Serving Gijon, Oviedo, the Picos de Europa, and Asturias at large, Oviedo Airport is a great alternative to arriving in this region by train or bus from Barcelona or Madrid. It is a good time-saver and can also save you money when you book cheap car hire at Oviedo Airport online.

It is small airport with mostly domestic connections, although there are flights direct from the UK (Stansted Airport) with easyJet, as well as from Paris Charles de Gaulle. More than 1.5 million passengers pass through Oviedo Airport per year and there are ATM machines, banks, one or two cafés and shops, and public transport.

With car rental at Oviedo Airport, you can be in town within the hour going by way of the A-8 and A-66 motorways. Gijon is a lot closer and just requires a drive along the A-8. Buses leave for Oviedo from the airport once every two or three hours, so it makes sense to have a hire car.

Gijon is the more happening of the two cities near to Oviedo Airport, with its busy nightlife and coastal setting, while Oviedo is the capital and has the bulk of the interesting buildings. Wandering around either city on foot is lots of fun before getting around the country with car hire at Oviedo Airport.

There are plenty of other worthy destinations in this part of Asturias, with ancient villages in all areas, plus the Picos de Europa National Park is on the edge of the province to the east with car rental at Oviedo Airport.