Aircraft taking off from Seville airport

Air connections for exploring Spain

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Airports and main flight connections.


There are excellent air connections between the major Spanish cities. All flights are shorter than two hours (except to the Canary Islands).

Main airports

The main Spanish airports according to passenger traffic are:- Madrid- Barcelona- Palma de Mallorca- Málaga – Costa del Sol- Gran Canaria- Alicante/Elche- Tenerife SurFurthermore, bear in mind that the majority of airports are less than 20 kilometres from main city centres, which you can get to by train, taxi, bus or metro. You can access the information on all the airports here.Below is information on some of the main flight connections within Spain.

Girl taking a picture out of an aeroplane window

Madrid-Barcelona air shuttle

Flight duration: 1 hr 15 minutes. Frequency: daily. Weekdays with over 20 flights.The flight between the two main Spanish cities lasts barely 1 hr 15 minutes, it operates on a daily basis and is run by various companies. The airline Iberia offers the so-called "air shuttle", with up to 20 flights on weekdays for which you can arrive at the airport as little as 15 minutes before departure time.

Flights to the Canary Islands

Aeroplanes are the fastest means of transport to get to the Canary Islands from the rest of Spain. All seven Canary islands have airports, and the ones in Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and La Palma connect to various cities in the rest of Spain.

ORIGINISLANDS WITH DIRECT FLIGHTSAPPROXIMATE TIME
MadridGran Canaria - Tenerife - Fuerteventura - Lanzarote - La Palma2 hrs 40 mins
BarcelonaGran Canaria - Tenerife - Fuerteventura - Lanzarote - La Palma3 hrs 15 mins
BilbaoGran Canaria - Tenerife - Fuerteventura - Lanzarote - La Palma3 hours
SevilleGran Canaria - Tenerife - Fuerteventura - Lanzarote2 hours
Santiago de CompostelaGran Canaria - Tenerife - Fuerteventura - Lanzarote2 hrs 45 mins
MalagaGran Canaria - Tenerife - Fuerteventura - Lanzarote2 hours
ValenciaGran Canaria - Tenerife - Lanzarote2 hrs 45 mins
AlicanteTenerife3 hours
  

Flights between the Canary Islands

Also, the Canary Islands have quick inter-island connections by plane and boat. Below is a table with the main flight connections and the approximate travel time.

ROUTEAPPROXIMATE TIME
Gran Canaria - Lanzarote40 minutes
Gran Canaria - Fuerteventura45 minutes
Gran Canaria - Tenerife30 minutes
Gran Canaria - La Gomera1 hour
Gran Canaria - La Palma50 minutes
Gran Canaria - El Hierro55 minutes
Tenerife - Lanzarote50 minutes
Tenerife - Fuerteventura50 minutes
Tenerife - La Gomera30 minutes
Tenerife - La Palma30 minutes
Tenerife - El Hierro40 minutes
Tenerife - Gran Canaria30 minutes
 

Flights to the Balearic Islands

The airports of Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca have flights to other tourist destinations in Spain and form connections between the islands. Here is a table of the main flights to other cities in Spain.

ORIGINISLANDS WITH DIRECT FLIGHTSAPPROXIMATE TIME
MadridMallorca - Menorca - Ibiza1 hr 20 mins
BarcelonaMallorca - Menorca - Ibiza1 hour
BilbaoMallorca - Ibiza1 hr 20 mins
Santiago de CompostelaMallorca1 hr 50 mins
ValenciaMallorca - Menorca - Ibiza55 minutes
SevilleMallorca - Ibiza1 hr 30 mins
AlicanteMallorca - Ibiza50 minutes
 

Flights between the Balearic Islands

ROUTEAPPROXIMATE TIME
Mallorca - Ibiza40 minutes
Mallorca - Menorca35 minutes

Practical information

We recommend that you have a look at the practical information section before starting your trip. You can also get more information on airlines that operate out of Spain, types of flights, security regulations, baggage limits and billing on the AENA (Spanish Airports and Air Navigation) website.