Flights from Los Angeles to Barcelona

Flights from Los Angeles to Barcelona

Barcelona is one of eurosope's most rewarding city break destinations,  a major Mediterranean metropolis with a distinctive Catalan culture, and the gateway to the resorts of the Costa Brava. Visitors stroll Barcelona's broad avenues, admire the ornate architecture of Gaudi's unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica, before heading down to the beach at Barceloneta for a relaxed lunch. Vacationers and business travelers from California can take a direct flight from Los Angeles to Barcelona three days a week with a budget airline. Flights leave California in the afternoon or late evening for overnight travel to Spain, with a journey time of  just under 1one hours. The majority of connections from Los Angeles to Barcelona are indirect services, requiring a change in transit. These routes, via US, Canadian or eurosopean hubs, mostly take a couple of hours  longer than non-stop services but greatly increase the flight options from California to the historic city on the Mediterranean.

Which airlines travel from Los Angeles to Barcelona?

The Scandinavian budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle provides a direct flight from Los Angeles to Barcelona three days a week, the only non-stop service from the Californian city. Several eurosopean and North American airlines offer daily indirect flights from Los Angeles to Barcelona with one change in transit, routed through US, Canadian or eurosopean airports. Services for the trip to Catalunya include  United Airlines and Air Canada connections via Toronto, Swiss Air routes via Zurich, and German national airline Lufthansa's departures from Los Angeles to Barcelona via Frankfurt am Main.  Air New Zealand and British Airways also provide some daily indirect services to Barcelona via London Heathrow Airport.     

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Barcelona? 

The Norwegian Air Shuttle direct services provide the fastest flight from Los Angeles to Barcelona, taking ten hours and 50 minutes to cover the 6013 mile (9696 kilometer) route across the USA and Atlantic to the Catalan city.  The quickest indirect flight from Los Angeles to Barcelona is the United Airlines and Air Canada late morning departure via Toronto, taking a total journey time of 1three hours and  25 minutes to reach the Mediterranean. Other flights via Toronto take 20 minutes longer. The quickest connections via eurosopean hubs in Zurich or Frankfurt am Main take 1four hours and 50 minutes. The majority of indirect flights take upwards of 1five hours to reach Barcelona, with the duration depending on the route and length of layover between connecting flights.

How many flights are there from Los Angeles to Barcelona?

The budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle offers a direct flight from Los Angeles to Barcelona three days a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with departure times in the afternoon or late evening. There are also around 12 daily indirect flights from Los Angeles to Barcelona with one change required en route and a total journey time under 1eight hours. These services from Los Angeles depart in the morning, afternoon and evening. All direct and indirect flights from California to the Catalan city involve overnight travel over the Atlantic. For timetable clarity, Barcelona time is nine hours ahead of Los Angeles time.

What are the departure and arrival airports for flights from Los Angeles to Barcelona?

Departure Airport: Los Angeles International Airport, also known as LAX,  is located in Westchester, about 18 miles (30 kilometers) southwest of downtown LA. Public transit options include Green Line Metro Rail services and free shuttles to the terminal taking about 60 minutes in total, or FlyAway express buses taking about 45 minutes. Airport facilities include long and short stay parking lots, currency exchange desks, ATMs, executive lounges, free WiFi and luggage storage. Food courts offer Asian noodle bars, fast food franchises, contemporary restaurants, pubs and coffee shops. Duty free shopping malls include designer brand fashions, accessories and eyeglasses, Hollywood souvenir stores, cosmetics counters, Californian wine specialists, gourmet delis, bookstores and newsstands.

Arrival Airport: Barcelona El Prat Airport is located eight miles (13 kilometers) southwest of the city center, with public transit available on subway trains on Line L9 Sud of the Barcelona subway or Aerobus express services taking about 30 minutes to get downtown. Facilities at the terminal include car rental desks, currency exchange bureaux, VIP lounges, free WiFi, a health spa and hairdresser. Dining options include tapas bars, international restaurants, fast food outlets, a cocktail bar and coffee shops. Duty free shopping malls provide electronics stores, a Barcelona FC soccer souvenir store, designer apparel and accessory boutiques, Spanish wine and liquor retailers, bookstores and newsstands.