Cíes Islands: leave from Vigo or from Cangas?

By the Boattripo team · Updated 13 October 2026 · 2 min read

The cruises compared here

This is a rare comparison where the money does not decide. Both tickets start from € 24 per adult, both are sold by Mar de Ons and both include the Xunta de Galicia permit.

What is left is practical: where you sleep, how you will reach the departure point and how much each listing tells you. Figures checked on 13 October 2026.

1What is identical

Starting price from € 24 on both. The operator is Mar de Ons on both. Free cancellation up to 14 days before on both, with no refund after that or for a late arrival or no-show.

Both listings leave the boat undescribed and give no sailing times. The duration field reads 24 hours on both, which says the booking is for a day and nothing more.

2What differs

Vigo leaves from the ticket office in the Terminal Marítima. Its listing carries a wheelchair-accessible tag, has an 8.9 score and 9,274 reviews.

Cangas leaves from the Mar de Ons office on Avenida de Montero Ríos. Its listing includes a guided visit, subject to availability, has an 8.7 score from 824 reviews, does not state accessibility and warns that parking is difficult.

3How to choose

Staying in Vigo: book the Vigo ferry, which spares you a trip across the ría and is the better-tested listing. Staying in Cangas or on the Morrazo side: book the Cangas boat and skip the commute to Vigo.

Needing step-free access: take Vigo, because it is the only one that says so. Arriving by car: the Cangas listing warns about parking, so allow extra time.

The cruises compared here

Sightseeing · Day

Cíes Islands ferry from Vigo

A return ferry between Vigo and the Cíes Islands, sold by Mar de Ons from € 24, with the Xunta de Galicia access permit included.

from €24

8.9/10 from 9,274 reviews on Civitatis

  • 24 h
  • Not stated
  • No food
  • Terminal Marítima de Vigo, Calle Cánovas del Castillo 26

Who it suitsAnyone sleeping in Vigo who wants the easiest way to the islands, and wheelchair users, since this is the listing that says it is accessible. It is also the better-tested option, with 8.9 from 9,274 reviews.

Sources: Civitatis catalogue. Checked on 13 October 2026.

Sightseeing · Day

Cíes Islands boat from Cangas

A return boat between Cangas de Morrazo and the Cíes Islands, sold by Mar de Ons from € 24, with a guided visit (subject to availability) and the Xunta de Galicia permit included.

from €24

8.7/10 from 824 reviews on Civitatis

  • 24 h
  • Not stated
  • No food
  • Mar de Ons office, Avenida de Montero Ríos 14 (Cangas)

Who it suitsAnyone staying in Cangas or elsewhere on the Morrazo side who would otherwise have to cross to Vigo first. Same operator, same starting price and same cancellation terms as the Vigo ferry.

Sources: Civitatis catalogue. Checked on 13 October 2026.

Quick questions

Is the Cíes ferry cheaper from Cangas than from Vigo?

No. Both listings start from € 24 per adult, checked on 13 October 2026.

Which Cíes ferry has more reviews?

The Vigo ferry: 8.9 from 9,274 reviews, against 8.7 from 824 for the Cangas boat.