Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands
Chauffeur service across Mallorca, from Palma airport and the cruise quays to Port d'Andratx, Deià and Formentor. Ten percent VAT and the airport pickup charge are already inside the euro price you see at booking.
The airport run, a ship day, a mountain villa week and a day on the water.
Palma airport to the old town, the south-west marinas or a finca in the hills, with the flight tracked and 60 minutes of free waiting from the real touchdown. Cruise passengers are collected at the cruise terminal on the same terms.
PMI airport transfersA Tramuntana day with stops in Valldemossa, Deià and Sóller, or a run of villa viewings around Son Vida and Andratx. Two-hour minimum, and the car stays with you. The same booking covers wedding transportation between a finca, a church and a reception.
Hourly chauffeur in PalmaCrew changes, charter guests and owners moving between the airport and Puerto Portals, Port Adriano and Port d'Andratx, with the luggage that a week on board brings. See yacht transfers on Mallorca.
Yacht transfers on MallorcaPollença, Alcúdia, Cala d'Or and Formentor, door to door at one price, with the Formentor road authorisation handled by dispatch. For a pre-booked private transfer anywhere on Mallorca, the fare is fixed to the address.
Private transfers on MallorcaA Palma de Mallorca chauffeur service is a private car and driver booked in advance at a fixed euro price, run by a VTC operator authorised under Spain's Ley de Ordenación de los Transportes Terrestres and the Balearic Islands' Ley 1/2024, with every trip filed in the Ministry of Transport's electronic VTC register before it starts. It cannot be flagged down and it does not wait at taxi ranks. Whether the booking is a PMI airport transfer, an hourly car service in Palma or a black car to Son Vida, the vehicle class, the chauffeur and the price are agreed before the car moves.
In Spain a chauffeur car is a VTC: it can only move with a contract already in place, which is exactly how a RYDES booking works. RYDES arranges the journey and a licensed VTC operator on Mallorca carries it out. Compared with a taxi alternative from the rank, the difference on this island is mostly about August: a metered fare to a resort an hour away adds the €4.65 airport supplement and runs on the clock, while a reserved Palma car service fare already holds the 10 percent VAT and any airport car park charge for your pickup.
The same reservation reaches every corner of Mallorca. Cruise terminal transfers at the Estació Marítima and the Dique del Oeste, PMI to Puerto Portals and PMI to Port d'Andratx for the south-west, PMI to Deià for the mountains, and PMI to Pollença or PMI to Alcúdia for the north. Companies bringing teams, crews or incentive groups to the island every season can add central billing through corporate travel with RYDES.
Almost every visitor reaches the island through one airport or one harbour. What changes is the door you come out of and how far you are heading afterwards.
| Airport | Road distance | Typical drive, off-peak | Typical drive, peak | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma de Mallorca AirportPMI, one central terminal | About 13 km to the Cathedral | 25 to 35 minutes | 35 to 55 minutes | Every scheduled flight to the island, from Germany and the UK above all |
| PMI private aviationMallorcair and Sky Valet FBOs | About 13 km to the Cathedral | 25 to 35 minutes | 35 to 55 minutes | Business aircraft, met at the handling agent's door |
| Estació MarítimaFerry and cruise terminals, Port of Palma | About 12 km from PMI | 22 to 30 minutes from PMI | 30 to 50 minutes from PMI | Ferries from Barcelona, Valencia and Dénia, and cruise ships at the inner quays |
| Dique del OesteOuter cruise berths, Port of Palma | About 14 km from PMI | 25 to 35 minutes from PMI | 35 to 55 minutes from PMI | The largest cruise ships, and fly-cruise passengers going straight to the airport |
Times are door to door from the pickup point in a direct private vehicle. Peak on Mallorca is less about commuting than about the season: Saturday changeover days between May and October, the coach waves when two or three ships are in port, and early evening on the seafront. Ferries are scheduled by the shipping lines, and the crossing from Barcelona runs between 3.5 and 8.5 hours depending on the vessel.
Palma airport separates taxis from other pre-booked cars, and the port has two separate cruise areas. Knowing your door saves time.
