# Formentor without a car from Palma: boat to the beach, lunch on the jetty 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. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/balearic-islands/pollenca-and-formentor/itineraries/boat-beach-and-lighthouse-by-bus · Revisado: 2026-11-13 ## El día - 08:30 · Salida: 1 h by car (via the Ma-13 and Pollença to the Port; park at the Port) - 09:30 · Gran Cafe 1919 (Breakfast on the promenade; opens at 8:00) · Gran Cafe 1919, €€ - 5 min on foot - 11:00 · Boat from Port de Pollença to Formentor beach (Lanchas La Gaviota, €18 open return; book on its website) · Lanchas La Gaviota, From €18 per person, return - 30 min by boat - 11:25 · Formentor Beach (Swim under the pines; return on the 13:30 boat) - 30 min by boat - 14:00 · Stay Restaurant (At the Moll Nou itself; kitchen until 20:00) · Stay Restaurant, €€€ - 45 min by bus - 16:15 · Formentor Lighthouse, at the northern tip of Mallorca (Line 334 from the Port, roughly every 35 minutes) - 30 min by bus - 18:00 · Es Colomer Viewpoint and Albercutx Watchtower (On the way back get off at es Colomer and catch the next bus) - 19:00 · Vuelta: 15 min by bus (Bus to the Port and car to Palma; you arrive around 20:15) 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. ## Cómo llegar ### By car to the Port About 55 minutes from Palma on the Ma-13. From there, boat and bus. ### Without a car TIB line 301 runs from Palma to Port de Pollença. Check the Sunday timetable and choose a bus that gets you to the jetty before 11:00. ## Consejos ### Book the boat on its website You can book up to an hour before; in July and August it fills up. ### Out 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. ### Bring cash and a card The boat accepts cards on the website and cash on the jetty if places remain. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### 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.