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Budget Flights Between Spain & Mainland Europe

Cheap Flights to Spain - Budget Airlines that Fly Between the UK and Europe

By Damian Corrigan, About.com

Once largely confined to the UK and Ireland, the budget airline business is booming and there are now many budget airlines flying from all over Europe offering very cheap flights to Spain. For flights from the UK and Ireland, see Budget Flights to Spain from the UK & Ireland.

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.

Update: From November 2008, all Ryanair flights to Valencia are canceled. Read more: Ryanair to Stop Flying to Valencia

For more details on these destinations, see Ryanair & Easyjet Destinations in Spain.

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)

For more details on these destinations, see Ryanair & Easyjet Destinations in Spain.

Clickair

New Spanish budget airline based in Barcelona.

  • Departure Points (in Europe): Geneva, Lisbon, Zurich, Paris, Rome.
  • Destinations (in Spain): Barcelona, Seville, Valencia.

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.

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