PMI carried 33.8 million passengers in 2025, which makes it the third-busiest airport in Spain, with Germany and the UK by far its largest markets. It has a single central terminal divided into Modules A to D. Module A handles mainly non-Schengen flights, which includes the UK, so British arrivals pass passport control before reaching baggage reclaim. Module D closed in November 2025 for roof works and partly reopened on 27 March 2026.
Under Aena's pickup rules, taxis and VTC operators that hold an Aena lease use the front of Arrivals; other VTCs and private cars collect from car park G at the general parking rate, reported at €1.24 after 30 minutes and €2.40 an hour. The short-stay Parking Express Arrivals area is free for the first 15 minutes, up to two hours. Whichever point your operator uses, any car park charge for your pickup is already inside the RYDES price. Timing for the onward drive is on PMI to Palma old town.
The Port of Palma has two places a chauffeur might meet you. The Estació Marítima handles ferries and some cruise calls close to the Paseo Marítimo; the Dique del Oeste, the long western breakwater, takes the larger cruise ships. Since a 2022 agreement the port admits at most three cruise ships a day, only one of them carrying more than 5,000 passengers. The renewal signed in February 2026 keeps that limit and lowers the daily passenger average between June and September to 7,500 for 2027 to 2029, under a deal that runs to 2031.
About 1.4 million cruise passengers are forecast for 2026, with the heaviest days in spring and autumn. On a three-ship day, coaches on the port road set the pace, so allow extra margin. Your chauffeur confirms the exact quay and door once the ship's berth is published.
Business aircraft at PMI are handled by FBOs including Mallorcair and Sky Valet Palma de Mallorca, and a chauffeur collects at the handling agent's door rather than at the public terminal. Many of those passengers go straight to a boat, which is what yacht transfers are for.
The Palma International Boat Show fills the Moll Vell, in the old harbour, each spring; in 2026 it ran from 29 April to 2 May, and the 2027 dates have not been announced. On a show day, an hourly booking that waits near the quay usually beats several single rides.
Pickup points above were checked against Aena's published rules (February 2024) and port information in October 2026. Car park charges and module allocations change, so treat the message your chauffeur sends before you land or dock as the final word on where to walk.
Mallorca has no toll roads. What shapes the fare here is the regional VTC law, the airport's car park rules and the taxi tariff the island sets, and each reaches you differently.
Since 2017 the Sóller tunnel has been free, and no other road on the island charges a toll, so tolls never appear on a Mallorca booking. The 10 percent VAT that Spain applies to passenger transport is inside every RYDES price, and so is any car park charge incurred for your airport pickup. The Balearic tourist tax, the ITS, is a separate matter: your hotel or rental collects it per person per night, up to €4 in high season at the top category, and it never appears in a transfer fare.
The regional rules are tighter here than on the mainland. Ley 1/2024 requires every VTC trip in the Balearic Islands to be booked at least 30 minutes ahead with proof carried in the car, bars cruising and waiting at ports, airports, stations or hotels without a booking, and keeps VTCs off taxi ranks. A VTC may only work on the island where its authorisation is domiciled, so a Mallorca car does not cross to Ibiza and an Ibiza car does not work here. Decreto 6/2026, in force since 22 February 2026, ended the moratorium on new licences and capped surge pricing at 75 percent; Uber and Spain's competition authority, the CNMC, have challenged it in court. Mallorca also issued 75 temporary electric-only VTC licences for the 2025 and 2026 summers. A RYDES booking is made at least 3 hours ahead, so the 30-minute rule is met on every trip.
