Girona–Costa Brava Airport
Address: 17185 Vilobi d’Onyar / Girona, Spain
Phone: (+34) 913 21 10 00
Website: aena.es
IATA airport code: GRO
ICAO airport code: LEGE
Alias: Girona Costa Brava Airport and Barcelona Girona Airport
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The city of Girona (in Spanish Gerona) is located in the northeast of Spain. Girona is even more northeast than the city of Barcelona. The distance between the center of Girona and Girona Airport (IATA airport code: GRO) is just under 12 kilometers (7 miles). Barcelona is 100 kilometers from Girona. It is an important airport for tourists who want to go to the Costa Brava and it is also the gateway to the Pyrenees.
Top winter routes from GRO
- PSA – Pisa
- STN – London
- KRK – Krakow
- CRL – Charleroi
- DUB – Dublin
- FKB – Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
Girona Airport terminal
All Girona GRO arrivals land on the single 7,800 feet runway. After landing you arrive at the gate and go to the baggage claim area. You will then enter the Girona arrivals lobby right next to the check-in counters for departure.
Thanks to the Girona airport arrivals of the low budget airline Ryanair in 2003, the importance of Girona increased. Ryanair used Girona as a hub for connections throughout Europe. The number of passengers was the highest in 2008, when about 5-6 million people arrived at the airport. The popularity of Girona-Costa Brava had fallen sharply in 2015 when Ryanair moved most of their flights to Barcelona El-Prat. There were over 9 thousand Girona arrivals in 2019. A total of 1,933,049 passengers flew with all these flights.
Ground transportation Girona Airport
Girona airport is often used as an alternative to Barcelona El Prat airport. In 50-60 km you are also in Barcelona. It is also a good option if you want to stay in the popular coastal towns such as Lloret de Mar and Palamos or the town of Figueres. From the north you drive via the E-15/AP-7 to Girona. If you drive past the city you will almost soon pass the airport. From the city of Firona you can also easily reach the airport via the A-2.
Girona airport is often used as an alternative to Barcelona El Prat airport. In 50-60 km you are also in Barcelona. It is also a good option if you want to stay in the popular coastal towns such as Lloret de Mar and Palamos or the town of Figueres. From the north you drive via the E-15/AP-7 to Girona. If you drive past the city you will almost soon pass the airport. From the city of Firona you can also easily reach the airport via the A-2.
You cannot travel to the airport by train. There is a train station in Girona but after that you can continue by taxi or bus. You can go to Girona city by bus, but there are many more options. You could also travel to Barcelona, the Costa Brava or France by bus.
Girona flight routes
Most flights are seasonal to this airport. It is mainly known for being used by travelers who want to enjoy the Costa Brava. There are mainly Girona flight arrivals from northern European countries.
- Brussels Airlines flies from Brussels
- Smartwings from Poland
- Enter Air and LOT Polish Airlines from Poland
- Ryanair, Jet2.com and TUI Airways from Birmingham, Leeds / Bradford, Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle and London STN
Then there are also airlines that have GRO arrivals from Russia with Nordwind Airlines, Pobeda and Ural Airlines. Finally also Transavia and TUI fly from the Netherlands (Schiphol Amsterdam and Rotterdam / The Hague airport)