Ilhabela, Brazil

Ilhabela is an island municipality on the Sao Paulo coast of Brazil, across the Sao Sebastiao Channel from the mainland, and a busy cruise stop. More about Ilhabela →

View from the Ilhabela hills over the Sao Sebastiao Channel and the coast
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Ilhabela day.

Planning a day in Ilhabela?

The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.

See the Ilhabela cruise crowd calendar

Where is the Ilhabela cruise port?

Cruise passengers are expected to come ashore at the pier in Vila, Ilhabela's historic centre, next to the Pier shopping centre. The pier is in the middle of town, about 230 m from the Nossa Senhora da Ajuda church. Pereque, where the car ferry from Sao Sebastiao lands, is about 5 km south by road, 12-16 minutes by car.

Cruise port

Getting to the Ilhabela cruise port

Nossa Senhora da Ajuda church → Vila pier

0.2 km · ~3 min by car

The church is in Vila, the historic centre, a few steps from the pier.

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Walk
Freeper person
~3 min
0.23 km, mostly flat.

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

Driving to the port

The island's environmental preservation fee is charged on vehicles entering the island, not on passengers arriving on foot. Check municipal bus times locally. Distances and times are approximate.

Destination

About Ilhabela

Ilhabela is an island municipality on the Sao Paulo coast of Brazil, across the Sao Sebastiao Channel from the mainland, and a busy cruise stop. Next to the pier, Vila, the historic centre, has the Nossa Senhora da Ajuda church a three-minute walk away. By road, the Cachoeira da Toca waterfalls are about 8 km from the pier and the beach of Praia do Curral about 14 km to the south. Municipal buses link the island's districts.

Time zone
Brasilia Standard Time
Currency
BRL

Things to Do in Ilhabela

Vila historic centre

The historic centre around the pier, with the Nossa Senhora da Ajuda church a three-minute walk from the landing.

Cachoeira da Toca

Waterfalls inland from Pereque, about 8 km and 20-30 minutes by road from the pier.

Praia do Curral

Beach on the south of the island, about 14 km and 24-40 minutes by road along SP-131.

Cruise Ships Visiting Ilhabela