Irun to Donostia / San Sebastian ferry

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Fares and seats move by the day. Price Irun to Donostia / San Sebastian on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.

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• 2h 17mDoor to door
• 47mMoving
• €11.88From
• 06:33 to 07:30First and last departure
• 5Per day
• 1.8 kgCO2

First and last are taken from the services we sell on September 16, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.

The cheapest and the fastest on September 16, 2026

Ferry operators

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.

Operator	From	Fastest	Typical speed	Flexibility	On board
Grimaldi	€11.88	2h 17m	33 km/h	Changeable	Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms

When to book Irun to Donostia / San Sebastian

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

1. €11.8890 days
2. €11.8860 days
3. €11.8845 days
4. €11.8830 days
5. €11.8821 days
6. €11.8814 days
7. €11.887 days
8. €11.883 days
9. €11.881 days

Cheapest lead time

Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.

How much it moves

The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 0 percent. The most expensive point is €11.88, 90 days out.

What that means

Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

1. €11.88Sun
2. €11.88Mon
3. €11.88Tue
4. €11.88Wed
5. €11.88Thu
6. €11.88Fri
7. €11.88Sat

Where you leave from and where you arrive

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting

20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.

How far it really runs

The route covers 16 km against 15 km in a straight line, a detour of 7 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.

Where the change is

Connections are made at Bilbao, Algorta, Getxo, Bermeo. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.

If the connection is missed

The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

First and last departure

The first service of the day leaves Irun at 06:33 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.

Questions about Irun to Donostia / San Sebastian

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

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