Welcome to the Vigo cruise port guide. Vigo is a rather large town of 300.000 inhabitants that earned the nickname ” The Green Spain”. It is Spain’s busiest fishing port. Life of Vigo has always been dedicated to the sea, although it is also a popular retreat for the Spaniards. Whenever they want to get away from the heat this is the perfect spot to go to. Vigo is one of the coolest places in Spain. Because this is such a popular destination for the Spaniards this is also the perfect spot to meet the. The town centre is quite charming. It is packed with little market squares, charming alleyways and lots of restaurants. Especially the fish specialties is something you simply must try in Vigo.

Cruise port of Vigo: your view from the ship

Once your ship is docked this is the gorgeous view you will have.

This is the view you will have when your ship is docked in Vigo. The closest building it the cruise terminal, followed by the shopping mall and behind it you can already spot the towers of the church in the old town.

This is the cruise terminal in Vigo.

In the cruise terminal you will find some shops and wi-fi at the restaurant on the 2nd floor.

About Spain

Inhabitants – 46 million
Official language – Spanish
Capital city – Madrid

Kingdom of Spain
Government – Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Spanish language

Good day – buen dia
How are you? – ¿como estas?
Thank you – gracias
Cruise ship – crucero
Port – puerto

Travel information Spain

Official currency – Euro
Accepts Us dollars – generally not
Creditcards – are often accepted

Drives on the – right
Timezone – UTC +1

Cruise Port Guide Vigo – Spain: docked

Cruise ships dock at Vigo’s Capitanía Marítima de Vigo. From there the city centre is a short walk. You will find it at just a few hundred meters in front of the cruise terminal. The cruise terminal itself offers lots of facilities. Here you can buy your souvenir, pick up your map at the tourist information centre or find one of the largest shopping malls. To go the city centre make sure to go through the shopping mall.

Transportation

The train station is about 1 km away. See it marked on the map above. From here you can take the train to Santiago de Compostella for example. Check out the train schedule online: www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/ At the main train station is also were you find your closes car rental. There are also taxis available at the port. It will cost you about 5 euro one way into town per taxi or about 80 euro for roundtrip to Santiago de Compostella, depending on how long you will stay there. There is no hop on hop off bus, although there is a tourist bus service that usually leaves 2 times in the morning. Check with the tourist information in the terminal what their schedule is for the day you are there.

Wi-fi

There is wi-fi in the terminal that you have to pay for and also the shopping mall in front of the cruise terminal has several wi-fi spot.

Destination and distance from port

Vigo historical district = 500 meter to the south
La Guardia = 64 km to the south
Bayona = 43 km to the south
Pontevedra = 30 km to the north
Cambarro = 37 km to the north
Santiago de Compostella = 93 km to the north