Valladolid Airport

Largely due to the arrival of Ryanair the passenger traffic at Valladolid has grown from just 195,000 passengers in 2001 to just over 365,683 in 2009. Over 9,000 flights were handled there last year.

Valladolid is the capital city of the Castile - Leon area and the airport is around 10 kms outside of the City centre.

The car hire offices at the airport can be found in the main arrivals hall. There are four Valladolid car hire companies based at the airport and they are:

Atesa at Valladolid Airport - Avis at Valladolid Airport - Europcar at Valladolid and Hertz at Valladolid Airport.

Ryanair offer flights to Valladolid from London Stansted, Milan and Brussels. It is also possible to fly into Valladolid from Barcelona, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Seville and Valencia with Iberia and from Paris with Air France. We have supplied details on fights from London Stansted to Valladolid

The Valladolid arrivals hall is fairly small with only two luggage carousels. The car hire offices are here and the tour operator offices and Aena information desk are also in the general lobby. We provide information on live flight arrivals at Valladolid Airport

The departures area at Valladolid airport includes 8 check in desks and a cafe, restaurant on the first floor, multishop and small shop selling newspapers.

We provide information on live flight departures at Valladolid Airport

Parking at Valladolid is quite reasonable and there are 260 spaces plus about another 140 spaces reserved for hire cars. The costs of parking are €0.42 for the first 30 minutes, €1.06 for the second 30 minutes then €0.80 per hour up to €8.90 for a maximum of 4 days. The daily maximum from the fifth day is €7.10.

Except in exceptional circumstances, vehicles may only enter and leave the car park between the hours of 6:00 and 23:00. Once in the car park the vehicle may remain there 24 hours a day.

The company Linecar has opened a new regular bus line which connects the city of Valladolid with the airport. This new line stops in Villanubla, la Feria de Muestras, Paseo de Isabel la Católica, the train station and the bus station. General information and bookings telephone number: +34 983 230 033

From Valladolid bus station you can catch buses from Valladolid to Madrid and Valladolid to Leon must be booked in advance through www.alsa.es or purchased from the automatic machine in the terminal building.

This link takes you through to the English version of their website for timetables and fares. The journey to Madrid takes just over 2 hours and costs €12.77 for a single fare and €24.26 if you book a return ticket. The fares to Leon are €8.82 single/€16.76 return. General information and bookings telephone number: (0034) 902 422 242.

The timetables and prices for journeys from the Valladolid and Salamanca are available at www.auto-res.net Information telephone: +34 983 220 274. Journey time is around 1 hour 30 minutes and the single fare is €8.20

Valladolid Airport Taxis can be found outside of the main terminal building and cost around €20 for a trip into the city Monday to Saturday and €22 on Sundays and holidays. Information telephone: (0034) 983 291 411 or (0034) 983 207 755

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 Valladolid which contains information on Valladolid local attractions, golf courses in Valladolid, good places to shop in Valladolid, and a list of recommended Valladolid restaurants.

There is one shop at Valladolid Airport: ENASUI sells newspapers and magazines, basic travel essentials, souvenirs and typical regional products. There is also an airport cafeteria which sells drinks and snacks. Both are located in the public area in the arrivals hall.

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

There is nowhere to leave luggage at Valladolid Airport.