Why go
- Municipality in Spain.
- Served by Valencia Airport (VLC).
History
Valencia, known officially in Valencian as València, is the capital and largest city of the Valencian Community and the province of the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea. With a population of 824,340, it is the third most-populous city in Spain. The urban area of Valencia has 1.6 million people while the metropolitan region has 2.5 million.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 26 airlines, 57 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 26 routes: Bari, Beauvais, Bergamo, Bologna, Bristol, Brussels, Charleroi, Dublin, East Midlands, Gran Canaria, Hahn, Ibiza, London, Manchester, Marseille, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Porto, Rome, Ronchi De Legionari, Santander, Santiago, Tenerife, Treviso, Weeze
- Iberia Airlines IB (ATR 72, CRJ-900, CRJ-200, A320, CRK) · 15 routes: Amsterdam*, Aviles*, Bilbao*, Brussels*, Casablanca*, Gran Canaria*, Ibiza*, Madrid*, Malaga*, Menorca*, Palma de Mallorca*, Paris*, Rome*, Sevilla*, Tenerife*
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 5 routes: Amsterdam, Brussels, Ibiza, Paris, Rome
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 4 routes: Bucharest, Cluj-napoca, Sofia, Timisoara
- Air Europa UX (ATR, 737-800, Embraer 190) · 3 routes: Madrid*, Palma de Mallorca, Paris
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, A320) · 3 routes: Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800, 737-700) · 3 routes: Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Rotterdam
- Air Berlin AB (A320, 737-800, 737-700) · 2 routes: Palma de Mallorca, Vienna*
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 190, 32S) · 2 routes: Palma de Mallorca*, Rome
- VOLOTEA Airways V7 (717) · 2 routes: Aviles, Nantes
- Wizz Air Ukraine WU (A320) · 2 routes: Kiev, Lvov
- Air Canada AC (A319) · 1 route: Frankfurt*
- Air France AF (737-800) · 1 route: Paris*
- Czech Airlines OK (737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 1 route: London
- Finnair AY (CRJ-900, CRJ-200) · 1 route: Madrid*
- Flybaboo F7 (S20) · 1 route: Geneva
- Niki HG (A320) · 1 route: Vienna
- Royal Air Maroc AT (ATR 72) · 1 route: Casablanca
- S7 Airlines S7 (A319) · 1 route: Moscow
- SATA International S4 (Fokker 100, ERJ-145) · 1 route: Lisbon*
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320, A321) · 1 route: Zurich
- TAP Portugal TP (Fokker 100, ERJ-145) · 1 route: Lisbon*
- Travel Service QS (737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- US Airways US (Fokker 100, ERJ-145) · 1 route: Lisbon*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Valencia Airport (VLC); 13 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: VLC has direct flights to 57 destinations on 26 airlines (incl. Palma de Mallorca, Amsterdam, Brussels, Ibiza, Lisbon…). By water: 5 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Mundo Marino Catamaranes, 4.8 km); routes include Valencia - Port Saplaya.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Valencia, Spain. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.