Madrid to Palma

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Madrid to Palma. From €25.48, fastest 4h 18m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Madrid to Palma costs €25.48 at the cheapest and takes 4h 18m door to door at the fastest, across 3 modes and 7 operators. The route covers 560 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
560 km
Fastest
4h 18m
Average
5h 12m
Services per day
64
Cheapest
€25.48
CO2 per passenger
93.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 18m1h 8m3h 10m€59.73139.2 kg40
Train4h 28m3h 44m44m€69.0918.1 kg12
Coach7h 57m7h 13m44m€29.8814.8 kg12
  • 4h 18mFastest, by Flight
  • €29.88Cheapest, by Coach
  • 14.8 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 560 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€25.48
  1. BlaBlaCar BB872717:007h 15m00:15Madrid Estacion SurPalma Intermodal

Door to door 7h 59mCO2 14.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€55.60
  1. Iberia Express IE935116:011h 8m17:09Madrid MADPalma PMI

Door to door 4h 18mCO2 139.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Madrid to Palma
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Madrid to PalmaSatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25
Coach€55.73€50.78€36.48€37.03€40.33€46.93€35.38€38.68€35.38€29.88€32.63€33.18€38.68€29.88
Flight€110.47€104.57€75.07€72.71€77.43€96.31€73.30€74.48€70.35€60.91€59.73€63.86€79.79€62.09
Train€133.99€123.54€92.74€86.69€91.09€116.94€85.59€90.54€81.19€72.94€69.09€73.49€92.19€71.84

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €25.48

The trip ends at Palma Intermodal. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in Palma for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from Palma Intermodal and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Madrid to Palma

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €32.0890 days
  2. €19.4360 days
  3. €21.0845 days
  4. €23.8330 days
  5. €28.2321 days
  6. €29.8814 days
  7. €35.387 days
  8. €36.483 days
  9. €55.731 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €19.43.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 187 percent. The most expensive point is €55.73, 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.
€55.73€19.431371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €35.38Sun
  2. €29.88Mon
  3. €32.63Tue
  4. €33.18Wed
  5. €38.68Thu
  6. €29.88Fri
  7. €38.68Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €37.03Sep
  2. €27.68Oct
  3. €24.93Nov
  4. €24.38Dec
  5. €23.28Jan
  6. €19.98Feb

The route

MadridMadridPalmaPalma
The journey

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 560 km against 549 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Madrid at 06:18 and the last at 20:43, across 40 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Madrid

Rail
  • Madrid Puerta de Atocha
  • Madrid Atocha
  • Estación del Norte, Madrid
Bus
  • Madrid Estacion Sur
  • Madrid South
Air
  • MAD

Palma

Rail
  • Palma Intermodal
  • Palma railway station (Ferrocarril de Sóller)
  • Bunyola station
Bus
  • Palma Intermodal
  • Estació Intermodal (Palma)
Air
  • PMI
Ferry
  • Palma Estacio Maritima
  • Moll Antic (Palma)

PMI is not in Palma, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Palma

Settled in advance, so the ride into Palma costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Air Europa€54.424h 18m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Air Nostrum€52.064h 18m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
BlaBlaCar€25.487h 54m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
Iberia Airlines€51.474h 18m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Iberia Express€51.474h 18m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Renfe€58.644h 28m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
Ryanair€51.474h 18m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Air Europa
  • Air Nostrum
  • BlaBlaCar
  • Iberia Airlines
  • Iberia Express
  • Renfe
  • Ryanair
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€20.0078%
Taxes€2.008%
Supplier fees€1.496%
Our service fee€1.998%
Total you pay€25.48100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Palma well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Palma

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Madrid to Palma

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 it take to get from Madrid to Palma?

The fastest journey from Madrid to Palma takes 4h 18m door to door, of which 1h 8m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 12m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Madrid to Palma?

The cheapest fare from Madrid to Palma is €25.48, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €78.23. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Madrid to Palma?

The cheapest way from Madrid to Palma is by Coach, at €29.88 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 7h 57m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Madrid to Palma?

The fastest way from Madrid to Palma is by Flight, at 4h 18m door to door. Only 1h 8m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €59.73.

When should I book Madrid to Palma?

Fares from Madrid to Palma bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €19.43. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 187 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Madrid to Palma?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Madrid to Palma, at €29.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Madrid to Palma?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Madrid to Palma, at €19.98 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Madrid to Palma?

7 operators sell services from Madrid to Palma across 3 modes: Air Europa, Air Nostrum, BlaBlaCar, Iberia Airlines, Iberia Express, Renfe. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Madrid to Palma?

Every service we sell from Madrid to Palma is direct, with around 64 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 18m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

How much CO2 does the journey from Madrid to Palma produce?

Traveling from Madrid to Palma by Coach produces about 14.8 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 139.2 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Madrid to Palma use?

Services from Madrid to Palma by Flight leave from Madrid MAD and arrive at Palma PMI. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Madrid to Palma?

2 of the 7 operators we sell from Madrid to Palma allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

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, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Madrid to Palma on September 11, 2026: 560 km of route against 549 km in a straight line, 64 services a day, 7 operators, a cheapest fare of €25.48, and 4h 18m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Palma is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

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