Vueling is a low-cost airline that's based in El Prat de Llobregat, near Barcelona in Spain. It is a relatively young airline, having been founded in 2004, with major hubs at Barcelona El Prat Airport and at Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport, near Rome. The airline also has further smaller hubs in A Coruna, Alicante, Bilbao, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Santiago de Compostela, Seville and Valencia in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Brussels in Belgium, Florence in Italy and Paris in France.

Over 100 Airbus aircraft make up Vueling's fleet, which flies to more than 100 destinations across 3 continents. Particularly popular among Vueling flights are those to Algiers, Vienna, Dubrovnik and Prague. Although it is not part of any of the major alliances such as Star Alliance or Skyteam, the airline has codeshare agreements in place with Aer Lingus, British Airways, Qatar Airways and its fellow Spanish airline, Iberia.

Online check-in

Vueling flights offer passengers the ability to check in online and save time at the airport. Online check-in becomes available at different times depending on the passenger's ticket type. Passengers with Optima or Excellence tickets, or those who've paid to select a seat when booking, are able to check in immediately after making their booking. Those passengers who do not fall into one of these categories can first check in 7 days before a Vueling flight's departure. In all cases, online check-in closes 4 hours before departure. Passengers can either receive their boarding pass as a PDF to print or as a text message on their phone. Certain passengers will not be able to check in online. These include people traveling with an infant, children traveling alone, people flying with pets and those requiring special assistance.

Hand luggage allowance

The Vueling hand luggage allowance permits passengers travelling with Optima, Family or TimeFlex fares to take one piece of luggage onto the plane with them, as well as a small personal item, and duty-free goods for every other type of fare. The larger luggage cannot be greater than 10 kg and must be a maximum size of 55 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm. The small personal item includen on every fare must be no larger than 40 cm x 20 cm x 30 cm, and the duty-free goods can only be in a single bag. If liquids have been purchased at duty-free, they will only be allowed on board if they are still in the sealed security bag provided by the store.

Apart from the duty-free items, there are restrictions when it comes to transporting liquids on board with you. Any liquids, pastes, creams or aerosols must be placed in separate containers not exceeding 100ml, and then in a clear bag of a maximum size of 20 cm x 20 cm. Any liquids exceeding these limits can be packed in your checked luggage but must not enter the cabin with you.

Checked baggage policy

1 Bag per passenger, max. 25 kg - included with the Optima and Family fares. If you exceed the maximum baggage allowance, at the airport you will be charged 12.00 EUR for each excess kg, up to a maximum of 32 kg per bag and flight.

It is possible to purchase different bag sizes on the web/app:

15 kg bag from 8.00 EUR
20 kg bag from 10.00 EUR
25 kg bag from 15.00 EUR on Web/App and from 50.00 EUR at the airport
30 kg bag from 25.00 EUR

The price may vary according to the destination. If any passenger has Smart luggage, the batteries must be removed and carried with them in the cabin.

If you would like to take sports equipment or musical instruments with you on your flight, you can apply to take an extra allowance of Special Luggage. This could include skiing equipment, golf clubs or large instruments such as cellos. To be accepted, the equipment must be wrapped securely with contact details attached, and conform to the maximum weight of 32 kg and maximum height of 2.7m. Any item outside these restrictions should be confirmed with the airline before booking. Please be aware that there are usually special conveyor belts for this type of luggage at airports, as its size and shape often prevent use by the normal baggage conveyor belts. Please ask airport staff where you will be able to pick these items up from after your flight.

Additional information

Airline name: Vueling
IATA code: VY
Year Founded: 2004
Headquarters: El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
Website: vueling.com

Customer ratings and reviews of Vueling flights

2.8 /5

Total reviews based on: 35

Barcelona

Geneva

El Prat - Geneva ( BCN - GVA )

5.0 /5

Catire

Date 2019-09-25 Location Age 51-70 Class Economy

All is well with you

5.0 /5

1 reviews

Rome

Prague

Fiumicino - Ruzyne ( FCO - PRG )

5.0 /5

Gamer

Date 2019-09-02 Location Age Under 30 Class Economy

A good, thank you

5.0 /5

1 reviews

Malaga

Toulouse

Málaga - Blagnac ( AGP - TLS )

