Cheapest€47.09
- Grimaldi G126314:2522h 46m13:11Palma Estacio MaritimaFerry to Marbella
Door to door 24h 16mCO2 89.6 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Palma to Marbella costs €47.09 at the cheapest and takes 23h 46m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 779 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.
At a glance
- Distance
- 779 km
- Fastest
- 23h 46m
- Average
- 25h 30m
- Services per day
- 10
- Cheapest
- €47.09
- CO2 per passenger
- 89.6 kg
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 30, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 24h 4m | 22h 34m | 1h 30m | €54.24 | 89.6 kg | 8 |
- 24h 4mFastest, by Ferry
- €54.24Cheapest, by Ferry
- 89.6 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
- 779 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€87.23
- Renfe R835107:304h 50m12:20Palma IntermodalMalaga Maria Zambrano
- Network of Metropolitan Transport Consortiums of Andalusia NM512313:4049m14:29Malaga Muelle HerediaEstación de autobuses de Marbella
Changes at Málaga, with 80 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 43mCO2 24.3 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
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 Palma to Marbella | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | €104.29 | €95.49 | €71.84 | €68.54 | €71.84 | €92.74 | €75.69 | €71.84 | €63.59 | €54.24 | €56.99 | €60.84 | €72.94 | €55.34 |
| Train | €193.39 | €141.69 | €120.24 | €87.79 | €118.04 | €135.64 | €108.14 | €100.44 | €89.99 | €74.04 | €78.44 | €87.79 | €110.89 | €101.54 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €47.09
The trip ends at Marbella-Bus. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
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When to book Palma to Marbella
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €60.8490 days
- €33.8960 days
- €37.1945 days
- €44.3430 days
- €61.3921 days
- €55.3414 days
- €75.697 days
- €71.843 days
- €104.291 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €33.89.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 208 percent. The most expensive point is €104.29, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €63.59Sun
- €54.24Mon
- €56.99Tue
- €60.84Wed
- €72.94Thu
- €61.39Fri
- €71.84Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €68.54Sep
- €49.29Oct
- €42.69Nov
- €43.79Dec
- €42.14Jan
- €36.09Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 60% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 40% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 779 km against 742 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Málaga, Altea, Alicante, Calp. The gap between arriving and leaving is 80 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Palma at 06:28 and the last at 14:40, across 8 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
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)
Marbella
Rail
- Marbella-Bus
Bus
- Estación de autobuses de Marbella
- Tolox
Ferry
- Ferry to Marbella
- Ferry to Puerto Banus
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Baleària | €50.94 | 23h 46m |
 Grimaldi | €47.09 | 23h 52m |
 La méridionale | €52.04 | 23h 53m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €41.00 | 87% |
| Taxes | €4.10 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €47.09 | 100% |
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Marbella
Most of the points near Marbella-Bus open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Palma to Marbella
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 Palma to Marbella?
The fastest journey from Palma to Marbella takes 23h 46m door to door, of which 22h 34m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 25h 30m, 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 Palma to Marbella?
The cheapest fare from Palma to Marbella is €47.09, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €72.67. 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 Palma to Marbella?
The cheapest way from Palma to Marbella is by Ferry, at €54.24 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 24h 4m 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.
When should I book Palma to Marbella?
Fares from Palma to Marbella bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €33.89. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 208 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Palma to Marbella?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Palma to Marbella, at €54.24. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Palma to Marbella?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Palma to Marbella, at €36.09 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 Palma to Marbella?
3 operators sell services from Palma to Marbella across 1 modes: Baleària, Grimaldi, La méridionale. 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 Palma to Marbella?
60 percent of the services we sell from Palma to Marbella are direct. The rest connect at Málaga, Altea, Alicante, Calp, with about 80 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Palma to Marbella use?
Services from Palma to Marbella by Ferry leave from Palma Estacio Maritima and arrive at Ferry to Marbella. Allow about 1h 30m 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 Palma to Marbella?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Palma to Marbella 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 Palma to Marbella on September 11, 2026: 779 km of route against 742 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €47.09, and 23h 46m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Marbella a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Anything to book in Marbella before you go?
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Marbella, with free cancellation on most of it.
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