Valencia cruise port to the city centre: 6 km by taxi, bus or tram, and what a day in port covers

💡 The Short Version: The cruise terminal is 6 km from the city centre. A taxi takes about 15 minutes (Visit València), metered, with a €2.95 supplement from the cruise rank, and public transport takes about 30 minutes on buses 4 and 95 or the tram. The City of Arts and Sciences is 3 km away and Malvarrosa beach 3.5 km. On a Sunday the Central Market is closed and the cathedral opens only from 14:00; on a Monday the museums are shut. A 2-hour tuk-tuk tour built for cruise passengers is €40. Or book now: the cruise-passenger tuk-tuk tourad (GetYourGuide).

The options, compared

Fares are the operators’ own, in euros.

At the terminal

Valenciaport lists a Valencia tourist office in the terminal, duty-free shops, a taxi service, shuttle services to the city centre and within the port, and services for passengers with reduced mobility. The terminal has a bar-restaurant, local products for sale and free Wi-Fi (Visit València). The same port serves the daily ferries to the Balearic Islands and Italy.

A cruise ship alongside at the Port of Valencia. Photo: Gvlowatch, Wikimedia Commons.

Taxis

Metered · €2.95 supplement from the cruise rank · cash or card

The meter is mandatory. Within the city the weekday tariff, 07:00 to 21:00, is a €2.00 flag fall plus €1.36 a kilometre; nights, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are €2.60 plus €1.48. The €2.95 supplement applies to the cruise-ship taxi rank, and on 15 to 19 March (Las Fallas) there is a €3.00 night supplement between 21:00 and 07:00. The driver must have change for €50. Visit València says a taxi or ride-hailing car takes about 15 minutes to the centre.

Buses, trams and the metro

Valenciaport gives city buses 4, 30, 95 and N8, and Metrovalencia lines 5 and 6 at Neptú. Visit València gives buses 4 and 95 and tram lines 6, 8 and 10, and says the journey to the centre takes about 30 minutes. A bus single is €2.00 and a metro single within zone A is €1.50. Valencia public transport has every fare and the 24-hour ticket at €4.50.

With a day in port

Visit València’s cruise guide offers four plans for four to eight hours. Choose one, or combine two.

The City of Arts and Sciences is 3 km from the maritime station and has its own page: City of Arts and Sciences tickets.

Tours for a short day

Valencia walking tours and bike tours compare the rest.

What is open on the day you dock

• Sunday: the Central Market is closed, the cathedral opens only from 14:00, and the Lonja and the two city gates close at 14:00.
• Monday: IVAM, the Museo de Bellas Artes, the Hortensia Herrero Art Centre and most municipal museums are closed, and San Nicolás admits no visitors. The cathedral, Lonja, towers, Central Market and City of Arts and Sciences are open.
• Any day: the Bioparc closes at sunset and allows no re-entry.

What to book before you go to Valencia has the full table of hours.

Before you go

• Passport: Italy and France have notified border checks on arrivals from Spain, so carry your passport on any onward leg. Italy has renewed its checks on arrivals by air and sea week by week since September, and France has notified controls on all its borders with Spain from 1 November 2026 to 30 April 2027.
• The thing that ruins a day: the closures above. Check the day you dock before you plan the route.
• Which to take: a taxi if time is short; the bus and tram if you are staying on the sea side; a tuk-tuk tour for a guided loop.

Day trips from Valencia lists the trips that fit a longer call, and airport to the city covers the way in by air. Where to stay in Valencia compares the areas for a night before or after the cruise.