Cap de ses Salines: Mallorca: what to know before you go

Key facts

Height of the cape above sea level	41 m¹ 1 source
Year the lighthouse entered service (31 August)	1,863 year² 1 source
Year of the first solar power supply of a lighthouse in Spain	1,980 year² 1 source
Distance from the town of Ses Salines on the MA-6110	9 km² 1 source
Tickets	No fee for getting to the lighthouse in the sources we read; the rules for entering the interior are not described.
Best time to go	April, May, June, September, October; sunset (editorial assessment)
Crowds	the sources give no measurement; access by car only limits traffic

The colour next to a fact shows where it comes from: 1 source

Getting there

By car from Palma: about 65 min, 62.4 km (our own measurement on the OSM road network, without traffic; method)
The MA-6110 road, which ends at the lighthouse, about 9 km south of Ses Salines; by our own OSM measurement from Palma about 62 km and about 65 min without traffic.
Parking: The sources do not describe parking.
Restrictions: Xmallorca writes that the lighthouse cannot be reached by public transport and is reached by car only. The sources give no rules for entering the lighthouse interior.

Questions and answers

How do I get to the lighthouse at Cap de ses Salines?

Only by car, on the MA-6110, which ends at the lighthouse, about 9 km south of the town of Ses Salines. From Palma it is about 62 km and about an hour's drive without traffic. The sources confirm there is no public transport.

Can you go inside the lighthouse at Cap de ses Salines?

The sources do not describe the rules for entering the lighthouse interior or any opening hours. Xmallorca says only that the lighthouse was commissioned on 31 August 1863 and that in 1980 it became the first in Spain to be powered by solar energy.

How high is the cape and what can you see?

The cape is 41 m above sea level in the municipality of Santanyí. The sources give no description of the views; earlier research mentioned a view of Cabrera, which was not confirmed at the time of our check.

When is Cap de ses Salines least crowded?

Editorial assessment, not measured: sunset out of season, because access is by car only and the road ends at the lighthouse. There are no detailed data on visitor numbers.

Nearby and related

Places to visit

Flor de Sal d'Es Trenc 10.2 km

Beaches

Towns and villages

Santanyí 11.8 km

Festivals and events

Sa Fira, Santanyí 11.8 km

Sources

ca.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-10-29)
xmallorca.com (accessed 2026-10-29)
pomiar-osm-dojazdy (accessed 2026-10-29)

Checked 29 October 2026. Our own descriptions; figures from the sources above, with conflicting sources shown as a range.