Driving in Mallorca

In 2026, cars without a DGT environmental label cannot enter Palma’s central ZBE unless they have authorisation, and the fine is €200. From 1 January 2027, vehicles with the B label are restricted too. Number-plate cameras check the DGT register, so you don't need to display the sticker.

If your car has foreign plates, apply to Mobipalma for authorisation at least five calendar days before you enter. It lasts 30 days. You need your ID or passport, the technical sheet showing the car's Euro standard, the registration papers, proof of ownership, and a ferry or air ticket showing your arrival in Mallorca. Without authorisation, the car cannot enter.

Rental cars go through the same camera check as any other car, so ask your rental company which environmental label yours has. You can drive to public car parks inside the zone without authorisation, but only along the signed access routes.

ORA blue-zone parking applies Monday to Friday, 09:00–14:30 and 16:30–20:00, and on Saturday, 09:00–14:30. Sector 3-1 at Mercat de Llevant runs Monday to Saturday, 09:00–14:30. Check the sign for your sector.

You can stay up to two hours in Z1 and Z2, and up to three hours in Z3 Pere Garau. Thirty minutes costs €0.35–€0.85 depending on the zone, and the tariff for the maximum stay is €2.10–€2.65. Pay with mobiAPParc or at a meter, by card or with coins.

SMAP municipal car parks are open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. They include Parc de la Mar, Antoni Maura, Plaça Major and Via Roma. Check the official page for current prices.

For free park-and-ride, Son Sardina and Son Fuster are open 24 hours and connect with the metro and EMT buses. Son Moix is free Monday to Saturday, 08:00–22:00, and Sunday, 08:00–15:00, and is served by EMT lines 6 and 8.

Since spring 2026, Sóller’s historic centre has been a low-emission zone. Only residents, authorised vehicles, zero-emission cars and taxis may drive in, and cameras issue €200 fines, so park outside the centre and walk in.

The council’s February 2025 parking leaflet explains that blue spaces are prepaid ORA parking and green ZAR spaces are for residents only, so visitors cannot park in the green zones. Pay for ORA with EasyPark or with the QR code on the machine.

For the high season, 1 March to 15 November, the leaflet lists these hours, every day: Sóller streets and car parks, 09:00–20:00; Sa Calatrava car park, 07:00–21:00; Port de Sóller blue zones, 10:00–19:00; C/ Lepanto car park, 07:00–22:00.

From 16 November to the end of February, it gives Sóller hours of 09:30–18:30, with no ORA in Port de Sóller. These are the hours published for 2025, so check the signs and the payment machine before you leave the car.

From 15 May to 18 October 2026 inclusive, restrictions apply between 10:00 and 22:00. Private cars can get to the Platja de Formentor car park only while it has spaces left. Signs, a traffic light and a barrier control entry on the Ma-2210.

During those hours, the road from the beach to the lighthouse is closed to private cars. To reach the lighthouse, take TIB line 334 from Alcúdia or Port de Pollença. It also stops at Mirador des Colomer, Platja de Formentor and Cala Figuera–Cala Murta. According to the DGT leaflet, you can park for free on the Ma-2200 service road in Port de Pollença.

If you drive in before 10:00, the DGT requires you to have reached at least kilometre point 8.6 by 09:58. Parking or stopping outside the bays marked in white can lead to a fine.

334: Alcúdia–Port de Pollença–Formentor

Drive on the right. At roundabouts, traffic already going round has priority, so give way as you enter, and leave from the outer right lane unless the road markings say otherwise.

For cars, the general speed limits are 120 km/h on motorways and dual carriageways and 90 km/h on ordinary roads. In towns, the limit is 50 km/h on streets with two or more lanes in each direction, 30 km/h on streets with one lane in each direction, and 20 km/h where the pavement and the road are at the same level. Always follow the posted limits.

The general alcohol limits are 0.5 g/l in blood or 0.25 mg/l in breath. For professional drivers, and for anyone in the first two years after getting their licence, the limits are 0.3 g/l and 0.15 mg/l.

Holding a phone while driving means a €200 fine and six points on your licence.

Since 1 January 2026, the valid warning device for a stopped Spanish-registered vehicle is a connected V-16 beacon linked to DGT 3.0. Triangles and non-connected beacons are no longer valid for these vehicles, but foreign-registered vehicles in transit may still use triangles. Not carrying the required beacon means an €80 fine.