Mallorca Airport Car Hire

The major port on Majorca and the capital of the Balearic Islands, the city of Palma de Mallorca is famous for its classy holidays as well as for bird watching. Palma de Mallorca Airport welcomes some 20 million people to the island every year.

Once you are out of the Son Sant Jean Airport located 8 km (5 miles) west of Palma de Mallorca you could easily drive off in your personally rented car to your exotic holiday destinations like Alcudia Cala d’or, Palma Nova, C’an Picafort, Sa Coma, Cala Millor Porto Colom and Magalluf.

Mallorca Airport Car hires:

The best and most efficient way to get out of the Mallorca airport to your destination is to book your transfer in advance. It is the most hassle free way of arranging a transfer into Palma city, and the popular resorts anywhere on the island. Prebook your airport transfer with a car hire company and most of them will have a driver/representative waiting for you at the arrivals and transfer you to your destination anywhere on the island. You can get an automated online quote from car hire companies by simply filling in an enquiry form on the car hire website.

Some points you need to keep in mind while booking a car from Mallorca Airport:-

Book in advance: Book your rental car through one of the many online car-hire companies so that your hired car is definitely waiting at the airport arrivals lounge. Since the car hire market in Mallorca is very competitive you can actually get some excellent deals, to ensure that you get the best deal you MUST e-book the car in advance. Various categories of cars like family cars, automatic cars, MPV’s etc are available for any number of people at Mallorca airport.

Payment: Since Cash payments are not always possible so don’t forget to carry your credit card with you.

Insurance: Collision-damage waivers (CDW) vary between companies and although, they usually seem unnecessary they are worthwhile when compared with the potential loss if an accident occurs.

Age limit: You must be at least 21 years old with a full driver's license for one to three years (depending on your car hire company) as well as a passport.

Once you have your hired car you can head off to the main autovia (main road) which runs from Palma city to Santanyí (Santañí) towards your chosen resort.

Other airport transfer options include, a taxi hire from outside the arrivals lounge. There are buses running from outside arrivals into Palma from early morning, or you could also opt for the airport shuttle transfers.

Airport Facilities: Being a very busy and important airport on the Balearic Islands the airport has all the facilities a modern day traveler needs. From information and help desks to shopping centers, café’s and restaurants you will find everything within the airport complex.