Flights Vienna → Barcelona
VIE → BCN
How long is the flight from Vienna to Barcelona?
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Barcelona (BCN) takes 2h 5m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Vienna to Barcelona operates with a high level of punctuality, with 77% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 27 total flights on this route, experiencing an average delay of just 4.2 minutes. The destination airport in Barcelona, which opened in 1916 and currently serves over 41 million passengers annually, is well-equipped to handle the traffic from various Airbus aircraft models including A320, A321, and A330-300.
The Vienna (VIE) → Barcelona (BCN) route is operated by Iberia Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Vueling Airlines. Across 106 flights monitored in recent months, 48% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 29 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.89%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes.
Heading to Barcelona: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vienna (VIE) to Barcelona (BCN) heads south-west for about 1,370 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 5m.
Departures from Vienna on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 55% of VIE-BCN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 min (atfm); arriving into Barcelona it is 1.5 min (atfm).
Across 106 tracked VIE-BCN flights, 48% left on time with an average delay of 29 min and a 1.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 87% | 20 min | 1.2% |
| Austrian Airlines (OS) | 83% | 19 min | 1.6% |
| Vueling Airlines (VY) | 80% | 36 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about VIE-BCN
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Barcelona (BCN) takes 2h 5m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Vienna (VIE) -> Barcelona (BCN) route, on-time performance is 48% with an average delay of 29 minutes, based on 106 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vienna-Barcelona is 1.89% across 106 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Iberia Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Vueling Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Barcelona, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Vienna-Barcelona route is about 1,370 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
