Barcelona - Docking
Docking in Barcelona City Centre
The Port of Barcelona is divided into three zones: Port Vell (the Old Port) in the NE of the port, the commercial/industrial port and the logistics port (Barcelona Free Port).
Port Vell
Port Vell was built as part of an urban renewal program prior to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Before this, it was a run-down area of empty warehouses and factories.
Within Port Vell are two marinas, a fishing port and a ferry and cruise ship port. In the central area, it also houses “Maremagnum” (a shopping mall and nightlife complex with Europe’s largest aquarium). Because it is located in a designated tourist zone, the Maremagnum is the only commercial mall in the city that can open on Sundays and public holidays. Next to the Maremagnum area are the “Golondrinas”, small ships that take tourists for a visit around the port area and beyond.
The 2 marinas here are in the heart of the City and are accessed via a lifting pedestrian bridge which opens every 30 minutes between 0800 and 2000. Best to time your arrival for the opening:
OneOcean Port Vell
Previously known as Marina Port Vell, this is now mainly a superyacht marina with prices to match. Has a boatyard with a 50/150 ton travelift and yacht repairs.
Real Club Maritimo de Barcelona
This is a full-service marina in the middle of the city at the bottom of Las Ramblas. It is an active local yacht club, but welcomes visiting yachts. Floating pontoons and fingers, 20ton crane with hard standing and repair facilities.
South of Port Vell
Marina Vela
This is a relatively new marina in the Boca Nord basin at the north entrance to Barcelona harbour (near the W hotel), with 136 berths (15-50m LOA).
City Centre North
There are two additional marinas in central Barcelona to the north of Port Vell:
Puerto Olimpico
This marina is sited in the northern part of the city in the heart of an established waterfront area with high walls, so is well protected from wind and swell. It has over 100 visitors’ berths. It was taken over by the City Council in 2020 and berth prices are reported to have increased.
Puerto Forum
This is a motor boat and superyacht marina, 3 miles NE of Puerto Olimpico.
Docking Outside Barcelona
All marinas operate on VHF Ch. 09. This is just a selection of some of the closest marinas to the city, there are many more.
Badalona Marina
One mile north of Puerto Forum, 620 berths, laid moorings, max. LOA 30m. Full service marina with fuel berth and 75 ton travelift. Popular choice for many cruisers for winter haulout.
Puerto Premia de Mar and Puerto Deportivo Masnou
Both marinas have over 100 berths and are approximately 12 NM North West of the city centre.
Port Ginesta and Port Garraf
Both marinas are located approx. 14 NM to the SE of the city centre.
Find out more details about the choice of marinas, plus contact details, in their listings below under Related Businesses.
Last updated: May 2025
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Cannot recommend Port Ginesta marina for any other reason than it’s close to the airport. Poor management which don’t maintain the equipment or mooring lines. In the shipyard the travel lift has been broken for over a week and will be for another week. Leaving us high and dry. Little communication from harbour master and no offer to compensate. Very very badly run marina.
Port Olimpic,
As indicated at the end of last year we were noticed by mail, this year 2020 the Port Oimpic concession expires, passing from the hands of a private company POBASA to the Barcelona City Council. From now on, the municipal company BSM will be the one that directly manages the moorings and premises of Port Olimpic.
Unfortunately their Berth conditions has been increased almost by 35%for a 14,9m SY
Port Sitges: Well maintained marina with good and friendly service. 20 minutes walk into Sitges and another 40 minutes into Barcelona. The area is much quieter and with more natural beauty than Barcelona though, and so a more comfortable port for longer stays. The winter can see some surge in the marina.
Decent boatyard with travel lift, though smaller than that of nearby Castelldefels. Private work on the hard and staying aboard is possible. Most boats will find that using the travel lift will require detaching the backstay (even my 29-footer).
Port Olimpic: I spent a year here in 2017-2018. The costs are very reasonable if you take a long term contract (10 months+). The marina is central but is also close to some irritating nightclubs and bars. The pontoons themselves are far enough from the noise, but on some nights you’ll be able to hear a faint dance-baseline.
Garraf: Extremely quiet marina in a quaint village. Well connected to Barcelona with a 45-minute train.
One Ocean Port Vell
Berthed there 2016/17 for 12 months at a sensible rate. Come this year’s renewal, they have completely changed their tariff structure to accommodate the demands of their superyacht clients. Quite complicated, but higher rates now assume only transient visit of 1-3 perhaps 5 months. There is no discount/advantage for a 12-month berth.
The upshot is that my 12 months berthing fee increased by circa 80% making it cheaper for me to berth in Palma Mallorca.
Port Ginesta is reasonably priced for a marina, so close to the airport.
Real Club Maritimo. 10 Aug 16. Would recommend booking a berth as it does seem to be rather crowded although this was ‘in season’. On arrival call ahead on VHF Ch 9. The bridge opens every 30 minutes between about 08 and 2000 and you can time your arrival for an opening. Mariners on duty 24/7 and will assist taking lines. Berths all stern to with laid moorings. Southern berths, nearest the bridge subject to heavy wash from any shipping movement in the outer harbour.
All services on the pontoons. Water. Electricity paid for separately. WiFi, excellent WIFi, best we found. There is 24/7 security and the Club Reception is staffed from 09 to 1800 ish. Helpful, English is spoken. The Club hosts events and parties and can be noisy on Saturday nights but not intrusively so. Marina is situated at the bottom of Las Ramblas for ease of access to the city.
Posted on behalf of Tony Hall (UK):
Puerto Olimpico de Barcelona
29 June 2015: A difficult entrance to find and you need to watch for the port & starboard sticks showing you the line to follow and then its a sharp right into the harbour entrance. The fuel pontoon is where you stop to register and be allocated a berth. Space is however tight and during the summer when I visited it was busy not only with yachts but jet skis for hire. For my 32ft yacht and me it was €37.40 per night and an €85.00 deposit for an electric adapter for the special plugs they have.
Once in the berth, the shower block was the next thing to find. It looked like it had not been updated since the Olympics the marina was built for, whenever that was. My first visit ended with the water being cut off. Luckily I was only having a shave – others were in a right lather.
Second visit all went smoothly but not the cleanest of facilities and heavily used with the number of boats it took. Great position though, bars & restaurants all around the marina, a good supermarket within walking distance and a 30 min bike ride to the new Basilica that has been under construction for years & still needs finishing. Just a tip you can book your visit online and I suggest you do that if you can. I had to queue for my ticket and then come back 3hrs later to actually get inside.
Posted on behalf of Geoffrey Weddell-Scott:
Further on from Badalona, mooring 8-10 meters less costly in Premia de Mar. As of November 2014, this port is now offering more services, a short walk to a regular train service into Barcelona.