Flights from Scotland to Barcelona

For all Scottish people looking to fly to Barcelona for a holiday to stay in great Barcelona apartments then transport is relatively simple. As Scotland is such a small country, there aren't many flights between Barcelona and Scotland, however there really is no need for many. It is only really during the summer months, usually between Friday and Monday, when the flights are full so getting a seat is never a problem to reaching your Barcelona apartments.
For low cost airlines there are basically 2 companies which fly between Scotland and Barcelona, the first is Flyglobespan which is a Scottish company and second is the well known Ryanair.






Flyglobespan
Flyglobespan fly directly to El Prat International Airport of Barcelona which is only 20 minutes bus journey from the city.
They fly from 3 airports: from Glasgow (Daily) 9-12.40 and return 13.30-15.45 except from November during the winter season when they alternate return flights from the usual 13.30-15.45 to 20.30-22.30 every other day.

Edinburgh is the second largest airport and has daily flights which mirror the Glasgow flight times. Outward 9.00-12.40 and return, 13.30-15.15. However from November the flights are reduced between Thursday and Monday over the weekend and flight times change on the outward flight to 16.00-19.40
Aberdeen Sun 7.00am-10.55 or Thur 17.00- 21.00

Ryanair
Ryanair fly from Glasgow Prestwick which is on the Southwest coast of Scotland and go to secondary airports Reus which is in Tarragona and Girona. These are both roughly 1 hour 20 minutes from the city of Barcelona. During the winter there are no flights between Glasgow and Reus but the daily flight to Girona flies 14.00-17.35 and returns 18.00-19.45.
Flights may seem cheaper with Ryanair however you must add an extra £17 return bus ticket from the airport to the city onto your flight price as oppose to £5.50 from the main airport.

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Barcelona Airport Bus to the City

Unless you have booked your flight with Ryanair then you will probably be flying into El Prat Barcelona airport. It's the main airport and closest to the city, but it is important to to know how to reach your Barcelona accommodation from the airport.
"El Prat" is located in Llobregat which is an town just outside the city of Barcelona and there are many airline companies which fly in to this airport.

The best way to get to the city centre from the airport is by the Aerobus which is located right outside the terminal and runs every 6 minutes. The journey takes roughly 25 minutes from the airport to it's final destination which is Plaza Catalunya, the main square of the city centre. From there, it should be relatively easy to get to your Barcelona accommodation either via metro or taxi. Just make sure you know where your Barcelona accommodation is beforehand.

A ticket costs €3.90 each journey and make sure you have change because the drivers are not very pleased when you hand over anything more than a €20 note.

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Girona to Barcelona Bus

The Low Cost flights(Ryanair, Spanair, Transavia...) land about 100 km north of Barcelona in Girona, approximately 1H15 by Bus from Barcelona. For each flight arriving at the Girona’s airport, there is a bus transfer from Girona to Barcelona. The price of single ticket costs 12€, the return ticket costs 21€. You must buy your tickets at the office "Barcelona Bus" inside the Girona’s airport or inside Barcelona’s road station and not in the bus. The bus departs just outside the airport and then arrives at the Barcelona bus station "Estacion del Norte", Timetable Girona Barcelona. When you arrive at the Barcelona’s Bus station, you have different options to reach the city centre. The Red Line (Number 1) of the Barcelona subway at station "Arc of Triomf". You can also take a taxi, you can find one at the top of the station, which will cost you between 7 and 10€ to go to the city centre (Placa Catalunya) Tel: +34 93 225 00 00. By bus n° 54 of the TMB (Metropolitan Transport of Barcelona). Finally if you are travelling light, you should know that it is possible to walk to the city centre (Plaça Catalunya), which takes approximately 15 minutes to get there and it is very easy, it is a straight road, "Carrer d’Ali Bei" and then "Carrer de Fontanella" and here you are in centre of Barcelona on Plaça Catalunya. If you wish additional information here is a Barcelona Guide. Enjoy Barcelona Amigos ...