Nationally, a VTC holds an authorisation under the LOTT (Ley 16/1987) and its regulation, the ROTT, and each trip is entered in the Ministry of Transport's electronic register under Real Decreto 785/2021 before it begins. The vehicle carries no taxi markings and must start its trips in its home region, apart from pre-booked airport and port pickups heading back to that region. The law still contains a ratio of one VTC authorisation for every 30 taxis, but since the EU Court of Justice ruling of 8 June 2023 in Prestige and Limousine (C-50/21), Spanish courts no longer apply it automatically, as the Supreme Court confirmed in September 2026.
| RYDES chauffeur | App-booked VTC | Taxi from the rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| When the price is set | At booking, then fixed | At request; dynamic pricing capped at 75 percent above base | On the meter, at the end |
| Airport and port supplement | Inside the quoted price | Part of the app's quoted fare | €4.65 added |
| Minimum fare from PMI | None; one price for the route | Set by the app | About €16.95 |
| 10 percent VAT | Inside the quoted price | Inside the fare | Inside the meter fare |
| Booking before the trip | At least 3 hours, so the 30-minute rule is met | At least 30 minutes, under Ley 1/2024 | None, from the rank |
| Waiting for a delayed flight | 60 minutes free from landing | You book after landing and wait at least 30 minutes | You queue on landing |
| Gratuity | Optional, offered once at payment | Prompted in the app | Up to you |
The island taxi tariff under Decreto 20/2025 starts at €2.50 by day and adds about €1.20 a kilometre, plus €4.65 from the airport or port. For a short hop into Palma the meter is the honest choice. The sums change on an hour-long drive to Pollença or Port d'Andratx with a family and six cases, which is where a fixed fare earns its place. The full breakdown is on Palma taxi versus chauffeur.
Distances on Mallorca are short. The season stretches them: a July Saturday turns a 25-minute drive into most of an hour.
| Route | Off-peak | Summer Saturday | What moves it |
|---|---|---|---|
| PMI to the Cathedral and old town | 25 to 35 min | 35 to 55 min | About 13 km; the last stretch through the old town is the slow part |
| PMI to the Paseo Marítimo | 20 to 30 min | 30 to 50 min | About 12 km along the bay; evenings and ship days slow the seafront |
| PMI to Son Vida | 25 to 35 min | 35 to 50 min | About 18 km, round the north of the city to the hills |
| PMI to Puerto Portals | 28 to 40 min | 40 to 60 min | About 24 km west past Palma, busiest on summer evenings |
| PMI to Santa Ponsa | 35 to 45 min | 45 to 70 min | About 32 km, holiday traffic around the bay |
| PMI to Port Adriano | 40 to 50 min | 50 to 75 min | About 34 km, the last part on smaller roads |
| PMI to Port d'Andratx | 45 to 55 min | 55 to 80 min | About 44 km to the far south-west harbour |
| Port d'Andratx to Palma | 40 to 50 min | 50 to 75 min | The same corridor in reverse, for dinners and day trips into town |
Between May and October, and over Easter, plan from the top of the range for anything you cannot miss. Large marches against mass tourism have closed parts of central Palma at times in 2025 and 2026; when one is announced, dispatch routes around the centre and tells you if the pickup time should move.
Every island run is priced as one fixed fare to the address, so a slow mountain road or a coach ahead on a hairpin is the operator's problem rather than yours.
| Destination | Distance | Typical drive | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valldemossa | About 27 km | 35 to 50 min | The nearest mountain village; easy to combine with Deià by the hour |
| Sóller and Port de Sóller | About 33 km | 40 to 60 min | Through the Sóller tunnel, free of tolls since 2017 |
| Deià | About 38 km | 50 to 70 min | A winding mountain road; SUV or Business suits it better than a van |
| Pollença | About 59 km | 55 to 80 min | The north-east, and the starting point for Formentor |
| Alcúdia | About 60 km | 55 to 80 min | The bay of Alcúdia and its resort hotels |
| Cala d'Or | About 59 km | 60 to 85 min | The south-east coast and its marina |
| Formentor hotel and beach | About 75 km | 70 to 100 min | Ma-2210 access rules from 15 May to 18 October; see the note below |
| Cruise transfer | Off-peak | Busy ship day | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PMI to the Estació Marítima | 22 to 30 min | 30 to 50 min | About 12 km; ferries and inner cruise berths |
| PMI to the Dique del Oeste | 25 to 35 min | 35 to 55 min | About 14 km to the outer berths for the largest ships |
| Dique del Oeste to Puerto Portals | 15 to 25 min | 25 to 40 min | West along the bay, for passengers ending a cruise on a yacht |
From 15 May to 18 October 2026, between 10:00 and 22:00, the Ma-2210 to Cap de Formentor is restricted. On the first section to Formentor beach, private cars may use the car park at km 8 until it is full, and taxis, VTCs and coaches can be authorised; beyond km 8.7 to the lighthouse, only the TIB 334 shuttle, residents, reduced-mobility vehicles and authorised vehicles may drive, and taxis and VTCs are limited to the first section. The authorisation comes from the DGT at least three working days ahead, so dispatch arranges it and a Formentor transfer in that window needs that much notice. Leaving the island by sea, ferries to Barcelona take 3.5 to 8.5 hours, to Valencia 6.5 to 9.5 hours and to Dénia about 5 hours.
