Timetable à Ibiza: time difference and opening hours

Time difference à Ibiza

There is no time difference between France and the Balearic Islands: Spain and France share the same meridian.

Opening hours à Ibiza

To see / To do à Ibiza

Museums and cultural institutes generally open from 10am in Ibiza and close between 7pm and 9/22pm, depending on the season and the establishment. Some take a break from 2pm to 4/17pm.

Enjoying yourself à Ibiza

In Ibiza, as in the rest of Spain, mealtimes are spread throughout the day. In the evenings, restaurants fill up around 10pm, and customers will often have met beforehand for a drink and tapas, and start their meal in the restaurant later. Dining out is common; in Ibiza, we like to eat out. You'll find plenty of small, inexpensive establishments frequented by locals. When they choose to dine at home, islanders sit down to dinner around 9pm and enjoy a drink to finish the evening with friends. Generally speaking, Ibiza's mealtimes follow Spanish schedules, with service generally provided from 1pm to 4pm and from 8pm to midnight. However, some seasonal establishments adapt to people from more northerly regions who are used to eating earlier. However, restaurants open from midday are not commonplace!

Take a break à Ibiza

Bakeries, cafeterias and ice-cream parlors are generally open all day, until around 8pm, or even a little later for ice-cream shops (a good ice-cream is always a good idea for dessert in this heat!). However, there are no hard and fast rules here, and to avoid wasting your time, it's best to make a quick phone call. Bars generally open around 7-8pm and close around 2am, or even 4am in some cases. As for happy hours, there's no fixed rule here either: some offer them in the middle of the afternoon, others much later.

(To) please yourself à Ibiza

In Eivissa, small stalls set up along the marina every evening, selling jewelry, paintings and souvenirs. In Es Canar, the Hippie Market is held every Wednesday, while in Sant Carles, the stalls of the Las Dalias market, undoubtedly the most exotic, open their doors on Saturdays. There's also a Saturday morning flea market in Sant Jordi, and a Sunday morning market in Sant Joan, with temporary stalls selling handicrafts, food products and local and organic cosmetics.

Get out à Ibiza

Whether you want to enjoy a drink on the terrace or hit the dancefloors all night long, Ibiza has no shortage of options: it's one of the world's party temples! At all hours of the day and night, during the summer season, the white island is home to a plethora of open bars and nightclubs, not to mention beach parties and other monumental events. Ibiza's clubs start to fill up around 1am. There are also venues such as Teatro Pereyra, Teatro de Ibiza and Jazz-Tà Bé (for the town of Eivissa), which offer shows, stand-up comedy, concerts and music-hall, usually between 8pm and 4am.