Theme of the Week
Inca’s 150th anniversary and the railways’ missed opportunities
The opening of the Palma-Inca line in February 1875 promised greater prosperity for Mallorca. The railways are today viewed as being essential for sustainable mobility.
Palma's public transport: Train at Plaza España
Palma's public transport: Train at Plaza España.
Palma Airport rail project could move ahead this year even without a budget
If the project does finally get under way, the completion of the line to Llucmajor wouldn't be until 2032.
Intermodal Station in Palma, Mallorca
Trains, like buses and metro, will continue to be 'free' in 2025.
Free public transport in Mallorca all year in 2025
No confirmation as yet whether Palma's buses will be free.
Rail passengers in Palma, Mallorca
There is currently free travel on trains, buses and the metro for residents.
'Free' public transport in the Balearics for the first six months of 2025
The Spanish Government intends to gradually reduce the universality of the funding for free transport.
Will public transport in Mallorca be 'free' in 2025?
The subsidy from the Spanish Government for 2024 was 43 million euros, but this hasn't yet been received.
Pedro Sánchez and Marga Prohens met for talks in Madrid.
Pedro Sánchez and Marga Prohens met for talks in Madrid.
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
Overtourism, protests, airport train, limiting vehicles, population limits and affordable housing in Mallorca...
Train in Palma, Mallorca
It is hoped that public transport improvements can relieve road congestion.
The government's stellar Palma Airport rail project. But where does the investment come from?
Decongesting the roads is a priority: "We cannot allow ourselves to normalise traffic jams."
All aboard...from Palma to airport by train to ease traffic nightmare
Seven million people could use service.
100% increase in the number of public transport passengers in Mallorca since 2019
Not having to pay for public transport is the obvious reason for such an increase.
Rail passengers will be able to travel with their pets this year.
Rail passengers will be able to travel with their pets this year.
The Intermodal Station in Palma, Mallorca
Public transport was free in 2023, and it should also be in 2024.
Funding approved for free public transport in the Balearics in 2024
Remains to be seen if Palma has a rethink about free travel on its buses.
Train evacuation because of a fire in Mallorca
Cause of the fire hasn't been reported.
Passengers evacuated because of train fire in Mallorca
The evacuation was at the Alaro-Consell station.
Trains at the Intermodal Station in Palma, Mallorca
The railway and Metro are included in the free travel scheme.
- Spain at boiling point over eggs!
- Now there's a proposal for a fifteen-year residency requirement to buy a home in the Balearics
- Ryanair launches subscription that waives fees for reserved seats and insurance
- A Good Friday. Britain's biggest cruise ship heads for Palma for Easter
- The Mallorcan town with the longest name: it contains 21 letters and has a population of 9,227