Is Palma worth a day trip?

Yes, as a short day: 6.1 hours in Palma, £220 for the whole day, 15 min into town each way. Enough for the centre and one paid sight; pick one, not three.

How long do you actually get in Palma?

About 6.1 hours in Palma. Landing to take-off is 9.3 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 £40 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 16:55. 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 19:25 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 6.1 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Palma.
From Edinburgh, back by 21:25.

Spain·Wed 28 Oct · 6.1 hours in the city

£220

the whole day

6.1 hours

in the city

21:25

back in Edinburgh

Time in the city

6.1 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

8km

to the centreFrom Palma centre (PMI)

Daylight

10.7 hours

07:11 to 17:54Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:54

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 20 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

06:05
Leave Edinburgh
Jet2, direct
10:50
In the city
Lands 10:10, 25min immigration, 15min from the airport
16:55
Leave the city
15min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
21:25
Back in Edinburgh
Flies 19:25 with Ryanair

Leave EdinburghJet2, direct06:05
Land in Palma3h 5min10:10
In the city25min immigration, 15min from the airport10:50
Leave the city15min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration16:55
Fly homeRyanair, 3h 5min19:25
Back in Edinburgh21:25

How we'd do it

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10:5540 min there

14 min walk

11:4945 min there

5 min walk

12:3930 min there

11 min walk

13:2030 min there

8 min walk

13:5860 min there

11 min walk

15:0945 min there

15:54Free timeuntil 16:42

about 13 min walk

16:55Back to the airport

A1 · 15 min

AirportFlight 19:25

Weather while you are there

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How we'd do it

Open up the maps to see full detail.

10:5540 min there

14 min walk

11:4945 min there

5 min walk

12:3930 min there

11 min walk

13:2030 min there

8 min walk

13:5860 min there

11 min walk

15:0945 min there

15:54Free timeuntil 16:42

about 13 min walk

16:55Back to the airport

A1 · 15 min

AirportFlight 19:25

What a day in Palma costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£220/ all in, per person

Bus to city centre and back£8

Lunch£13

Dinner£19

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Entry fees, on top (optional)

Castell de Bellver£3.40 (€4)

Fundació Miró Mallorca£9 (€10)

Es Baluard Museu d'Art Contemporani£7 (€8)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

Castell de Bellver (free on Sundays only), Es Baluard contemporary art museum inside the old city walls (Fridays only), Parc de la Mar, Mercat de l'Olivar, Old town streets and Passeig del BornFree

On the ground£40

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£180

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All in, per person£220

Out with Jet2, back with Ryanair. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.

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Getting to Edinburgh

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Free

Free drop-offFree
Long Stay car park: free for 0-30 minutes, then £14 (30min-1hr), but no shuttle bus, 10-min walk to terminal Source

Train

From Edinburgh city centre (via Edinburgh Trams, no direct rail link)£7.50 each way30 min
Advance single; On the day £7.50. First train 06:30, last train 22:52 Source
First train too late for this flight: it gets you to Edinburgh less than 90 min before take-off.

Coach

Lothian Buses Airlink 100 from Edinburgh£6 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Source
Lothian Buses Service 17 from Ocean TerminalPrice not published
Source

Taxi

From Edinburgh city centre£24-£29 one way~8 miles
Estimate, not a quote.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £8.50
Multi-storey ground floor quick-stop: up to 10 min £8.50, then £1/min; local EH-postcode residents get 50% off the first 10 min Source
Terminal Parking£90
Same-day rate. Source
Long Stay Parking£60
Same-day rate. Source
Plane Parking£45
Same-day rate. Source

More parking

FastParkNo same-day price
Source
Mid Stay ParkingNo same-day price
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Parking nearby

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Secure Airparks Park & Ride£37.98
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source
Flying Scot Park & Ride£38.98
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 3 min. Source
Low Cost Park and Ride£38.98
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source

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Costs people forget

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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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