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Voykit pocket guide · Spain
Sant Antoni de Portmany
Two nights if you came for the sunset strip and the West End; skip it as a base if you want quiet coves and old-town Ibiza.
Sant Antoni is Ibiza's second town and its party engine: a bay-side strip of sunset bars, a dense block of British bars called the West End, and cheap beds that pull a young crowd. The town itself is plain, the beaches are small, and the big clubs sit outside it. Come for two nights of nightlife and sunsets, or stay elsewhere and visit for one evening.
- Country
- Spain
- Best months
- May–Jun, Sep–early Oct
- Avoid
- Jul–Aug (peak crowds, highest prices), Nov–Mar (many bars shut)
- Stay
- 2 nights
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- EUR
- Money
- Currency is the euro (EUR, €). Cards and contactless work almost everywhere, including tapas bars and taxis in the cities.
- Daily spend
- Budget €60–100 excl. bed · Mid €110–180 excl. bed · High €200+ excl. bed (estimate; check)
- SIM and data
- EU and EEA plans roam at home prices; UK and other plans may charge — check before you land.
- Emergency
- All emergencies 112 · National police 091 · Guardia Civil 062
- Plugs
- Types C, F · 230 V · 50 Hz · Round two-pin plugs; UK and US plugs need an adapter.
- Tipping
- Bar or café: Leave small change or nothing.; Restaurant: Round up or 5–10% for good service; service is not usually added.; Taxi: Round up to the next euro.; Hotel porter: €1–2 a bag.; Guide on a free walking tour: €10–15 a person is the expected payment.
- Water
- Tap water is safe across the mainland; it tastes of chlorine in some coastal areas. Ask for 'agua del grifo' in restaurants — by law since 2025 they must offer it free (check local application).
- Toilets
- Few public toilets; use bars and cafés (buy a coffee). Stations and shopping centres have free or cheap toilets.
What things cost
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Coffee | €1.50–3 |
| Menu del día at lunch | €12–18 |
| Pizza or pasta main | €10–16 |
| Beer, draught in a bar / can from a shop | €3–6 / €1–2 |
| Cocktail on the sunset strip | €12–18 |
| Taxi across town | €8–15 |
| Sun lounger and umbrella on a beach | €15–25 |
Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.
Get in
By air
- IBZ · Ibiza Airport
- Taxi about 25–30 min; direct seasonal bus in peak summer, otherwise change in Ibiza Town
Typical fares
- Airport → Sant Antoni, taxi
- about €27–30, 25–30 min (check)
- Airport → Sant Antoni, bus
- about €3–4, direct in peak summer, otherwise change in Ibiza Town (check)
- Sant Antoni → Ibiza Town, bus
- about €2–4, 30–45 min (check)
Get around
The centre is walkable in 15–20 min end to end. Local buses (lines 3 and 8 to Ibiza Town, 19 to Santa Eulària, seasonal line 9 to the airport) leave from the bus station near the harbour. Taxis are metered; ranks sit by the harbour and the West End. Scooters and cars are the practical way to reach coves and the big clubs outside town.
See and do
Known for
- Café del Mar and the sunset strip
- West End bar district
- San Antonio Bay sunsets
- Boat parties and club pre-parties
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Ibiza Town (Eivissa) | Bus line 3 or 8 from the bus station | About 30–45 min |
| Santa Eulària des Riu | Bus line 19 from the bus station | About 45–60 min |
| Cala Comte and the west coves | Car or scooter, or a seasonal beach bus | 20–30 min |
| Es Vedrà viewpoint | Car or scooter to the south-west coast | About 30–40 min |
Sleep
- Town centre / West End edge
- Walk to bars and the bus station; loudest at night, so ask for a room away from the street.
- San Antonio Bay (Cala de Bou / Port des Torrent side)
- Quieter, family hotels and small beaches; 20–40 min walk or a short taxi to the centre.
- Sunset strip end (Cala Gració side)
- Closest to Café del Mar and the sunset bars; premium prices in season.
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Hello | HolaOH-lah |
| Thank you | GraciasGRAH-thyahs |
| How much is it? | ¿Cuánto cuesta?KWAN-toh KWES-tah |
| The bill, please | La cuenta, por favorlah KWEN-tah por fah-VOR |
| Can I pay by card? | ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?PWEH-doh pah-GAR kon tar-HEH-tah |
| Where is the toilet? | ¿Dónde está el baño?DON-deh es-TAH el BAH-nyoh |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Etiquette
- Greeting: Two kisses on the cheek (right then left) between friends and when introduced socially; handshake in business; avoid: Being stiff — Spaniards stand close and touch arms
- Meal times: Late lunch and dinner; long sobremesa (chat after eating); avoid: Rushing to leave or asking for the bill with the last bite
- Noise: Join in the lively conversation; avoid: Reading loud voices as anger
- Siesta hours: Keep noise down in residential buildings 15:00–17:00 and after 23:00; avoid: Phone calls to people at lunch time
- Dress: Smart casual in cities; locals rarely wear shorts in Madrid in town; avoid: Swimwear or bare torsos away from the beach
- Regional pride: Ask about local dishes and festivals; avoid: Assuming Catalan or Basque are dialects of Spanish
Scams and watch-outs
- West End bars: confirm drink prices before ordering, and watch your tab.
- Balcony falls are a real risk in party hotels; never lean over or sit on a railing.
- Late-night street selling and pickpocketing around the West End and taxi ranks.
- Some clubs outside town need advance tickets and a bus or taxi back; the return trip is the expensive part.
- Many bars and hotels close from November to March; check before booking a winter trip.
Petty theft, drink spiking and balcony falls are the real risks, not violent crime. Keep your drink in sight, agree bar prices first, and never sit on a hotel railing.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Sant Antoni de Portmany yet. Suggested stay: 2 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- Café del Mar and the sunset strip
- West End bar district
- San Antonio Bay sunsets
- Boat parties and club pre-parties
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- Sant Antoni de Portmany tourism office: visit.santantoni.net/en-gb/
- Ibiza bus — route list: ibizabus.com/ibiza/lineas/
- Wikivoyage: Sant Antoni de Portmany, revision 5297789 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5297789
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
Sant Antoni de Portmany
A esta dirección, por favor
To this address, please
My hotel (write the name and address in the local script)
No consulate in Sant Antoni; the US has a consular agency in Palma de Mallorca and an embassy in Madrid. UK, Irish and most EU citizens: consulates in Palma or the embassy in Madrid (check).
112 works from any phone in Spain, including mobiles with no local SIM.
Voykit · checked 2026-09
Printed from Voykit (/sant-antoni-de-portmany). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.