There are 6 ways to get from Palma to Marbella by plane, bus, car ferry, train, tram, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Málaga Airport (AGP)PMI - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
3h 54m€32–126Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella610 / ...
14h 10m€99–379Car ferry, tram, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Denia
- Take the tram from Dénia to Benidorm Intermodal9
- Take the bus from Benidorm Estación De Autobuses to Marbella
16h 49m€152–308Car ferry, tram, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Denia
- Take the tram from Dénia to Benidorm9
- Take the tram from Benidorm to Alicante - Luceros1
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella610 / ...
16h 57m€164–423Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Ibiza
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ibiza to Port of Denia
- Take the bus from Denia to Marbella
17h 43m€187–434Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Denia
- Drive from Port of Denia to Marbella
11h 21m€182–377
Palma to Marbella by car ferry, foot, subway, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palma to Marbella is to fly and bus which costs €30 - €130 and takes 3h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Palma to Marbella is to fly and bus which takes 3h 54m and costs €30 - €130.
The distance between Palma and Marbella is 766 km.
The best way to get from Palma to Marbella without a car is to car ferry and train and bus which takes 14h 10m and costs €95 - €380.
It takes approximately 3h 54m to get from Palma to Marbella, including transfers.
There are 8238+ hotels available in Marbella.
What companies run services between Palma, Spain and Marbella, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Palma to Marbella. However, you can take the bus to 546-Aeroport - Sortides, walk to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) airport, fly to Málaga Airport (AGP), walk to Malaga Airport, then take the bus to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella via Port Of Barcelona, Paral·lel, Barcelona Sants, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Malaga Maria Zambrano, and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga in around 14h 10m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Dénia to Benidorm Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
Tram from Dénia to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
Tram from Benidorm to Alicante - Luceros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estación de Autobuses de Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Benidorm Estación De Autobuses to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €64–67
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Denia to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Denia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
Car ferry from Port of Ibiza to Port of Denia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- €45–65
- Cabin
- €150–220
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
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