Flights to Palma, Mallorca
Mallorca being a popular holiday destination has several airlines competing to take you there. By shopping around you can expect to pay around £50 to £100 per person for a return flight out of season and £200 return in the peak season including taxes and all the extras. Flight time from London is about 2 hours (tarmac to tarmac). Generally speaking the earlier you book the better deal you get, although out of peak season you can get some very good deals with Ryanair 3 to 6 weeks before your departure date. Please note that Mallorca's airport is called Palma. The International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Location Identifier 3-letter code for Palma is PMI.
Airlines that my friends or I have successfully booked flights with are as follows:
Finally you can check www.skyscanner.net at any time and their search engine will check a number of airlines for you.
Getting to the apartment
By Taxi
When you arrive at Palma airport the easiest way to get to the apartment is by taxi. This will cost you a standard (regulated) fair of about 90 euros (100 euros at night). There always seems to be plenty of taxis at the airport rank. Alternatively there is a local (to Puerto Pollensa) friendly taxi service who are slightly cheaper than the standard taxis. They also have a minibus, so if there are 5 or more of you it will be much cheaper than 2 taxis. You will need to book in advance with Alicia at zarzataxi@hotmail.com
By Shuttle Transfer
During the main holiday season (April to October) travelrepublic.co.uk and https://www.hoppa.com/en run a very good service from the airport for about £25 per person return. On their web site click on the "Transfers" link from the home page. They will only drop you off and pick you up at a recognised apartment block or hotel so when you fill out the web page you need to enter the arrival airport as "Palma (Majorca) PMI" and the arrival resort "Puerto Pollensa". On the next screen you enter the Hotel/Property name as "Apartamentos Habitat" and the Hotel/Property Address as "Calle Cap Roig 1, 07470 Port de Pollensa". The Habitat is only 200 metres from our apartment. When they take you back to the airport they will pick you from the Habitat main reception.
By Hire Car
Hiring a car is always my preferred option and the drive to the apartment is about 45 minutes. You should get a car for about £15 a day rental plus £15 a day collision damage waiver, rising to £20 + £20 in the peak season. You can take out separate insurance for the collision damage waiver element at companies such as www.insurance4carhire.com for £45 for an annual policy. I would recommend www.doyouspain.com or www.holidayautos.co.uk. You can also get some good hire car deals on the Ryanair website, you don't need to be flying with Ryanair to use them. Note that they don't always order them in price order, but you can select that option at the top. Be careful to check the fuel policy. For example if you are only going for a few days, you don't want to have to pay for a full tank of petrol. Some of the companies are at the terminal and with others there is a short shuttle bus ride. 2025 update: I would avoid Goldcar because they have had some bad publicity this year, mainly to do with claiming that customers' credit cards won't work, so they can charge them the full CDW. For all the hire companies, to avoid any damage arguments when you return the car, take a 360 degree video when you arrive. Remember to include the inside. Finally, for all the hire companies make sure you have your driving licence and a credit card (a debit card is no good) in the name of the driver, American Express isn't accepted either.
By Public Transport
If you are feeling brave it is possible to do the whole journey by public transport for about 10 Euros. My wife and I did option 1 below on 1st April 2026 and it cost us slightly less than € 15 (one way) for two of us with the multi-person and contactless discounts. The best way to pay is by contactless credit/debit card, cash is much more expensive. You need to tap your bank card (credit or debit) on entry and exit from the bus, however you don't need to tap out on exit on the A1 bus as it's a flat rate. For any other bus, if you forget to tap on exit you'll get charged for the maximum journey plus 0.3 Euros. Paying for two or more people on the same card gives you extra discount (just tap the card once per person on entry, but only once is required on exit). You can store heavy luggage in the compartment at the bottom of the bus.
Option 1 via Palma city centre
Bus number A1 shuttles between Palma airport and Palma City, leaving every 15 minutes and costs 5 euros. Departures from the airport leave between 6.10am and 2.15am, every 15 minutes and the journey takes 20 minutes. Get off the bus at Plaza España (also the train station), which is the second stop after you see the large "El Corte Ingles" store on the right hand side. The stops are announced from the tannoy system and also displayed on the TV screen, so listen out for "Plaza España". Then go underground to catch bus number 301 to Puerto Pollensa, timetable at: http://www.tib.org/portal/en/web/ctm/autobus/linia/301
As you can see from the timetable the second bus takes about 1 hour and costs
5.40 Euros. Get off the second bus at the 'Gotmar Las Palmeras 1' stop just
before the first roundabout you get to in Puerto Pollensa when you see the
apartments Duva on your left. The stops will also be displayed on the TV screens
in the bus. Ring the bell when the bus has gone past the 'El Vilar 1' stop.
The bus stop is right outside the Rosa Blanca and the apartment is only 150
metres from the bus stop. If you miss the bus stop don't panic as the bus
does a loop around the centre of town and stops again at the bottom of our
road which is the "Gotmar 1' stop. 400 metres walk instead of 150 metres.
There is a map showing the bus stops on the tib website (link above) and our
road "Carrer de la Cadernera" is clearly marked inbetween two bus
stops.
Option 2 via Alcudia
Bus number A32 takes you all the way from the airport to Alcudia (then onto Can Picafort if you fall asleep). The timetable is here: https://www.tib.org/en/linies-i-horaris/autobus/-/linia/A32 and the price is 8.10 Euros, the A32 only runs in the peak holiday season, but they have introduced an A33 out of season. Get off the bus at the first stop in Alcudia, then cross the road to catch the 322 bus to Port de Pollenca, which will cost you 2.70 Euros. The 322 is a regular service that runs about every half an hour, but you can access the timetable here: https://www.tib.org/en/linies-i-horaris/autobus/-/linia/322 . Get off the 322 bus at the bottom of our road (carrer de la Cadernara) at bus stop 'Gotmar 2', this is the second stop after leaving the coastline (see the route map on the link). Don't worry if you miss the stop, the bus does a loop around the centre of town and stops again outside the Habitat apartments (bus stop 'Gotmar Las Palmeras 2' stop, which is at the top of our road. By the time you've reached Alcudia on the A32 bus, you're only about 10km (6 miles) from the apartment and to save the hassle of another bus and a bit of a walk, a taxi will cost you about 15 Euros.