Visiting Galapagos by yacht

When to come, how to reach Puerto Ayora from the Baltra airport, and the fees a visitor pays on entry.

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Seasons

When to come

Season	Months	Daily high	Monthly rain
Peak	June to November	25.6 to 27.6 °C	8 to 33 mm
Shoulder	May, December	27.8 to 29.2 °C	42 to 52 mm
Off season	January to April	29.2 to 30.5 °C	83 to 107 mm

INAMHI normals 1981 to 2010 via the WMO, San Cristobal-Galapagos station (city 2049). Season bands are our own estimate.

Getting here

From Baltra airport to Puerto Ayora

Airports

The Galapagos National Park arrival page names two airports: Baltra and San Cristobal. The San Cristobal airport is 10 minutes from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.

Baltra to Puerto Ayora

The Park page gives an airport bus (USD 5 for adults), a barge across the Itabaca Channel (USD 1) and a second bus of about USD 5 that takes 30 to 45 minutes. A taxi truck costs USD 30 for all passengers.

Fees on arrival

Visitors pay the Transit Control Card (USD 20) and the protected-area entry fee (USD 200 for a foreign tourist over 12). The Jobs page gives the sources.

Port

Authorities in Puerto Ayora

Park directorateAvenida Charles Darwin, Santa Cruz island. The Park lists registered shipping agents for private vessels, six of them in Puerto Ayora.

Port CaptaincyArticle 94 of the Park statute (2019) lists an arrival certificate from the Galapagos Port Captaincy and a departure clearance from the relevant port captaincy among the papers for a Park tour.

Navy invoiceThe same statute lists an invoice paid to the Ecuadorian Navy for lights, buoys and anchorage among the documents the Park checks before a tour.

Galapagos National Park, arrival and access pages read 8 November 2026. Park statute, last modified 27 March 2019, articles 94 and 95.

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