Is Palma worth a day trip?

Yes: 7.9 hours in Palma, 15 min into town each way. Enough for the main sights and a proper lunch without rushing.

How long do you actually get in Palma?

About 7.9 hours in Palma. Landing to take-off is 11.1 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

What does a day in Palma cost, not counting the flight?

About £32.65 a person for the day, local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 19:25. That allows 15 min to get back to the airport and 135 min there, including 45 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 21:55 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 25 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 45 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 7.9 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Palma.
From Bristol, back by 23:25.

Spain·Sat 31 Oct · 7.9 hours in the city

7.9 hours

in the city

23:25

back in Bristol

350 kg

CO2e, return flights

Time in the city

7.9 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

8km

to the centreFrom Palma centre (PMI)

Daylight

10.6 hours

07:15 to 17:51Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:51

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 20 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

07:30
Leave Bristol
Jet2, direct
11:30
In the city
Lands 10:50, 25min immigration, 15min from the airport
19:25
Leave the city
15min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
23:25
Back in Bristol
Flies 21:55

Leave BristolJet2, direct07:30
Land in Palma2h 20min10:50
In the city25min immigration, 15min from the airport11:30
Leave the city15min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration19:25
Fly home2h 20min21:55
Back in Bristol23:25

Best day for your flights

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11:4845 min there

3 min walk

12:3630 min there

3 min walk

13:0945 min there

10 min walk

14:0490 min there

9 min walk

15:4330 min there

5 min walk

16:1845 min there

6 min walk

17:0930 min thereCloses 17:30

3 min walk

17:4220 min there

9 min walk

18:1120 min there

18:31Free timeuntil 19:11

about 14 min walk

19:25Back to the airport

A1 · 15 min

AirportFlight 21:55

Weather while you are there

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Bus to city centre and back costs £8.00. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.

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Best day for your flights

Open up the maps to see full detail.

11:4845 min there

3 min walk

12:3630 min there

3 min walk

13:0945 min there

10 min walk

14:0490 min there

9 min walk

15:4330 min there

5 min walk

16:1845 min there

6 min walk

17:0930 min thereCloses 17:30

3 min walk

17:4220 min there

9 min walk

18:1120 min there

18:31Free timeuntil 19:11

about 14 min walk

19:25Back to the airport

A1 · 15 min

AirportFlight 21:55

What a day in Palma costs

On the ground only. We could not price the flight for this pair, so the day costs more than this.

£32.65/ on the ground, plus flights

Bus to city centre and back£8.00

Lunch£10.40

Dinner£14.25

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On the ground£32.65

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

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Return flights are about 350 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 1,300 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out

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Getting to the airportShow

Getting to Bristol

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026.

Coach

Bristol Airport Flyer A1 from Bristol£9.50 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Runs round the clock. Source
Bristol Airport Flyer A4 from Bath£9.50 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Source
National Express 216 from CardiffPrice not published
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Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £8.50
Drop Off & Pick Up Car Park, up to 10 min £8.50, 10-20min £10.50, 20-40min £13.00, 40-60min £30.00, max stay 2hrs £60 Source
Multi-Storey£70.00
0-24hrs walk-up (turn-up) tariff. Source
Short Stay£65.00
12-24hrs walk-up tariff. Source
Mid Stay£55.00
0-24hrs walk-up tariff. Source

More parking

Silver Zone (park & ride)No same-day price
From £100.00 (3-day minimum-stay walk-up tariff). Source
Meet & Greet / Meet & Greet PremiumNo same-day price
Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Purple Parking (Silver Zone resale)£52.99
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source
SkyParkSecure (Official Silver Zone)£62.00
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source
APH Forge Meet & Greet£105.00
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source

Costs people forgetShow

Costs people forget

Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.

Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.

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