Travel
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Travel Health and Safety
Your passport must be valid for three months beyond your date of departure. No immunizations are required and you do not need a visa for visits less than 90 days.
Entry Requirements
Flight and Transport Options
From the US you need to fly to Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) on the island of Malloca. From there you have options to get to Portocolom, where the charter base is located:
Our charter broker can organize airport transfers to the marina:
1-4 passengers, 80€ each way
5-8 passengers, 120€ each way
9-12 passengers, 145€ each way
13+ passengers, call for price.
You will be meet by the driver at the "Meeting Point" in the arrival hall of the airport in Palma. In order to organize your transfer. We can facilitate communicating with the charter broker to make transfer arrangements. They will need the following information:
Flight number
Arrival time
Departure airport
Special offer: The charter broker will cover our transfers if all flotilla participants are scheduled to travel from the airport at the same time
Taxi
Just outside of the arrival hall of the airport are taxis for a maximum of 4 people. Costs of about 75€ - 85€ per way.
Public transport
Unfortunately there are no direct bus links from the airport to Portocolom. First you have to take the No.1 bus into the centre of Palma and exit at the Plaça d‘Espanya. There you change into either No. 490 or 491 bus. Travel time about 2,5 hours, costs of about 4,80€ per person. More information under https://www.tib.org/en/web/ctm/autobus/linia/490
A hotel is not mandatory however many sailors like to book their travel to arrive a day or two early to avoid the risk of disruptions to their travel.
There are several hotel options in Portocolom. Some of the hotels close to the marina are:
For a more budget friendly option you might also wish to consider one of the hostels located close to the marina. These are often nice rooms attached to a local restaurant:
We will facilitate a discussion on accommodations in Barcelona for those crew joining for the America’s Cup racing and wishing to the share the cost of lodgings.