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Flights to San-Sebastian

Flights to San-Sebastian take you to a historic city in the north of Spain with some magnificent beaches. There are no direct flights to the compact San-Sebastian Airport. There are, however, plentiful indirect flights requiring a stopover in either Madrid or Barcelona and the option of flying to Biarritz or Bilbao direct with bus connections to San-Sebastian.

Which is the main airport in San-Sebastian?

San-Sebastian Airport is the city's airport, situated about ten miles outside of San Sebastian itself, with minimal facilities and a spectacular setting on a spit of land extending into the River Bidasoa. There are regular bus services from the airport to the city centre. San-Sebastian has no international arrivals, with services only from Madrid and Barcelona for connecting flights from other destinations. Some passengers choose to arrive in either Biarritz, just over the border in France about 30 miles away, or in Bilbao, some 50 miles away. Both offer direct connections to San-Sebastian and there are direct flights offered by Ryanair, easyJet and Vueling.

Which airlines offer flights to San-Sebastian?

There are no direct flights to San-Sebastian from the UK since this airport only serves domestic routes from Madrid and Barcelona. There is, however, a wide variety of indirect services offered by Vueling, Iberia and British Airways which require a stopover in other Spanish cities. Choosing Biarritz or Bilbao to arrive at gives the option of direct flights to either of these two on Ryanair or easyJet, while Vueling and Iberia fly direct to Bilbao.

Why travel by plane to San-Sebastian?

Travelling by plane to San-Sebastian means arriving in the stunning setting of San-Sebastian Airport, just a short distance from the city centre itself. It's a small airport, meaning that arrival formalities will be simple and easy. Regular bus services make transfers easy, too.

Before you travel to San-Sebastian by plane - good to know!

When it comes to beaches, there's not far to travel since both of San-Sebastian's finest beaches are close at hand. La Concha is great for families, while La Zurriola to the east is a favourite among the surfers who flock to San-Sebastian. Surfboards can be rented there, too. Right on the harbour in the Old Town, there's San-Sebastian's popular aquarium which boasts more than 200 species in its tanks – as well as a huge skeleton of a northern right whale.