PortAventura Park

How to get to PortAventura Park

By train: Rodalies de Catalunya lines R17 and RT2 stop at PortAventura World station, next to the resort. According to the official website, if you travel from within Catalonia the return Rodalies ticket is included with your park ticket; check the conditions when you buy it. From Barcelona, the R17 journey takes a little over an hour.

From outside Catalonia, high-speed and long-distance trains arrive at Camp de Tarragona station. From there you can reach the park on Plana bus line L4, by taxi or by hire car.

By car, take the A-7 motorway. The nearest airport is Reus, about 15 minutes away; Barcelona-El Prat is roughly an hour away. The address is Avinguda Alcalde Pere Molas, s/n, 43480 Vila-seca (Tarragona).

When to go

PortAventura Park isn’t open all year round, and opening hours vary: check the official calendar before planning your visit. Besides the summer season, the park runs Halloween (19 September to 15 November 2026) and Christmas (20 November 2026 to 6 January 2027), each with its own decorations and shows.

Weekends, bank holidays and summer days are the busiest. If you can choose, a weekday outside school holidays usually means much shorter queues. Each ride page in this guide shows the live waiting time, which helps you decide where to start.

Getting around the park

The six areas form a loop around the lake, so you can walk the whole park without doubling back. From the entrance, in Mediterrània, you can head towards Polynesia and SésamoAventura or towards Far West.

There is also transport inside the park: the train has stations in Mediterrània (Estació del Nord), Far West (Penitence Station) and SésamoAventura, and boats cross the lake from the Mediterrània harbour (Port de la Drassana) to China (Waitan Port).

According to the official website, you can leave the park and come back in on the same day as long as you keep your ticket.

Express passes

PortAventura sells Express passes, paid separately, that give you fast-track entry on some rides. For example, Express 5 Adrenaline gives one fast-track entry on each of five thrill rides, and PortAventura Express ONE gives a single fast-track entry on the ride of your choice from its list.

The rides included vary from pass to pass: each ride page in this guide shows whether the ride appears in any official Express pass. Always check the conditions and price on the official website before buying.

Planning your visit

With young children: start in SésamoAventura, which has the most children’s rides, then move on to Polynesia (Canoes) and Far West (Tomahawk, Buffalo Rodeo, Carousel). Measure your children before you go and use the height filter on this page: many rides let shorter children on with an adult, and some children’s rides have a maximum height.

For thrill seekers: the big ones are Shambhala and Dragon Khan (China), Furius Baco (Mediterrània), Hurakan Condor (México), and Uncharted and Stampida (Far West). All require 1.40 m except Stampida (1.20 m) and Uncharted (1.10 m with an adult), and several have a 1.95 m maximum. They’re spread all around the loop, so start with the closest one and keep going in one direction.

On a hot day, save the water rides for the middle of the day: Tutuki Splash, Grand Canyon Rapids, Silver River Flume and Angkor. On Grand Canyon Rapids and Tutuki Splash it’s easy to get soaked, so bring a change of clothes or a poncho.