Holidays to San Antonio Ibiza: Beaches, Weather and Deals

San Antonio works best for travellers who want a beach holiday with a short hop from the airport and plenty of coastline within easy reach. Families get the town beach, Platja de Sant Antoni de Portmany, right in the centre, with Platja Pinet about half a mile away and Platja de Bou and Platja Es Pinet around a mile out. Short distances like these help when you are juggling children, buckets and lunch.

Couples and anyone who prefers a quieter day tend to head for the coves. Cala Salada sits about 2 miles away, while Cala Bassa and Cala Comte are roughly 4 miles off, which makes them good half-day trips. There is more than sand, too: the Coves Blanques Lighthouse and the Església de Sant Antoni de Portmany are both in town, the Cova de Ses Llagostes cave is just over a mile away, and the BIBO PARK botanical garden is about 4 miles out.

Ibiza holidays San Antonio-style revolve around a single base: Sant Antoni de Portmany itself. It is a coastal town rather than a string of separate resorts, so the choice is less about which village and more about how close you want to be to the town beach compared with the quieter stretches nearby.

Stay near the centre and you have the town beach, the lighthouse at Coves Blanques and the parish church within walking distance. Lean towards Platja de Bou, Platja Es Pinet or Platja de Punta Galera, all within about 2 miles, if you would rather have a calmer stretch of shoreline. Further out, the lighthouses of Far de Sa Conillera (about 5 miles) and Faro de Bleda Plana (about 7 miles) mark the dramatic western edge of the bay.

The best months to go are April, June, August and October, and each has a different character. April brings around 21°C highs and only three rain days, which suits walkers and anyone who dislikes heat. June climbs to 28°C with little rain, and July and August are the hottest, at 32°C and 31°C. July is the driest month of the year, with 4mm of rain on average.

October still reaches about 25°C, so it is a sensible choice for late sunshine. September is warm at 27°C but can be showery, with nine rain days on average, as can May. Winter highs sit around 16°C, mild rather than beach weather. Prices for packages generally rise during UK school holidays, so if you are free outside July and August it is worth comparing dates either side.

Ibiza airport (IBZ) has direct flights from the United Kingdom, and it is the natural gateway: the drive to Sant Antoni de Portmany takes about 12 minutes. On a package, that means a transfer short enough that you can be on the beach the afternoon you land.

If you are combining islands or arriving by sea, Ibiza's ferry port is about 9 miles away, with longer crossings linking to Dénia on the mainland (around 64 miles) and Palma on Mallorca (around 81 miles). Most travellers, though, simply fly in, and car hire is handy if you want to reach the farther coves and lighthouses on your own schedule.

A package holiday bundles your flight, hotel and airport transfer into one booking, and when it is sold as a package it is ATOL-protected, so you are covered if something goes wrong with the company. You choose your board basis, from room only or bed and breakfast through to half board or all inclusive, depending on how much you plan to eat out.

For package holidays to Ibiza San Antonio Bay, this page shows live deals from Jet2holidays, TUI, loveholidays and On the Beach so you can compare dates, board basis and departure airports in one place. You can also check hotel prices if you would rather book separately, compare car hire for exploring the west coast, and browse tours and tickets for days out once you are there.