It’s that time of year again. The holidays? Yes. But rather than a white Christmas, I’m dreaming of airports in Spain. Why? Because it’s time to start thinking about renewal as an auxiliar de conversacion. Or maybe next year will be your first year, and you’re not quite sure how to choose a region.

Since the application period will open just after the holiday season, it’s a good idea to start planning where you’d like to go now. Maybe you want to go to where the auxiliar income is the highest compared to the local residents. This is a great plan for living your day-to-day life in Spain, but what about our international adventure seeking readers?

For those of you who want to see as much as possible in a relatively short amount of time, it may be a good idea to make your regional choices based on which communities have the best access to airports.

These are the different community groups available in Profex, the auxiliar registration system. For a complete guide to Profex, click here. As you may know, you can only choose one option from each group, so I am going to break down what types of flights are available in each region sorted by groups A, B, and C.

All prices listed below are for round trip direct flights. Costs will vary depending on time of year, but you can still get an idea of the possibilities available from each region. For up-to-date pricing, follow each airport link.

Airports in Spain: Group A

1. Asturias

   • Oviedo (OVD) -There are non-stop flights available to other cities in Spain (from 34 euros), the UK (from 46 euros), France (from 75 euros), Italy (from 82 euros), Portugal (from 100 euros), and Germany (from 110 euros). Flights are available to other locations with a layover.

2. Ceuta and Melilla

   • Ceuta – N/A – Closest PORT: Algeciras. The ferry takes about 45 minutes.
   • Melilla (MLN) – There are non-stop flights to mainland Spain, to Madrid (from 57 euros) and to Malaga (from 67 euros). Both of these airports are international, and you can get connecting flights to almost anywhere.

3. Extremadura

   • Badajoz (BJZ) – There are direct flights to Barcelona (from 57 euros) and to Madrid (from 57 euros). Both of these airports are international.
   • Caceres – N/A – Closest: Badajoz (domestic)/Seville (international)

4. La Rioja

   • Logrono (RJL) – There is a direct flight to Palma (from 140 euros). Taking a connecting flight or traveling to another nearby airport will expand your options. Closest: Pamplona (domestic)/Bilbao (international)

5. Navarra

   • Pamplona (PNA) – For flights in Spain, you can fly direct to Madrid (from 56 euros), Tenerife (from 198 euros), and Palma (from 220 euros). You can also fly to Germany (from 139 euros).

6. Pais Vasco

   • Bilbao (BIO) – There are direct flights to multiple locations in the following countries: Spain (from 26 euros), the UK (from 39 euros), Belgium (from 59 euros), France (from 60 euros), Swizerland (from 61 euros), Germany (from 70 euros), the Netherlands (from 70 euros), Italy (from 79 euros), Portugal (from 82 euros), Malta (from 88 euros), Ireland (from 102 euros), Austria (from 110 euros), Romania (from 110 euros), Czech Republic (from 158 euros), Norway (from 236 euros), Turkey (from 269 euros), and Morocco (from 319 euros).
   • San Sebastian (EAS) – There are non-stop flights to 3 Spanish cities: Barcelona (from 48 euros), Madrid (from 56 euros), and Palma (from 200 euros). For more options, you could add a layover or fly from nearby Bilbao.
   • Vitoria-Gasteiz (VIT) – For direct flights within Spain, you can fly to Seville (from 29 euros) and Tenerife (from 44 euros). Internationally, you can fly to Germany (from 26 euros) and Italy (from 40 euros). For more options, travel through nearby Bilbao.

Airports in Spain: Group B

1. Aragon

   • Huesca – N/A – Closest: Zaragoza
   • Teruel – N/A – Closest: Zaragoza
   • Zaragoza (ZAZ) – There are plenty of national and international flights from Zaragoza, the central province of Aragon. People living in Huesca or Teruel can connect through here. Belgium (from 26 euros), the UK (from 26 euros), Italy (from 30 euros), Spain (from 50 euros), Romania (from 52 euros), France (from 53 euros), and Germany (from 132 euros).

