Budget Flights To Barcelona

Barcelona is one of the world's sweethearts, attracting countless visitors year after year who come to admire her many charms. Famous for her beautiful modernist architecture and well-preserved Gothic centre, Barcelona is a cultural Mecca, home to a wide variety of museums that range from the expected - contemporary art, archaeology, science – to the more unusual, including those dedicated entirely to shoes or chocolate. Feasting on exceptional seafood and a glorious view onto the blue Mediterranean will surely convince you of her natural beauty as well. And speaking of cuisine, Barcelona is an open invitation to explore the many culinary delights the world has to offer, from traditional fare to more modern and eclectic varieties. Amidst all this high-brow talk, we shouldn't forget to mention that she is a lot of fun too. Whether your preferences tend towards sports, outdoor excursions or nocturnal adventures, Barcelona is a place where having a good time is as easy as breathing. And while making a date with this city isn’t difficult, we’ve still decided to help you out a little with a list of airlines that will get you here quickly, comfortably and with enough money in your pocket to get the most out of your time in this fair city.   

 

Ryanair is one of the cheapest airlines, but you should be aware that it flies into Girona Airport, which is about one hour away by bus. There are shuttle buses that will take you directly to Barcelona's Estació del Nord. They leave Girona Airport approx. every 20 minutes and cost 21€ roundtrip and 12€ one-way. For more information check out www.sagales.com

Ryanair flies to Barcelona from the following cities: Shannon, Dublin, Glasgow, Blackpool, Liverpool, Bournemouth, London (Luton and Stansted), East Midlands, Doncaster (Sheffield), Paris (Beauvais), Brussels (Charleroi), Eindhoven, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe Baden, Stockholm, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome (Ciampino), Alghero (Sardinia). www.ryanair.com

Vueling is Barcelona's own low-cost airline, connecting the city with several Spanish destinations as well as Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Milan, Venice, Rome and Lisbon. www.vueling.com

In addition to connecting Barcelona with the Balearic Islands and other Spanish cities, Air Berlin also flies in from Faro, Lisbon, Oporto, Rome, Milan, London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Münster, Paderborn, Erfurt, Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Basel/Mulhouse, Zurich, Budapest and Helsinki. www.airberlin.com

Another good option for German travellers is Niki, which flies in from Berlin, Bremen, Dortmund, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Erfurt, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne/Bonn, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Münster, Nuremberg, Paderborn and Stuttgart as well as other European cities like Amsterdam, Basel, Zurich, London-Stansted, Milan-Bergamo, Helsinki, Vienna, Linz and Salzburg. www.flyniki.com

Easyjet, the budget airline pioneer, also has Barcelona on its list of destinations, connecting the Catalan capital with Newcastle, Liverpool, Bristol, Luton, Stansted and Gatwick, Paris Orly, Geneva, Basel/Mulhouse, Dortmund and Berlin. www.easyjet.com

SkyEurope is one of Europe's newest low-cost airlines, providing an affordable way of reaching Barcelona from Eastern Europe, including Bratislava, Budapest, Debreceu (shuttle bus), Gliwice (shuttle bus), Katowice (shuttle bus), Kosice, Krakow, Prague, Salzburg and Vienna (shuttle bus).
www.skyeurope.com

Air Scotland mainly flies into Girona (see Ryanair description above), but also includes one direct flight from Manchester to Barcelona. Flights from Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster, Glasgow, Newcastle, Norwich and Southampton all land in Girona. www.air-scotland.com

Germanwings flies to Barcelona from Cologne/Bonn and Stuttgart. www.germanwings.com
Globespan flies to Barcelona from Edinburgh and Glasgow. www.flyglobespan.com
Monarch flies to Barcelona from Manchester. www.flymonarch.com
Sterling flies to Barcelona from Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm-Arlanda. www.sterling.dk/flight
Transavia flies to Barcelona from Amsterdam (Schiphol). www.transavia.com
Wizzair, another new Eastern European carrier, flies to Barcelona from Bucharest-Baneasa and Transylvania-Tirgu Mures and to Girona from Budapest and Katowice. www.wizzair.com
Aer Lingus flies to Barcelona from Cork and Dublin. www.flyaerlingus.com
Fly Nordic flies to Barcelona from Stockholm-Arlanda. www.flynordic.com
Jet 2 flies to Barcelona from Belfast and Leeds Bradford. www.jet2.com
Thomsonfly flies to Barcelona from Coventry and to Girona from Glasgow, Newcastle, Doncaster, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Luton and Gatwick. www.thomsonfly.com

Condor flies to Barcelona from Münster, Munich, Nuremberg, Paderborn, Düsseldorf, Lippstadt, Berlin-Tegel, Bremen, Dresden, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Milan-Malpensa, Vienna, Graz, Warsaw, Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Sofia, Amsterdam, Brussels and Budapest. www.condor.com

Several other smaller carriers also fly into Barcelona from different European countries, including www.alpieagles.com (Venice, Naples), www.centralwings.com (Warsaw to Girona), www.smartwings.net (Prague to Barcelona and Girona), www.evolavia.com (Ancona), www.meridiana.it (Florence, Catania (via Florence), www.myair.com (Bologna, Venice) and Virgin Express, www.virgin-express.com which connects the Brussels International Airport with Barcelona.

Spanair and Air Europa aren’t necessarily low-cost carriers, but these airlines often have great deals for flying into Barcelona from destinations throughout Spain, Europe and other parts of the world. Spanair (www.spanair.com) also flies to Barcelona from cities not covered by many other airlines such as Aalborg, Aarhus, Athens, Belgrade, Billund, Bucharest, Istanbul, Florence, Gotheburg, Innsbruck, Kalmar, Kiev, Klagenfurt, Malmo, Moscow, Sarajevo, Sofia, Tallin as well as many other, more common, departure points. Air Europa (www.air-europa.com) also covers some interesting cities, including Bordeaux, Budapest, Lisbon, Lyon, Milan-Malpensa, Oporto, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, Prague, Rome, Toulouse, Warsaw and other cities worldwide. With so many options to choose from, there is little reason not to come and fall in love with one of Europe’s most cultured, fun-loving and charming cities!