Reus Airport Barcelona (REU)

This review is based on my experience of this airport which goes back to last summer, I believe that few things have changed since then. Reus was an underused airport not far from Tarragona and when Ryanair approached them, they were more than happy to take some flights from UK. The airport is really compact. I remember that we landed with Ryanair and went straight to the terminal where you pass passport control (there were only the people from our flight) and after that you have toilets on your left and the luggage hall on your right. Our luggage arrived very soon, and we went out where we went to the Avis rent a car desk and picked up ...

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 ...

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 ...