Budget Flights Between the UK & Ireland and Spain

The UK and Ireland is where the budget airline boom began, with Ryanair and Easyjet leading the way with cheap flights in Europe. They still lead the way, with more cheap flights to more airports than any other budget airline. This list of budget airlines that fly from the UK to Spain should help you get the cheapest flights for your Spanish vacation.

See also:

• Map of Spain's Airports
• Cheap Flights to Spain from Mainland Europe
• Airlines Luggage Allowance
• Airlines Hidden Charges

Budget Flights Between the UK & Ireland and Spain

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 UK & Ireland): London (Stansted & Luton), East Midlands, Glasgow, Liverpool, Shannon, and more. See Ryanair.com for details
• 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

Along with Ryanair, Easyjet carries more travelers to Spain than any other budget airline. They have announced that they are to make Madrid their new hub, dramatically increasing the number of flights from the Spanish capital. Some new routes have already been announced, more may follow.

• Departure Points (in UK & Ireland): London (Stansted, Gatwick & Luton), Belfast, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Liverpool, East Midlands, Bristol. Easyjet also flies from Spain to other destinations in Europe.
• 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

Has cheap flights from Heathrow (to Seville, Valencia & A Coruña), one of only two budget airlines that has flights from Europe's biggest airport.

• Departure Points (in UK & Ireland): Heathrow, Dublin, Edinburgh.
• Destinations (in Spain): Barcelona, A Coruña (La Coruña), Málaga, Seville, Valencia.

BMI Baby

BMI Baby is another budget airlines that flies to Heathrow.

• Departure Points (in UK & Ireland): Birmingham, London (Heathrow), Cardiff, Manchester.
• Destinations (in Spain): Alicante, Malaga, Palma (Mallorca).

Flyglobespan

• Departure Points (in UK & Ireland): Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Durham Tees, Liverpool, London Stansted.
• Destinations (in Spain): Tenerife, Alicante, Malaga, Palma, Barcelona, Murcia, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Mahon.

Flybe

Serves beach destinations from minor UK airports.

• Departure Points (in UK & Ireland): Birmingham, Exeter, Norwich, Southampton.
• Destinations (in Spain): Alicante, Malaga, Palma (Mallorca).

Thomsonfly

Serves beach destinations from minor UK airports.

• Departure Points (in UK & Ireland): Coventry, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Newcastle, Durham Tees Valley, Bristol, Doncaster Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, London Luton, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Humberside, Norwich, Leeds, Exeter, Aberdeen, Inverness, Nottingham, Liverpool, Blackpool, Cardiff.
• Destinations (in Spain): Alicante, Malaga, Palma (Mallorca), Valencia, Ibiza, Minorca, Barcelona, Reus, Girona, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife South & North.

Monarch

Monarch flies to a number of destinations in Spain, including good connections to the Canary Islands.

• Departure Points (in UK & Ireland): London (Gatwick & Luton), Manchester, Birmingham, Aberdeen.
• Destinations (in Spain): Alicante, Gibraltar, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Jerez, Lanzarote, Malaga, Menorca, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife.

Jet2

Serves the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

• Departure Points (in UK & Ireland): Manchester, Leeds, Blackpool, Belfast, Newcastle, Edinburgh,
• Destinations (in Spain): Alicante, Barcelona, Lanzarote, Malaga, Menorca, Murcia, Valencia.

Flyforbeans

Newly announced budget airline to fly out of Cardiff. As of late January 2008, Flyforbeans have yet to announce where they will be flying.

• Departure Points (in UK & Ireland): Cardiff, others to be announced
• Destinations (in Spain): To be announced.