Buses and Taxis, Ibiza

The discobus is a service from the bus company of Ibiza. The concept is transportation at night, especially between Ibiza town and San Antonio (Privilege and Amnesia are both situated on this route in the middle of nowhere). This year (2008) the fare was 2,20 euro.
The bus leaves from the Ibiza town bus station (a few blocks up away from the marina). They run approx. every half hour or so, and its fairly punctuate. The bus gets fairly crowded with party people and other more sober passengers but it is bearable.

Bus is a great way of transportation in Ibiza. The buses are fairly modern and there are several different routes. Tickets are about 1.75-2 euro one way. In Ibiza town the bus station (it's not really a station, more like part of a street where the buses stop) is located about 6-7 blocks away from the marina. You have to buy your ticket before entering the bus. There is an office selling tickets at the same street as the bus stop. In the evening you buy your ticket on the bus (because the office is closed). You might have to buy your ticket onboard if you're getting on the bus at the more remote places.

The buses run every 15 minutes/30 minutes depending on time of the day and route.

Sometimes you have to travel distances too far to walk or you're simply too eager to get to a club to wait for the local disco bus. Taxis in Ibiza are a great way of transportation. They are fairly cheap - about 12 euros from Ibiza town to Amnesia/Privilege. If you're 3-4 or more persons it might actually be cheaper to get a taxi than the local bus. There will altways be persons outside clubs asking if you need taxi, this are not official taxis - just locals trying to earn some extra money at night.. I feel safer in the registered taxis and it is cheaper! The drivers all seem to know their way around Ibiza and we never felt unsafe (some places I've been the taxi drivers drive like mad men)

I came to Ibiza airport about 1 am. When I left arrivals hall I saw a big crowd of people waiting for a taxi. I was so suprised when taxis were coming one by one and few minutes later I get my one. Taxis are big and comfortable. Aircon is a standard. The fare is 0,90 €/km during a day and 1,10 € at night. There is a surcharge 1,50 € for the airport pick up / drop off an the starting fare is 3,01 €.
I went from the airport to Es Canar (27 km) and I paid 34,50 €.
I also used a taxi going from San Miguel to Es Canar and I paid 23 €.
At some taxi ranks I saw information boards with prices to most popular destinations. Official taxis are quite well signed so it's no problem to find and identify them.

The bus system in Ibiza is quite efficent and inexpensive. A majority of buses from other beaches/towns go to Ibiza town where you can transfer on to other buses for other parts of the island. After midnight the Discobus starts which takes you from one party town to the next and runs until early morning.

There is only one major bus depot in Ibiza Town. I normally stay very central so it is about a 15min walk from the port. The buses here are always packed if you come during the peak months of July and August. They are not expensive but if you miss the one you need, expect to be waiting in the heat for a good little while! There are buses which go to all the major beaches and even the hidden offbeat ones.

The cheapest way to get around Ibiza from Santa Eulalia is definetaly by bus. The buses run every couple of hours (last bus tends to run about 6pm) and the bus stop is up the road from the town centre (Plaza Espana) where a ticket office is located just at the bottom of where the bus stops are (Public toilets round the corner of ticket office, if you need them!) All the buses have air conditioning in them, ideal as it usually get hot in Ibiza around lunchtime.

Once you get your ticket its usually a good idea to get into the queue quick as these buses are very popular (I was sitting on the floor the last time I got a bus!)

From our then home of Torbay, in Devon, Jo & I got the "National Express" to Gatwick near London to catch our flight to Ibiza. They can be slow going, especially from our area. Only half an hour from where we got on, the driver has a stop of half an hour, which was annoying.

More reliable than our British train service though, which is presently a nightmare.