{
  "response": {
    "Key": "US-ES",
    "orig": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "ES",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Spain"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in United States can I fly from to reach Spain?",
        "answer": "Major US departure cities for Spain include New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston, with nonstop flights to Madrid and Barcelona from several East Coast hubs. West Coast travellers often connect through European gateways like Lisbon, London or Paris. Choice depends on proximity, fare sales and nonstop availability."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "Which airports in Spain are the best to fly into from United States?",
        "answer": "Madrid Barajas is the primary gateway with the most direct flights from the US, excellent for connections across Spain by high-speed train and domestic flights. Barcelona El Prat also receives direct US flights and serves Catalonia and the Mediterranean coast. Málaga and Palma de Mallorca see seasonal direct service and are convenient for the Costa del Sol and Balearic Islands, respectively."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from United States to Spain?",
        "answer": "From New York JFK to Madrid, non-stop flights take around 7 to 8 hours eastbound and about an hour longer westbound. From Los Angeles, common one-stop flights via other European hubs take 12 to 15 hours. Miami offers direct routes to Madrid and Barcelona, typically 8 to 9 hours."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from United States to Spain?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are non-stop flights from the United States to Spain. Major routes include New York (JFK) to Madrid with Iberia, American Airlines, and Delta, and to Barcelona with Delta and American. Miami to Madrid is served by Iberia and American. From the West Coast, Los Angeles to Barcelona is available on Level. Other non-stop pairs include Chicago to Madrid on Iberia, and seasonal flights from Boston to Barcelona on Level. Flight times are roughly 7 to 8 hours from the East Coast and 10 to 11 hours from the West Coast."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "Which airports in United States are usually cheapest for flying to Spain?",
        "answer": "New York JFK and Miami are often the cheapest US departure points for Spain due to high competition and direct flights on multiple airlines. Los Angeles can also have good deals, but travellers from smaller US cities usually need a domestic connection to these hubs first."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from United States to Spain?",
        "answer": "United, American, Delta, Iberia, Air Europa and British Airways serve US-Spain routes, with nonstop options from major hubs."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from United States to Spain?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from the US to Spain are March, April, October, and November, while June, July, and December are the most expensive — avoid summer and the Christmas season if you can. Booking 5–25 days ahead usually yields the best fares, and departing midweek (especially Wednesday) on a late-night or afternoon flight tends to save you money compared to Monday mornings.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from United States to Spain?",
        "answer": "For long-haul flights from the United States to Spain, you should generally book 8 to 12 weeks ahead for the best balance of price and availability, though for peak summer travel and major holidays like Christmas or Semana Santa you may want to book 4 to 6 months out."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from United States to Spain?",
        "answer": "US citizens do not need a visa for short stays in Spain of up to 90 days within a 180-day period for tourism or business. From mid-2025, US travellers will need to register online for an ETIAS authorisation before departure. Always confirm the latest requirements with official Spanish or EU sources before travelling."
      },
      "q10": {
        "question": "How easy is it to travel within Spain after I arrive?",
        "answer": "Spain has an excellent high-speed train network connecting major cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Seville, plus extensive domestic flights and buses. Arriving in Madrid or Barcelona gives the easiest onward connections to most regions."
      }
    }
  }
}