In this guide
💡 The Short Version: For the cheapest hour on the water, take Las Golondrinas from the Moll de Drassanes: €9 for the 40-minute harbour tour and €13 for the 60-minute Port and Coast tour, with an audio guide, from lasgolondrinas.com. For a sail with a drink and a view of the skyline, a catamaran is dearer and slower: £12.00 for an hour on City Sailing’s chill-out catamaran, £24.00 for the Orsom sunset cruise with live jazz (1½ hours), and £23.14 for the MED cruise with tapas (2 hours). The party boats with swimming, a barbecue or a DJ are from £42.86. Or book a tour: the Daytime or Sunset Catamaran Cruise with Musicad is from £12.00, with 7,141 reviews at 4.3 stars, more than any other cruise here.
The boats, compared
Las Golondrinas’ prices are its own, adult, from lasgolondrinas.com on 30 September 2026. The rest are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” price the same day, for one adult; euros are converted at the ECB rate of 29 September 2026 (€1 = £0.857).
| Boat | Length | From | Leaves from | What decides it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Golondrinas, Port 40′ | 40 minutes | €9 (about £7.71) | Moll de Drassanes | Weekend departures only on 30 September 2026; not adapted for reduced mobility |
| Las Golondrinas, Port and Coast 60′ | 60 minutes | €13 (about £11.14) | Moll de Drassanes | Six departures a day, out along the coast and back |
| City Sailing chill-out catamaran | 1 hour | £12.00 | Ronda del Port | Most reviewed; live music on the sunset sailing only |
| Orsom catamaran, daytime | 1½ hours | £15.00 | Moll de Drassanes | Live jazz is an option |
| Orsom sunset cruise | 1½ hours | £24.00 | Moll de Drassanes | Live jazz on a 78-foot catamaran; no stops |
| MED catamaran with tapas | 2 hours | £23.14 | Marina Vela, Barceloneta | Drinks and tapas included; a swim stop on the daytime sailing |
| TurTur sailing cruise | 1½ to 2½ hours | £21.43 | Beach by Port Olímpic | Welcome drink; may run on a sailing boat for small groups |
| Catamaran Sensation party cruise | 3 hours | £42.86 | Port Olímpic | Swim stop, barbecue, two drinks |
| Stoke Travel boat party | 2 hours | £44.35 | Barceloneta beach | Over-18s only; four drinks and a DJ |
The harbour boats
Las Golondrinas
Moll de Drassanes, in front of the Columbus Monument · Port 40′ €9 · Port and Coast 60′ €13 · children aged 5 to 10 €4 and €6
Las Golondrinas has run boat tours in Barcelona since 1888. The Port and Coast 60′ leaves through the commercial port, sails to the Porta d’Europa drawbridge, then goes out to sea through the north mouth and up the coast for the skyline and the beaches. It leaves at 11:30, 13:00, 15:00, 16:30, 18:00 and 19:30, every day, on a catamaran adapted for reduced mobility, with an audio guide in nine languages (headphones, €3, are not included). The Port 40′ stays in the harbour, past the Maremagnum, the Porta d’Europa and the cruise ships. On 30 September 2026 its schedule had no weekday departures; at weekends it left at 11:15, 12:15, 13:15, 14:30, 16:15, 17:15 and 18:15. That boat is not adapted for reduced mobility. With a Super3 card, up to four children go free per adult (lasgolondrinas.com, 30 September 2026). Boat Tour in Las Golondrinasad is from £7.71 on GetYourGuide, the same as the €9 fare, with 2,866 reviews at 4.1 stars. The listing says it is closed on 1 and 6 January and 25 and 26 December and is not suitable for people prone to seasickness.
Las Golondrinas boats at their quay in Port Vell. Photo: MD13, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Catamaran cruises
City Sailing chill-out catamaran
From £12.00 · 4.3 stars from 7,141 reviews · 1 hour · Ronda del Port ticket office
Barcelona: Daytime or Sunset Catamaran Cruise with Musicad, run by City Sailing Barcelona with Julià Travel, is the shortest and cheapest catamaran sail. The catamaran has a wooden bar and a children’s corner; drinks and snacks are bought on board, and live music is on the sunset sailing only. Arriving late can mean forfeiting the tour, and if the sailing is cancelled for weather you are offered another day or a full refund.
Orsom catamaran
Moll de Drassanes, Plaça Portal de la Pau · daytime from £15.00 · sunset from £24.00 · 1½ hours
Catamaran Orsom sails from the same quay as Las Golondrinas. Barcelona: Sunset Catamaran Cruise with Live Musicad (from £24.00, 4.7 stars from 3,546 reviews) is a round trip with no stops on a 78-foot catamaran, with a net to lie on above the water, a bar on board and live jazz. Catamaran Cruise with optional Live Jazz Musicad (from £15.00, 4.7 stars from 1,884 reviews) is the same boat by day, with the jazz an option. Drinks and snacks are bought on board. Orsom cancels only if the port is closed to traffic or for technical reasons, and then offers a refund or another day.
