Museum visits · Valencia · Spain
The Oceanogràfic in Valencia
forty-five thousand animals of more than five hundred species, nine themed areas and the longest underwater tunnel in Europe
The Oceanogràfic sits at the southern end of the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, in the drained bed of the Turia, under the water lily roofs designed by Félix Candela. Inside are forty-five thousand animals of more than five hundred species, split across nine themed areas running from the Mediterranean to the Arctic. There is a lot of walking, and much of the route between one tank and the next is in the open air: the ocean tunnel, the belugas, the penguins, the dolphinarium and the wetlands each ask for their own time, and four hours go by unnoticed. The motorhome stays at the park, you arrive by metro and tram.
Getting there
- The motorhome stays at the park: from the Nomadic Experience you walk to the Albalat dels Sorells metro station, on line 3
- The change onto the tram is made between Xàtiva and Alacant, the terminus of line 10, linked by a pedestrian underpass
- Line 10 stops at Oceanogràfic, right in front of the complex: the previous stop, Ciutat Arts i Ciències, leaves you at the far end
- The entrance is on Carrer d'Eduardo Primo Yúfera, and from there the route inside is flat
Practical information
Duration four or five hours are enough to see every area, a full day is what it takes to fit in the dolphin shows and the outdoor stops as well
Suitable for anyone, children included; fully accessible to visitors with reduced mobility, with lifts and level routes in every section
Booking tickets are bought on the official site by choosing the day, and the day is what sets the price
Contacts
Where it is
Valencia · Comunità Valenciana
You set off from
Notes
- Carrer d'Eduardo Primo Yúfera 1, 46013 València
- Open every day of the year: doors open at 10:00 and close between 16:00 and 22:00 depending on the date, with the ticket offices closing an hour earlier; on 25 December and 1 January the hours are 12:00 to 18:00
- The price depends on the day chosen: on the official site adults run between 35.90 and 43.05 euros, children aged 4 to 12, over 65s and visitors with a certified disability between 26.65 and 31.95 euros
- Under 3s go in free, on presentation of a document
- The combined ticket with the Museu de les Ciències and the Hemisfèric runs from 44 to 51.25 euros for adults and from 34.75 to 40.40 for children, again by date
- The 2025 rates still going round, adults at about 32 euros and the combined ticket at 39.10, no longer hold: check on the official site before setting off
- The dolphin shows last 20 to 25 minutes and the day's times are posted at the ticket office on arrival
- Weekends and public holidays are the busy days: Tuesday to Thursday is better, and first thing in the morning
- What to bring: comfortable shoes, a sweatshirt for the air conditioned rooms, sunglasses for the outdoor stretch and a refillable bottle, since there are drinking fountains
- The indoor light is good enough to photograph without a flash
