Cheapest€39.94
- Baleària B865707:3919h 51m03:30Palma Estacio MaritimaMalaga Estacion Maritima
Door to door 21h 21mCO2 79.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Palma to Málaga ferry
Ferries from Palma to Málaga start at €48.19 and take 21h 21m at their fastest.
The Ferries from Palma to Málaga starts at €48.19 and takes 21h 21m door to door, run by 3 operators over 694 km, with around 30 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 21h 21mDoor to door
- 19h 51mMoving
- €48.19From
- 79.8 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Ferry operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Baleària | €39.94 | 21h 18m |
 Grimaldi | €41.04 | 21h 18m |
 La méridionale | €41.59 | 21h 20m |
The ferry gets you into Málaga. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Málaga
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When to book Palma to Málaga
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €40.4990 days
- €30.5960 days
- €37.7445 days
- €40.4930 days
- €49.8421 days
- €65.2414 days
- €81.197 days
- €85.043 days
- €108.141 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €30.59.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 254 percent. The most expensive point is €108.14, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €56.44Sun
- €50.94Mon
- €48.19Tue
- €50.94Wed
- €65.24Thu
- €60.29Fri
- €61.39Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Palma
Ferry
- Palma Estacio Maritima
- Moll Antic (Palma)
Málaga
Ferry
- Malaga Estacion Maritima
- Estación Marítima de Málaga
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 694 km against 694 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Palma at 06:07 and the last at 21:18, across 30 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Ferries against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 29m | 1h 19m | 3h 10m | €73.30 | 175.9 kg | 28 |
| Train | 5h 30m | 4h 46m | 44m | €86.69 | 22.9 kg | 10 |
| Ferry | 21h 21m | 19h 51m | 1h 30m | €48.19 | 79.8 kg | 30 |
Questions about Palma to Málaga
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Ferry from Palma to Málaga take?
The Ferry from Palma to Málaga takes 21h 21m door to door, of which 19h 51m is spent moving. The route runs 694 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Ferry from Palma to Málaga cost?
The Ferry from Palma to Málaga starts at €48.19 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €49.29. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Ferry from Palma to Málaga?
3 operators run the Ferry from Palma to Málaga: Baleària, Grimaldi, La méridionale. Between them they file around 30 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Ferry from Palma to Málaga use?
The Ferry from Palma to Málaga leaves from Palma Estacio Maritima and arrives at Malaga Estacion Maritima. Allow about 1h 30m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Ferry the best way from Palma to Málaga?
Traveling from Palma to Málaga by Flight costs €73.30 and takes 4h 29m door to door, against 21h 21m by Ferry. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Ferry from Palma to Málaga?
Fares for the Ferry from Palma to Málaga bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €30.59. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 254 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Ferry from Palma to Málaga produce?
The Ferry from Palma to Málaga produces about 79.8 kg of CO2 per passenger over 694 km, which works out at roughly 115 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Ferry from Palma to Málaga?
Operators on the Ferry from Palma to Málaga publish Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms. That is what 3 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 21h 21m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Palma to Málaga on September 10, 2026: 694 km of route against 694 km in a straight line, 30 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €48.19, and 21h 21m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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Things to do in Málaga
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