Looking for Cheap
Air Flights to Spain?

Finding cheap air flights to Spain is quite easy. More than 50 million people visit Spain every year and 3 of its airports (Madrid, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca) are among the 25 busiest airports in Europe.

As a result, tons of low cost carriers and other airlines have entered the Spanish airline market offering incredibly low air fares. There are hundreds of websites to help you find very cheap international flights, you just have to used the ones that I recommend!

Tips to find cheap air flights to Spain

1. Fly early and/or late

Obviously, when going on holiday no one wants to get up very early or arrive home in the middle of the night. However, if you have some freedom and don't mind taking off at 6.30am or arriving to your final destination late the price of your flight will be considerably lower. These are called 'red-eye' flights.

2. Fly on weekdays including a weekend

Airlines fix their tariffs according to your profile. If you fly on weekdays you are a business client. If you fly on weekends you are on holiday. Both choices will end up in high rates.

But what if you decide to fly, let's say, on Tuesday and come back the next Monday? You get it... you'll get a lower fare!

3. Fly during the low season

High season will depend very much on holidays and good weather. Try to avoid them as much as possible and you'll get rid of two disadvantages: exorbitant prices and crowded places. For instance, why not fly on Christmas, New Year's or Thanksgiving Day?

4. Book way ahead or very late

Do you know about your vacation dates months in advance? Have you just found out that there is a bank holiday next Monday? Take advantage of it!

Look for the best tariff earlier than the rest of us and search for every last minute rate. You might find a hidden gem unexpectedly.

5. Fly to other airports that are close by

If your destination is not included in a low cost airline, there are other options. Most of the time, low cost carriers operate in small airports. These are usually reasonably close to your final destination (e.g. Jerez next to Seville or Gerona close to Barcelona).

6. For longer routes use several airlines

Flying from another continent? Look for a transoceanic flight to an important hub (e.g. London, Frankfurt). From there search for a route with a low cost carrier or a national airline.

In general, booking sites will give you the best possible combination between two destinations. In case that you can make one part of the trip with one airline and the other with a second one, they'll let you know.

7. Compare, keep looking and search once more!

In the past, booking a plane ticket was simple. You just had to call your travel agent. Even when internet was at its initial stages, there were a few booking sites that made it an easy process. Today the options are many... from booking sites to airfare trackers and best seat spotters!

There's just one way to tackle it: patience, patience, patience. Hard work will always be rewarded :-)

Cheap air flights to Spain from other countries

Currently, more than 30 low cost carriers travel from and to Spain. Most of them are European companies but there are also some from Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.

If you want to check the complete list, have a look at Fly Low Cost Airlines. This is definitely the best website about low cost airlines.

You should also use their search engine. The only thing you have to do is introduce the origin and destination of the flight. The results will show you both low cost flights and traditional airlines. I use it often.

Considering booking cheap air flights to Spain? You should know that...

I've travelled several times with Ryanair and I have to say that it is a real low cost airline. The seats are ridiculously small and the leg-space simply doesn't exist. You don't even have a bag at the back of the seat in front of you to place your newspaper or magazine (bought at the terminal of course...).

Pros: The attendants are fluent in 2 or even 3 languages.

Cons: The crew never stops talking on the microphone! Apart from the usual and mandatory safety messages, you'll spend the whole flight listening to advertisements, exclusive offers and promotions of all sorts of things.

Tip: Get some ear-plugs, buy isolating earphones or boost the volume of your mp3 player.

EasyJet is quite nice taking into account that it's a no-frills airline. You'll suffer the usual low cost airline restrictions, of course. But the space between your seat and the one in front of you is ok (based on the average size in the market...) and attendants are usually nice.

Pros: the flight is silent (no endless chit-chatting through the speakers).

Cons: Cattle-call boarding process!

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