Gran Cafe 1919
What to order: a sobrasada and cheese coca with a coffee, or tapas to share on the terrace; children have their own menu.
Passeig Anglada Camarasa, 2 · 971 86 84 26 · every day from 8:00 to 23:30
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Day itinerary · 39.88° N · 3.02° E
Formentor in season: a boat to the beach and a bus to the lighthouse.
Park at Port de Pollença and forget the car: a boat to Formentor beach, lunch on the jetty and the 334 bus to the lighthouse, with a stop at es Colomer.
Leaving from
Part of Pollença and Cap de Formentor
Add to my trip
Total time10 h
By car1 h each way
From PalmaAbout 55 min by car
Boat€18 return
Bus to the lighthouseLine 334, in season
Cost€60–100 pp
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Palma 1 h by car
via the Ma-13 and Pollença to the Port; park at the Port
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Gran Cafe 1919
Breakfast on the promenade; opens at 8:00
Passeig Anglada Camarasa, 2, 07470 Port de Pollença · +34 971 86 84 26
Café €€Book - 5 min on foot
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Boat from Port de Pollença to Formentor beach
Lanchas La Gaviota, €18 open return; book on its website
+34 971 864 014
- 30 min by boat
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Formentor Beach
Swim under the pines; return on the 13:30 boat
- 30 min by boat
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Stay Restaurant
At the Moll Nou itself; kitchen until 20:00
Moll Nou, s/n, 07470 Port de Pollença · +34 971 868 020
Restaurant €€€Book - 45 min by bus
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Formentor Lighthouse, at the northern tip of Mallorca
Line 334 from the Port, roughly every 35 minutes
- 30 min by bus
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Es Colomer Viewpoint and Albercutx Watchtower
On the way back get off at es Colomer and catch the next bus
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Back home 15 min by bus
Bus to the Port and car to Palma; you arrive around 20:15
Approximate cost
About €75–110 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Boat from Port de Pollença to Formentor beach
In season, the Formentor road is closed to cars from 10:00 to 22:00 and the beach barrier shuts as soon as its car park is full. This plan does not fight that: you leave the car at Port de Pollença in the morning and do not touch it again until the evening. A boat to the beach, lunch on the jetty and a bus to the lighthouse.
The day, hour by hour
8:30 · Set off. From Palma, about 60 km on the Ma-13 and through Pollença to the Port. Park at the Port.
9:30 · Breakfast at Gran Cafe 1919. On Paseo Anglada Camarasa, five minutes from the jetty. Open from 8:00.
11:00 · Boat to Formentor beach. It leaves from the Moll Nou and takes 25 minutes. €18 return, free up to age 5. The return is open: there are boats back at 12:30, 13:30, 15:30 and 16:30 in summer.
11:25 · Formentor beach. White sand, pines down to the water and a sandy bottom: calm swimming for everyone.
14:00 · Lunch at Stay. The 13:30 boat drops you at the restaurant's own jetty. Fish, Mallorcan bluefin tuna or Mallorcan lamb; set menu of the day at €48.50 with wine and coffee.
16:15 · Formentor lighthouse by bus. Line 334 leaves the Port roughly every 35 minutes and climbs the 20 km or so of bends to the 1863 lighthouse, with its light 210 m above the sea.
18:00 · Es Colomer viewpoint. On the way back, get off at the viewpoint, above the islet of es Colomer, and take the next bus to the Port.
19:00 · Head home.
Where and what to eat
Stay is open every day from 12:00 to 20:00 on the Moll Nou. For breakfast, Gran Cafe 1919, from 8:00 to 23:30. If you prefer Mallorcan cooking, Celler La Parra, on Calle Joan XXIII.
With children
The boat is what they like most: it has a bar, a toilet and a deck, and pushchairs fit. At the beach the water is shallow. The bus saves you the bends behind the wheel, though it can still make you queasy: sit at the front.
Time50 min
Change the route
If you cycle: the lighthouse by e-bike, with the road free of cars:
By bike from Port de Pollença to Formentor lighthouse
Mallorcan cooking instead of fish; closed Mondays:
Celler La Parra
If the sea is rough and the boat does not sail: an hour and a half on foot to Cala Bóquer:
Bóquer Valley to the cove
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Celler La Parra
What to order: the suckling pig or the roast Mallorcan lamb, and the trampó or the frito to start.
Carrer de Joan XXIII, 84 · 971 865 041 · closed Mondays
Stay Restaurant
What to order: the bluefin tuna tartare caught in Mallorca or the Mallorcan shoulder of lamb; the set menu includes wine, water, dessert and coffee.
Moll Nou · 971 868 020 · kitchen 12:00 to 20:00 every day
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Pollença and Cap de Formentor
From 15 May to mid-October, when the boat and the 334 bus both run and the lighthouse road is closed to cars. June and September, with fewer people.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Book the boat on its website
You can book up to an hour before; in July and August it fills up.
- 2Out of season, the order changes
From 19 October to mid-May there is no 334 bus: drive up to the lighthouse and the viewpoint, and the road is open.
- 3Bring cash and a card
The boat accepts cards on the website and cash on the jetty if places remain.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does the day cost?
Between €60 and €100 per person: €18 boat, bus, breakfast and lunch.
Does it work in October?
The boat does; the 334 bus until 18 October in 2026.
Does the boat go to the lighthouse?
No. The regular boat goes to the beach; the €29 excursion to the cape passes below the lighthouse without stopping.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
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Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.