Reus Airport is 3km from the Spanish City of Reus, 13km from Tarragona and about 80km south of Barcelona.

Reus airport has a new check-in terminal that now merges the existing arrivals and departures buildings. Building work is currently underway in the boarding gate area and passengers continue to board from the provisional terminal. This temporary terminal is accessed via a covered walkway located after security screening.

It is an easy drive up to Barcelona but takes at least an hour and if you are staying right in the centre of Barcelona for just a few days I would be tempted to get the bus.

There are five main companies offering car hire at Reus Airport. Before booking you car you should read more about our experience with car hire at Reus Airport.

Auriga Crown at Reus Airport -  Avis at Reus Airport - Europcar at Reus Airport - Hertz at Reus Airport and Solmar at Reus Airport 

The main source of passenger traffic at Reus Airport either comes from the UK or from internal Spanish flights. Over the summer months there are also a huge number of charter flights arriving at Reus Airport from the UK. The busiest months for the airport are May to October.

Ryanair offer regular flights to Reus from a number of destinations in Europe. You can now get direct flights from Belfast to Reus - Birmingham to Reus - Bristol to Reus - Cardiff to Reus - Doncaster to Reus - Dublin to Reus - Durham to Reus - Gatwick to Reus - Glasgow to Reus - Inverness to Reus - Leeds to Reus - Liverpool to Reus - Luton to Reus - Manchester to Reus - Newcastle to Reus - Nottingham to Reus - Stansted to Reus and Frankfurt to Reus.

Ryanair is adding to its destinations from Reus Airport and their expanded schedule now includes international flights to Glasgow, Alghero, Bristol, Eindhoven and Nador o Poznan.

The Reus Airport arrivals terminal contains a luggage reclaim area with three conveyor belts and the outer arrivals hall area where you will find desks for the various tour operators, the car hire companies and a cafe. You can find out about live flight arrivals at Reus Airport here

Reus Airport's new check-in terminal has a new building linking the two existing departures and arrivals terminals. You can find out about live flight departures at Reus Airport here

If you are not hiring a car and don't fancy taking public transport It is possible to organize private Reus Airport Transfers in advance. This way you will be meet in the main arrivals hall by your own driver.

If you find the cost of a private transfer a bit expensive you might like to consider booking a seat on a private shuttle bus which stops at several points in Reus at the surrounding area.

There are three different Reus Airport buses. The first bus runs regularly between Reus Airport and La Pineda, Salou and Cambrills. The second bus runs into Reus City centre and the third bus runs from Reus Airport to Barcelona.

There are no trains at Reus Airport but there are local Reus Trains from the City Centre. We have also written about how to use the trains in Spain

Reus Airport taxis cost in the region of €15 to Reus City and €20 into Tarragona City. They are generally waiting outside of the main arrivals terminal but if you would like piece of mind then it may be worth booking a private airport transfer or a seat on a private shuttle bus instead.

There are two car parks which are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Car Park P1 is for hire cars, buses and airport employees. It offers 318 spaces for rent a cars (4 for disabled), 87 for employees and 26 for buses.

Public Car Park P2 has 513 spaces - 15 of which are for people with reduced mobility,

The rates are as follows: From minute 0 to minute 30, €0.014145 per minute; from minute 31 to minute 60, €0.017682 per minute; from minute 61, €0.013261 per minute; daily maximum up to four days €8.90; daily maximum as from the fifth day, €7.10.

Telephone: +34 977 778 424

We have provided a location map of Reus Airport showing its motorway connections, and also detailed driving directions from Reus Airport to the city centre.

When you return to the Airport and enter the Reus Airport departure lounge we supply a list of Reus Airport shops and Reus Airport bars & cafeterias

We have drawn up a list of telephone numbers for the airlines and who to ring for baggage enquiries etc.

To save you time finding your way around when you arrive in Reus, we have provided an up to the minute Reus Area Guide on sporting and leisure amenities which includes the best Reus Shopping Areas, Reus Markets, Reus Golf Courses, the different types of Beaches in Reus, recommended Reus Restaurants, details of Amusement Parks in Reus for family days out and Reus Local Attractions.

In some ways the most important aspect of all, Reus Weather gives you a full 3 day, 5 day and 10 day forecast with information on the year round climate in Reus and the surrounding area.

There is no left luggage store at Reus Airport.

We have written a series of articles about Reus and on Spain in general which we hope you will find interesting. Visit our Travel Articles on Reus to find out more about day trips and weekend breaks in Reus.

If you are thinking of moving to the area, we have provided details on how to obtain your Social Security and NIE numbers, how to fly your pets to Spain and how to get a UK car registered over here.

Reus is a small airport that is getting busier each year. Passenger numbers in 2009 were 1,706,609 compared with just 846.731 in 2003. Up until 1998 the airport only handled around 500,000 people each year. Reus is an airport that has definitely benefited from the introduction of low cost flights from Ryanair and passenger numbers have more than doubled since 1995. In 2009 30,948 flights were handled by Reus Airport.

If you are going to Barcelona for the weekend then you will save quite a lot of time and hassle by flying direct into Barcelona Airport. However Ryanair are trying to keep the prices low enough to make flying to Reus a sensible alternative.