Ibiza caps tourist cars this summer: Here’s what you need to know before you travel

By Euronews Travel

Published on 02/06/2025 - 14:53 GMT+2

The hugely celebrated Spanish land of Ibiza has started limiting nan number of tourer cars and caravans that tin visit. 

From 1 June to 30 September, nan number of vehicles utilized by non-residents will beryllium capped astatine 20,168.

Only 16,000 of these vehicles will beryllium allowed to beryllium rental cars. The different 4,108 will beryllium for visitors who want to disembark pinch their cars successful Ibiza from nan ports of Barcelona, ​​Denia, Valencia, aliases Palma. 

To sojourn Ibiza pinch your car, you’ll request to get a permit, which costs €1 per day. You tin cheque if you request to use for this yourself aliases if nan ferry institution will grip it for you, and use for nan basal licence via anew charismatic website group up by nan Consell de Ibiza.

Caravans now besides request to show that they person a booking astatine a campsite. They’ll nary longer beryllium capable to participate nan land if they scheme to chaotic campy aliases parkland astatine nan broadside of nan road. 

Motorbikes are presently exempt from nan seasonal restrictions connected vehicles. 

Why has Ibiza imposed restrictions connected tourer vehicles?

The move is intended to tackle overtourism connected nan island, which has astir 160,000 residents but receives much than 3 cardinal visitors a year. 

The number of cars connected Ibiza’s roads has quadrupled complete nan past 20 years, rising from 51,000 successful 2002 to 207,000 successful 2022. It is hoped nan caller headdress will thief easiness postulation problems and support much sustainable tourism connected nan island. 

In a bid to tackle nan rising anti-tourism sentiment, nan island’s authorities has besides imposed limits connected cruise vessel arrivals and cracked down connected forbidden short-term rentals. 

Will different Balearic Islands besides commencement restricting tourer vehicles?

Each year, the Balearic Islands pull astir 19 cardinal visitors - a beautiful sizable information of Spain’s 94 cardinal yearly visitors.

The Council of Mallorca is besides looking to use restrictions connected tourer vehicles from adjacent year. It is group to people a draught rule very soon and will apt present akin rules from summertime 2026. 

The President of nan Council of Mallorca, Llorenç Galmés, has said a maximum number of vehicles will beryllium set, pinch penchant fixed to electrical aliases non-polluting vehicles. 

The mini land of Formentera, astir 20km southbound of Ibiza, already restricts nan number of tourer vehicles during nan summertime months. Quad bikes, caravans and motorhomes aren’t allowed during this period. 

From 1 June to 30 September, visitors, including those pinch their ain vehicles aliases rental cars, request to use for a licence connected nan Formentera Eco website.

The licence costs €6 per day, pinch a minimum magnitude of €30 sloppy of really agelong you stay, for cars and €3 per day, pinch a minimum magnitude of €15, for motorbikes. Hybrid vehicles get a 50 per cent discount, while electrical vehicles are exempt from nan fee.

But, spanning only  19km from extremity to end, it is easy to research Formentera without a car. Visitors tin rent a motorcycle aliases simply locomotion nan island’s web of traffic-free agrarian paths and tracks.