London Stansted to Barcelona flights
Updated 2026-11-06
The lowest one-way fare from London Stansted to Barcelona we saw in the week to 6 Nov was £15 with Ryanair, for travel on 28 Nov, non-stop (seen on 3 Nov). A typical low fare is £32 (the median of the cheapest fare in each of 46 travel weeks). London Stansted (STN) to Barcelona El Prat (BCN) is 1186 km, typically flown in 1h 53m. 1 airline has been seen selling non-stop flights.
How much is a flight from London to Barcelona?
- Lowest one-way fare seen
- £15 with Ryanairfor travel on 28 Nov, non-stop · seen 3 Nov
- Typical low fare
- £32median of the cheapest fare in each of 46 travel weeks
- Cheapest month to travel
- Januarymedian daily low £35, 25 travel days seen
- Dearest month
- Julymedian daily low £71, 13 travel days seen
- Cheapest day to fly
- Saturdaymedian £34 across 29 Saturdays
- Airlines seen flying direct
- Ryanair
- Fares last checked
- 6 Novcaptured daily
These are fares seen on the dates given, not live prices. A fare can sell out or change within hours.
See today's pricesHow much is a flight from London to Barcelona next week?
| Travel week | Lowest fare seen | Airline | From | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next week7 Nov–13 Nov | £16 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 7 Nov |
| In 2 weeks14 Nov–20 Nov | £17 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 14 Nov |
| In 3 weeks21 Nov–27 Nov | £18 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 21 Nov |
| In 4 weeks28 Nov–4 Dec | £15 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 28 Nov |
| In 5 weeks5 Dec–11 Dec | £15 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 5 Dec |
| In 6 weeks12 Dec–18 Dec | £15 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 15 Dec |
| In 7 weeks19 Dec–25 Dec | £40 | – | London Stansted | Check 19 Dec |
| In 8 weeks26 Dec–1 Jan | £20 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 1 Jan |
Lowest one-way fare seen for travel in each of the next 8 weeks, checked 6 Nov. A week is shown only when fares were seen on three or more of its days. Not live prices.
London to Barcelona flights by date
Lowest one-way fare seen for each travel date in the next two weeks, checked 6 Nov. Cheapest: Saturday 7 Nov at £16 with Ryanair.
| Travel date | Lowest fare seen | Airline | From | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7 Nov | £16 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check |
| Sun 8 Nov | £28 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Tue 10 Nov | £161 | Royal Air Maroc | London Stansted | Check |
| Wed 11 Nov | £130 | easyJet | London Stansted | Check |
| Thu 12 Nov | £22 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Fri 13 Nov | £20 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check |
| Sat 14 Nov | £17 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check |
| Sun 15 Nov | £58 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Wed 18 Nov | £39 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Thu 19 Nov | £38 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Fri 20 Nov | £44 | – | London Stansted | Check |
Dates with no fare observed are left out. Past observations, not live prices.
Which airlines fly direct from London to Barcelona?
| Airline | Lowest fare seen | Travel date | Typical low fare | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | £15 | 28 Nov | £32 | Check 28 Nov |
One-way fares for non-stop flights, seen in the week to 6 Nov. An airline is listed once it has been seen on two or more travel dates. Some fares are sold by a partner airline on the same aircraft (a codeshare).
With a stop on the way, the lowest fares seen were easyJet £77, Royal Air Maroc £93, Transavia £109, Pegasus Airlines £175, SunExpress £214 and Turkish Airlines £228.
Cheapest month to fly from London to Barcelona
Each figure is the median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each travel day in that month (203 travel days in all, checked in the week to 6 Nov). A month is shown only when at least three of its days have a fare.
Cheapest day of the week to fly from London to Barcelona
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £38 | £53 | £42 | £47 | £61 | £34 | £58 |
Median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each departure day, grouped by weekday. Saturday is the lowest in this week's data.
Flying from London Stansted
Stansted is built around Ryanair, with over 200 routes and the airport's single Norman Foster terminal optimised for fast turnarounds. The Stansted Express runs to Liverpool Street in 47 minutes; the airport sits 34 miles northeast of central London. Fares from Stansted are typically the cheapest of the London airports, especially on Eastern European, Italian and Iberian routes — the trade-off is fewer full-service options and a longer ground transfer at both ends.
Arriving in Barcelona
Barcelona's El Prat sits 13 km southwest of the city, with the L9 metro reaching Plaça de Catalunya in around 32 minutes. The route is one of Europe's busiest, with budget and full-service competing hard on price; book outside the Easter–October peak and shoulder months are the value sweet spot. Vueling has the largest hub presence; UK low-cost carriers also fly daily.
London to Barcelona FAQs
Direct flights from London Stansted (STN) to Barcelona El Prat (BCN) take approximately 1h 53m for the 1186 km journey. Airport-to-airport time depends on winds and air-traffic queueing on approach.
The lowest one-way fare we saw in the week to 6 Nov was £15 with Ryanair, for travel on 28 Nov, non-stop (seen on 3 Nov). A typical low fare is £32, the median of the cheapest fare in each of 46 travel weeks. These are fares seen on those dates, not live prices.
For travel between 7 Nov and 13 Nov, the lowest one-way fare we saw (checked 6 Nov) was £16 with Ryanair from London Stansted, for 7 Nov. The weeks after: 14 Nov–20 Nov £17; 21 Nov–27 Nov £18; 28 Nov–4 Dec £15. These are fares seen when we checked, not live prices.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 6 Nov, January was the cheapest month to travel, with a median daily low of £35 over 25 travel days. July was the dearest at £71.
Saturday, in this week's data: the median of the lowest fare for each Saturday departure was £34, across 29 dates.
We have seen non-stop flights sold by Ryanair. Lowest one-way fares seen: Ryanair £15.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 6 Nov, the lowest one-way fare to Barcelona was £15, from London Luton and London Stansted, then London Heathrow £17 and London Gatwick £18. Lowest fares seen, not live prices; the order changes week to week.
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