Travel to Balearic Islands

Flying to Balearic Islands

There are regular international flights to Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza. Airlines operating direct flights from the UK include British Airways (www.ba.com), Iberia (www.iberia.com), easyJet (www.easyjet.com), Flybe (www.flybe.com), Jet2 (www.jet2.com) and Ryanair (www.ryanair.com).

Air Nostrum (www.airnostrum.es) runs flights between the islands.

Flight times

From London - 2 hours 30 minutes.

Departure tax

None.

Travelling to Balearic Islands by Rail

On Mallorca a narrow-gauge train (http://trendesoller.com) runs from Palmato Sóller, and a tram runs from Sóller to the port of Sóller. InterRail passes are not valid. There are no railways on any of the other islands.

Driving to Balearic Islands

Car and scooter/motorbike hire is widely available.

Getting to Balearic Islands by boat

Main ports: Palma, Mahón and Ciutadella. Cruise ships also moor at Ibiza Town.

Ferry operators

Balearia (www.balearia.com) operates car ferries and fast ferries from Barcelona, Dénia and Valencia.

Trasmediterránea (www.trasmediterranea.es) operate car ferries from Barcelona and Valencia.

Baleria also runs ferries from Ibiza to Formentera, as does Trasmapi (www.trasmapi.com) (journey time - 30 to 40 minutes).

Corsica & Sardinia Ferries (www.corsica-ferries.co.uk) operates a car ferry route between Toulon (France) and Mallorca (journey time - 11 hours.)