in eight hours. The departure is in the evening and the carriers are the Martin i Soler or the Bahama Mama (there are on board restaurant, bar, shop, cinema, swimming pool). The trip can be spent in an armchair or in the cabin.
Terminals in the port of Barcelona
In Barcelona, the intermediate stop on our itinerary, we must therefore change the ferry. If you arrive with Grimaldi Lines the passenger terminal where you disembark will be that of Moll de Costa (Grimaldi Terminal Barcelona); if you arrive with GNV it will instead be the nearby Moll de Sant Bertran.
And it will be from the Sant Bertran pier that you have to embark on the Trasmed or GNV ship for Ibiza. Balearia carriers, on the other hand, depart for the Balearic Islands from Moll de Barcelona (Terminal F1 Drassanes). All of these piers are located within a radius of approximately 500 meters.
