Valencia to Palma de Mallorca distance

Valencia to Palma de Mallorca in a straight line

In a straight line, the shortest distance over the Earth’s surface, Valencia and Palma de Mallorca are 261 km (162 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”. There’s no road between them: Palma de Mallorca is on Mallorca, and the straight line crosses 232 km of sea.

From Valencia, Palma de Mallorca lies to the east (bearing 87°), and from Palma de Mallorca, Valencia lies to the west.

If the plane kept the same bearing all the way (88°, to the east), it would follow the rhumb line, the one that looks straight on a Mercator map: 261 km (162 mi), almost the same, because the trip is short.

What the route flies over

Under the straight line there are 232 km of sea (89%) and 28.5 km of land, over Spain.

Planes don’t follow the line exactly: they fly along airways, chase tailwinds and avoid closed airspace, but on long flights they stay close to it.

Halfway between Valencia and Palma de Mallorca

Halfway along the straight line, 130 km (81.0 mi) from each city, is the point 39.5293° N, 1.1354° E. It falls at sea; the nearest town is Sant Joan de Labritja (Balearic Islands, pop. 7,046), 59.8 km away.

By plane

A direct flight would take about 50 min. That’s an estimate: 30 minutes for takeoff, climb, descent and landing, plus the 261 km straight line at 800 km/h (about 497 mph), a typical airliner cruising speed. Real schedules depend on wind, routing and airports, and not every pair has a direct flight.

The two cities

Palma de Mallorca is 0.1° farther north than Valencia and 3.0° farther east. They sit at almost the same elevation: 13 m (43 ft) and 19 m (62 ft). Valencia has 840,792 people and Palma de Mallorca 434,786 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).