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DIRECTORY
Info on Spanish
Airports
Aena
Tel 902 404 704.
∑ aena.es
Spanish Airlines
Air Europa
Tel 902 40 15 01.
A Brittany Ferries service from Plymouth to Santander ∑ aireuropa.com
international flights go through offered in the winter and may Iberia
Madrid or Barcelona. The include a number of nights Tel 901 11 15 00.
biggest international airport in in a hotel. Tel 020 3684 3774 (UK).
Northern Spain is Bilbao, which Generally, the earlier you ∑ iberia.com
has direct flights to several book, the cheaper your fare. Iberia Express
major European cities. The lowest fares are available
There are also domestic only when you book direct Tel 913 89 43 75.
airports in León and Logroño. with the airline via its website. ∑ iberiaexpress.com
Iberia flies from Madrid and Look out for Iberia’s reduced Vueling
Barcelona to Gijón (Asturias), air fares, and check easyJet Tel 902 80 80 05.
Bilbao, A Coruña, Logroño, León, and Ryanair for competitive ∑ vueling.com
Pamplona, San Sebastián, deals. Christmas and Easter
Santander, Santiago de flights are often booked up International Airlines
Compostela and Vigo. Iberia well in advance.
Express (a low-cost airline) Charter flights from the Delta
flies from Madrid to UK are sometimes available. Tel 902 810 872.
Santiago de These can be ∑ delta.com
Compostela very cheap,
and Vigo (as but less easyJet
well as to Iberia logo flexible, and Tel 902 599 900.
Dublin and often fly at ∑ easyjet.com
Edinburgh), and there are plans inconvenient times. Make sure
to add additional routes over your agent is ABTA bonded Jet2
the next few years. Vueling before booking. Local car hire Tel 935 45 23 95.
flies daily between Madrid, companies may offer good ∑ jet2.com
Barce lona, Málaga and Santiago deals at resort airports, but Ryanair
de Compostela. read rental terms carefully. Tel 902 05 12 92
Air Europa has regular flights
from Oviedo (Asturias), Bilbao, Ferries 0871 246 0000 (UK).
Santiago de Compostela, Vigo, ∑ ryanair.com
Valladolid and Zaragoza to Brittany Ferries has regular Wizzair
the islands. Domestic flight con nections between Tel 807 40 33 59.
times vary from 50 minutes Plymouth and Portsmouth ∑ wizzair.com
(Madrid–Bilbao) to 90 minutes and Santander in Cantabria
(Barcelona–A Coruña). and Bilbao. The Pont-Aven Ferries
and Cap Finistère ferries leave
two to three times weekly, Brittany Ferries
Air Fares the cros sing lasting 20 or Estación Marítima,
The price of air tickets to 24 hours. Tickets are best 39002 Santander.
Spain depends on the time purchased in advance, on Tel 902 10 81 47,
of year, whether the trip the Internet if possible. It is 0330 159 7000 (UK).
includes a weekend, and how wise to book early if you
far in advance the booking is plan to travel in summer or ∑ brittany-ferries.co.uk
made. The prices fluctuate around big public holidays.
according to demand. Air fares Ferries are equipped with Ferry Reservations
are typically highest during cabins, restaurants, cafés, ∑ brittanyferries.com
the summer months. Special casinos, cinemas, disco and ∑ aferry.co.uk
deals, particularly for weekend gym, beauty parlours and ∑ directferries.co.uk
city breaks, are frequently other facilities for passengers.

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