Finding out the cheapest way to fly to Barcelona in 2021. How much are tickets from Moscow and St. Petersburg? Can you save money by flying low-cost airlines from the Baltics and Helsinki? The answers are in the instructions!
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Tickets to Barcelona from Moscow and St. Petersburg
Good news for travel lovers and fans of sunny Barcelona - tickets to the capital of Catalonia, even in a crisis, are quite cheap! With the old euro and dollar exchange rates, tickets from Moscow and St. Petersburg cost from 10-14 thousand rubles. However, now, when the course has more than doubled, the cost of the flight has not changed so significantly - you can fly to Barcelona for only 12-16 thousand.
Compare prices for different dates on Skyscanner and Aviasales metasearch engines.
- Quite cheap to get to Barcelona from Moscow possible on the flights of the budget airline AirBaltic (transfer in Riga). Prices start from 13-14 thousand rubles for a round-trip ticket. Inexpensive flights from Moscow are also offered by other airlines: Alitalia, Air France, KLM, etc. (flights with transfers). However, it is much more convenient to fly to Barcelona from Moscow with a direct Vueling flight - air tickets cost only 14-15 thousand. Iberia also offers adequate prices for direct flights (from 15-16 thousand).
- Direct flights from Saint-Petersburg are carried out by Vueling, Iberia, "Russia" - the cost of tickets for their flights is low (from 14-16 thousand). It is a little cheaper to fly with a stop - for example, you can get tickets from Alitalia for only 11,600 rubles. You can also fly inexpensively to Barcelona from St. Petersburg on Finnair flights via Helsinki.
Flights to Barcelona in the summer are somewhat more expensive - by about 3-6 thousand rubles.
An example of cheap direct flights to Barcelona from Moscow (found on Skyscanner):
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How to fly to Barcelona with low-cost airlines
Should you fly with low-cost airlines?
Previously, the cheapest way to get to Barcelona was a flight on low-cost airlines from the nearest cities in Europe: Helsinki, Riga, Vilnius, Kaunas, Tallinn. However, the situation changed during the crisis. As we saw earlier, the cost of tickets from Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities increased by no more than 1.5 times. At the same time, the euro rate has doubled, which means that air tickets for European low-cost airlines have become twice as expensive for Russians as before. That is, the cost of tickets (in terms of rubles) for low-cost airlines has increased more than for airlines flying from Moscow and other Russian cities. However, if you are unable to find cheap tickets to Barcelona for specific dates or if you live near Finland and the Baltic countries, then it makes sense to check the ticket prices for flights from the airports of these countries.
Remember that low-cost airlines may fly not to the main airport of Barcelona, but to neighboring ones (Reus or Girona). We advise you to read how to get to Barcelona from the airports. Do not forget about the need to pay extra for baggage and large hand luggage.
Flight routes and airfare prices
Tickets for low-cost flights should be bought on the official website - there will be the lowest price. The best way to search for tickets and check all possible routes is Skyscanner.
- Petersburgers can fly to Catalonia (Girona airport - GRO) from Tallinn on Ryanair. However, the price of a flight to Barcelona from the Estonian capital rarely drops below 65 euros. Return tickets can be found for 55 euros. As a result, the minimum cost of the flight is 120 euros (10 thousand rubles). To this must be added the cost of the bus to Tallinn (700 * 2).
- Fly from Helsinki you can get to Barcelona on Norwegian flights - tickets cost from 130 euros (10,500 rubles).
- Another cheap way to get to Barcelona is to fly with WizzAir from Riga... It is easy to get to Riga from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad. You can find round-trip air tickets within 110 euros (8400 rubles). If you are a member of the WIZZ Discount Club, then tickets will cost you and your travel companions even less - for only 90 euros.
- The cheapest way to get to Barcelona is by flying from Vilnius on Ryanair flights. It is quite easy to find cheap air tickets on this route. You can fly there and back for only 70 euros (5300 rubles)!
An example of a cheap ticket Vilnius - Barcelona for 5268 rubles:
Another inexpensive option to get to the capital of Catalonia is to fly on WizzAir from Moscow to Budapest, and from the Hungarian capital fly to Barcelona. In the latter case, you do not have to waste time on a bus ride to Riga or Vilnius and you can walk around Budapest. But it is not so easy to find cheap tickets for all flights at the same time, however, during the promotional period it is quite possible to do this.
Now there is another interesting option to fly to Barcelona inexpensively on low-cost airlines through Europe, but without trains and buses - this is a flight connection "Victory" and European low-cost airlines. For example, from Moscow "Pobeda" you can fly to Cologne, Milan (Bergamo), Bratislava and other European cities, and from these airports you can fly to Barcelona on Ryanair flights.
An example of cheap flights Moscow - Cologne - Barcelona - Memmingham - Moscow (variant found on Aviasales):
We recommend that you read our article on how to fly on airplanes cheaply, as well as the secrets of travel savings. Read about all the ways to get to any city cheaply here.
When going to Catalonia, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the prices in Barcelona for tickets, food, hotels, transport and attractions. Also in this article you can find out how much it costs to stay in Barcelona for two for a week. Read where to eat cheap in Barcelona.
