Hours Ashore

Your hours ashore in Valencia

Valencia mixes a compact Gothic old town, one of Spain's great food markets and the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences, all linked by a long riverbed park. The cruise terminal is at the city end of the port but still about 6 km from the old centre, so start with a shuttle, taxi or tram.

Which port are you visiting?

Good to know

Where ships dock

Valencia passenger terminal (Transversal and Poniente docks)

The port lists shuttle services from the terminal to the city centre (usually arranged by the cruise line; check on board), a taxi rank, and city buses 4, 30 and 95 nearby. The Neptú tram/metro stop, about a 15-minute walk from the terminal, has trains towards the centre. A taxi to the old town takes roughly 15–20 minutes.

Ready-made days

4hours

Mercado Central → La Lonja de la Seda (Silk Exchange) → Valencia Cathedral → Plaza de la Virgen

6hours

Mercado Central → La Lonja de la Seda (Silk Exchange) → Valencia Cathedral → Plaza de la Virgen → Torres de Serranos → Turia Gardens

8hours

Mercado Central → La Lonja de la Seda (Silk Exchange) → Valencia Cathedral → Plaza de la Virgen → Torres de Serranos → Turia Gardens → City of Arts and Sciences

Things to do

Sights 7Food & drink 2Beaches & parks 2Boat & day trips 1Practical 1

Add your ship's times above to see what fits in your time ashore.

Sights

City of Arts and Sciences

Gleaming white futuristic buildings and pools at the end of the Turia park; free to walk around, with a science museum and other venues inside.

⏱ 1 h 30 visit🚶 18 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

Beaches & parks

Malvarrosa beach

A wide city beach north of the port, with paella restaurants along the promenade. The closest big sight to the terminal.

⏱ 1 h 30 visit🚶 21 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

Food & drink

Mercado de Colón

An ornate Modernista market building now filled with cafés and restaurants; try a horchata, the local tiger-nut drink.

⏱ 45 min visit🚶 25 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

SightsClosed Mondays

Museu de Belles Arts

A major fine art museum across the Turia park from the old town, with Spanish painting from the Middle Ages to Sorolla.

⏱ 1 h 00 visit🚶 28 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

Practical

Tourist information, City Hall

The main city tourist office on the ground floor of the City Hall in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, open daily (short hours on Sundays).

⏱ 15 min visit🚶 28 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

Sights

Valencia Cathedral & the Micalet tower

A cathedral mixing Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque, with a chalice venerated as the Holy Grail and a bell tower you can climb for city views. Sunday visiting hours are short.

⏱ 1 h 00 visit🚶 29 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

Sights

La Lonja de la Seda (Silk Exchange)

A World Heritage Gothic trading hall with twisting stone columns and an orange-tree courtyard, opposite the central market.

⏱ 30 min visit🚶 29 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

Food & drinkClosed Sundays

Mercado Central

A huge Modernista market hall of iron, glass and tiles, packed with produce stalls and counters for a quick lunch. Go in the morning.

⏱ 45 min visit🚶 29 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

Sights

Plaza de la Virgen

The old town's prettiest square, beside the cathedral and the basilica, with café terraces and a fountain representing the River Turia.

⏱ 20 min visit🚶 29 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

Sights

Torres de Serranos

A massive medieval city gate on the edge of the old town, looking over the old riverbed. Check locally if you want to climb it.

⏱ 30 min visit🚶 30 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

Boat & day trips

Albufera lagoon & El Palmar

A freshwater lagoon among rice fields south of the city, where flat-bottomed boats take visitors out on the water and village restaurants serve paella, which comes from this area.

⏱ 2 h 00 visit🚶 30 min by taxi from the Valencia passenger terminal

Sights

Oceanogràfic aquarium

A very large aquarium within the City of Arts and Sciences, laid out by sea and habitat. Allow plenty of time.

⏱ 2 h 30 visit🚶 32 min walk from the Valencia passenger terminal

Beaches & parks

Turia Gardens

A green park running for kilometres along the old riverbed, good for a walk or a hired bike between the old town and the City of Arts and Sciences.

⏱ 1 h 00 visit🚶 33 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

Map

Your ship's times

Type your ship's arrival and departure times at the top of this page and everything here is marked for your day. Your times are on your cruise documents or in the cruise line's app.

Valencia publishes its cruise calendar: see the port's schedule ↗

Guides

Within 20 minutes of the ship

For short stops and lazy days.

Sources we checked on 2026-10-21: valenciaport.com valenciaport.com valenciaport.com visitvalencia.com