2. The Canary Islands

   • Fuerteventura (FUE) – You can get direct flights to mainland Spain (from 30 euros), the UK (from 42 euros), Germany (from 44 euros), Belgium (from 50 euros), France (from 64 euros), Ireland (from 68 euros), Italy (from 68 euros), Hungary (from 79 euros), Poland (from 87 euros), Austria (from 90 euros), Swizerland (from 96 euros), the Netherlands (from 132 euros), Sweden (from 191 euros), Denmark (from 202 euros), Norway (from 240 euros), and the Czech Republic (from 327 euros).
   • Gran Canaria (LPA) – There are direct flights to mainland Spain (from 20 euros), the UK (from 34 euros), Germany (from 42 euros), France (from 57 euros), Portugal (from 57 euros), Italy (from 63 euros), Belgium (from 65 euros), Switzerland (from 70 euros), the Netherlands (from 73 euros), Morocco (from 76 euros), Sweden (from 81 euros), Norway (from 93 euros), Poland (from 96 euros), Denmark (from 135 euros), Hungary (from 158 euros), Austria (from 170 euros), Cape Verde (from 197 euros), Iceland (from 207 euros), Gambia (from 211 euros), Finland (from 262 euros), Senegal (from 263 euros), Mauritania (from 264 euros), the Czech Republic (from 314 euros), and Luxembourg (from 349 euros).
   • La Palma (SPC) – You can get direct flights to mainland Spain (from 44 euros), the UK (from 84 euros), Germany (from 120 euros), the Netherlands (from 145 euros), Sweden (from 191 euros), Denmark (from 269 euros), Norway (from 276 euros), and Switzerland (from 456 euros).
   • Lanzarote (ACE) – There are direct flights to mainland Spain (from 26 euros), the UK (from 42 euros), Belgium (from 54 euros), Ireland (from 63 euros), Italy (from 68 euros), Hungary (from 79 euros), Austria (from 90 euros), Poland (from 95 euros), Switzerland (from 100 euros), Denmark (from 296 euros), the Czech Republic (from 332 euros), and Norway (from 423 euros).
   • Tenerife North (TFN) – Direct flights to mainland Spain (from 30 euros), Italy (from 151 euros), Portugal (from 180 euros), Morocco (from 199 euros), and Senegal (from 270 euros).
   • Tenerife South (TFS) – Direct flights to mainland Spain (from 30 euros), the UK (from 39 euros), Portugal (from 40 euros), Germany (from 50 euros), France (from 64 euros), Ireland (from 68 euros), Italy (from 68 euros), Belgium (from 77 euros), Norway (from 81 euros), Poland (from 82 euros), the Netherlands (from 85 euros), Sweden (from 91 euros), Switzerland (from 100 euros), Denmark  (from 116 euros), Romania (from 139 euros), Hungary (from 144 euros), Austria (from 200 euros), Iceland (from 216 euros), Luxembourg (from 261 euros), Finland (from 272 euros), the Czech Republic (from 322 euros), and Russia (from 344 euros).

3. Cantabria

   • Santander (SDR) – From the capital of Cantabria, you can fly direct to major cities in Spain (from 22 euros), Belgium (from 26 euros), the UK (from 26 euros), Germany (from 32 euros), Italy (from 40 euros), Poland (from 52 euros), Morocco (from 60 euros), Ireland (from 72 euros), and Hungary (from 77 euros).

4. Castilla-La Mancha

   • Albacete – N/A – Closest: Alicante 
   • Ciudad Real – N/A – Closest: Madrid
   • Cuenca – N/A – Closest: Madrid
   • Guadalajara – N/A – Closest: Madrid
   • Toledo – N/A – Closest: Madrid

5. Cataluna

   • Barcelona (BCN) – This is a major international airport. In order to condense, I’m going to list ranges. Direct flights within Spain start at 14 euros. For Less than 30 euros, you can fly to Luxembourg, Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal, and Sweden. For 30-50 euros, you can fly to Morocco, the UK, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Macedonia, Hungary, Poland, the Netherlands, Romania, Ireland, and Latvia. For 50-100 euros, you can fly to Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Norway, Moldova, Denmark, Austria, Malta, Greece, Croatia, and Tunisia. For 100-200 euros, you can fly to Georgia, Algeria, Iceland, Serbia, Finland, Russia, Estonia, the Ukraine, the US, and Belarus. For 200-500 euros, you can fly to Cyprus, Lebanon, Gambia, Senegal, Egypt, the Dominican Republic, the Faroe Islands, Jordan, and China.
   • Girona (GRO) – There are direct flights to Germany, Italy, and Romania (from 20 euros), the Netherlands (from 26 euros), Morocco and Poland (from 30 euros), Belgium, Slovakia, and, Sweden (from 34 euros), Malta and the UK (from 40 euros), France, Greece, and Denmark (from 50-60 euros), Ireland (from 63 euros), Russia and Latvia (from 80-90 euros), Lithuania (from 94 euros), and Estonia (from 112 euros).
   • Lleida – (ILD) – has direct domestic flights to Menorca (from 78 euros) and Palma (from 107 euros).
   • Reus, Tarragona (REU) – This small airport has non-stop flights to the Netherlands (from 20 euros), the UK (from 26 euros), Germany (from 40 euros), Belgium (from 44 euros), and Ireland (from 58 euros). For more options, connect through Barcelona.

