Page 193 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Mallorca, Menorca & Ibiza

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DIRECTORY
Airports
∑ aena.es
Tel 902 404 704.
Ibiza
Tel 971 809 000.
Mallorca – Son Sant Joan
Ferries in Maó’s harbour, Menorca Tel 902 404 704.

particularly during weekends, cheaper than flying and it Menorca
when club-goers from all over can be a very pleasant option. Tel 971 157 000.
Europe arrive for the Saturday– Arriving by sea and catching
Sunday revel. The aircraft your first glimpse of Maó’s Airlines
touching down here are often ancient harbour is an
painted in the most fantastic unforgettable experience. Aireuropa
designs. When taking off or Some islands can only be ∑ aireuropa.com
landing in Eivissa, you get a reached by sea. These include
bird’s-eye view of the town Cabrera, Formentera and easyJet
and of Dalt Vila. Frequent bus Dragonera. A journey by ferry ∑ easyjet.com
services operate from all the from Ibiza to Formentera
main airports and can take you takes about 1 hour; by Iberia
straight to the city centres. catamaran it takes about ∑ iberia.com
30 minutes. Ticket prices for Ryanair
ferries providing links between
Ferries ∑ ryanair.com
the islands are reasonable, but
Anyone who plans to take going by a catamaran will cost Vueling
their own car or motorcycle you more. Price differences ∑ vueling.com
to the islands must use a ferry. between the competing
There are frequent and regular companies are greater for Ferry Lines
services between large towns longer routes, but prices
on the Spanish mainland depend mostly on the time
and the harbours of of year. The lowest Baleària
Mallorca, Menorca prices can be ∑ balearia.com
and Ibiza. Journey obtained after
times are quite Logo of Balearia ferry lines high season, Trasmediterranea
reasonable; it takes from October ∑ trasmediterranea.es
7 hours by ferry from Barcelona until December, and again
to Palma for example. from the end of January until
The large ferries operated the end of March. In the period to go up again. Children up to
by Trasmediterranea sail from from Easter until the beginning the age of 12 are entitled to a
Barcelona and Valencia to Palma of July – known as the “half- 50 per cent reduction, and
and Maó. They also provide season” – the ferry prices tend infants travel free.
transport to Ibiza. The latter
may be reached from Barcelona
(10 hours) or Valencia (about
4 hours). Balearia, a smaller
ferry company, also has ser-
vices to the islands. If you’re
in a hurry, you can also use
Trasmediterranea’s high-speed
ferry service, which carries up
to 900 passengers and 265 cars
and can take you from Valencia
to Ibiza in 3 hours. Inter-island
services are equally diverse.
You can choose a fast
Trasmediterranea catamaran
or a slower ferry. Both of them
have bars for passengers.
Using ferries to hop from
island to island will often be Party boat leaving the port of Mallorca with revellers on board

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