Compare Palma car hire

Hiring a car in Palma opens up parts of the city and the surrounding island that are otherwise out of reach to holidaymakers. Even with Majorca’s reliable peak-season bus network at your disposal, many of the beaches and rural landscapes on the fringes of the capital simply can’t be experienced without your own four wheels.

Language: Spanish | Currency: Euros (€) | Avg. Flight time: 2.5 hrs

Cheap car hire in Palma isn’t hard to come by, whether it’s in the airport or the city. The easiest way to pick up your rental, however, is from Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI).

Just about every well-known car hire company you can think of operates in Palma, and you’ll find Avis, Hertz, Europcar and Sixt, at the airport. The rental desks can be found in the main arrivals hall.

Car rental companies that have desks at Palma airport include:

• Sixt (Tel: +34 902 491 616)
• Europcar (Tel: +34 971 746 540)
• Hertz (Tel: +34 971 789 670)
• Avis (Tel: +34 902 110 261)
• Enterprise (Tel: +34 971 266 001)

From here, it’s just over a ten minute drive into Palma, 50 minutes to Port de Pollenca on the north coast, 25 minutes to Magaluf and just under an hour to Cala D’Or on southeast of the island.

Nature-packed parks, hill towns and secluded coves are all yours for the taking when you opt for car hire in Palma. Majorca’s main road, the Ma-13, runs in a diagonal line all the way from the city to Alcúdia, putting the other side of the island within easy road-tripping distance.

Drive east of Palma for long lazy days on the superb sands of Playa de Palma beach, adrenaline-fuelled sessions on the slides and chutes of Majorca’s biggest waterpark, Aqualand, or an afternoon in the watery world of Palma Aquarium, which proudly houses the deepest shark tank in Europe.

Alternatively, make the most of your car hire in Palma by exploring the grand old buildings, upmarket marinas and expansive sandy beaches found in some of the towns to the west of the city, which range from swanky Portals Nous to raucous Magaluf. Roads on the island are generally pretty good, although it pays to be wary of the cliff-edge routes that snake around parts of the north and west coasts.

Cheap car rental in Palma is easy to arrange and rental companies can be found as soon as you step off the plane. The arrivals hall at the airport is heaving with the cheapest car hire companies, all gathered alongside the luggage carousels.

There’s another cluster of them in the city itself, down by the harbour on Avenida de Gabriel Roca. However, for the easiest and cheapest car rental in Palma, book in advance and collect your keys at the airport as soon as you land.

1. Majorca’s petrol stations are called gasolineras and you’ll find them in most of the major towns and cities, including Palma. Diesel is known as gasóleo, while lead-free is sin-plomo. If you fancy an off-the-beaten-track jaunt into the rural countryside, be sure to go with a full tank.
   
   
2. Life on the road will be easier if you skip the tight, narrow lanes and tricky one-way system of Palma’s old town and use the boulevards that circle the city centre instead.
   
   
3. You’ll find it hard to bag an on-street parking spot downtown. So unless your hotel has a car park of its own, or an arrangement with one close by, public car parks are your best bet. Most charge by the hour and Parc de la Mar, close to the cathedral, is a good choice.

Fair fuel policy

A fair fuel policy (also known as full-to-full or same-to-same) means you’ll only pay for the fuel you use. All car rental deals compared on TravelSupermarket come with a fair fuel policy, so you can book your hire car safe in the knowledge there will be no nasty surprises at drop-off. More information on TravelSupermarket’s commitment to fair fuel policies can be found here.

No hidden fees

All rental deals compared on TravelSupermarket include mandatory fees (for example, one-way and young driver surcharges) in your rental quote at the time of booking, meaning you’ll know the full price of your car hire upfront.