Millions of tourists visit Spanish seaside resorts every summer. If you are going to relax on the picturesque Costa Dorada, the most convenient way to get there from Russia and Europe is by plane via Reus Airport in Spain.
Aeropuerto de reus
Reus Airport (Aeropuerto de Reus) is located in Catalonia on the Costa Dorada, 7.5 km from Tarragona, 3 km from Reus and 93 km from Barcelona. It was built in 1935 as the airfield of the local flying club de Reus and served as an air base for the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War.
In the early 1990s, Reus began to be used for passenger air travel and from the early 2000s, when the popularity of Spanish seaside resorts increased, it began to develop rapidly. The construction of a new terminal and the renovation of old buildings, which ultimately merged into a single complex, contributed to an increase in passenger comfort.
More than a million travelers currently use Reus Airport services each year.
Its popularity is supported not only by its proximity to the resort towns of the Costa Dorada, but also by a large number of cheap flights of low-cost airlines. The international airport code is REU.
Airlines
There are 19 airlines flying from Reus. It is the base airport for the most popular and cheapest low-cost airline in Europe, Ryanair.
In addition, low-cost airlines EasyJet, Norwegian and Pobeda fly from here. International and domestic Spanish flights are served by airlines:
- Alba Star,
- BA Cityflyer,
- Brussels Airlines,
- Cello Aviation,
- Enter Air,
- Flybe,
- Jet2.com,
- Royal Fligh,
- SmartLynx Airlines,
- Thomas Cook Airlines,
- Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium,
- Transavia,
- TUI Airways,
- TUI fly.
Flight destinations
The main directions of international flights in Europe are London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds, Glasgow (Great Britain), Dublin and Belfast (Ireland), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Paris (France), Brussels (Belgium), Frankfurt ( Germany), Katowice (Czech Republic). Domestic flights within Spain - to Madrid, Valencia, Alicante, Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca.
There are direct flights from Reus airport to Moscow (Sheremetyevo airport). The planes of the Royal Fligh airline and the Russian low-cost airline Pobeda ply in this direction.
The cost of Victory tickets for a round-trip flight in 2021 is from 10,000 to 17,000 rubles.
From Reus Airport you can also travel to the Canary Islands (connecting flight to Tenerife).
Terminal
There is one terminal at Reus airport. It consists of three buildings, united into a single complex.
The terminal has 23 check-in counters and 12 exits to the airfield. Exits 7 to 12 lead to the planes bound for the Schengen area.
The flight schedule can be viewed on an interactive electronic scoreboard in the airport terminal. You can also clarify the time of departure and arrival of aircraft on the online scoreboard, which is displayed via the Internet to any electronic gadgets.
Services at the airport
Passenger check-in and baggage are carried out at the Check-in hall, which is located on the 1st floor. There are also desks of services, which you can contact in case of loss or damage to luggage, or in case of loss of things on the territory of the airport. Check-in starts 2 hours before and ends 40 minutes before the plane takes off.
Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the airport. To connect to the wireless Internet, you need to register using your email, Facebook, LinkedIn or Aena Club Cliente. Login does not require codes and allows you to register multiple devices at the same time.
ATM machines where you can withdraw euros in cash from credit cards are located on the ground floor in the Arrivals hall and are open 24 hours a day.
The city police and the National Police Force maintain order at the airport. The law enforcement area can be found in the arrivals hall.
There are various information services at the airport. The Arrivals Hall is home to the Catalonia Delegation Office and the Tarragona Tourist Office, where hotel reservations can be made.
- At the counters of the transport companies (buses and taxis) you can get information about bus routes to different cities in Spain and buy bus tickets.
- In the passenger check-in hall, you can get information about flights and the operation of airlines. In the departure hall there is a transfer and assistance service office for passengers with disabilities.
- For passengers with reduced mobility, there is an assistance and escort service. Her services can be requested at least 48 hours before the departure of the flight. Service employees meet a passenger with disabilities at the airport, help him in registering a ticket and baggage for the flight, escort him to the plane, and also meet him from flights. Hearing impaired passengers are provided with sign language interpreter services.
- For entrepreneurs in the closed border zone of the airport there is a conference room for business or private meetings.
- The airport has a cardiac emergency area with defibrillators. They are located in the check-in hall, baggage packing area and in the border zone of the Schengen directions.
