Barcelona to Vigo flight with Vueling Airlines

Barcelona to Vigo Flights: An Overview

Vigo, a major fishing port on Spain's Atlantic coast, is a popular destination for visitors heading for the scenic beaches of Galicia, the Albarino vineyards of the Rias Baixas estuaries, or the Minho region of northern Portugal.  For business travelers or vacationers planning a trip from Catalunya, there are daily direct flights from Barcelona to Vigo seven days a week, a useful alternative to the lengthy train journey across northern Spain. Flight times for the trip west to the Atlantic port are just under two hours, with a choice of morning and evening direct flights available on most days. Indirect connections to Vigo are also a possibility, some with a national carrier, with most of these flights routed via Madrid. 

Which airlines fly from Barcelona to Vigo?

Spanish budget airline vueling provides daily direct flights from Barcelona to Vigo seven days a week. Additional daily indirect flights are available from Barcelona to the Galician city, operated by Air Europa and Spanish national carrier Iberia, with one change en route at Madrid Barajas Airport. 

How long is the flight from Barcelona to Vigo?

The direct flights from Barcelona to Vigo with budget airline vueling take one hour and 50 minutes to cover the 908 kilometers trip west across northern Spain from the Catalan capital to the Atlantic port. The fastest indirect flight from Barcelona is an Iberia evening service via Madrid Barajas Airport, taking three hours and 20 minutes to complete the trip to Galicia. Other indirect connections via Madrid take from three hours and 30 minutes to more than six hours, depending on the length of the layover at Barajas Airport.  

How many flights are there from Barcelona to Vigo?

Budget airline vueling schedules two daily flights from Barcelona to Vigo from Monday to Friday, and one daily service at weekends. Weekday timetables offer a morning and evening flight. The Saturday vueling service leaves Barcelona in the morning while the Sunday departure has an evening take off. There are also 15-16 daily indirect connections from Barcelona to Vigo via Madrid with Iberia or AirEuropa, with departure times available from early morning to mid-evening.  

What are the departure and arrival airports for flights from Barcelona to Vigo?

Departure Airport: Barcelona El Prat Airport is situated about 12 kilometers south-west of central Barcelona, with metro trains on line L9 Sud or Aerobus express services offering public transport links to the terminal from downtown in around 30 minutes.  The airport has long and short-stay parking lots, designer shopping malls, international restaurants, coffee bars, business lounges, a Barcelona FC sports store,  children's play areas, book stores and free WiFi. 

Arrival Airport: Vigo Airport is about nine kilometers east of Vigo city center, with public transport transfers available from buses departing from stops outside the main entrance of the arrivals hall, taking around 30 minutes to reach downtown. The small airport terminal has car rental desks,  cafes and restaurants, three gift stores, charging points, ATMs, free WiFi and taxi stands.