There are 8 ways to get from Cartagena to Palma by car, car ferry, train, tram, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Cartagena to Port of Deniacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Denia to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
7h 43m€111–314Bus, bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane ALC - PMI
4h 50m€55–162Train, tram, car ferry
- Take the train from Cartagena to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Ic
- Take the tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidormtram 1
- Take the tram from Benidorm to Déniatram 9
- Take the carferry from Port of Denia to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
12h 48m€101–303Train, tram, car ferry via Ibiza
- Take the train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmentrain Ic
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Re / ...
- Take the tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidormtram 1
- Take the tram from Benidorm to Déniatram 9
- Take the carferry from Port of Denia to Port of Ibizacarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Ibiza to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
13h 30m€97–309Bus, tram, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus
- Take the tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidormtram 1
- Take the tram from Benidorm to Déniatram 9
- Take the carferry from Port of Denia to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
13h 27m€94–290Fly from Murcia Corvera Airport
- Fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane RMU - PMI
5h 41m€137–299Train to Valencia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cartagena to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane VLC - PMI
7h 47m€61–207Bus to Almería Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Cartagena to Almeríabus
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane LEI - PMI
7h 12m€113–277
Cartagena to Palma by train, foot, tram, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Palma is to bus and fly which costs €55 - €170 and takes 4h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Palma is to bus and fly which takes 4h 50m and costs €55 - €170.
The distance between Cartagena and Palma is 452 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Palma without a car is to train and tram and car ferry which takes 12h 48m and costs €100 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Cartagena to Palma, including transfers.
There are 1787+ hotels available in Palma.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Spain and Palma, Spain?
Volotea, Air Europa, and easyJet fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) once daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €13–140
Flights from Valencia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €8–140
Flights from Valencia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €8–140
Flights from Almería Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Almería Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Almería Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €13–140
Flights from Valencia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €8–140
Flights from Almería Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Almería Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Almería Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–130
Flights from Valencia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €4–140
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Lille Lesquin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €4–27
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cartagena to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cartagena to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- Alicante Metro Tram
Tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Alicante Metro Tram
Tram from Benidorm to Dénia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Alicante Metro Tram
Tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Alicante Metro Tram
Tram from Benidorm to Dénia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Alicante Metro Tram
Tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Alicante Metro Tram
Tram from Benidorm to Dénia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Alicante Metro Tram
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
Bus from Cartagena to Almería
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Denia to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €90–130
Car ferry from Port of Denia to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €90–130
Car ferry from Port of Denia to Port of Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Ibiza to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Denia to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €90–130
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