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Spain visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Spain.

The answer

Yes. United Kingdom passport holders can visit Spain visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Limit
90 days within 180 days
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

eur-lex.europa.euPublications Office of the European Union (EUR-Lex)Checked 28 Oct 2026

Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu (11) Ukraine ( 13 ) ▼M1 United Kingdom (excluding British nationals as referred to in Part 3) ▼B United States Uruguay Holy See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (11) Venezuela ▼M6 ----- ▼B Samoa

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

The passport must be valid at least 3 months after the intended date of departure from the Schengen area.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Spain passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Spain passport United Kingdom

ETA needed before travel · 6 months

Fee
£20.00
Maximum stay
Up to 6 months

ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation: (a) for travel to the UK on or after 15 November 2023: Qatar (b) for travel to the UK on or after 22 February 2024: Bahrain Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia (c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Guyana Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Special Administrative Region Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia New Zealand Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan* The Bahamas Tonga Tuvalu United States Uruguay *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan. (d) travelling to the UK on or after 2 April 2025: Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Vatican City

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Madrid, nearest first.

  1. AndorraAndorra la Vella, about 490 km from MadridVisa-free · 90 days
  2. GibraltarGibraltar, about 500 km from MadridVisa-free · 90 days
  3. PortugalLisbon, about 500 km from MadridVisa-free · 90 days
  4. MoroccoRabat, about 760 km from MadridVisa-free
  5. JerseySaint Helier, about 980 km from MadridVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Madrid

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Madrid, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 10.0°CLow 3.0°CRain 32 mm
  2. FebHigh 12.2°CLow 3.7°CRain 34 mm
  3. MarHigh 16.2°CLow 6.3°CRain 35 mm
  4. AprHigh 18.9°CLow 8.2°CRain 46 mm
  5. MayHigh 23.2°CLow 11.9°CRain 49 mm
  6. JunHigh 28.9°CLow 16.5°CRain 20 mm
  7. JulHigh 32.7°CLow 19.5°CRain 9 mm
  8. AugHigh 32.0°CLow 19.3°CRain 10 mm
  9. SepHigh 26.5°CLow 15.5°CRain 24 mm
  10. OctHigh 19.7°CLow 11.1°CRain 64 mm
  11. NovHigh 13.5°CLow 6.4°CRain 53 mm
  12. DecHigh 10.3°CLow 3.7°CRain 42 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 29 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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