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The wooden train from Palma, the tram to the port, the boat to Sa Calobra and the Biniaraix ravine: what to do in Sóller, how to get there and when to go.
Part of Scenic train journeys in Spain
What to do
Each plan says how long it takes, who it's for and whether you can book.
Historic train · 1 h from Palma to Sóller · 13 tunnels · €23 single, €30 return · Not running 23 November 2026 to 1 February 2027
Scheduled boat · 1 h each way along the Tramuntana cliffs · From €35 return · Daily April to October
Historic tram · 20 min from Sóller's square to the Port · Every hour from 8:00 to 19:00 · €10 per journey, on board
Itineraries
Days and weekends already planned out, with how to get between each stop and who to book with.
Plan the trip
Each choice narrows the next: the season shapes how best to travel, and how you travel decides where you stay and where you eat.
When to go
From April to June and in September and October, with the daily boat and temperatures for walking. From 23 November to 1 February the train stops; bus 204 keeps running.
How you travel
Choose how you're travelling and we'll tell you where to stay, how to get around, where to eat and which services you'll need. We only show the ways of travelling that make sense here.
By car you reach Sóller from Palma in a little over half an hour along the Ma-11 and the tunnel, and you can stop at the Alfabia gardens or drive up to Fornalutx. The problem is parking: Sóller's centre is a low-emission zone and the Port fills up in summer. Leave the car and get around on foot or by tram.
Sóller is the Mallorca destination that works best without a car: the historic train or bus 204 from Palma, the tram to the port, the boat to Sa Calobra and the GR 221 paths on foot. In winter the train stops for a few weeks, but the 204 runs every half hour all year.
Who you're with
A trip with a toddler is not the same as one with a teenager. Pick yours to see what works and what to bear in mind.
For children, Sóller is a day of transport: the wooden train with its tunnels, the tram to the beach and the boat along the cliffs. All with short journeys and stops for a swim or a snack. The valley's museums and gardens let under-12s in free.
With teenagers, Sóller gives a day of real effort and another by the sea. The Biniaraix gorge is a serious climb up stone steps; the boat to Sa Calobra and the Torrent de Pareis leave a photo that is not forgotten.
Where to stay
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Why we like it: Five-star hotel in a 19th-century building in the centre of Sóller, with 38 rooms, a rooftop pool, a spa with heated pool and parking.
Why we like it: Four-star hotel in a fortified 17th-century mansion in Port de Sóller, with gardens, a 25 m pool, a spa with heated pool and free parking.
Why we like it: Consell de Mallorca refuge beside Cap Gros lighthouse, above Port de Sóller, on the GR 221. 30-bed dormitory from €14, with dinner and breakfast.
Services for this trip
Areas, for any way of travelling
| Area | Who it's for | Average night |
|---|---|---|
| Sóller | Train, museums, base for the routes | |
| Port de Sóller | Beach, tram, boat to Sa Calobra and the lighthouse | |
| Biniaraix and Fornalutx | Stone villages and the ravine |
Where to eat
From set lunch menus to Michelin stars. We mark the price level and what to order at each place.
What to order: the Sóller prawn carpaccio to start and a rice dish or the lobster caldereta to share; for dessert, the île flottante, made in view in the dining room
What to order: several pintxos to share: the vegetable cappuccino, the bluefin tuna tataki or the lamb with sobrasada; with the Lluna beer or the Es Ví wine, made for the house
What to order: rice dishes, home-made pasta or fresh fish to share; the pizzas come out of the wood-fired oven, and as evening falls the terrace becomes a cocktail bar
Map
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Nearby
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Tips
The train is the journey; bus 204, the flexible way back, every half hour until night.
In November, December and January, check on the train's website which days it runs.
In tramontana (north wind), Sa Calobra sailings are suspended.
It is a low-emission zone: the fine is €200.