6. Galicia

   • La Coruna (LCG) – Direct flights available to larger cities in Spain (from 45 euros), the UK (from 69 euros), and Portugal (from 89 euros).
   • Santiago de Compostela (SCQ) – Direct flights to larger cities in Spain (from 22 euros), Germany (from 26 euros), Italy and the UK (from 34 euros), Switzerland (from 65 euros), Belgium (from 70 euros), France (from 74 euros), the Netherlands (from 90 euros), and Ireland (from 114 euros).
   • Vigo (VGO) – Direct flights to larger cities in Spain (from 22 euros), Italy (from 42 euros), Ireland and the UK (from 50 euros), and Portugal (from 86 euros).

Airports in Spain: Group C

1. Andalusia

   • Almeria (LEI) – Direct flights within Spain (from 50 euros), Belgium (from 66 euros), Ireland (from 68 euros), the UK (from 75 euros), the Netherlands (from 102 euros), and Denmark (from 184 euros).
   • Cordoba – N/A – Closest: Seville
   • Granada (GRX) – Direct flights are available to larger cities in Spain (from 27 euros), the UK (from 56 euros), Italy (from 63 euros), and France (from 105 euros).
   • Huelva – N/A – Closest: Seville
   • Jaen -N/A – Closest: Granada
   • Jerez, Cadiz (XRY) – Non-stop flights are available to other cities in Spain (from 22 euros), Germany (from 28 euros), the UK (from 40 euros), Belgium (from 113 euros), and Luxembourg (from 321 euros).
   • Malaga (AGP) – This is a major international airport. Flights to other cities in Spain start at 27 euros. For 20-50 euros, you can fly to Germany, Belgium, the UK, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, and Poland. For 50-100 euros, you can fly to Hungary, Romania, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Malta, Norway, Morocco, Slovakia, and Austria. For 100-200 euros, you can fly to Portugal, Bulgaria, Greece, Finland, Latvia, and Luxembourg. For 200-500 euros, you can fly to Russia, Turkey, Iceland, Israel, the US, and Canada.
   • Seville (SVQ) – Direct flights are available to other cities in Spain (from 22 euros), Morocco (from 25 euros), France (from 26 euros), Germany and the UK (from 30 euros), the Netherlands (from 34 euros), Belgium and Italy (from 40 euros), Denmark (from 50 euros), Ireland (from 57 euros), Malta (from 58 euros), Poland (from 59 euros), Switzerland (from 79 euros), and Portugal (from 104 euros.

2. Castilla y Leon

   • Avila – N/A – Closest: Madrid
   • Burgos (RGS) – N/A – Closest: Valladolid
   • Leon (LEN) – Domestic flights available to Barcelona (from 57 euros) and Palma (from 184 euros).
   • Palencia – N/A – Closest: Valladolid
   • Salamanca (SLM) – Domestic flight to Palma (from 140 euros). Next closest airport is Valladolid.
   • Segovia – N/A – Closest: Madrid
   • Valladolid (VLL) – Domestic flights available to the following cities: Barcelona and Seville (from 22 euros), Palma (from 138 euros), Tenerife (from 204 euros), and Gran Canaria (from 205 euros).
   • Zamora – N/A – Closest: Valladolid

3. Valencian Community

   • Alicante (ALC) – Direct flights to other cities in Spain (from 27 euros), for 20 to 50 euros you can fly to Germany, the UK, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Norway, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Sweden, and Bulgaria. For 50-100 euros, you can fly to Romania, Switzerland, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Portugal. For 100-200 euros, you can fly to Algeria, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Russia, and Austria. You can fly to the Ukraine from 217 euros.
   • Castellon (CDT) – There are no domestic flights from Castellon. If you want to fly within Spain, Valencia is the closest airport. For international flights, you can go to Poland (from 12 euros), the UK (from 28 euros), Bulgaria (from 50 euros), and Romania (from 109 euros).
   • Valencia (VLC) – There are many available flights to other cities in Spain (from 21 euros). Internationally, you can fly to Germany (from 20 euros), France, Malta and Romania (from 26 euros), Bulgaria, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK (from 30 euros), Belgium (from 34 euros), Portugal, Morocco, and Ireland (from 40-50 euros), Poland, Denmark, Hungary, and Switzerland (from 50-100 euros), Algeria, the Czech Republic, the Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey (from 100-300 euros).

