PortAventura World
Plan a UK-family-friendly trip — opening hours, headline rides, deals and a 1-day itinerary.
Salou, Spain
Costa Daurada's coaster resort — PortAventura, Ferrari Land and Caribe Aquatic Park.
Spain's biggest resort: PortAventura Park, Ferrari Land and the Caribe Aquatic Park, on the Costa Daurada an hour south of Barcelona. Easy to combine with a Salou or Cambrils beach holiday — most UK families visit as a half-day-park, half-day-beach week.
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Opening hours, headline rides and a 1-day itinerary builder — all on this page.
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Plan aheadAt-a-glance
Key facilities and quirks for this park, in one row.
On-site hotel
Themed hotel(s) on resort
Waterpark / wet rides
Waterpark or significant wet rides on site
Paid parking
On-site parking — fee per car
Step-free / RAP
Step-free access and Ride Access Pass scheme available
Single-rider queues
Single-rider lines on headline coasters
Strict heights
Headline rides have firm height restrictions — measure first
Seasonal opening
Closed in winter — check the season calendar
Cashless park
Card or contactless only — no cash accepted
Opening hours & best times to visit
When the park is open and when the queues are shortest.
Opening hours
- Season
- Mid-March – early January (closed most weekdays Nov–Mar; check the calendar)
- Typical hours
- 10:00 – 20:00 in summer; 10:00 – 18:00 in shoulder season
- Worth knowing
- On-site hotel guests get Early Entry and free shuttle bus between hotels and the parks. Ferrari Land is included in 2-park tickets only — verify before booking.
Busy & quiet times
Quietest
- • Late March opening weekends
- • Late September – early October
- • Early November weekends
Busiest
- • Spanish & UK summer holidays (July–August)
- • Spanish bank holidays (Pilar, Constitución)
- • New Year's Eve
Tip — Buy a 2-park ticket in advance through the website — gate prices for Ferrari Land alone are higher than the bundle.
Park guide
Everything you need to make the day work.
What to expect
Six themed lands at the original PortAventura (Mediterrània, Polynesia, China, México, Far West, SésamoAventura for under-6s) plus the much smaller Ferrari Land — home of Red Force, Europe's tallest and fastest coaster.
Plan your day
Rope-drop Shambhala (China) → Dragon Khan → Furius Baco → walk to Far West for Stampida and Uncharted. Save Caribe Aquatic for a separate full day; it's not a 'pop in' water park.
Tickets & passes
Express Premium adds skip-the-line on the headliners — only worth it on July/August weekends. Hotel + ticket bundles via the official site beat third-party prices most of the time.
Plan your day
Pick an age group and your must-do rides — we'll suggest a 1-day plan.
Your day at PortAventura World
Pick an age group, choose your must-do rides, then hit Build my plan — we’ll sketch a full day from gate-open to last ride and give you a link to share.
A rough plan based on typical hours and queue patterns — actual times will vary.
How to get there
By car, train or bus — and where to park.
Av. Pere Molas, km 2, 43480 Vila-seca, Tarragona, Spain
By car
AP-7 motorway, exit 35. Parking €15/day; on-site hotel parking is free.
By train
PortAventura Renfe station is a 5-minute walk from the entrance. From Barcelona Sants, Avant trains take 50 min; Renfe Cercanías R16 from Barcelona Passeig de Gràcia takes 90 min.
By bus
Plana bus links the resort with Reus airport (REU, 15 min — preferred for Ryanair) and Barcelona airport (BCN, 90 min).
What to bring
Pack list from people who've actually done this park.
Pack list
- Passports valid 6+ months and any required visa / ESTA / ETIAS authorisation
- Fee-free travel card (Chase, Starling or similar) for low FX fees on tickets and food
- Refillable water bottle — most parks have free refill stations
- Suncream, UV lip balm and a small fold-up rain poncho for water rides
- Comfortable broken-in trainers — expect 20,000+ steps per park day
- EU Type-F plug adapter
- Suncream and a hat — the Costa Daurada is an exposed coast and summer UV is brutal
- Swimwear if visiting Caribe Aquatic Park
Insider tips
Things you'd only know on a second visit.
- 1
Fly into Reus (REU) instead of Barcelona — REU is 15 minutes from the gates and Ryanair flies daily from Stansted, Manchester and East Midlands.
- 2
Single-rider on Shambhala, Dragon Khan and Red Force is the only way to do all three on a Saturday in August.
- 3
Hotels Mansión de Lucy and Gold River are on the path between PortAventura Park and Ferrari Land — best location.
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