Ferry Ibiza Formentera: Five Return Tickets Compared

Signs often say San Antonio. If you looked for a ferry San Antonio Formentera return, this is it: at $49 per person it is the cheapest Formentera ferry from Ibiza on this page, rated 4.5 from 744 reviews, and the one listing here that mentions sailing past Es Vedrà.

You get about six hours on Formentera on your own, in a day of about ten hours. Getting around is at your own cost: a bike, scooter or car takes you to Ses Illetes, La Mola or Cap de Barbaria.

Aneta from Ireland: «So easy to find in San Antonio marina, and we were brought back to the spot on time.» Three reviewers mention a bar on board where you buy drinks.

Staying in or near Ibiza Town, your ferry Ibiza Formentera day starts at the port. The Ibiza to Formentera ferry duration on both port tickets is 30 minutes each way.

The six-month return, $62 per person. Rated 4.7 from 323 reviews, the best score here. You travel out on the day you book and come back on any day within six months, so you can stay the night. The listing gives hourly departures from 8:30 to 21:00.

The open return, $68 per person. The most reviewed ticket here, 1,764 reviews, but the lowest score, 4.1. You leave at the time you book and come back when you like that day.

Platja d'en Bossa, $50 per person. Rated 4.6 from 1,362 reviews. You meet at a stand on the beachfront and choose from several schedules; there is a bar and a toilet on board. Three companies share the route, so the boat back may not be the one you came on. Returns run from 16:30 to 19:30 in June to September, at 16:00 and 18:00 in October.

Santa Eulalia and four more stops, $58 per person. The ferry Santa Eulalia Formentera route also calls at Es Canar, Cala Llonga, Cala Pada and Es Figueral; the ferry Es Canar Formentera leg, about 1 hour 45 minutes, is the longest here. Rated 4.5 from 244 reviews, it gives you 6 to 8 hours on the island, and you can bring a bicycle on board. Returns are at 17:00 or 18:00, by month. Both listings call their return times a forecast, so check them before you board.

Book by where you sleep. The best ferry Formentera choice is the one leaving nearest your bed: Sant Antoni at $49 per person, Platja d'en Bossa at $50 per person, the east coast at $58 per person.

Near Ibiza Town? Take the six-month port return at $62 per person: the best rated, and you can stay the night. The open return at $68 per person suits a day with no fixed way back. Each ferry Ibiza Formentera price here includes the trip back.

A boat trip adds the food, the drinks and the swim stops. Our top pick and most booked trip, the full day with sun beds and an open bar, costs $168 per person with 2,108 reviews, and it is for adults only. With children, look at the catamaran with paella and snorkelling at $100 per person (check child prices on the listing), or compare all eight in our list of boat trips.