Barcelona to Ibiza distance

Barcelona to Ibiza in a straight line

In a straight line, the shortest distance over the Earth’s surface, Barcelona and Ibiza are 282 km (175 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”. There’s no road between them: Ibiza is on the island of the same name, and the straight line crosses 251 km of sea.

From Barcelona, Ibiza lies to the south (bearing 193°), and from Ibiza, Barcelona lies to the north.

If the plane kept the same bearing all the way (193°, to the south), it would follow the rhumb line, the one that looks straight on a Mercator map: 282 km (175 mi), almost the same, because the trip is short.

What the route flies over

Under the straight line there are 251 km of sea (89%) and 30.8 km of land, over Spain.

Planes don’t follow the line exactly: they fly along airways, chase tailwinds and avoid closed airspace, but on long flights they stay close to it.

Halfway between Barcelona and Ibiza

Halfway along the straight line, 141 km (87.6 mi) from each city, is the point 40.1455° N, 1.8010° E. It falls at sea; the nearest town is Banyalbufar (Balearic Islands, pop. 573), 79.4 km away.

By plane

A direct flight would take about 50 min. That’s an estimate: 30 minutes for takeoff, climb, descent and landing, plus the 282 km straight line at 800 km/h (about 497 mph), a typical airliner cruising speed. Real schedules depend on wind, routing and airports, and not every pair has a direct flight.

The two cities

Ibiza is 2.5° farther south than Barcelona. They sit at almost the same elevation: 13 m (43 ft) and 32 m (105 ft). Barcelona has 1.7 million people and Ibiza 55,337 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).