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Campos

A farming town in the south and a bus hub towards Santanyí and Cala d'Or, with markets on Thursdays and Saturdays. The municipality reaches as far as Es Trenc beach; it has 12,485 inhabitants (1 January 2025), and bus 501 from Palma takes about 40-55 minutes.

Checked 29/10/2026Key facts 6Sources 9

Population
12,485
From Palma by car
32 min
Campos, photo
Photo: Sebastià Vadell Planisi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (resized and converted)

Key facts

Population (1 January 2025)12,485 people1,2 2+ sources agree
Bus 501 services via Campos (weekday, both directions)71 departures5 1 source
Marketczwartek, Campos market, 8:00-13:00 according to the mallorca.com calendar (a guidebook gives 8:30-13:30); smaller, mainly fruit and vegetables
Marketsobota, Campos market on Plaça de sa Creu, bigger, with a flea-market section
Best time to goApril, May, June, September, October; market in the morning; Es Trenc before 11:00 (editorial assessment)
CrowdsSaturday market and July-August at Es Trenc beach (editorial assessment, not measured)

The colour next to a fact shows where it comes from: 2+ sources agree 1 source

Getting there

  • By car from Palma: about 32 min, 38.4 km (our own measurement on the OSM road network, without traffic; method)
  • From Palma by the Ma-19, about 45 km, about 40 min.
  • Parking: We could not confirm car parks near Plaça de sa Creu or rates; on market days arrive early.
  • Restrictions: None confirmed.
  • Without a car: stop La Verge 2, about 408 m on foot (about 5 min), lines 403, 501, 515, 516, 517, 518 (GTFS CTM; all places without a car)

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Buses and trains

Stops within 1 km of the centre: La Verge 2, La Verge 1, Campos sud 1, Campos sud 2, Campos oest 2, Campos oest 1. Lines: A51, 403, 501, 501e, 512, 515, 516, 517, 518.

Questions and answers

What days are the Campos markets and what time do they close?

On Thursdays (smaller, fruit and vegetables) and Saturdays (bigger, on Plaça de sa Creu), about 8:00-13:30. The mallorca.com calendar lists only Thursday, while two listings and one guidebook also give Saturday.

Where can I park in Campos?

We could not confirm car park names or rates. On market days it is best to arrive in the morning and park on the outskirts, then cover Plaça de sa Creu on foot.

How do I get from Palma to Campos without a car?

By TIB bus 501 from the Intermodal station, about 40-55 min, with about 71 services in both directions on a weekday (winter) and about 57 on Sunday; the 501e express takes about 25-40 min (19 services on a weekday). For Santanyí, change to the 515, 516 or 517.

When is the quietest time to visit Campos?

Editorial assessment, not measured: on days other than Thursday and Saturday and out of season; at Es Trenc it is quietest in the morning in May, June and September.

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Related

More in this region: Migjorn: the south

Sources

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