{
  "response": {
    "Key": "VE-ES",
    "orig": {
      "code": "VE",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Venezuela"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "ES",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Spain"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Venezuela can I fly from to reach Spain?",
        "answer": "Caracas is the primary departure point for Venezuela to Spain, with non-stop flights to Madrid on several airlines. Travellers from other Venezuelan cities like Maracaibo or Valencia typically connect via Caracas or regional hubs such as Panama City or Bogotá before continuing to Madrid or Barcelona."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "Which airports in Spain are the best to fly into from Venezuela?",
        "answer": "Madrid-Barajas is the primary gateway from Venezuela, with the most direct and one-stop flights, and excellent connections by high-speed train and domestic flights across Spain and Europe. Barcelona-El Prat also receives flights and serves Catalonia and the Mediterranean coast well. Tenerife South and other Canary Islands airports are options for those heading directly to the islands, often via Madrid."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Venezuela to Spain?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from Caracas to Madrid take roughly 8 to 9 hours eastbound and about 9 to 10 hours westbound. One-stop itineraries via Bogotá, Panama or other European cities often extend total travel time to 12 to 16 hours."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Venezuela to Spain?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights operate from Caracas to Madrid with airlines like Air Europa and Plus Ultra, and occasionally to Tenerife North, taking about 8–9 hours. If flying from other Venezuelan cities, common one-stop routings connect through Caracas or regional hubs like Bogotá, with total travel times from 12 hours."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "Which airports in Venezuela are usually cheapest for flying to Spain?",
        "answer": "Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas is typically the cheapest and most convenient Venezuelan gateway for flights to Spain, as it offers the most direct and connecting options. Maracaibo can occasionally have competitive fares but usually involves a domestic connection to Caracas first."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Venezuela to Spain?",
        "answer": "Venezuela to Spain: Air Europa and Iberia offer direct flights. One-stop options include Turkish Airlines, TAP Air Portugal and LATAM."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Venezuela to Spain?",
        "answer": "The cheapest time to fly from Venezuela (CCS) to Spain (MAD) is on Thursdays and Sundays, with evening and late-night departures offering the lowest fares. Nonstop flights are available year-round on Iberia, Air Europa, and low-fare leader Plus Ultra, while one-stop connections via Istanbul or Panama City can also yield savings. Avoid Wednesdays and midday departures, and steer clear of peak holiday windows like Christmas, Easter, and August, when demand on both sides of the Atlantic pushes prices higher.",
        "methodology": "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. Stop counts, connecting hubs, and per-airline prices are drawn from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours. We group those fares by number of stops, by the hub airport a connection routes through, and by operating airline, and report each group's share of the sample alongside its lowest and median price. The typical price, the lowest fare, a 'great deal' threshold, and how fares are spread across price bands are summarized from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, with a small fraction of extreme outlier fares excluded from the range. Airlines and weekly frequencies are compiled from our flight-schedule database, which combines published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and observed flight operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI). We count each operating carrier's scheduled weekly departures and the days it flies; where there is no nonstop service, connecting carriers are identified by linking scheduled nonstop segments through common hub airports. Where a median fare is shown for a carrier, it reflects the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Venezuela to Spain?",
        "answer": "Venezuelan passport holders typically need a Schengen visa to enter Spain for tourism or business. Requirements depend on nationality and purpose of stay, so you should confirm current rules with the Spanish consulate before travelling."
      },
      "q10": {
        "question": "How easy is it to travel within Spain after I arrive?",
        "answer": "Spain has a modern high-speed train network connecting major cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Valencia. Domestic flights are plentiful for longer hops or island destinations. Buses cover smaller towns. Arriving in Madrid offers the most central connections by rail, while Barcelona provides excellent links to the Mediterranean coast and southern France."
      }
    }
  }
}