The 11 Best Balloon Flights with Hotel Transfer in Spain

1.Hot Air Balloon over Segovia with Optional Transfers from Madrid

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 388 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $248Our pick

Meet EoloFLY in Segovia for a roughly four-hour outing built around a one-hour balloon flight over the cathedral, aqueduct, Alcázar, and medieval center. You can add hotel transfers from Madrid. Pilots including Pepe, José, and Carlos have earned praise for clear instructions and calm handling. Breakfast, cava, a certificate, and flight photos and video follow.

“Wonderful flight over Segovia staff was very professional and the ride was very smooth the entire time. We all really enjoyed it, including the champagne at the end.”

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2.Pre-Pyrenees Hot Air Balloon Tour & Pickup Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 217 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $196Best value

You’ll leave Barcelona early for a one-hour hot-air-balloon flight near Vic, with views of Montserrat, Montseny Natural Park, Sau Reservoir, and the Pyrenees. Guides including Kiko, Enric, Eli, and Benjamin handle the journey, safety briefing, and flight. After landing, enjoy cava, pastries, photos, and a first-flight certificate.

“Kiko and Enric were fabulous. The entire experience awesome. Enjoyed it a lot. Recommend to all try this activity”

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3.Seville Hot-Air Balloon Ride with Breakfast, Cava & Hotel Pick up

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 184 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $284

Rise early for a shared hot-air balloon flight with Gloobo over the countryside near Seville. Your pilot may be Juanma or Manuel Vicente, and the crew handles safety, balloon setup, flight, breakfast, certificates, and transfers. Expect about 5 to 6 hours in all, with roughly an hour or more in the air.

“This was an amazing experience, we celebrated my husband's 50th birthday and the pilot surprised us with some Cava while in flight. After a peaceful flight in air enjoying the Seville scenery, we headed for breakfast as a group. The guys were all very friendly, professional and make the experience memorable.”

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4.Hot Air Balloon over Segovia with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 128 reviews · 6 hours · from $288

Leave Madrid by hotel transfer for a one-hour hot air balloon flight over Segovia. Your bilingual crew handles the safety briefing, flight, photos, and video, then serves a local picnic with Cava and presents a signed flight certificate. Pilots such as Pepe and Pericles have been praised for smooth, informative flights.

“This experience was amazing! The team made sure that everything was in order before flying. The views of Segovia from the air are breathtaking. Overall, this is an activity you must do when visiting Spain!”

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5.Hot Air Balloon Ride in Segovia with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 112 reviews · 6 hours · from $288

Leave Madrid before sunrise for a one-hour balloon flight above Segovia with an experienced pilot and ground crew. You’ll see the Roman Aqueduct, cathedral, and Alcázar from the air, then land for champagne, breakfast, a certificate, HD photos, and video. English and Spanish support is available.

“Our day started at 6am when they picked us up from Madrid & drove us all the way to Segovia. Everyone who worked there was super friendly, knowledgeable & professional. All of my fear went away the second the balloon entered the air. It is SO relaxing. If you are nervous about this, I promise you all of your thoughts about this will go away once you’re in the air. It’s extremely peaceful. 10/10 would do again.”

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6.Balloon Ride with Transfer Option from Madrid

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 49 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $241

Meet Aerotours near Segovia’s General Hospital, watch the balloon inflate, then float for about an hour above the Alcázar, cathedral, aqueduct, and nearby countryside. After landing, enjoy cava, a country brunch, photos, HD video, and a personalized flight diploma. Pickup from Madrid-area accommodation is available on selected options.

“The tour was a great new adventure away from the city. Great views led by a strong support crew and a great pilot. Loved meeting other travelers from Singapore, France, Spain, Canada and Puerto Rico too!!”

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7.Hot Air Balloon over Toledo with optional transfers from Madrid

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $258

Meet your pilot near Toledo for a one-hour sunrise balloon flight above the UNESCO-listed old city. See the Cathedral, fortress, churches, mosques, synagogues, and surrounding countryside from the basket, then enjoy a Spanish brunch, Cava toast, photos, video, and a flight certificate. Choose optional round-trip transport from Madrid.

“We had a wonderful experience! It was a friendly and professional team that gave us a memorable flight with a birds-eye view of the beautiful city of Toledo and its surroundings.”

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8.Catalonia Hot Air Balloon with Optional Pick up from Barcelona

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · 3 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $214

Meet early for a one-hour hot air balloon flight over Catalonia, choosing from launch areas near Igualada, Vic, Manresa, Alp, or Verges. You may see Montserrat, the Pre-Pyrenees, the Pyrenees, or the Costa Brava. Champagne, biscuits, photos, and a flight certificate are included. Pickup from Barcelona is optional, but return transport is not.

“The Hot Air Balloon ride was incredible and one of a lifetime! It was a very scenic, safe, comfortable, and beautiful experience. The driver, Aleix, was very knowledgeable, professional, kind, and he helped to make the ride worthwhile and very meaningful. Aleix explained everything well, in both Spanish and English. In addition to being a spectacular experience, he made the balloon ride so much fun!”

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9.Balloon Ride with Transfer Option from Madrid

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 19 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $241

Meet Aerotours at Toledo’s La Peraleda fairground for a roughly one-hour flight over Toledo and the surrounding countryside. You’ll watch the balloon inflate, follow the wind with an English or Spanish-speaking pilot, then enjoy cava, brunch, photos, HD video, and a custom flight diploma. Madrid pickup is available.

“We ended up flying over Segovia, as the weather was not right in Toledo, so they offered Segovia instead. The transport was on time, with pick up for my hotel. Everything went smoothly and it was a great morning.”

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10.Balloon Ride with Transfer Option from Madrid City

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 7 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $241

Meet Aerotours at Toledo’s La Peraleda fairgrounds, or add Madrid pickup for €40. After inflation and a safety briefing, you’ll spend about an hour over the Lower Guadarrama River Basin, followed by a ground picnic, cava, photos, HD video, and a personalized flight diploma. English and Spanish support is available.

“Organisation au top, personnes très sympathiques et professionnelles. je recommande dans hésitation. cela restera un moment inoubliable”

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11.Balloon flight in la Garrotxa with transfer from Barcelona

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $371

Leave central Barcelona before sunrise for a hot-air-balloon flight above La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park. You’ll watch the balloon prepare over coffee and pastries, then fly for 1 to 1.5 hours with rosé cava and local cake. A cooked Catalan brunch, ratafia tasting, diploma, and return transfer are included.

“Wauw het was adembenemend mooi! Echt super, ik werd opgehaald vanaf mijn hotel door hele aardige jongeman! Eenmaal in de ballon is het geweldig, wat een uitzicht! Wat is spanje toch prachtig. Na de vaart een heerlijke lunch/ontbijt gehad, nog even gezellig na kletsen etc. En weer terug gebracht… dit is het geld zeker waard, echt aardige mensen! Kan het iedereen aanraden”

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