Palma de Mallorca Airport to Cala Millor
Around 65 km east of PMI; the summer A42 coach runs there directly, otherwise it's a taxi, private transfer or hire car for the long crossing.
Cala Millor, PalmaSteffen Mokosch / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0Cala Millor is a long, gently shelving beach resort on the east coast, joined to neighbouring Sa Coma and Cala Bona along a promenade — big all-inclusive hotels and calm family swimming.
Every way to get there
Our verdict: for Cala Millor, a private transfer is the easiest door-to-door option (from €70). Travelling light on a budget? The bus is cheapest (from €8) but slower, with a change in the city.
What it costs for your group
The bus is charged per person, while a taxi or private transfer is one price for the whole car — so the more of you there are, the better door-to-door value looks.
| Group | Bus (per person) | Private transfer | Best value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo · 1 traveller | €8 | €70 | Bus |
| Couple · 2 travellers | €16 | €70 | Bus |
| Family of 4 · 4 travellers | €32 | €70 | Bus |
Which option should you choose?
| If your priority is… | Our pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest price | Bus | From €8, though slower with a change in the city. |
| Speed & comfort | Private transfer | Door-to-door, fixed price, a driver waiting for you. |
| A group of 3–4 | Transfer or taxi | One flat fare splits cheaper than several bus tickets. |
| A late-night arrival | Transfer or taxi | Both run 24/7 when buses and the tram have stopped. |
By transport mode
Bus / shuttle
About €13.50 cash or €8.10 by card, roughly 1h 20m via Manacor. Direct value in season, but with only a handful of departures a day it pays to plan around the timetable.
Where to catch it: AEROTIB stand on the arrivals level signed to Manacor / Cala Millor / Cala Bona.
Best for solo & budget travellersTaxi
The far east coast is among the dearest runs — around €88-95 by day, over €100 at night. Really only economical shared between a few people.
Where to catch it: Metered white taxi from the arrivals rank; give the driver the hotel name, as the resort strip is long.
Best for small groups in a hurryPrivate transfer
Cala Millor is thin on public transport once summer ends, so a booked car is often the reliable choice — fixed fare, no changes, dropped at reception. Flight tracked if you're late.
Where to catch it: Driver waiting in the terminal to run you across the island in one go.
Best for families, groups & late arrivalsShuttle
The cheapest door-to-door way east, sharing drop-offs across Sa Coma, Cala Millor and Cala Bona. Adds time but far kinder on the wallet than a solo taxi.
Where to catch it: Meet the shuttle rep in arrivals for the east-coast minibus circuit.
Best for budget travellersCar rental
Worth it if you'll explore the east — the Caves of Drach, Artà and Manacor are all within reach. Around €25-60/day; the drive across is straightforward motorway then country roads.
Where to catch it: Collect at the terminal rental compound off the arrivals hall.
Best for travellers who want to exploreCala Millor & Palma in photos
Buying tickets in Palma
Palma's airport is served by EMT city bus A1 to the centre and Plaça d'Espanya, plus A2 toward Palma's beaches, with single fares around €5 paid on board. TIB regional buses also depart for towns across Mallorca. Paying by contactless bank card or the Intermodal transport card is noticeably cheaper than cash, with discounts of up to about 40% on single fares in 2026. Buy the Intermodal card at machines if you plan multiple journeys; otherwise tap your card as you board.
Taxi scams & safety in Palma
Take taxis only from the official rank outside Arrivals; Palma airport taxis are metered with a set airport starting supplement, and a ride into central Palma is usually a short, moderate fare. Avoid anyone offering a "cheaper" private lift inside the terminal, as unlicensed transfers are the main issue here. App-based ride-hailing is limited on the island: Uber generally does not operate, while Cabify availability is patchy, so the metered rank or pre-booked licensed transfers are the dependable choices.
Getting from PMI to Cala Millor
Cala Millor sits right out on Mallorca's east coast, a good 65 km from the airport at Palma, and that distance shapes every decision you'll make about getting there. The resort runs along one long, gently shelving beach that flows into Sa Coma at one end and Cala Bona at the other, all linked by a single seafront promenade. The swimming is calm and the sand goes on for well over a kilometre, which is exactly why families with young children book here year after year. The catch is the crossing: it's the width of the island, roughly 70 to 80 minutes by road, and public transport to this corner is thin and seasonal. Here's how the options actually stack up when you're travelling with kids and counting the euros.
The A42 coach only works if the calendar and the timetable agree
The cheapest seat east is the TIB AEROTIB A42 coach, which runs direct from the airport towards Manacor, Cala Millor and Cala Bona. You'll pay about €13.50 in cash or €8.10 by card, and the trip takes around an hour and twenty minutes via Manacor. On paper that's a bargain for a family of four. Two things get in the way. First, it's a summer-only service, running roughly from June to mid-September, so anyone arriving in the shoulder months finds it simply isn't there. Second, even in high season there are only a handful of departures across the day, so your flight has to land within reach of one. Pick up the coach at the AEROTIB stand on the arrivals level, signed for Manacor and Cala Millor. If your arrival time lines up with a departure and you're travelling light, it's genuinely good value. Miss the last one, though, and you're back among the pricier choices with tired children in tow.
Why the length of the run pushes families toward a fixed price
Because Cala Millor is so far east, a metered taxi from the airport rank is one of the steepest fares on the island. Reckon on somewhere around €88 to €95 in daylight and north of €100 after dark. It's quick, about 70 minutes door to door, and the driver takes you straight to your hotel, which matters on a strip this long. But at that price it only makes sense split three or four ways. A pre-booked private transfer solves the same distance problem without the meter anxiety: because this coast empties of buses once summer ends, having a car that runs you across in one go and drops you at reception takes the guesswork out of a long transfer day. Firms like Welcome Pickups and local Mallorca operators charge roughly €70 to €95 for the whole car, the fare is agreed before you fly, and they track your flight if you land late. For a family that has just watched the bags carousel for half an hour, knowing a named driver is already waiting is often what tips the decision.
The shared shuttle: slower drop-offs, gentler on the wallet
If you want a door-to-door arrival but the private car sits above your budget, the shared holiday shuttle is the middle path. You meet the rep in arrivals and join a minibus that loops the east-coast resorts, dropping passengers across Sa Coma, Cala Millor and Cala Bona. Fares land around €20 to €30 per person, so a family pays a fraction of a solo taxi. The trade-off is time: with several stops the run stretches to roughly an hour and forty minutes, and you may not be the first drop. For value-minded travellers who don't mind a longer ride in exchange for being delivered to the hotel door, it's the sensible compromise between the coach and a private car.
Hiring a car if the east coast is the point of the trip
A hire car earns its keep here if you plan to see more than the beach. The rental desks are in the terminal compound off the arrivals hall, prices run about €25 to €60 a day, and the drive out is easy enough — motorway most of the way, then country roads into the resort. From a Cala Millor base you're within a short hop of the Caves of Drach at Porto Cristo, the hilltop town of Artà, and Manacor with its pearl workshops. The downside is parking on a busy resort strip in August and paying for a car that sits idle on beach days. If your holiday is beach in the morning and exploring in the afternoon, it pays off; if you just want to reach the sand and stay put, one of the other options will serve you better.
Short version: in high summer with a well-timed flight, take the A42 and save your money. Outside those months, or if you land after the last coach, book a private transfer or shared shuttle before you fly so a driver is holding your seat for the long haul east — and confirm the exact hotel name, because on this promenade the wrong end is a fifteen-minute walk with the luggage.
