Spain · Heritage · Scenic

Tren de Sóller: Palma to Sóller

The Tren de Sóller is a narrow-gauge electric railway opened in 1912, running about 27 kilometres from Palma's Plaça d'Espanya through Bunyola and thirteen tunnels under the Serra de Tramuntana to the citrus town of Sóller, in around an hour.

Palma → Port de Sóller

Heritage · Scenic

The wooden Tren de Sóller electric train running through Palma.
The wooden Tren de Sóller electric train running through Palma. · Photo: Dimitri Gretschichin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Experience
Rail enthusiasts · Photographers
Route
Palma → Port de Sóller
Time aboard
1h

Why this railway matters

Original wooden stock, still in daily service

The carriages are the original wooden stock, still in daily service rather than parked in a museum, and the climb out of the Palma plain into the Tramuntana range is the best rail view on Mallorca.

Train and tram

One line from the capital to the Mediterranean

A connecting vintage tram, opened in 1913, carries passengers a further five kilometres down to Port de Sóller.

Doing the train and the tram together gives you a complete line from the island capital to the Mediterranean, and a combined ticket covers it.

A Tren de Sóller wooden electric train in Mallorca.
A Tren de Sóller wooden electric train in Mallorca. · Photo: Northmetpit · CC BY-SA 4.0

Over the Tramuntana

Palma, Bunyola and the climb into the range

Go early in the day if you want a window and a seat on the tram.

The published route runs from Palma to Port de Sóller via Bunyola, Sóller.

Key stops

Palma (Ferrocarril de Sóller)BunyolaSóllerPort de Sóller - Marysol

Palma (Ferrocarril de Sóller)Port de Sóller - MarysolBunyolaSóller
Spain · geographic corridor through verified stops · indicative alignment, not exact track geometry
  1. Palma (Ferrocarril de Sóller)

    Spain

  2. Bunyola

    Spain

  3. Sóller

    Spain

  4. Port de Sóller - Marysol

    Spain

Heritage / steam

What to know before you choose

01

What the operating day is like

The Tren de Sóller is a narrow-gauge electric railway opened in 1912, running about 27 kilometres from Palma's Plaça d'Espanya through Bunyola and thirteen tunnels under the Serra de Tramuntana to the citrus town of Sóller, in around an hour. A connecting vintage tram, opened in 1913, carries passengers a further five kilometres down to Port de Sóller.

02

What defines the route

Palma (Ferrocarril de Sóller) to Port de Sóller - Marysol via Bunyola, Sóller

03

Before you book

Reservation: recommended. Direct online booking is recorded. Tickets are sold through the operator's own site and at the stations; advance purchase is worthwhile in high summer when departures fill.

Verified 2026-09-28

Plan the ride

Plan the operating day

Use the verified journey, booking, season and onboard facts below to decide how to take this experience. Unknowns stay explicit.

Time aboard
1h 00m
Reservation
Recommended
Booking
Direct online booking recorded
Rail pass
Not verified
Price context
The operator publishes fixed single, return and combined train and tram fares; check the operator for the fare on your date.
Timing
Check the current operating calendar
On board
No journey-specific onboard feature is currently verified

This guide does not imply a product variant unless a separate comparison decision is published.

Evidence on demand

Practical reality

Route, onboard, season, fit and booking detail remain available without interrupting the journey above. Unknowns stay visible.

Time & itinerary

1h

View route map and verified stops

Palma → Sóller → Port de Sóller

The published route runs from Palma to Port de Sóller via Bunyola, Sóller.

Key stops

Palma (Ferrocarril de Sóller)BunyolaSóllerPort de Sóller - Marysol

Palma (Ferrocarril de Sóller)Port de Sóller - MarysolBunyolaSóller
Spain · geographic corridor through verified stops · indicative alignment, not exact track geometry
  1. Palma (Ferrocarril de Sóller)

    Spain

  2. Bunyola

    Spain

  3. Sóller

    Spain

  4. Port de Sóller - Marysol

    Spain

When to go
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  • Runs
Year-round
Runs

Jan: Runs through the year, with frequency and the last departures varying by season.

These months show when the train runs, which is a service fact. How good each month is for the experience has not been rated yet, so no month is presented as better than another.

Month-by-month notes
  • Jan: Runs through the year, with frequency and the last departures varying by season.
  • Feb: Runs through the year, with frequency and the last departures varying by season.
  • Mar: Runs through the year, with frequency and the last departures varying by season.
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  • Jul: Runs through the year, with frequency and the last departures varying by season.
  • Aug: Runs through the year, with frequency and the last departures varying by season.
  • Sep: Runs through the year, with frequency and the last departures varying by season.
  • Oct: Runs through the year, with frequency and the last departures varying by season.
  • Nov: Runs through the year, with frequency and the last departures varying by season.
  • Dec: Runs through the year, with frequency and the last departures varying by season.
Good for

Good fit for

  • Rail enthusiasts

    Especially good

    The train and the line itself are a large part of the reason to travel.

  • Photographers

    Especially good

    Published photography score is high for this route's landscapes and structures.

  • Families

    Good fit

    Short enough, frequent enough or engaging enough to work with children.

Think twice if

No verified trade-offs on record. That is an absence of evidence, not a promise that there are none.

How it scores

Our current editorial assessment, for comparing journeys, a considered judgement, not a measurement.

SceneryExceptional
ComfortModerate
Character of the trainExceptional
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More subjective

UniquenessStrong
PhotographyExceptional
Travelling with childrenStrong

Not rated yet: value for money, food & drink, seat quality, onboard service, slow travel quality, iconic status, romance, remoteness.

Step-free access and assistance are set out with the practical detail further down rather than reduced to a score.

Reservation & booking
Reservation
Recommended
Booking difficulty
Easy

Not yet verified: typical price, rail pass validity. We leave these blank rather than guess.

  • Tickets are sold through the operator's own site and at the stations; advance purchase is worthwhile in high summer when departures fill.

This is the operator's own reservation entry point. Fares and availability are confirmed there, not here. Journey length: 1h. Checked 27 Oct 2026 · Tren de Sóller · official site.

Sources & freshness

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Your next step

Plan the crossing, then confirm it with the operator.

Tickets are sold through the operator's own site and at the stations; advance purchase is worthwhile in high summer when departures fill.

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Sources & freshness

Journey information is reviewed against published material and maintained as sources change.

Last reviewed 27 Oct 2026.

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