Last Minute Holidays to Palma Nova: How Late Deals Work

Late deals are mostly unsold package stock: seats on flights to Palma de Mallorca and hotel rooms that the operators would rather fill than leave empty. As departure gets closer, usually within a few weeks, those packages of flight, hotel and transfer can be re-released as last minute deals to Palma Nova. You still get the normal package structure, with your flights, accommodation and airport transfer bundled together, and you choose the board basis, from room only through to half board or all inclusive, depending on what is left.

The trick is flexibility. If you can leave from more than one UK airport, travel on a different day, or take Magaluf instead of Palmanova (the two sit about a mile apart and share the same airport transfer of roughly 15 minutes), you widen the pool of packages considerably. Being rigid about one hotel or one date is what usually closes the door on a late booking.

May and June are the best months on the coast here, with highs of 24°C and 29°C and relatively few rain days, so demand is strong and late stock tends to be thinner. July and August are hotter still, around 32°C, and fall in the UK school holidays, when families book well ahead and prices rise across the board.

The better hunting ground for late deals to Palma Nova is the shoulder season: April, with highs around 20°C, and September and October, which still reach 28°C and 24°C, though September is also the wettest month with about 10 rain days. From November to March the days are mild, between 15°C and 19°C, which suits a walking or sightseeing break rather than a beach fortnight. Avoiding half-term weeks helps at any time of year.

This page shows live package offers from Jet2holidays, TUI, loveholidays and On the Beach, so you can compare last minute Palma Nova holidays side by side rather than opening four sites. Check the departure airport, the board basis and whether transfers are included, as these vary between offers.

If you would rather put the trip together yourself, you can also check hotel prices, compare car hire and browse tours and tickets for places such as Marineland Mallorca and Western Water Park here. For a short stay, a package usually keeps things simpler, but it is worth comparing both routes.

Palma de Mallorca airport (PMI) is the gateway, with direct flights from the United Kingdom. The drive to Palmanova takes around 15 minutes, and to Magaluf about 16 minutes, so even a late evening arrival gets you to your hotel quickly. Package deals normally include this transfer; if you book separately, car hire is easy to arrange at the airport.

Palma's ferry port is about 5.5 miles away, useful if you fancy a day trip to Ibiza or are arriving by sea, and Alcúdia's port lies around 39 miles to the north-east.