- In the public area there is the La Pausa shopping area. Here you will find cafes, restaurants, grocery and gift shops. In the supermarket you can buy clothes, shoes, accessories, personal hygiene items, children's toys, food and drinks, souvenirs, original products of local crafts. Opening hours from 7.00 to 23.00.
- In the passenger area, there is a German beer restaurant Bier Garden, where you can taste national dishes from South Bavaria. It is open from 8:00 am to midnight.
Duty Free shops are located in the closed area for passengers.
Here you can buy famous and prestigious brands of perfumery and cosmetics, fashionable clothes and accessories, leather goods, watches, jewelry, toys, luxury goods, food and drinks.
You can clarify the location of all airport services, restaurants and retail outlets on the terminal map on the official website.
There are three paid parking lots near the airport, a separate parking lot for motorcycles, a taxi rank, and a parking lot for rental cars.
Renting a car will allow you to independently travel to interesting places in Spain, regardless of the public transport schedule. You can rent a car at Reus Airport and it is very inexpensive. Renting a car for three days with unlimited mileage will cost you from 21 to 35 €, for a week - from 60 €.
The offices of the international rental companies Firefly, Gold car, Sixt and others are located in the terminal of Reus airport.
Tax free in Spain
Tourists who come to Spain from non-EU countries can purchase goods here under the Tax Free system, which provides for VAT refunds. The tax rate in the country is 21%, but it is not fully refundable, but in the amount of 10-15% of the purchase amount. For some categories of goods (medicines, books, groceries), the refund amount will be only 4%. For expensive purchases, the tax refund rate is higher than for cheap ones.
VAT is reimbursed for goods purchased in shops marked with the Tax Free logo in the amount of at least € 90.16. The sellers in these outlets will issue a special receipt for you, which will be accompanied by sales receipts.
Tax-free refunds in Spain are carried out by the operators Global Blue and Premier Tax Free.
Global Blue refunds VAT for products purchased in one store and issued with multiple receipts for a total of € 90.16. Premier Tax Free refunds tax only if the purchase of the goods is confirmed by one check.
To receive money upon departure from the country, you need to contact the customs office and present there your passport, air ticket, purchased goods and receipts for them.
All goods for which you want to receive VAT refunds must be in packaging or not showing signs of use.
Customs will put stamps on your checks and with them you can contact the money refund service at the airport.
How to get to the airport
Reus Airport is located at a distance of 5-15 km from popular tourist sites on the Costa Dorada. You can get to it from the resort towns of Salou, La Pineda, Vila Seca, as well as Cambrils, Tarragona, Valls, Reus and Barcelona by regular buses or taxis.
Bus line 50 runs between Reus and the airport. It runs from 8.00 to 20.05, and in summer until 23.00. Tickets cost 3 €.
There is a direct bus service from Barcelona to the airport that leaves once a day from Barcelona Sants main train station (Estació de Barcelona Sants) located on Pl Paisos catalans.
To get from the capital of Catalonia to the airport at other times, you need to get to Reus by train, which also departs from Barcelona Sants, and to Reus to get to the airport by bus number 50. Train tickets cost 9.55 €, travel time about 1 ,5 o'clock.
Trains from Reus Station leave for Barcelona three times a day - at 7.43, 14.55 and 20.07.
The flight schedule of the planes is docked with the arrival and departure of buses.
The taxi rank is located next to the terminal, opposite the exit from the arrivals area. Any of the nearby cities (Tarragona, Reus, Salou, Cambrils and others) can be reached for 12-20 €.
You can also book a transfer from the airport to the city. Taxi transfer services from / to Tarragona 19-23 €, to Salou from 42 € by car and 12 € - by shuttle bus, from Cambrils - from 62 €. For a transfer to Barcelona, you will pay from 243 €.
The C-14 motorway passes by the airport and takes you to Tarragona or the Costa Dorada.
Help desk
Reus Airport Address: Reus Airport, Autovia Tarragona-Reus s / n, E-43204 Reus / Tarragona, Spain,
Help desk phones: +34 (977) 77-98-00, +34 (977) 77-98-05
Fax: +34 (977) 77-98-12
E-mail: [email protected]
Official site.
Conclusion
Due to the abundance of flights of low-cost companies, you can fly to Reus airport from any city in Europe, spending much less money on tickets than on any other mode of transport. From the airport it is easy to reach any resort town on the Catalan coast.