Sóller is a valley of orange and olive trees enclosed by the highest mountains in Mallorca, with a village of stone houses and Modernista façades at its centre and a natural harbour, almost round, four kilometres away. From Palma it is a little over half an hour through the tunnel, or an hour on the wooden train that has crossed the mountains since 1912. It is the best gateway to the Serra de Tramuntana, a World Heritage Site, for anyone who lives in Palma or arrives on the island without a car.
The classic day is done without a car: the train from Palma, a stroll around the square, the church of Sant Bartomeu and Carrer de sa Lluna, and the tram to the port for lunch by the sea. If the day is a long one, the boat to Sa Calobra leaves from the quay, an hour beneath the cliffs to the mouth of the Torrent de Pareis.
For walking you have two levels. The easy one, the walk to the Cap Gros lighthouse, an hour from the port, or the path from Biniaraix to Fornalutx among orange terraces. The serious one, the Biniaraix ravine, about 850 metres of climb up dry-stone steps to the coll de l'Ofre, part of the Ruta de Pedra en Sec, the GR 221.
If it rains, Can Prunera is a Modernista house with an art collection that includes Miró and Picasso. And on the way from Palma, from February to October, the Alfabia gardens, in Bunyola, just before the tunnel.
By car, along the Ma-11 and the Sóller tunnel: about 30 km and a little over half an hour. The centre of Sóller is a low-emission zone, closed to through traffic: park at the entrance to the village, at Sa Calatrava, or in the Calle Lepanto car park if you are going to the port. Blue-zone parking is paid all year in Sóller; in the Port, only from March to mid-November.
By train, from the Ferrocarril de Sóller station next to Plaza de España in Palma: an hour, €23 single and €30 return. Beware of winter: from 23 November 2026 to 1 February 2027 the train does not run, and the tram stops from 23 November to 22 December, with a replacement bus.
By bus, TIB line 204 leaves the Estació Intermodal in Palma every half hour, every day, and reaches Sóller in 35 minutes and the Port in 45. It is the cheapest option and the only one with long evening hours. The 203 takes the long way, via Valldemossa and Deià.
A day is enough for the train, the tram and the port. With two, you can add the boat to Sa Calobra and the Biniaraix ravine unhurried, and sleep in the valley, which empties of day-trippers at dusk. Spring is the best season: orange trees in bloom, temperatures for climbing the ravine and the boat sailing every day from April. September and October are also good, with the sea still warm. In July and August, set out early: the ravine is an oven at midday and the port fills up. In winter the valley is quiet and green, but the train and the tram stop for a few weeks and the boat only sails on Tuesdays and Saturdays in November and from February to March.
In the Port, Es Canyis has stood since 1954 facing the Repic beach and opens Wednesday to Sunday with non-stop cooking: it is the sure Sunday lunch. Randemar, on the promenade, opens every day with Mediterranean dishes for sharing. In the centre of Sóller, Ca'n Pintxo makes pintxos with island produce and the red prawn of Sóller, but it is not open on Sunday lunchtime, or on Thursdays and Saturdays.
In the centre, the Gran Hotel Sóller, five stars in a 19th-century building with a rooftop pool, a short walk from the train. At the port, the Hotel Es Port, a 17th-century estate with gardens, two pools and free parking. And for walkers or tight budgets, the Consell de Mallorca's Muleta refuge, next to the Cap Gros lighthouse, from €14 a bed.
Questions
On the Sóller train from Plaza de España, an hour, or on TIB bus 204 from the Estació Intermodal, 35 minutes, every half hour.
In the 2026-2027 season it does not run from 23 November to 1 February. The rest of the year, yes.
€23 single and €30 return. With the tram to the Port, €40 return.
In the car parks at the entrance, such as Sa Calatrava; the centre is a low-emission zone. In the Port, on Calle Lepanto.
Yes, with Barcos Azules from the quay at the Port: an hour each way, €35 return for an adult, daily from April to October.
One for the train, the tram and the port; two to add the boat and the Biniaraix ravine.
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