Is Valencia worth a day trip?

Yes: 9.5 hours in Valencia, £96 for the whole day, 20 min into town each way. Enough for the main sights and a proper lunch without rushing.

How long do you actually get in Valencia?

About 9.5 hours in Valencia. Landing to take-off is 12.3 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Valencia airport into town?

Metro 3 or 5, 20 min, €4.80 single (plus €1.10-2.10 for the card the first time). A day ticket on local transport is Valencia Tourist Card 24h €17 (€15.30 online), covers the airport metro.

What does a day in Valencia cost, not counting the flight?

About £50 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 19:25. That allows 20 min to get back to the airport and 110 min there, including 20 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 21:35 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 15 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 20 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 9.5 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Valencia.
From London Luton, back by 23:10.

Spain·Wed 14 Oct · 9.5 hours in the city

£96

the whole day

9.5 hours

in the city

23:10

back in London Luton

Day Trip Flight Details

Time in the city

9.5 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

8km

to the centreFrom Valencia centre (VLC)

Daylight

11.3 hours

08:10 to 19:25Sunrise 08:10, sunset 19:25

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

06:00
Leave London Luton
2h 20min
09:55
In the city
Lands 09:20, 15min immigration, 20min from the airport
19:25
Leave the city
20min back, 110min at the airport incl. immigration
23:10
Back in London Luton
Flies 21:35

Leave London Luton06:00
Land in Valencia2h 20min09:20
In the city15min immigration, 20min from the airport09:55
Leave the city20min back, 110min at the airport incl. immigration19:25
Fly home2h 20min21:35
Back in London Luton23:10

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What a day in Valencia costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£96/ all in, per person

Transport for the day£14

Lunch£14

Dinner£22

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Entry fees, on top (optional)

Oceanograficfrom £36 (€41.80)

Valencia Cathedral£10 (€12)

El Miguelete bell tower£2.60 (€3)

Torres de Serranos£1.70 (€2)

Turia Gardens, City of Arts and Sciences exterior, Museum of Fine Arts, Torres de Serranos, Malvarrosa and Cabanyal city beachesFree

On the ground£50

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£46

Google Flights price. Checked 17 hours ago.

Getting to Lutonfrom free

All in, per person£96

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Getting to Luton

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.

Free

Free drop-off, Long Stay car parkFree~10 min shuttle
First 2 hours free. Free shuttle bus, about every 20 min, 24/7. Source

Train

From London (St Pancras)£6.50 each way22-45 min
Advance single. First train 05:45, last train 23:51 Source
First train too late for this flight: it gets you to Luton less than 90 min before take-off.
Luton DART shuttle (Parkway station to terminal)£4.90 each way4 min
24/7: every 5 min at peak (06:00-09:30, 14:00-18:00), every 8 min off-peak, every 15 min super off-peak (22:00-04:00). Source

Coach

National Express from London£7 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Runs round the clock. Source

Taxi

From London£90-£130 one way~35 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £45-£75.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-off zone£9
£9 for 12 minutes, then £1 a minute, 30 min max. Source
Terminal Car Park 1 / 2 (closest to terminal)£75
9 to 24 hours. Source
Long Stay Car Park£35
First day. Source

More parking

Mid Stay Car ParkNo same-day price
Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Airparks Drop & Go£30.14
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source
APH Drop and Go£99.99
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 12-14 min. Source
Vauxhall Way Self Park£39.97
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source

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Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
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