Countries with flights from Barcelona-El Prat (BCN)

How the country directory works

A country joins the directory as soon as any of its airports is linked to a route recorded at El Prat. Each row gives its code, how many of its airports are listed, whether it was flown recently, how many flights were recorded in the window and when the last one was. Recently recorded means flights in that window; earlier flights only means the country keeps its page without a current flight. Search by name or code, then open the country to compare its airports and cities.

Border control, EES and ETIAS at El Prat

Flights between Spain and the rest of the Schengen area cross no border control; your airline looks at your ID card or passport when you board, and the flight leaves from gates A, B or C in T1 or R, S or U in T2. Every other flight goes through Policía Nacional passport control on the way to gates D or E in T1, or W and Y in T2, where area M is a separate non-Schengen zone. That includes Ireland and Cyprus, which are in the EU but outside Schengen, and the UK.

The Entry/Exit System registers non-EU nationals on short stays, British travellers included, with a face image and fingerprints in place of the passport stamp. The UK's Electronic Travel Authorisation, required since 2 April 2025, is for entering the UK; Spain does not ask for it. The e-gates, the queues and connections are in the security guide.

Customs in brief: where you fly from decides

Customs is a separate check from passport control, and it follows the EU customs area, not Schengen. Barcelona is inside it, so goods bought tax-paid in another EU country for your own use owe nothing more. From outside the EU, goods worth up to €430 per adult, €150 under 15, are duty-free, medicines for your own use do not count towards that sum, and the alcohol and tobacco limits are lower. Switzerland and the UK are both outside the EU, although Swiss flights board at Schengen gates. The Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla belong to Spain yet sit outside the EU customs area, so a domestic flight from the Canaries brings the non-EU alcohol and tobacco limits. If you carry €10,000 or more in cash or other bearer means of payment, you must declare it. Every allowance is in the customs guide.

Border and customs at El Prat, destination by destination