5.0 /5

Jean Louis Leterre

Date 2019-10-18 Location Malaga Age 51-70 Class Economy

All is ok

5.0 /5

1 reviews

London

Paris

Gatwick - Charles De Gaulle ( LGW - CDG )

5.0 /5

Blabla

Date 2020-01-22 Location Germany Age 31-50 Class Economy

The staff could be more smiling ! But overall very good flight

5.0 /5

1 reviews

Alicante

Munich

Alicante - Franz Josef Strauss ( ALC - MUC )

4.0 /5

Rick

Date 2019-12-16 Location Torrevieja, Spain Age 51-70 Class Economy

The flight, boarding and everything else was great for the price. My only complaint is that the seats were small. Not bad for a short flight, but would be terrible on a longer flight.

4.0 /5

1 reviews

Milan

Alicante

Malpensa - Alicante ( MXP - ALC )

4.0 /5

Mister Paul

Date 2019-10-25 Location Switzerland Age 51-70 Class Economy

Good expirience over the flight (as expected)

4.0 /5

1 reviews

Paris

London

Charles De Gaulle - Gatwick ( CDG - LGW )

2.0 /5

Bally High

Date 2019-09-17 Location NJ, then 42 years in Paris Age Over 70 Class Economy

Vueling isn't a good airline.

2.5 /5

2 reviews

Paris

Rome

Orly - Fiumicino ( ORY - FCO )

2.0 /5

Jess

Date 2019-10-21 Location New York. Age Under 30 Class Economy

Horrible experience. Flight was delayed 6+ hours. I paid For an extra legroom seat but they kicked me off of the plane and had me fly standby because apparently all the seats got messed up. It was chaotic and no one knew how to fix the situation.

2.0 /5

1 reviews

Milan

Toulouse

Malpensa - Blagnac ( MXP - TLS )

1.0 /5

peter

Date 2019-09-12 Location france Age 31-50 Class Economy

flight delayed; flight canceled; final destination not at toulouse but in other city; 3 hours sleep in a hotel; vueling employees unprepared and agressive. a nightmare to flight with Vueling. never more.

1.0 /5

1 reviews

Dublin

Barcelona

Dublin - El Prat ( DUB - BCN )

1.0 /5

Ankita

Date 2019-09-10 Location India Age 31-50 Class Economy

It was really a bad experience because the flight got delayed for more than 3 hours and everything messed up after that because we reached after the day got over.. I think you should give us an option for zero rating as well. Thanks

1.0 /5

2 reviews

Granada

London

Granada - Gatwick ( GRX - LGW )

1.0 /5

Julie

Date 2020-03-04 Location UK Age 51-70 Class Economy

I have to give official complaint. The 2nd part my journey on Sunday 1st was at 1st with no explaination! That going via Rome! Not choice.. While at airport! I saw flights direct and changed. No meal tickets except the lady who changed ticket, not a friendly experience, well over a reasonable time at airport. Rest for complaints Regards

1.0 /5

1 reviews

London

Alicante

Gatwick - Alicante ( LGW - ALC )

1.0 /5

luis

Date 2020-02-29 Location Poland Age 31-50 Class Economy

I had problems with flight 7381, they diverted it to Barcelona and demanded compensation.

1.0 /5

1 reviews

Malaga

Paris

Málaga - Orly ( AGP - ORY )

1.0 /5

Fred

Date 2019-10-03 Location France Age 51-70 Class Business Class

As the plane arrived late in Malaga, the flight was delayed by more than an hour. As a result, it arrived to late to land in Orly airport and had to land at Charles-de-Gaule 3. At a time when public transportation it, at best, scarce. The only action taken was to charter bus toward Orly where, seeing the foreseen arrival time there would have been no public transportation at all. I took a taxi home, it costed me 80 €.

1.0 /5

1 reviews

Best flight deal €40 The best flight deal we have found is €40

Cabin bag allowance 55 x 40 x 20 cm Vueling's maximum dimensions for cabin bag are 55 x 40 x 20 cm.

Cabin bag weight 10 kg The cabin bag must weight up to 10 kg.

Loyalty program Punto / Iberia Plus Vueling features a fidelity program for frequent flyers - Punto / Iberia Plus.