La Coruna Airport

Located just 8kms outside of the city of Coruna this airport deals mostly with internal Spanish flights and to date there are not any low cost airlines flying here from the UK or Germany. The nearest airport which is served by Ryanair is Santiago de Compostela Airport which is about 65 kms away.

In 2008 there were 17,718 flight operations with 1,174,970 people passing through the airport which is a steady increase from the 852,322 in 2005.

Within the arrivals hall you will find you will find the offices of four different car hire companies, they are: Atesa at La Coruna Airport -   Avis at La Coruna Airport - Europcar at La Coruna Airport and Hertz at La Coruna Airport

Iberia, Clickair and Spanair offer a selection of Internal and International flights from La Coruna. You can fly from here direct to: Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Seville and Zaragoza in Spain, Lisbon in Portugal and London Heathrow.

Clickair operate flights from London Heathrow into La Coruna . Remember that all times quoted are local as Spain is one hour ahead of the UK.

When you arrive at Coruna Airport there are just three baggage carousels to collect your bags from. After you have collected your luggage head into the main arrivals hall where you will find signs for the taxis and buses and the offices for the car hire companies. Iberia and Spanair also have ticket offices here.

The departures area at La Coruna Airport consists of 10 check in desks and once you have checked in you will be called to one of four boarding gates on the ground floor (gates 1 and 2, which provide access to the apron) or the first floor (gates 3 and 4, equipped with air bridges).

Within this area you will also find a cafe serving hot and cold drinks and a Multishop selling cigarettes etc.

After many months of updating the airport, the parking at Coruna has now been re-opened. The parking is located just in front of the airport terminal and offers 524 spaces.

For the first half hour it is €0.42 then increases to €1.06 for next half hour and each subsequent hour is €0.98. The daily maximum for up to four days is €10.75 and from the fifth day it is €8.60. You can read more here about Jerez Airport Parking and our personal experiences of flying from Jerez.

Aena (Spanish Airport Authorty) has begun the car park expansion works and until the new spaces become operational it is recommended that you find out the latest situation by telephoning +34 981 187 315 before heading to the airport.

The buses at Coruna Airport arrive and depart from just outside the terminal building. The service connects A Coruña (Puerta Real) with the airport, with stops in Casino, Plaza de Orense, Avenida A. Molina, Alcampo, Portazgo, Corveira and Vilaboa

On working days, both from A Coruña and from the airport, buses run from 7.15 am to 9.45 pm every half hour. On Saturdays they leave from A Coruña every hour from 7.30 am to 10.30 pm, and from the airport from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm also every hour. On Sundays and bank-holidays they leave every hour, from A Coruña from 8.30 am to 10.30 pm, and from the airport from 9.00 am to 10.00 pm.

The 25 minute journey into the City centre costs just €1.20. Information telephone: +34 981 231 234

The taxis at Coruna Airport can be found outside the arrivals hall and as a rough guide (depending on whether it is a working day or a holiday) a taxi into Coruna should cost €15 - €18; to Ferrol between €52 and €60 and to Santiago de Compostela between €75-€85. Telephone: (0034) 981 651 111

When you are visiting a new area or country it often takes a few days to find your way around. We have lived and worked in Spain for a number of years, and to make your life easier have written an Area Guide to La Coruna which contains information on La Coruna local attractions, golf courses in La Coruna, good places to shop in La Coruna and where the best La Coruna beaches are. We have also included a list of recommended La Coruna restaurants.

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