Son Sant Joan airport Palma de Mallorca is located in a suburb 8 km from the capital of the island, near the town of Can Pastilla . This is the most important airport on the Spanish islands and the third largest in size and passenger turnover in Spain. It is popular with tourists and is very busy in the summer.
The airport provides both regular flights and low cost airlines. For the year the airport accepts almost 20 million passengers, especially many flights during the holidays. Son San Joan has four passenger terminals with a total capacity of up to 25 million passengers per year.
At the airport of Palma de Mallorca there are the following services:
- numerous bars, restaurants and cafes;
- first aid station;
- passengers can use e-mail and connect to a wireless Internet network;
- luggage office;
- VIP-hall;
- equipped rooms for mothers with children, children's bedrooms and playgrounds;
- there is a banking institution, a currency exchange and several ATMs;
- various types of shops, including duty-free, whose product range includes tobacco products, toys, leather goods, shoes, jewelry, sunglasses, flowers, sweets, gifts, clothing and accessories.
At the airport tour desk, hotel reservation is possible.
Car rental
To the services of tourists are represented eight companies that provide car rental , their offices are located in the arrival hall of the terminal and on the first floor of the car park.
A number of hotels offer a transfer from the airport of Palma de Mallorca, these are:
- The 3-star Roc Leo hotel is 1.5 km away;
- The 3-star Hotel Amic Gala is 1.6 km away;
- The 4-star Aparthotel Playa Fontanellas is 1.7 km away;
- The 4-star Nautic & Spa Hotel is 1.2 miles away.
Information points
Information points are on the 2nd floor and in the arrival hall. In the arrival hall there is also a help desk that works from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm with a break from 14:00 to 15:00. It offers a list of hotels and hostels, a timetable for public transport, taxi telephones, island maps and resorts .
Parking space
In front of the building there are several parking lots for short-term and long-term stops.
Here there are about 5 parking lots for 5700 parking spaces. Nearby is a multi-storey terminal, the first floor of the car park is designed for rental cars. The fifth and sixth floor is designed for long-term parking. On each floor there are parking spaces for the disabled, these sectors are located near elevators and escalators.
Public parking is located outside the terminal and has more than 4,800 seats. The first half an hour of parking is free, then the parking hour is about € 1.
How do I get to Palma de Mallorca Airport?
How to get to Palma de Mallorca airport by car. From the capital to the airport is the motorway de Levante (Autovia Autopista de Levante). From the north of the island to it leads the route PM-27, and from the south C-717.
Bus to Palma de Mallorca Airport: passengers are served by two bus lines. The bus stop is in front of the multi-storey car park at exit D. The next stop is outside, opposite the access road.
- Bus number 1 passes through the city center and carries passengers to the most visited places on the island every 15 minutes, the journey time is 30 minutes.
- Bus number 21 every half hour delivers passengers to some of the hotels located near the beaches of Palma.
The fare is € 2.5.
Taxi from Palma de Mallorca airport: for convenience of passengers there is also a taxi stand. The price per kilometer of the route is from € 0.8 to € 1. The trip to the city center takes 15 minutes.