Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk off the ship and pick up a map at the terminal's tourist information desk.
08:45
Cross the footbridge into the Casco Vello and walk its lanes and squares before the tour groups arrive.
10:00
Climb (or take a taxi) to Monte O Castro for the fortress walls and views over the Ría de Vigo.
11:30
Walk back down to Rúa do Príncipe for shops and a coffee.
12:30
Lunch of oysters and seafood tapas on Rúa Pescadería (Rúa das Ostras) with a glass of Albariño.
14:00
Option: taxi to Samil beach for a walk on the sand, about 15 minutes each way.
15:45
Back near the port. Browse A Laxe shopping centre on the dock.
- Latest you can leave Casco Vello (old town)16:20
16:30
Back 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
- Casco Vello (old town)Walk over the footbridge, 5–10 min16:20
- Praia de SamilTaxi, about 15 min16:15
- Cíes IslandsFerry about 40 min to the Estación Marítima de Ría, then 2–5 min walk; back at the port 90 min before all-aboard15:15
- BaionaRegional bus, up to about 1 h 10 min, then to the port; back 90 min before all-aboard14:50
- Santiago de CompostelaTrain 52–58 min to Vigo-Urzáiz, then 15 min walk; back 90 min before all-aboard14:45
Where people get Vigo wrong
Arriving at the Cíes ferry in summer without the Xunta authorisation needed to buy a ticket.
Built from our Vigo guide, checked against 14 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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