The whole of Mallorca, from the city and its port to the far ends of the Tramuntana and the north-east. Every car is dispatched by a licensed operator whose VTC authorisation is domiciled on the island.
Holiday luggage is the deciding factor on Mallorca more than passenger count. Golf bags, pushchairs and a fortnight's cases fill a saloon boot quickly, so size up early.
| Class | Typical vehicles | Passengers | Luggage | In Palma de Mallorca, best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StandardComfortable everyday sedan | Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata | 3 | 2 medium | One or two people with light bags into Palma, or short hops between the old town and the port |
| BusinessThe everyday standard | Mercedes E-Class, BMW 5 Series, Cadillac CT6 | 3 | 2 large, 1 small | PMI to Son Vida or Puerto Portals for a couple, and meetings in the city |
| FirstFlagship sedans | Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7 Series, Audi A8 | 3 | 2 large, 1 small | Owners arriving by private aircraft, and arrivals at the island's top hotels |
| SUVRoom for luggage | Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon | 5 | 5 large | Families with full cases, golf bags, and the mountain roads to Deià and Sóller |
| VanA seat and a case each | Mercedes V-Class, Mercedes Vito, Ford Transit | 7 | 7 large | Up to seven with luggage, villa arrivals in the south-west, yacht crew changes |
| GroupUp to sixteen | Mercedes Sprinter, executive minibus | up to 16 | By arrangement | Wedding guests between a finca and the reception, incentive groups and Boat Show teams |
Narrow village streets in Deià, Valldemossa and the old town of Palma limit how close a Van or Group vehicle can get, so the chauffeur may stop at the nearest point it can turn. Full capacity and luggage detail is on the vehicle classes page, and island-wide options are on private transfers on Mallorca.
One euro figure, set when you book. It does not move with the meter, the season or a busy ship day.
Palma airport is close to the city, and for a light traveller going into town the bus is hard to beat.
On your own with a cabin bag, heading for a hotel near Plaça d'Espanya or the Passeig Mallorca, take the EMT line A1. It runs from the airport into central Palma and the tourist fare is €5. That is the right call, and we would rather say so than sell you a car you do not need. For resorts further out, the TIB island buses connect the airport and Palma with much of the coast, and in the Formentor restriction window the TIB 334 shuttle is the only way to reach the lighthouse at all.
A taxi is also a sensible choice for a short ride inside Palma with no luggage, where the island tariff starts at €2.50 by day. A chauffeur makes sense when the sums change: a family and a week of cases, a villa in the hills the bus does not reach, a 23:30 arrival, a day in the Tramuntana with several stops, a yacht crew change, or a Saturday in August when the taxi queue is long. If you are moving between islands, fly or take the ferry, because a Mallorca VTC cannot work on Ibiza. The full comparison is on Palma taxi versus chauffeur.
The module, the car park, the Formentor permit. None of it lands on you.
Pickup, destination and time. Add the flight number, or the ship and berth, and we follow it from departure.
Six classes with their final price in euros, VAT and any airport pickup charge already counted. Note a preferred chauffeur language if you want one.
Name, photo, car and plate arrive three hours before pickup, with the meeting point for PMI or the quay.
If yours is not here, dispatch answers around the clock at +1 888 881 7933 or support@rydes.co.
