Day trip to Palma.
From Manchester, back by 23:00.
Spain·Mon 2 Nov · 7.3 hours in the city
Time in the city
7.3 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
8km
to the centreFrom Palma centre (PMI)
Daylight
10.5 hours
07:17 to 17:48Sunrise 07:17, sunset 17:48
First EU trip since 2025? Allow 20 min more.
06:55
Leave Manchester
Jet2, direct
11:20
In the city
Lands 10:40, 25min immigration, 15min from the airport
18:40
Leave the city
15min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
23:00
Back in Manchester
Flies 21:10
- Leave ManchesterJet2, direct06:55
- Land in Palma2h 45min10:40
- In the city25min immigration, 15min from the airport11:20
- Leave the city15min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration18:40
- Fly home2h 45min21:10
- Back in Manchester23:00
Best day for your flights
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Things to do in PalmaShowHide
Palma CathedralTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
Palma AquariumTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
Palma de Mallorca Hop-on Hop-off ToursTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
Tablao Flamenco AlmaTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
All things to do in Palma · Tiqets, affiliate link
With kids in PalmaShowHide
Palma on a budgetShowHide
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
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Castell de Bellver, Fundació Miró and Es Baluard all shut Mondays.
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
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
We could not price this pair. Check the fare on the airline's site before you count on the figure above.
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Return flights are about 400 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 1,490 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out
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Getting to the airportShowHide
Getting to Manchester
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026.
Free
- Free drop-off areaFree
24/7 shuttle bus to the terminals. Source
Train
- From Manchester Piccadilly£2.90 each way13-20 min
Advance single. last train 01:34 Source
- From Leeds£6.90 each way83-96 min
Advance single Source
- From Liverpool (Lime Street)£3.60 each way46-73 min
Advance single. First train 05:00, last train 00:18 Source
First train too late for this flight. It gets you to Manchester less than 90 min before take-off.
Coach
- National Express from Manchester / Leeds / Liverpool£5.50 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Runs round the clock. Source
Taxi
- From Manchester city centre£25-£35 one way~10 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £15-£25.
- From Leeds£90-£120 one way~45 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £60-£90.
- From Liverpool£75-£100 one way~35 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £50-£75.
Parking at the airport
- Paid drop-off, Terminal 2from £5.50
5 min £5.50, 10 min £6.50, up to 30 min £25. Source
More parking
- Short StayNo same-day price
From £64.00 (4-day stay). Source
- JetParksNo same-day price
From £54.99 (8-day stay). Source
- Mid StayNo same-day price
From £69.00 (8-day stay). Source
- Drop & GoNo same-day price
From £59.99 (8-day stay). Source
- Meet & GreetNo same-day price
From £82.99 (8-day stay). Source
- Multi StoreyNo same-day price
From £64.00 (4-day stay). Source
Costs people forgetShowHide
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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