Your day, step by step
08:45
Walk off the quay to Avenida da Mariña and catch bus 3, 3A or 5 to the Tower of Hercules (€1.30 cash).
09:15
Walk around the Tower of Hercules and the headland paths. Check whether interior visits are open during the 2026 works.
11:00
Bus or taxi back to the centre.
11:30
The Marina's glass galleries, María Pita square and the Old Town lanes.
13:00
Lunch: Galician octopus and seafood in the Old Town or around the centre.
14:30
Walk to Orzán and Riazor beaches along the promenade.
16:00
Head back towards the port, a short walk from the centre.
- Latest you can leave City centre and María Pita square (ship at Trasatlánticos)16:25
16:30
On board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- City centre and María Pita square (ship at Trasatlánticos)Walk, about 5 min16:25
- Tower of HerculesBus 3, 3A or 5, or a 40-minute walk15:50
- A Coruña railway stationTaxi, about 10 min15:30
- Santiago de Compostela (station)Direct train 26–35 min, then taxi14:55
Where people get A Coruña wrong
Planning a day around going inside the Tower of Hercules while 2026 works have suspended individual tickets.
Built from our A Coruña guide, checked against 12 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
Make it yours
Tell PortTrip who you're travelling with and what you love. It rebuilds this day around you, using only these checked facts.
Personalise my A Coruña dayYour whole cruise, planned like this
This is one port. Pro plans every port on your cruise.
You just timed A Coruña to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. Pro builds the plan from your ship's real times: a timed day in A Coruña and every other port, a leave-by time for each stop, and a Plan B if you run late. Ultimate adds a live leave-by countdown from where you are on the day. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
Year Pass
€39/yr
Every cruise you take for 12 months. Cancel any time.
Everything in the Cruise Pass, for as many sailings as you like.
30-day full refund. Secure checkout with Stripe.