Popular Airport | Gozo Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 678 Miles |
Transportation to Airport from Palma De Mallorca City Center
Palma De Mallorca Airport
Palma de Mallorca, which is located on Mallorca, the island famous for its wonderful climate and spectacular beaches of Spain, is also one of the island's most interesting places. Palma de Mallorca Airport welcomes the visitors in this holiday paradise that hosts many tourists from different parts of Europe and the world throughout the year.
The airport is only 8 kilometers of the city center. Buses and taxis are the means of transportation that you can use to reach the airport from the center.
You can also find out whether your hotel provides airport shuttle service by contacting them in advance, and if they provide, you can evaluate this alternative. However, in general, buses operate at frequent intervals and they have many routes. Furthermore, taxis are among the options as a much faster and more comfortable alternative to others.
If you have rented a car, you can reach the airport in a short time. You can also deliver your car to the office of the car rental company at the airport.
Bus
The first alternative to be used for travelling to the airport from the center of Palma de Mallorca is bus and this is also the most economical option. You can buy your one-way ticket by paying 3 euros and get to the airport from the city center in a short time. The only disadvantage of the bus compared to other alternatives such as taxi and shuttle is that you cannot get on a bus directly in front of your hotel.
For travelling to the airport from the city center by bus, you should first get to the center of Palma de Mallorca or Palma Beach. Operating hours of the buses carrying passengers from Palma de Mallorca to the airport vary during in different periods of the year.
It is possible to reach the airport from the city center from 05:30 to 01:00 am during winter and from 05:30 and to 02:10 am during summer.
You can also take a bus to the airport from Palma Beach, which is famous for its luxury hotels. From here, there are also bus services to the airport between 07:00 am and 09:30 pm in winter season and 07:00 am and 01:00 am in summer season.
The winter season includes the period from November 1 to April 30 and the summer season includes the period from May 1 to October 31.
Taxi
You can easily get to airport from both the center of Palma de Mallorca and Palma Beach, which is famous for its magnificent beaches and hotels. Taxis offer service every hour of the day and this is an extremely comfortable transportation alternative. However, it is also useful to say that it is a more expensive option compared to bus.
Taximeters start charging from 2-3 euros and you have to pay 50-60 cents per kilometer. You should keep in mind that that you will be charged higher amounts during holidays or late hours of the night.
Car Rental
One of the commonly preferred transportation alternatives on the island is renting a car. You can easily and comfortably get to the airport without any time restriction by renting a car which is also one of the transportation options commonly preferred by tourists who also want to visit nearby places and magnificent beaches which are not close to the center. Palma de Mallorca has the offices of many car rental companies like Avis, Hertz, Sixt and Europcar.
You can rent a car from one of these companies and get to the airport from the city center in about 10 minutes. You can also deliver your car to the offices of the companies located at the airport. There are also parking areas where you can park your car for your short-term travels.
Hotel Shuttle
Getting to the airport by using hotel shuttle service is a very comfortable alternative. Before planning to use this service particularly preferred by those who don’t want to rent a car, you should get in contact with your hotel and learn whether they provide this service or not. Some hotels offer this service for free. However, some hotels may demand certain amounts. Before your travel, you can get detailed information about the amount you need to pay in order to benefit from this service.
Airport Information
The airport, which is located 8 kilometers of Palma de Mallorca city center, promises an enjoyable and comfortable flight experience with its private passenger lounges where passengers can spend pleasant time while waiting for their flights. There are many stores, cafes and restaurants waiting for their guests.
At the airport, there are companies where you can rent a car after your plane has landed or a parking area where you can leave your car.
Everybody can benefit from the private passenger lounges at Palma de Mallorca Airport which hosts over 20 million passengers each year. You can also benefit from this service by paying 30 euros for yourself and 15 euros for children. Here, you can read newspapers and magazines, try tasty treats, have a rest or use the internet.
In addition to these, television, computer, playground and meeting room are among the services offered in private passenger lounges. There are also many alternatives for those who want to do some shopping or eat something at the airport.
In addition to restaurants such as Espression Lavazza, Deli&Cia and Burger King, Costa Coffee, Ready to Eat, San Miguel, Carling and Starbucks also offer service at the airport.
For those who want to do shopping, there is a duty-free shop, Mango where clothes for both men and women are sold and GourMed selling typical Mediterranean products such as olive oil in special packages.
Furthermore, Sunglass Hut where you can buy sunglasses for your holiday and El Corte Ingles where you can find personal care products also offer service at the airport. The stores where you can find souvenirs; Hashtag, Superskunk, El Corte Ingles and Superskung Fashion.
Transportation to Gozo City Center from Airport
Gozo Airport
There is a small heliport in Gozo, but it is closed to international flights. For this reason, for your travels to Gozo you need to fly to Malta Airport firstly and then get to Gozo by using one of the means of public transportation.
The distance between Gozo and Malta International Airport is 40.6 kilometers and travelling between these points lasts approximately 1-1.5 hours by public transportation and 30-35 minutes by private car. Taxis or buses you will see at the exit of Malta Airport terminal building are options you can use for your transportation to the city center. You can also take advantage of the car rental companies located at the airport. In addition to land transportation, you can also get to the city center from the airport by using marine transportation.
There are frequent ferry services from Malta Airport to Gozo ferry terminal and Cirkewwa ferry terminal. For current ferry services and fares, you can obtain information by visiting www.gozochannel.com.
Bus
Buses are the most practical and economical options for travelling from the airport to Gozo which is Malta's second largest island after the capital of Malta. It is possible to get to the city center from the airport in approximately 1-1.5 hours by using either shuttle buses operating under the airport transfer service offered by the airport or passenger buses operating in the city. You can get information about shuttle bus services from the bus stops located at the exit of the terminal building or from tourist information offices in the terminal building.
The bus named Airport Bus Shuttle goes directly to the Mgarr Gozo ferry station from Malta Airport. There are also shuttle minibuses with the same route, and the fare you need to pay to get on one of these minibuses is 20 euros. Another option is getting on the bus route 8 from Malta Airport, getting off in Valletta and getting on Gozo Ferry bus. The fare of the bus route 8, which goes to the capital Valletta and lasts for 30 minutes, is 3.47 dollars as of 2016.
There are 4 different express buses carrying passengers to Gozo from Malta Airport: X1, X2, X3 and X4. The bus X1 operating every 3-4 hours goes from the airport to Cirkewwa ferry terminal in Gozo and passes through the city center.
The bus route X2 goes to San Gilijan region, bus route X3 goes to Bugibba and bus route X4 goes to Birzebbugra. The bus route N11, which operates as the night version of the route X1, goes to Cirkewwa and Gozo.
Taxi
Most of the white taxis you will see after arriving at Malta airport and when you get out of the arriving passenger terminal operate under the airport transfer services and taximeters are available in all taxis. You can make your travel more economical as long as you get on a taxi working with a taximeter.
The fares of the airport taxis vary depending on the season. Different tariffs are applied for day and night. Travelling from the airport to Mgarr Ferry Terminal, the main ferry terminal of Gozo, by taxi costs about 25 euros; you can also go to Cirkewwa Ferry Terminal, another terminal, for about 32 euros.
Car Rental
Since Malta Airport is an international airport, it is possible to see world-famous brands such as Avis, Hertz, Thrifty, Budget, Europcar, Dollar, Sixt, Green Car Rental, Gold Car Rental, Active Car Rental and First Car Rental. With the car that you will rent at Malta Airport, it is very easy to travel to Gozo city center by following the signs and driving on Cirkewwa-Mgarr road. The travel, which is about 40.6 km, will last 1.5 hours.