See also:
Ryanair
Ireland's biggest budget airline, good for connections from Dublin to Spain. Be careful you know how much you are paying, as Ryanair's extra charges are higher than many other airlines. See this Ryanair vs Easyjet Price Comparison for more details.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Milan, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Paris, Pisa, Rome, Stockholm, Venice, Bremen, Marseille, Malmo, Gothenburg, Oslo, Billund. Ryanair also has flights from Spain to the UK & Ireland.
- Destinations (in Spain): Almeria, Girona (near Barcelona), Granada, Fuerteventura, Jerez, Madrid, Malaga, Murcia (Alicante), Reus (near Barcelona), Santander, Seville, Tenerife (North), Valladolid, Vitoria, Zaragoza.
EasyJet
Together with Ryanair, Easyjet carries more travelers to Spain than any other budget airline. Easyjet usually flies to more major airports than their rival.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Dortmund, Geneva, Liverpool, Paris, Milan, Berlin, Basel (Switzerland). From February 2007: Toulouse, Lyon, Rome, Casablanca. Easyjet also has flights from Spain to the UK & Ireland.
- Destinations (in Spain): Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Bilbao, Ibiza, Madrid, Malaga, Murcia, Palma (Mallorca), Valencia. From February 2007: Oviedo, A Coruña (internal)
Vueling
Spain's own budget airline. It is also great for internal flights in Spain.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, Rome, Paris, Milan, Venice.
- Destinations (in Spain): Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Bilbao, Santiago.
Air Europa
Good Web site allows you to easily find the best deals.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Budapest, Milan, Paris, Rome, Prague, Warsaw.
- Destinations (in Spain): Barcelona, Fuerteventura, Alicante, Asturias, Bilbao, Gran Canaria, Granada, Ibiza, Madrid, Malaga, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Santiago de Compostela, Tenerife (North & South), Vigo, Seville, Valencia, Zaragoza.
Air Asturias
Though it only launched in 2006, the Oviedo-based airline has already ceased operations.
Germanwings
Has several flights between Germany and Spain.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Stuttgart, Cologne/Bonn
- Destinations (in Spain): Ibiza, Madrid, Jerez, Barcelona, Alicante, Mallorca.
Darwin Airline
Flights to Switzerland.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Geneva
- Destinations (in Spain): Valencia, Ibiza.
Air Berlin/Niki
Niki and Air Berlin operate under a partnership and most of their flights can be booked on either site. Not the cheapest, but they have a transparent pricing system which shows cost including fees while browsing for flights. Note that many flights are not direct.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Amsterdam, Salzburg, Vienna & Linz in Austria and about 20 destinations in Germany.
- Destinations (in Spain): Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Fuerteventura, Ibiza, Jerez, Madrid, Malaga, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Tenerife North, Tenerife South, Valencia.
Meridiana
Very cheap flights to Italy.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Florence
- Destinations (in Spain): Barcelona, Madrid.
Helvetic
Flights to Austria. Not the cheapest.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Zurich
- Destinations (in Spain): Valencia, Jerez, Alicante
My Air
No longer operating.
HLX (Hapag Lloyd)
Flights to Germany.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Mainly Bonn and Stuttgart, though their flights from Jerez go to destinations all over Germany.
- Destinations (in Spain): Jerez, Valencia, Malaga, Bilbao.
TUI Fly
Large number of flights from all over Spain to airports throughout Germany.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Numerous airports in Germany.
- Destinations (in Spain): Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Bilbao, Fuerteventura, Ibiza, Jerez, Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), Madrid, Malaga, Murcia, Reus, Oviedo, Palma de Mallorca, Seville, Valencia.
Transavia (formerly Basiq Air)
Flights from all around Spain to Amsterdam, although they also have a Girona-Rotterdam route.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Amsterdam, Rotterdam.
- Destinations (in Spain): Madrid, Seville, Valencia, Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Mallorca, Girona.
- Budget Airlines from Eastern Europe & Scandinavia
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Cimber Sterling
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Ceased operations in May 2012.
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Smartwings
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Very cheap flights to central Europe, though it is difficult to find the very cheapest prices.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Prague, Budapest.
- Destinations (in Spain): Barcelona, Madrid.
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Blue 1
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Flights to Finland and the Baltic.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Helsinki (Finland), Tallin (Estonia), Riga (Latvia)
- Destinations (in Spain): Barcelona.
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Norwegian Air Shuttle
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Flights to Scandinavia. Not many of their flights are cheap, but the handy way of browsing flights helps you find the cheapest flights.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Oslo, Warsaw.
- Destinations (in Spain): Alicante, Alicante-Murcia, Barcelona (Girona), Madrid & Malaga.
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Wizz Air
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Flights to Eastern Europe.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Transylvania & Bucharest (Romania), Budapest (Hungary), Katowice (Poland).
- Destinations (in Spain): Barcelona, Barcelona (Girona), Palma de Mallorca.
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Blue Air
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Flights to Romania.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Bucharest and other destinations in Romania.
- Destinations (in Spain): Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, Malaga.
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Central Wings
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Flights to Poland.
- Departure Points (in Europe): Warsaw.
- Destinations (in Spain): Malaga.
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Fly Me
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UPDATE March 2007: Fly Me has declared bankruptcy and has ceased operating. All flights have been canceled and no more flights can be booked
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Sky Europe
Sky Europe has ceased operating.
