Spain is very popular with Russian tourists. In this country, you will find not only a wonderful beach holiday with first-class service, but also an interesting excursion program.
You should start your acquaintance with Spain from the second largest city located on the Mediterranean coast. This is the capital of Catalonia - Barcelona. Moscow sends nine flights to the specified city every day. In addition, planes from St. Petersburg fly to Barcelona. And in the summer, numerous charters from various large cities of Russia depart to the capital of Catalonia. So do not bind yourself with a trip to Spain and overpay tour operators. Much easier and cheaper to travel alone.
Things to do for the trip
Spain is a Schengen country. Accordingly, to travel to Barcelona, you must open a visa. There is no point in contacting travel agencies, because they simply fill out a questionnaire and send documents. There is no guarantee that the visa will be opened, although you will pay money for it. It is much better to contact service centers in Spain, which are located in almost all major cities of Russia. Before applying for a visa, you need to purchase insurance. You should also take care of the place of residence in Barcelona. There are more than a thousand hotels and hostels in this city, so booking a suitable room online is not difficult. The distance along the route "Barcelona-Moscow" is a little more than three thousand kilometers. Now let's think about how to overcome them.
Direct flights
The mileage between the capitals of Russia and Catalonia is significant, and therefore getting by any land transport will be too long, inconvenient and expensive. It is much better to use direct flights "Barcelona-Moscow". The flight in this case will take only about five hours. The figure is approximate, since the travel time depends on the congestion of the air corridor, weather conditions and the type of aircraft. You can choose an air carrier, because direct flights to the capital of Catalonia from Moscow airports Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo and Domodedovo are carried out by five companies. Two of them are Russian. These are Aeroflot and Transaero. The flight time with them will be 4 hours 40 minutes. and 5 hours 30 minutes. respectively. You can use the services of carriers Vueling Airlines, Iberia and Air Europa. All of them provide powerful and reliable Boeing-737-400 or Airbus-A320/A321 aircraft for flights.
Flight tickets
Unfortunately, low-cost flights from Russia do not fly so often and not on all populardirections. The cost of tickets on the route "Barcelona-Moscow" starts from eight thousand rubles (including all fees). However, you can save money here too. The Aviasales website constantly provides lists of great ticket discounts. If you do not have a fixed date, you can follow the link "Low price calendar". Sometimes for the same flight on different days the price can be half as much.
Helps to save on tickets and early purchase. Connecting flights with transfers in Prague or Amsterdam will increase travel time. However, they are cheaper than direct ones, since in European cities you can use the services of low-cost air carriers - Easyjet, Germanwings, Wizzair and others. Thus, they get to the capital of Catalonia for three and a half thousand rubles.
Barcelona-Moscow: charter
Summer is the most convenient time to travel, because during this period it is not necessary to go to Moscow to catch a plane to Spain. Many charter flights depart from major Russian cities in this direction. And you do not need to buy a ticket at a travel agency to become a passenger of such a liner. Usually the cabin remains empty, and the companies let the remaining seats on the plane for sale.
From the capital of Russia, along with regular flights, charters depart. Tickets for them are attractively priced. However, charters are considered low priority, they are often delayed, hence arriving late. And although on a charter flight "Barcelona-Moscow" the time isthe journey is the same - about five hours, there is a risk that you will stay at the airport of departure for a long time. But if it's a chic "El Prat de Lobregat" (the so-called air gate of the capital of Catalonia), such a delay will not be a minus, but a plus.
Barcelona-Moscow time difference
Western Russia and Spain are in different time zones. In addition, in this sunny European country, daylight saving time is being implemented. Therefore, the definition of the difference depends on the season. In winter (or rather, from November to the end of March), it is two hours. That is, if it is noon in Moscow, then in Barcelona it is still ten in the morning. But in the summer, when the Spaniards move the alarm clock forward on the last Sunday in March, the time difference will be reduced by one hour. In order not to be late for your flight or, conversely, not to arrive at the airport too early, it is important to remember one rule: on air tickets, departures are indicated in local time.
