Flying to Spain from the US
Flying to Spain costs a median $707 round trip from the US. The cheapest way in is Barcelona at $499 from Boston, and which city you pick is worth $113.
By Jon Miksis · updated · refreshed monthly, whole grid at once
- $707
- Median across 4 Spain cities
- $499
- Cheapest fare, into Barcelona from Boston
- $113
- What your choice of city is worth
- $529
- Best US gateway: Orlando
Which Spain city is cheapest to fly into
Median round trip from all 26 US gateways, so a city is not flattered by one lucky airport. Barcelona is the cheapest way into Spain at $673, and Seville the dearest at $786.
- Barcelona$673
- Madrid$696
- Valencia$718
- Seville$786
The best US airport for Spain
Not the cheapest gateway overall — the cheapest for this country, taken as the median of its fares to every Spain city we price. A gateway with one strong route and four weak ones does not win here, which is the point.
- Orlando$529
- New York$541
- Boston$581
- Los Angeles$588
- Chicago$600
- Miami$619
- San Francisco$627
- Washington DC$641
- Atlanta$674
- Seattle$689
- Raleigh$704
- Denver$705
What your choice of city is worth
$113 separates Barcelona from Seville on median. That is enough to pay for a train or an intra-Europe hop and still be ahead, so the cheap entry point is worth pricing before you assume you have to fly to your actual destination. It is not free — a separate ticket means no protection if the first leg is late, and bags are paid for twice.
Common questions
- How much does it cost to fly to Spain from the US?
- A median of $707 round trip in economy across the 4 Spain cities we price, collected August 30, 2026 for departures in the following six months. The cheapest single fare was $499 into Barcelona from Boston. Among the 6 European countries where we price at least 3 cities, that ranks Spain 1 of 6.
- Which city is cheapest to fly into in Spain?
- Barcelona, at a $673 median against $786 for Seville — a gap of $113. Entering Spain through its cheapest airport and continuing overland or on an intra-Europe fare is frequently cheaper than flying to the city you actually want, and that gap is what makes it worth checking.
- Which US airport is cheapest for flights to Spain?
- Orlando, at a $529 median across 4 Spain cities, then New York at $541. This is a different question from which US airport is cheapest overall: a gateway can be strong to one city in a country and ordinary to the rest, so we take the median across all of them.
- Is it worth flying into a different Spain city than the one I want?
- Often, yes. The gap between Barcelona and Seville is $113 on median, which is enough to pay for a train or a budget hop with money left over. Price the cheap entry point before assuming you have to fly to your actual destination.
For the full ranking across every European city, see the cheapest places to fly in Europe. Other countries where we price enough cities to compare: Italy $712, Germany $718, France $744, United Kingdom $782, Greece $945.
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