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Holidays In Salou
For a budget break in the sunshine, Salou holidays can be a great option in 2025 & 2026, especially if you're trying not to spend much but still need that sunny holiday. Low cost flights from across the UK to Reus in the Costa Dorada, lots of budget friendly hotels and apartments and plenty of sunshine and beach fun make for the ideal cheap holiday. Alternatively, booking an all inclusive holiday so you don't have to worry about a think is also a great option here.
Popular Things To Do In Salou
PortAventura World
With three theme parks, including Ferrari Land and the Caribe Aquatic waterpark, you'll want to spend three days at PortAventura, scaring yourself silly on the thrill rides, admiring the shows, and relaxing on Bahama Beach between waterslides.
Llevant Beach
Although not the biggest here, Llevant Beach is closest to the town centre, making it one of the most popular beaches on the Costa Daurada. If you fancy a day away from the pool, build sand castles and dip your toes in the Mediterranean Sea here.
Quad Biking
Spend a fun hour or two exploring the coastline on an exhilarating quad bike safari. Follow your local guide either in a one or two person quad bike as you discover the endless off road fun on four wheels around Salou.
Day Trip To Barcelona
With Barcelona just down the road, why not jump on the train from Salou and enjoy a day trip in Barcelona? The journey takes around 90 minutes, although there's only a few trains a day so don't miss the train on the way back!
Getting To, From and Around Salou, Costa Dorada
The nearest airport to Salou is Reus Airport, about a 20 minute drive away. During the winter months, only Ryanair flies from the UK to Reus Airport (REU), but as hotels open up for the summer, between April and October, other airlines including Jet2 and TUI run flights from across the UK to Reus, including from Newcastle, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Belfast. Flying into Barcelona is an alternative option, with airlines like easyJet and British Airways going direct, however, Barcelona airport is about 100km from Salou, so if you're staying here, it's about a 80-90 minute car ride (and could cost around €120 each way).
If you've booked a package holiday and the airport transfers are included, all the better. This can be the simplest, easiest and most affordable way to get between Reus airport and your accommodation. If it's not already included, you should be able to add it when you make your booking. You can take a taxi into the town centre which will cost around €30 each way and take about 20 minutes.
Public Transport
There is a bus service between Reus Airport and Salou and Cambrils for just a couple of Euros, however, they aren't too frequent so make sure you check the bus times and take any flight delays into account. Once in Salou, walking is a great way to get around and see a little more of the city, especially under the palm trees along the promenade. However, the local bus service, Plana (or Busplana as it's also known), has a number of services that run through the town and to Tarragona, Barcelona Airport and Cambrils. You'll need to pick up an ATM card to use the bus which is like a prepaid top up card.
Car Hire
If you're plan is to get out and explore the Costa Dorada, and not just to stay at your hotel and enjoy the sunshine by the pool, hiring a car from either the airport or locally in Salou is a great ideal and affordable too. The usual hire car companies like Europcar and Hertz are at the airport and start from less than £50 per day for an economy sized car. Not only can you explore other towns and beaches along the coast, including Tarragona, Miami Platja and Calafat, but you can also venture into the local nature reserves and mountains, like the stunning Muntanyes de Prades mountains, Serra de Montsant Natural Parc, or even as far as Deltebre.
Coach Holidays To Salou
Did you know that you can also enjoy Spain's Golden Coast by coach? Companies like Harry Shaw and Shearings offer coach holidays to Salou, travelling by ferry to France or Spain, before heading on through the countryside to discover this glorious part of Spain.
Popular Hotels In Salou
Free Child Places
Salou holidays with free child places are possible, even at Easter and in the summer holidays in July and August. There so much for families here and that also means some great kid friendly hotels like the 4 star Villa Romana and 3 star Hotel Belvedere, both of which offer free child places. The Ohtels Vila Romana was actually rated the best hotel in Salou by customers on TripAdvisor, with reviews speaking very highly of staff, cleanliness and location.
If you have small children (under 2), you can benefit from reduced costs on flights and accommodation, with cots being provided at certain hotels. Check with your tour operator or check the hotels online to see what baby, infant and child facilities are on offer.
Booking Your Holiday
ATOL protected, flight inclusive holidays are the best way to secure your escape. Whether booking online through the likes of On The Beach, Love Holidays and easyJet Holidays, or speaking with a travel agent face-to-face like at Travel Counsellors or TUI, it's important to choose both the right area and the right deals, especially with self catering, half board and all inclusive holidays all possible. In fact, Hays Travel and Barrhead Travel offer a great range of package holidays to Salou from Scotland too. Other travel companies to think about include First Choice, Thomas Cook and Travel Republic. You can often get some great last minute holiday deals, especially out of season, and if you book far in advance, you may also be able to take advantage of paying a low deposit and paying the balance off over time.
Always check the latest FCDO travel advice before you book and travel. You may also be interested in Salou Uncovered, which is an unofficial forum and directory about all things Salou. Here you'll find lots of information from things like the local weather and history, to yoga classes and go karting offers. There are also plenty of guides and videos on YouTube showing you around the city and highlighting some of the events and entertainment on offer.
Camping
A budget friendly way to enjoy Salou is camping or staying at a holiday park. The main campsite in Salou is La Siesta Salou Resort & Camping which is within walking distance of bars and restaurants, and the beach. Alternatively Camping & Resort Sanguli, and Cambrils Park Resort are located a little further down the coast, both offering good quality accommodation for the whole family, plus great swimming pools too. You can book 3, 4 and 7 night holidays to Sanguli with Eurocamp here.