The Orsom catamaran in Barcelona harbour. Photo: Andy Mitchell, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
MED catamaran with tapas
From £23.14 · 4.5 stars from 3,527 reviews · 2 hours · Marina Vela, next to the W Hotel · up to 30 guests
Barcelona: Sunset & Day Catamaran Cruise with Tapas & Drinksad is run by MED (Mediterranean Experiences) from Marina Vela, beside Barceloneta beach. The ticket includes water, soft drinks and sangria, and tapas of fuet, cheese, olives, breadsticks and Spanish omelette. On the daytime sailing the catamaran stops for 30 minutes so you can swim, with inflatables on board; on the sunset sailing you watch the sun set. Bring swimwear, sunscreen and sunglasses for the daytime one. If the weather cancels it, you are offered another day or a refund.
TurTur sailing cruise
From £21.43 · 4.7 stars from 1,268 reviews · 1½ to 2½ hours · beach near the Port Olímpic
Barcelona: Daytime or Sunset Cruise with Drinksad boards through a small gate on the beach by the Club Patí Vela yacht club, past Port Vell and the Vila Olímpica. A welcome drink is included (water, soft drinks, wine, cava or beer), with music on board and the chance to try the sails. Groups of fewer than 10 may sail on an exclusive sailing boat instead of the catamaran. Register 30 minutes before departure.
Boats with a swim or a DJ
Party boats
Catamaran Sensation from £42.86 · 3 hours · Stoke Travel from £44.35 · 2 hours
Two boats for a party rather than a sail. Catamaran Party Cruise with BBQ Mealad (4.3 stars from 1,993 reviews) runs 3 hours from Port Olímpic at 11:00, 14:30 and 18:00, with a swimming stop off Badalona, unlimited soft drinks, two beers or sangrias and a barbecue of burgers and Spanish omelette. It is not suitable for pregnant women or people with mobility impairments. The Original Barcelona Boat Partyad (4.1 stars from 443 reviews) is a 2-hour cruise with a DJ and a saxophonist, four drink coupons and guest-list entry to a beach club afterwards. It is for over-18s only, meets at Icebarcelona on Barceloneta beach, and on Mondays and Tuesdays runs on a smaller sailboat.
Which boat to choose
- The cheapest way onto the water: Las Golondrinas’ 40-minute harbour tour, €9. Choose the 60-minute one for the coast and the skyline.
- A sunset with live music: the Orsom sunset cruise, £24.00 with jazz for 1½ hours.
- A sunset with food: the MED cruise, £23.14, with tapas and unlimited water, soft drinks and sangria for 2 hours.
- A swim: the MED daytime sailing, or the Catamaran Sensation party cruise.
- Young children: Las Golondrinas, with reduced fares for ages 5 to 10 and up to four children free per adult with a Super3 card; City Sailing’s catamaran has a children’s corner.
- If the weather is bad: City Sailing, MED, TurTur and Orsom offer another day or a refund when a sailing is cancelled; Las Golondrinas warns that its services may be altered.
A boat suits the last day: 3 days in Barcelona puts the sunset sail after Barceloneta on Day 3. For a base by the sand, see Barcelona hotels near the beach; for the rest of what to book, see what to book before you go in Barcelona.
Common questions
How much is a boat tour in Barcelona?
From €9 for Las Golondrinas' 40-minute harbour tour and €13 for its 60-minute Port and Coast tour, on the operator's own site on 30 September 2026. Catamaran cruises on GetYourGuide that day started at £12.00 for an hour, £15.00 for 1½ hours and £24.00 for a sunset sail with live jazz. A party boat is from £42.86.
What is the difference between Las Golondrinas and a catamaran cruise?
Las Golondrinas run set departures through the port and along the coast on a catamaran with an audio guide in nine languages, from the Moll de Drassanes in front of the Columbus Monument. A catamaran cruise is a sailing trip with a bar on board and sometimes live music, from the Moll de Drassanes, Marina Vela or the beach by the Port Olímpic, and is usually sold with a sunset option.
Where do the Barcelona boat tours leave from?
Las Golondrinas and Catamaran Orsom leave from the Moll de Drassanes by the Columbus Monument. City Sailing's catamaran boards at its ticket office on Ronda del Port. The MED catamaran leaves from Marina Vela beside the W Hotel; TurTur and Catamaran Sensation board on the beach by the Port Olímpic.
Is there a boat tour for a sunset in Barcelona?
Yes: the Orsom sunset catamaran with live jazz (from £24.00, 1½ hours), the MED sunset catamaran with tapas and drinks (from £23.14, 2 hours) and City Sailing's sunset option with live music (from £12.00, 1 hour). Sunset departure times move with the season, so pick the departure on the booking calendar.
