La Savina is the door to Formentera. The island has no airport, so every ferry from Ibiza and the mainland docks here, and everything else begins here too: the bus lines, the vehicle rental offices, the taxis and the marina for private boats.
Ferries
The crossing from Ibiza to La Savina takes about 30 minutes. Trasmapi, Formentera Lines, Aquabus and Baleària serve the port, and the ferry timetable merges every sailing into one list.
- Check-in. On foot, be at the quay at least 15 minutes before departure. Trasmapi asks for 30 minutes with a vehicle, and Aquabus for 20 minutes.
- Vehicles. Trasmapi carries cars on its car ferries, with a vehicle height limit of 2.10 m. Aquabus carries no cars. Before you bring a car, read the Formentera.eco permit guide.
- Return trip. Formentera Lines sells an open ticket, valid on any sailing that day while seats last, and a closed ticket for one chosen time. A Trasmapi ticket is valid for one year.
Passenger port services in La Savina are provided under licence number 4, awarded to Estaciones y Terminales Marítimas for the ports of Eivissa and La Savina and valid until 29 May 2028.
Buses and getting onward
All the regular bus lines, L1, L2, L5 and L7, and the L3 tourist bus start at Port La Savina. L1 runs to Es Pujols, L2 to El Pilar de la Mola and Far de la Mola, L5 to Cala Saona and L3 to Ses Illetes. See the bus page for times and fares, and the taxi page for taxis. Vehicle rental is along the promenade, from companies registered with Formentera.eco.
Parking
Since an agreement of 3 March 2025, valid for five years, the Consell de Formentera manages regulated parking on public port land: 215 spaces on more than 2,800 square metres, with 9 spaces for reduced mobility, 30 minute zones and loading bays. A parking building concession on the Calzada de Poniente has its own regulation, published in the BOE of 24 June 2020. The blue and green zones of the town and the rest of the island are in the driving and parking guide.
The marina and the water
The marina of La Savina serves private boats. The Ports of the Balearic Islands put the concession of the berths, commercial premises and parking of La Savina out to tender in May 2025, covering 41,851 square metres of port land for up to 16 years. For a berth, contact local port control.
- Radio and phone. Local port control answers on VHF channel 9 and on 971 322 130.
- Speed. The limit is 6 knots inside the port, and 15 knots on the approach, reducing to 6.
- Channels. The port has two navigation channels. Recreational craft up to 24 m long, 6 m wide and 2 m draught use the secondary channel, and every vessel keeps to the right half of its channel.
- Anchoring. Anchoring in the water zones of the port is prohibited unless the port authority authorises it.
For the crossing from Ibiza and the buoy fields beyond the port, read the boat guide. For the rules on where to anchor, see the anchoring guide.
Around the port
The lagoon of Estany des Peix is 1.6 km west of the port, and the first beach of the natural park, Es Cavall d'en Borràs, is about 2 km away on foot or by bicycle. The map shows the roads and the distances from La Savina to every beach and town.