Driving and parking on Formentera in 2027

Four sets of rules decide where a car, a scooter or a van can go on Formentera: the regulated parking in the towns, the summer access controls at three protected spots, the Formentera.eco vehicle permit from June to September, and the island-wide ban on camping, which includes sleeping in a vehicle. This guide covers all four, with links to the detail.

The blue and green zones in the towns

La Savina, Sant Francesc Xavier, Sant Ferran de ses Roques and Es Pujols have regulated parking. The summer timetable ran from 1 May to 31 October 2026:

La Savina keeps its blue zone all year. From November to March the other three towns need no ticket, and in April they run a shorter winter timetable: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00, Saturday 9:00 to 14:00, free on Sundays and holidays.

• Paying. Visitors pay through the EasyPark app. The ticket is electronic and checked against the number plate, so nothing goes on the dashboard.
• Short stops. A 30 minute ticket in the high rotation bays was free in every town in 2026.
• Residents. Residents with the parking bonus get a free ticket for up to 72 consecutive hours.
• The green zone. The green zone in La Savina is for authorised Formentera residents only. A visitor's car or a rental car parks in the blue zone or outside the regulated zones.
• The port. The Consell also manages 215 regulated spaces on the port land of La Savina; see the port guide.

Outside the regulated zones parking is free unless a sign says otherwise. Yellow kerb markings follow the national road rules: a continuous yellow line means no stopping or parking, a broken one means no parking, and a yellow zigzag marks a space reserved for something else, such as a bus stop.

Summer barriers at three protected spots

From spring to autumn the Consell controls vehicle access to the places that fill up fastest.

• Ses Salines natural park. The car parks at Ses Illetes, Platja de Llevant and Es Cavall d'en Borràs were controlled from 10 May to 15 October 2026. A car paid 5, 6 or 7 euros a day and a motorbike 3, 4 or 5 euros, depending on the dates. Residents, pedestrians, bicycles and electric vehicles do not pay, hybrids pay half, and quads may not enter the park. The car parks hold at most 384 cars and 1,132 motorbikes.
• Cap de Barbaria. From 15 May to 15 October vehicles stop at the car park of sa Tanca d'Alla Dins before the barrier, with room for 60 cars and 100 motorbikes. The rest of the way to the lighthouse is on foot or by bicycle.
• Es Caló des Mort and Es Ram. From 15 May to 15 October 2026 vehicle access and parking on the roads to both were restricted. Park at Es Copinar, a 5 to 8 minute walk from the cove; bus lines L2 and L7 stop there too.

The summer vehicle permit

From 1 June to 30 September 2026 a motor vehicle needed a Formentera.eco authorisation to enter, drive and park on the island, within a cap of 10,287 vehicles. Plate-reading cameras at the entrance to the port of La Savina and at other busy points check vehicles, and fines run up to 1,000 euros for a minor infraction and from 1,001 to 10,000 euros for a serious one. Quotas, fees and exemptions are in the Formentera.eco permit guide.

For 2027 the portal reopens on 20 April. Admitting only vehicles with an environmental label has been discussed as an option for 2027; no decision has been published.

Campervans, motorhomes and caravans

• In summer. From 1 June to 30 September 2026 the quota for caravans and motorhomes was zero, and they were excluded from every exemption. A motorhome cannot come over as a visitor in those months.
• All year. Camping is banned across the whole island, and the ban covers caravans, motorhomes, vans and any vehicle fitted out to sleep in. There is no authorised camping area, so a night in a van anywhere on Formentera is an infraction. The fine is 300 euros.

If you travel in a camper, leave it in Ibiza or on the mainland and sleep in licensed accommodation on the island.

Rental cars, scooters and bicycles

• Rent on the island. A vehicle rented outside Formentera may not be used on the island in summer, so a car or scooter hired in Ibiza is not an option. Authorised rental vehicles on Formentera are exempt from the Formentera.eco fee, and the companies are listed on the Formentera.eco portal.
• Fleet size. In 2026 the rental fleet was capped at 2,268 cars and 5,880 motorcycles.
• Without a car. The north beaches are close to La Savina by bicycle, and the bus and taxi pages cover the rest of the island.

Fines at a glance