Reus Airport Barcelona (REU)

Reus is now a base for Ryanair and its success as an airport is all linked to the Irish company. Reus is a sleepy airport not far from Salou, a large city by the sear about 80 kilometres away from Barcelona. There was a small airport in Reus and the local authorities contacted Ryanair who began flying tourists there. This created enough passenger volume to set up some facilities, like car rental companies and basic facilities for travellers, and now the airport is flexing its muscles and competing with the airport in Barcelona and trying to take away some flow from it. I went to Reus twice and came back from it only once (I flew back from Girona on ...  Read the complete review

Anyone who’s flown Ryan Air to the north of Spain might have encountered this charming little shack of an airport at some point. If you have not been for a while – and I mean more than about 9 months – you may be in for a little, yet pleasant, surprise. Advertised as Reus/Salou Airport, it is an ideal stop for anyone wanting to spend time at the Costa Daurada (Costa Dorada) in the Tarragona region as the airport itself is only about 8km (5 miles or thereabouts) from Salou. An airport bus leaves from arrivals a few times a day (not Sundays) and you can book and pay for either a single trip into Salou or a return where the bus will then pick you up from your ...  Read the complete review

Reus is the second-string airport to Spain's second city Barcelona, a sort of Luton airport if you will, only without a name-check in an advert. Reus is actually in the middle of nowhere, about one hour's drive south of the Catalonian capital in the heart of the Costa Dorada. Where as most holidaymakers tend to use the main airport in Barcelona for travelling to north-east Spain, my holiday allowed me to sample the delights (ahem) of Reus. Reus tends to be used more for people wanting to holiday in Salou, and other resorts in Tarragona rather than those heading for the big city. Unlike the busy Barcelona airport, (the one where you'll end up if ...  Read the complete review