4. The Balearic Islands

   • Ibiza (IBZ) – There are non-stop flights to other cities in Spain (from 14 euros), France and Italy (from 34 euros), Germany (from 39 euros), the Netherlands (from 41 euros), the UK (from 43 euros), Belgium (from 44 euros), Ireland (from 54 euros), Portugal (from 80 euros), Switzerland (from 83 euros), Austria (from 140 euros), and Hungary (from 168 euros).
   • Palma de Majorca (PMI) – There are direct flights to other cities in Spain (from 21 euros), Belgium and Germany (from 20 euros), the Netherlands (from 26 euros), the UK (from 30 euros), France (from 37 euros), Portugal (from 40 euros), Italy (from 42 euros), Poland, Switzerland, Ireland, Slovakia, and Austria (from 50-70 euros), Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (from 70-85 euros), Lithuania, Finland, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Morocco, Russia, and Romania (from 100-200 euros), Bulgaria (from 203 euros), and Latvia (from 261 euros).
   • Menorca (MAH) – There are non stop flights to other cities in Spain (from 27 euros), the UK (from 58 euros), Italy (from 70 euros), France (from 90 euros), Germany (from 140 euros), the Netherlands (from 166 euros), Belgium (from 330 euros), the Czech Republic (from 350 euros), and Switzerland (from 379 euros).

5. Madrid

   • Madrid (MAD) – This is a major international airport. Starting at 20-30 euros, you can fly to other locations in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and the UK. From 30-40 euros, you can fly to Morocco, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Bulgaria, Malta, the Netherlands, and Romania. From 40-60 euros, you can go to Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Switzerland, Lithuania, and Slovakia.  From 60-100 euros, you can go to the Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway, Croatia, Greece, and Austria. From 100-200 euros, you can fly to Turkey, Algeria, Finland, Iceland, Cyprus, Tunisia, Latvia, and the Ukraine.  For 200-500 euros, you can fly to Israel, Russia, Moldova, Egypt, China, Puerto Rico, the US, Jordan, Senegal, India, the UAE, Equatorial Guinea, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Hong Kong, and Brazil.

6.  Murcia

   • Murcia (MJV) – There are no domestic flights from this airport. International flights include destinations such as the UK (from 34 euros), the Netherlands (from 40 euros), and Germany and Ireland (from 50 euros). For more options, CLOSEST: Alicante.

Best Picks for Airports in Spain

Group A: Pais Vasco. The Basque Country is the clear winner here, as it has 3 airports within a relatively small geographic space. Bilbao has great domestic and international options, and even the smaller airport in Vitoria-Gasteiz offers international destinations.

Group B: Catalonia. As a major international airport, your options are limitless. The only close competitor in this group is the Canary Islands, which is also a great choice if you want to try island life.

Group C: the obvious choice is Madrid. You can really take advantage of your travel time if you’re based in Madrid. If you need a change of pace, the Balearic Islands and Valencia are both great choices. Be careful of Andalusia, if your intention is being near airports. Even thought Malaga has a fantastic international airport, if you get placed in Huelva, Jaen, or Cordoba, you’ll need to account for transportation to the closest airport.

Worst Picks for Airports in Spain

Group A: La Rioja. Most small airports at least have flights to Madrid and Barcelona, which are major international airports. La Rioja only flies to Palma.

Group B: Castilla-La Mancha. No. Airports. In some cases, it’s not so bad. Toledo isn’t too far from Madrid, for example, so if you’re placed here, do not despair.

Group C:  This is a toss up between Castilla y Leon and Murcia. The first one has domestic flights, but nothing international. The second one has international flights, but nothing domestic.

Final Thoughts

We all know that as auxiliars, we don’t have the final say in where we end up, but it’s still a good idea to have some sort of strategy in place. If international travel is your goal, where the airports in Spain are located should be a part of your strategy.

However, if you are placed somewhere without easy access to flights, you still have the option to travel internationally on longer holidays, and do a bit more slow travel during regular weekends. Go on a road trip. Explore your region, province, or city. Your adventure awaits.

What’s on the top of your travel list? Let us know in the comments below!