Lowest CO2€81.19
- Renfe R663106:124h 56m11:08Palma IntermodalMalaga Maria Zambrano
Door to door 5h 40mCO2 22.9 kgChanges 0Refundable
Palma to Málaga train
Trains from Palma to Málaga start at €86.69 and take 5h 30m at their fastest.
The Trains from Palma to Málaga starts at €86.69 and takes 5h 30m door to door, run by 1 operator over 694 km, with around 10 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 5h 30mDoor to door
- 4h 46mMoving
- €86.69From
- 22.9 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.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Renfe | €73.49 | 5h 26m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The trip ends at Malaga Maria Zambrano. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
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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.
- €50.9490 days
- €30.0460 days
- €33.3445 days
- €37.7430 days
- €45.4421 days
- €49.8414 days
- €60.297 days
- €60.293 days
- €91.641 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €30.04.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 205 percent. The most expensive point is €91.64, 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
- €49.84Fri
- €61.39Sat
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
Málaga
Rail
- Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Málaga-María Zambrano
- Estación antigua 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 06:12 and the last at 20:29, across 10 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains 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 Train from Palma to Málaga take?
The Train from Palma to Málaga takes 5h 30m door to door, of which 4h 46m 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 Train from Palma to Málaga cost?
The Train from Palma to Málaga starts at €86.69 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €93.57. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Palma to Málaga?
1 operators run the Train from Palma to Málaga: Renfe. Between them they file around 10 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 Train from Palma to Málaga use?
The Train from Palma to Málaga leaves from Palma Intermodal and arrives at Malaga Maria Zambrano. Allow about 44m 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 Train 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 5h 30m by Train. 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 Train from Palma to Málaga?
Fares for the Train from Palma to Málaga bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €30.04. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 205 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Palma to Málaga produce?
The Train from Palma to Málaga produces about 22.9 kg of CO2 per passenger over 694 km, which works out at roughly 33 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 Train from Palma to Málaga?
Operators on the Train from Palma to Málaga publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 5h 30m 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 11, 2026: 694 km of route against 694 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €86.69, and 5h 30m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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