Five hours from Barcelona to white beaches, turquoise water and turtle season.
Vueling flies non-stop from Barcelona to Sal, in Cape Verde, from €234 return. The dates fall in June and July 2027, when loggerhead turtles start nesting on the island's beaches.
✈️ The Deal
- From: Barcelona, Spain
- To: Sal, Cape Verde
- Airline: Vueling
- Stops: Non-stop
- Price: €234–€254 return
- When: June - July 2027
Example dates:
16/06/2027 - 23/06/2027
16/06/2027 - 26/06/2027
30/06/2027 - 10/07/2027
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The flight leaves Barcelona at 15:45 and lands in Sal at 18:00 local time. The return leaves Sal at 19:00 and lands in Barcelona at 02:50. The cheapest fare is Vueling's basic one, with only a small under-seat bag. Travellers from the EU need to register online and pay the airport security fee before the trip.
💰 How far does your money go?
A caña in Barcelona now costs €3-3.50 and a menú del día €14. On Sal, a plate of cachupa costs €6-8, a Strela beer about €2.50 and a fresh tuna steak on the pier in Santa Maria around €10. The aluguer, the shared minibus, to Espargos costs about €1.
☀️ The Weather
June and July are warm and dry on Sal. Expect highs of 27-28°C, nights around 23°C and almost no rain. The sea warms up to 24-25°C, and the wind is lighter than in winter. Turtle nesting season runs from June to October.
🏨 Where to Stay
Stay in Santa Maria, the town on the beach at the south of the island.
Tres Caravelas Studio Flats · 8.5/10 · From €40/night
Simple studios with a kitchenette, a short walk from the beach and the pier.
Hotel Morabeza · 8.7/10 · From €203/night
A long-running beachfront hotel with gardens, two pools and a relaxed feel.
Meliá Llana Beach Resort & Spa · 8.2/10 · From €282/night
An adults-only resort on the beach, with a big pool and a spa.
🎯 What to Do
Sal is small and flat, easy to see in a day.
Salt flats, Blue Eye and Shark Bay: A full-day island tour: floating in the salt lake of Pedra de Lume, the Buracona Blue Eye pool and the bay where lemon sharks swim in the shallows.
Turtle watching: A night walk with conservation rangers to see loggerhead turtles nesting on the beach, from June to October.
Shark Bay: Wade into knee-deep water to see young lemon sharks up close, on the east coast of the island.
Catamaran trip: Three hours sailing off Santa Maria, with swimming and snorkelling stops.
🗺️ Where to Go From Here
From Sal, the other islands of Cape Verde are close.
Boa Vista: Huge empty beaches and sand dunes, about 30 minutes by air. Search flights
São Vicente: Mindelo, the music capital of Cape Verde, about 50 minutes by air. Search flights
Santiago: Praia and the old town of Cidade Velha, about 50 minutes by air. Search flights
From €234 return, non-stop from Barcelona to Cape Verde. Book early for summer.
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