Travel Documents Required

We help you plan your trip so you know which documents you need to travel and make sure you are prepared.

First, you need to keep in mind the following:

If you have to go through passport control, you must get to the airport early enough.
Physical copies of all the documents must be shown.
For more information, please visit the official IATA website or the Consulate website of your destination country.

In general, travel documentation may vary depending on your nationality and the destination you're traveling to. On this page, you can enter your route and check possible restrictions for your trip. You can also read a general overview of the basic documentation you might need for your next trip below:

If you have Spanish nationality...

Destination	Documentation
Domestic flights (national)	National ID card or passport (expired documents will be accepted)
Domestic flights (national)	Driving licence issued in Spain.
Schengen *	Valid ID document or passport.
Schengen *	Exception: Spanish citizens travelling to, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany Holland, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland can travel with a passport that has expired by up to 5 years.
EU/Non-Schengen *	Valid passport.
Non-EU/Non-Schengen *	Valid passport + visa for destination country if required.

If you have Italian nationality...

Destination	Documentation
Domestic flights (national)	ID document.
	Valid passport.
	Driving licence with photo.
	Sailing licence.
	OAP card.
	Licence to carry out thermal installations.
	Weapons permit.
	ID card with photo issued and stamped by the Administration.
Schengen**	Valid ID document or passport.
EU/Non-Schengen**	Valid passport.
Non-EU/Non-Schengen**	Valid passport + visa for destination country if required.

Passengers who are nationals of the European Union, Andorra, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein or Switzerland...

Destination	Documentation
Non-EU/Non-Schengen	Valid passport + visa for destination country if required.
Schengen**	Valid ID document or passport. Exception: citizens of Germany (ID Document expired by up to 1 year), Austria, Belgium, France, Holland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Monaco, Portugal and Switzerland can fly to Spain with a passport that has expired by up to 5 years.
EU/Non-Schengen**	Valid passport.
Domestic flights (national)	National ID card or passport (expired documents will be accepted).
	Valid residency card issued by a Schengen state.
	Driving licence issued in Spain.

Other nationalities...

Destination	Documentation
Domestic flights (national)	Passport* + valid visa if required.
	Valid residency card issued by a Schengen state.
	Driving licence issued in Spain.
Schengen**	Passport* + valid residency card issued by a Schengen state. Passport* + visa for destination country if required. Both must be valid.
EU/Non-Schengen**	Passport* + valid residency card issued by a Schengen state. Passport* + visa for destination country if required. Both must be valid.
Non-EU/Non-Schengen**	Passport* + visa for destination country if required. Both must be valid.

*NB: The passport validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States, and it shall have been issued within the previous 10 years.

**The following countries are currently part of the Schengen territory:

Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Letonia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Sweden and Switzerland.

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