Spain · Heritage · Scenic
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.
Palma → Port de Sóller
Ferrocarril de Sóller
Photo: Northmetpit · CC BY-SA 4.0
From the record
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. 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. Go early in the day if you want a window and a seat on the tram.
Our current editorial assessment, for comparing journeys, a considered judgement, not a measurement.
More subjective
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.
The line
The map and published route records show the verified alignment, gradients and structures of the line as documented.
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)
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Bunyola
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Sóller
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Port de Sóller - Marysol
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Evidence on demand
Route, onboard, season, fit and booking detail remain available without interrupting the journey above. Unknowns stay visible.
1h
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)
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Bunyola
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Sóller
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Port de Sóller - Marysol
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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.
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.
No verified trade-offs on record. That is an absence of evidence, not a promise that there are none.
Not yet verified: typical price, rail pass validity. We leave these blank rather than guess.
This is the operator's own reservation entry point. Fares and availability are confirmed there, not here. Journey length: 1h. Checked 20 Sep 2026 · Tren de Sóller · official site.
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Your next step
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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Journey information is reviewed against published material and maintained as sources change.
Last reviewed 20 Sep 2026.
Official sources
Checked 20 Sep 2026
Checked 20 Sep 2026