Many times you can fly here cheap (Reus Airport Barcelona (REU))

Member Name: Paskuda

Product:	Reus Airport Barcelona (REU)
Date:	10/05/08 (741 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap flights

Disadvantages: Not so close to Barcelona

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 the other occasion)

It is a very small airport and you cannot get lost. To me the main benefit is the fact that each time I booked, flights were extremely cheap.

It also depends on where you want to go, though. Surely if you wish further north of Barcelona, Girona is a better option.

If you do not have your own transport, Reus is pretty basic, but you can take a taxi and go to Salou, from where you can take trains to Barcelona or Tarragona

Summary: Not so close to Barcelona, but cheap