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Formentera has no airport. For anyone planning a day trip to Formentera from Ibiza, the crossing is the starting point \u2014 a 25 to 45-minute ferry across Es Freus strait, one of the busiest short routes in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n
The two islands sit close together, separated by the Es Freus strait<\/strong>, a channel of roughly 6 km that narrows to about 3.6 km at its tightest. It carries one of the busiest short ferry routes in the Mediterranean, full of visitors who are often surprised that they almost skipped the crossing.<\/p>\n In one direction, you have Ibiza, with its nightlife, its crowds, and a long stretch of well-worn tourist infrastructure. In the other, you have the smallest inhabited island in the Balearics. It\u2019s flat enough to cross by bike, clear enough to see the seabed from the ferry, and unhurried enough that the beaches are still empty out by evening.<\/p>\n The two islands share a strait but not much else.<\/p>\n