Flights from Seville to France

Travel to France from Seville

Vueling flies direct from Seville to 7 French cities: Paris, Nice, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille, Nantes and Strasbourg. The shortest flights take around 90 minutes, and none is longer than 2 hours 30 minutes.

The north, the Côte d’Azur, the Rhône valley and the Atlantic coast each open up a different France, so the airport you pick shapes the rest of your route, with the TGV linking them once you land.

What documents you need to travel to France

France and Spain are both in the European Union and the Schengen Area, so Spanish and other EU citizens only need a valid national ID card or passport, with no visa or further formalities.

Schengen flights require the physical Spanish ID card (DNI). The digital version is only valid on flights within Spain, so it is no use for a flight to France. Check the expiry date before you book: it is the most common mistake and the easiest one to avoid. If you are travelling with children, each one needs their own document. If you hold another nationality, check what applies to you on the travel documents page.

What to know when you land in France

From the airport into town. Paris is the one that needs planning. Its airports are a long way out, and public transport into the city takes between half an hour and an hour, so look at the journey before you book somewhere to stay. Nice is the opposite: the airport sits right by the Promenade and the tram reaches the centre in under half an hour. Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux and Nantes all have a shuttle or a direct tram from the terminal.

The TGV. France’s high-speed rail network makes the country easy to cover. From Paris you can reach Lyon in under 2 hours, Bordeaux in just over 2 and Marseille in about 3. The stations are in city centres, too, so you can arrive in one city and head back from another without retracing your steps.

Mealtimes. People eat earlier here than in Spain. Lunch is served between 12:00 and 14:00 and dinner from 19:30, and many kitchens close after 22:00. At 22:30, you may struggle to find a table for dinner.

Climate by region. Paris and the north have cold winters and mild summers. The Mediterranean south, from Marseille to Nice, has a climate closer to Seville’s, with the mistral as the main difference.

You pay in euros, and plugs are types C and E, at 230V. French is the official language, and English works in tourist areas.

What to do in France

Paris and the north

Paris packs the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, Notre-Dame and the Eiffel Tower into an area you can cover on foot, with Le Marais, Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés as neighbourhoods to get lost in. The Palace of Versailles is around 40 minutes away by RER, and the Loire châteaux are a couple of hours away.

The Côte d’Azur and Provence

In Nice you land right by the sea, with markets, a beach and city life. The coastal train gets to Cannes, Antibes and Monaco in under an hour. Marseille is the gateway to Provence: the Calanques, Aix-en-Provence and Avignon.

Bordeaux and Aquitaine

Bordeaux is compact, elegant and easy to explore on foot, and its 18th-century historic centre is a World Heritage Site. The vineyards of Saint-Émilion and the Médoc are less than an hour away, and so is the Dune du Pilat on the Atlantic coast.

Lyon, Nantes and Strasbourg

Lyon has a well-earned name as a food capital, with its bouchons, the Croix-Rousse district and a Renaissance old town listed as a World Heritage Site. Nantes opens the way to Brittany and the Loire, while Strasbourg sits on the border with Germany, home to Petite France and a Gothic cathedral.

Luggage for your flight to France

What you can bring from Seville depends on your fare. The simplest fare includes a personal item that fits under the seat in front, and from there you can add cabin or checked luggage.

For a weekend break in any of the 7 cities, cabin luggage is usually enough. If your plan strings several cities together by train, sorting it out while you book saves you carrying more than you need between stations. Check the current conditions in Vueling’s luggage policy.