Visited by millions each year, Mallorca is one of the most popular tourists destinations in Spain, winning the hearts of summer holidaymakers with sparkling clear waters, gorgeous and well-preserved beaches and a developed tourism industr. Palma´s airport (PMI) is called Son San Juan (Catalan: Aeroport de Son Sant Joan). With 23.000.000 passengers passing through annually, it is one of the three busiest Spanish airports. There are many flights to Majorca from North and Central Europe. In summer, there is almost no destination which receives so many flights from Britain, Germany,Scandinavia, Ireland and Holland. Most of the airlines are charter flights, or budget carriers (such as EasyJet and Ryanair). You can get one-waytickets for less than €100 or a return for less than €200. In winter the frequency of chaep flights to Majorca drops significantly, but you still can find a lot of flights from UK and Germany. From the Spanish mainland there are very frequent air links to Mallorca, especially from Madrid and Barcelona.
A direct flight to Palma from the UK takes around 2 hours 15 minutes, and prices are highest in the peak season from June to September. Scheduled flights with Iberia and British Airways via Barcelona can take over 4 hours.

Ferries to Mallorcarun from mainland Spain - ports include Barcelona, Alicante (Denia) and Valencia.  
Crossing times vary between six and eight hours for a traditional ferry or just under four hours for a catamaran crossing.  Inter-Balaeric islands ferries run daily and take between two and four hours for Mallorca (Palma) to Ibiza, and one to three hours for a Mallorca (Alcudia) - Menorca crossing. Acciona Trasmediterránea has a modern and well equipped fleet, with some ferries equipped with swimming pool, cabins, bar, restaurant, cinema and TV room, disco, air conditioning and a spacious garage so that you can take your own car with you.

Balearia connect the Spanish mainland to the Balearic Islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera as well as operating in the Strait of Gibraltar. The company have seven sailings per week between Palma and Barcelona and also connects the other three Balearic Islands to mainland Spain, as well as providing daily sailings between them. Iscomar began their ferry service at the end of the 90's and provide crossings between the ports of Alcudia (Mallorca) - Ciutadella (Menorca) for passengers, vehicles and self-propelled cargo.

If you are already on the mainland of Spain and need a car ferry or a catamaran to Mallorca then catching a ferry is an alternative way to arrive in Palma. Please note early booking is recommended on both of these services either by telephone of via the respective websites, although tickets can also be bought at the port of embarkation.
Prices vary depending on season, fare structure, length of stay, accommodation onboard and the type of vehicle and each company does run quite a complicated pricing system. However, there is not too much of a difference whichever mainland ferry port you depart from. Car ferries and catamarans run from Denia to Palma daily and take 10 hours and 7 hours respectively or from Valencia, daily, with a journey time of 8 hours via car ferry and 5 hours via catamaran.