At the point named in the message sent before you land. Under Aena's rules, taxis and VTC operators with an Aena lease use the front of Arrivals, while other VTCs collect from car park G. Either way it is the free default, and any car park charge is inside the price. Meet and greet in the arrivals hall is a paid add-on. See PMI airport transfers.
PMI has one central terminal with Modules A to D. Module A handles mainly non-Schengen flights, including those from the UK, so expect passport control before baggage reclaim. Module D closed in November 2025 for roof works and partly reopened on 27 March 2026. Your chauffeur tracks the flight, so you do not need to know the module in advance.
About 13 km, usually 25 to 35 minutes, and 35 to 55 minutes on a summer Saturday or when the old town is busy. The Paseo Marítimo is about 12 km and slightly quicker. See PMI to Palma old town.
Yes. The 10 percent VAT on passenger transport and any airport car park charge for your pickup are inside the price shown at booking. Mallorca has no toll roads and the Sóller tunnel has been free since 2017. Parking you ask for elsewhere is the only thing outside the quote. See Palma taxi versus chauffeur.
No, because it is not a transport charge. The ITS is collected by your hotel or holiday rental per person per night, up to €4 in high season at the top category, and it never appears on a transfer price.
Yes. Every car is a VTC run by a licensed operator, authorised under the national LOTT and its regulation, and working under the Balearic Islands' Ley 1/2024 with its authorisation domiciled on Mallorca. Each trip is filed in the Ministry of Transport's electronic VTC register before it starts. RYDES arranges the booking and the operator carries out the journey.
Ley 1/2024 requires every VTC trip in the Balearics to be booked at least 30 minutes before it starts, with proof carried in the car, and bars VTCs from waiting at ports, airports, stations or hotels without a booking. RYDES bookings are made at least 3 hours ahead, so every trip meets the rule automatically.
No. Balearic law keeps each VTC on the island where its authorisation is domiciled, so a Mallorca car works only on Mallorca. Travel between islands by air or ferry and book a separate car on arrival, for example through chauffeur service in Ibiza.
Yes, to the hotel and beach, with notice. From 15 May to 18 October 2026, between 10:00 and 22:00, VTCs need a DGT authorisation for the first section of the Ma-2210, requested at least three working days ahead, which dispatch arranges. Beyond km 8.7 to the lighthouse, only the TIB 334 shuttle and authorised vehicles may drive in those hours. See Formentor transfers.
Deià is about 38 km, usually 50 to 70 minutes on a winding mountain road. Sóller is about 33 km, 40 to 60 minutes through the toll-free Sóller tunnel. A day visiting both with Valldemossa suits hourly hire. See PMI to Deià and Sóller and Deià.
Yes, at both the Estació Marítima and the Dique del Oeste. PMI to the Dique del Oeste is about 14 km, usually 25 to 35 minutes, longer when three ships are in port. Your chauffeur confirms the exact quay once the berth is published. See Palma cruise terminal transfers.
Sometimes, and we say so. Travelling alone with a small bag into central Palma, the EMT line A1 runs from the airport to Plaça d'Espanya and the Passeig Mallorca for a €5 tourist fare. A chauffeur is worth it with luggage, children, a group, a late arrival, or a destination outside Palma.
Yes. PMI to Puerto Portals is about 24 km, usually 28 to 40 minutes, and Port d'Andratx about 44 km, 45 to 55 minutes off-peak. Crew changes and charter groups often need a Van for luggage and provisions. See yacht transfers and PMI to Puerto Portals.
Sixty minutes from the actual landing time, tracked against the aircraft, which covers passport control and baggage. Other pickups include 15 minutes. After that, waiting is billed in 15-minute increments at the class rate, and you are told before it starts.
At least 3 hours ahead, and reservations open up to a year out. Book early for Easter, the May to October season, Saturday changeover days, and the Palma International Boat Show, which in 2026 ran from 29 April to 2 May. Clocks go back on 25 October 2026. Hourly days are on hourly chauffeur in Palma.
You can add a language preference in the booking notes and the operator will try to match it. No particular language is promised.
Every arrival point, route, area and service we cover on Mallorca, each with its own timings, pickup detail and price.
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