Boat to Tabarca from Alicante harbour

The Cruceros Kontiki boat leaves from the centre of Alicante, on Paseo de los Mártires de la Libertad, and drops you at Tabarca harbour about an hour later. You do not need a car or parking: the quay is reached on foot from the Explanada. It is the most direct way to the island if you are sleeping in the city or arrive by train or plane.

Open ticket at €24

The return ticket costs €24 and is free up to age 4; from age 5 children need their own ticket, and the website does not publish a different children's fare, so ask. You choose the outward time and the return is open: you take whichever return boat you prefer that same day. It is bought on the website, choosing the date and time and downloading the ticket, or at the ticket office at the harbour, which sells until about 40 minutes before each departure. For groups of 20 or more there is a separate offer, requested through the contact form.

November 2026 timetables

From Monday to Friday there is a single departure, at 11:30, and a single return from the island, at 16:30: five hours on Tabarca. On Saturdays and Sundays two boats leave, at 10:45 and 12:15, and return at 14:30 and 17:00. The operator warns that timetables are confirmed when you collect your ticket and may change without notice on the website; in a strong levante (easterly wind), call the operator's numbers that morning (686 994 540 or 695 212 063).

On board and on arrival

Two of the operator's three boats have underwater viewing, which opens when you enter the marine reserve and lasts until you disembark. Pets are allowed and there is space for luggage, so it also works if you are staying overnight: keep your ticket, use the return on the day you come back and tell the crew before getting off so they can confirm the time. When you disembark you have the Nueva Tabarca Museum a few steps away and the San Rafael Gate opposite.

Boat and lunch

For groups of six or more, Kontiki sells a package with the boat and a typical rice dish at Los Pescadores, on the central beach. Prior booking is compulsory, by phone or WhatsApp on 686 994 540; the website does not publish the price.