How to get around Mallorca

You are going to Mallorca this summer and you are assaulted by the great doubt, how to move around the island? You have several options car rental, motorcycle, public transport. In the following article we present some of the ways in which you can move around the island of Mallorca, although without a doubt, renting a car is one of the best options

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One of the places that deserve a visit is the Balearic island of Mallorca. The largest of the islands of the Mediterranean archipelago offers you everything you want according to the moment. Calm and calm in the northern towns, tourism of coves in the eastern part of the island or party and march in the areas further south. Mallorca is so big and has so much to see that without a car rental it is impossible to know the island in its entirety.

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The best way to start your trip in Mallorca is, in case you arrive on the island by plane, rent a cheap car at the Son Sant Joan airport. Thus, you will save either a considerable amount of money from the taxi, or countless buses that, above all, will be uncomfortable due to the number of users and the little space to leave your luggage.

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If, on the other hand, you arrive by boat to the Mallorcan town of Alcúdia, there you can also use a rental car, since, in addition, the connections with the capital of the island, Palma de Mallorca, will be more complicated. And is that between the two municipalities there is about an hour of a car that, translated into the money that can cost a taxi, can reach 65 or 70 euros.

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The same goes for going to other points on the island. Or even worse, because on many occasions it is necessary to travel by bus to the capital and then take the train or bus to the desired destination. In case you do not like public transport, you can not move by taxi for all your trips in Mallorca, because the final price would end up being disproportionate. Car rental, therefore, is the only possible way to, in addition to enjoying the island in the best way, do it at a good price, especially in relation to other options not so pleasant for tourists.

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Renting a car in Mallorca is not cheap, but it is more profitable than using public transport or taxis. And it is not only the price, but also the accessibility to the most touristic places on the island. Most visitors to Mallorca do not stay in hotels or apartments in the same city as Palma. Many, decide to reserve the residence in places with more affluence of tourists like Palmanova, the Arenal, etc. In these frequented places, it is practically impossible to make use of public transport to visit coves or towns of interest.

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From Palmanova, for example, buses run to Palma and some that cross other nearby towns. But if you are interested in going to Illetes beach, just 7 km from the starting point, you will have to take a bus - surely standing up - and be in it approximately 25 minutes. Then, you must walk and climb a large number of slopes until, after about 30 minutes more, you can start to see the exclusive beauty of this beach in the south of Mallorca.

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To move near the capital from all the towns and tourist centers, there are daily connections with the Plaza d'Espanya of Palma de Mallorca. Where there is an extensive network of urban buses, which connect the center with the Airport, the Playa de Palma or the Arenal, the University and all the neighborhoods of the city. From the Plaza de Espanya itself, the three suburban train lines depart what's in Mallorca The train station of Sóller, which has become a tourist attraction, although it is in the same square, is separated from the main station where trains depart for Inca, Sa Pobla and Manacor. If it is true, that for access the city and avoid the problems of intense traffic, the most advisable is the use of public transport. To move and know all the corners of the island, the best option is the car, or the bicycle for the most daring. Mallorca has an extensive network of roads, with good signage and since the distances are short, it is very easy to move from one place to another.

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Getting around by bus through Mallorca is an option but only to connect important cities. Mallorca has a public transport network managed by Transportes de Islas Baleares (tib), integrated within the Consortium of Transports of Mallorca that unite Palma with the main population centers of the whole island. //www.consorcidetransports.org/web/ctm/inici

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Getting around Mallorca by train is an option that limits you a lot. The train is another option to move around the island. From the intermodal station of Palma, located in the Plaza de España, trains depart continuously to the towns of Manacor and Inca, stopping in the main towns of Pla de Mallorca.

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Moving around Mallorca with tourist transport is a good option to see the most emblematic points of the island: A tourist destination such as Mallorca also has its own tourist transport. In Palma bus line 50 corresponds to the tourist bus, leaving at the Palacio de la Almudaina (Antoni Maura street). There is also a train with great tourist interest, being from the beginning of the century, which runs along the Palma-Sóller line crossing the Sierra de la Tramuntana.

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If you want your stay on the island to be perfect, we recommend this list with the best hotels in Mallorca so you can choose the one that best suits your needs and enjoy a wonderful vacation.

• If you want more information on how to get around Mallorca, do not hesitate to contact the Department of Tourism of Mallorca: //www.illesbalears.es/esp/mallorca/home.jsp