Cangas – Cies Islands
Ferries to Spain
Cangas – Cies Islands
Ferries to Spain
The Cangas Cies Islands ferry route connects Spain with Spain and is currently operated by 2 ferry companies. The Naviera Nabia service runs up to 3 times per day with a sailing duration of around 1 hour While the Mar de Ons service runs up to 5 times per day with a duration from 1 hour.
So that’s a combined 56 sailings on offer per week on the Cangas Cies Islands route between Spain and Spain. Compare now and get the best fare at the time that you want to travel.
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On the zig-zagging south coast of a peninsula in the Pontevedra region of Spain sits the small town of Cangas. This port-side settlement is blessed with a curving, palm-lined seafront and a quaint network of downtown streets that slowly rise towards the steep countryside further inland. The port of Cangas found to the west of town juts out into the wide Vigo Ria estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, across which can be seen the major city of Vigo close to the border of Portugal. The port's ferry terminal sits on a small pier to one side of a busy marina that overlooks the cobalt blue waters of the sea-wall sheltered bay. The terminal building itself consists of a tourist information centre and a coach depot from which passengers can embark on a winding trip across the verdant mountain terrain of Pontevedra. There is also a small shop kiosk at the entrance to the port selling light snacks and refreshments. As there is no nearby train station, travelling to and from Cangas is largely facilitated by coaches that offer routes to the surrounding cities of Vigo and Pontevedra. A taxi-rank can be located just outside the port too, while motorists can follow the PO-551 road that snakes along the coast of the peninsula to reach locations deeper into the Spanish mainland. Two services currently operate from the port multiple times throughout the day. One route operated by both Naviera Nabia and Mar de Ons ferries whisk passengers on the short westwards journey out the mouth of the Vigo Ria estuary and to the small Cies Islands, while another Mar de Ons service travels in the opposite direction to the rugged San Simon Island under an hour away.
The Cies Islands archipelago is formed of three islands found near the mouth of the Ria de Vigo estuary that cuts along the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula in northern Spain. These mountainous islands are largely uninhabited and have been protected as a nature reserve since the 1980’s. As such, the sweeping verdant hills and rocky cliff-side coasts remain largely untouched by human activity. The beaches that line the glistening blue shores are particularly popular during the warm summer months. The long, curving beach of Rodas that connects the islands of Monteagudo and Faro was voted the best beach in the world by The Guardian newspaper in 2007. The port of the Cies Islands is nothing but a single concrete pier built upon the rocks that line the eastern coast of the isle of San Martino. There are no roads on the island meaning that travelling to and from the port can only be achieved by traversing the footpaths that lead towards the inland wilds of shrubs and trees that rise and fall over the hilly terrain. Two passenger services currently operate from the port, heading along three different routes. Both Naviera Nabia and Mar de Ons ferries offer daily trips east along the nearby Ria de Vigo to the cities of Vigo and Cangas that sit opposite each other across the water. Both services also sail the short distance south to the picturesque town of Baiona.
