Barcelona to Xi’an, China from €581

This deal vs. typical deal price for this route — verified 21 May 2026 at 19:48 UTC

Spanish + most EU passports get 30 days visa-free entry to China (2024 policy extended to 2025, expected to continue through 2026). No paperwork, no fee — present passport with at least 6 months validity on arrival. The Shanghai layover is airside transit only on the same booking, so no visa needed for the stop. If you want to break the trip and visit Shanghai for a few days, the 144-hour visa-free transit policy lets you exit the airport without a visa.

June is the warm dry shoulder before July’s humidity hits — daytime highs 28-32 C, low rain chance, blue sky days. The Terracotta Warriors site (45 min from city centre) is best visited early morning before tour buses arrive at 10am. The 14 km city wall is rideable by bike (rentals 45 yuan / ~eur 6 for 3 hours) — do it at sunset. Skip Xi’an in early May (Golden Week, May 1-5) when domestic tourists make the warriors site impassable.

Bag Type	Dimensions / Weight	Included
👜 Personal Item	Small bag / laptop	✅ Yes
🎒 Cabin Bag	8 kg	✅ Yes
🧳 Checked Bag	1 × 23 kg	✅ Yes

🌍 About Xi'an

About Xi'an, China Xi'an was the eastern end of the Silk Road and China's capital for over a thousand years, which is why the Terracotta Army sits an hour east of town — thousands of life-sized soldiers buried with the first emperor, every face different. But the thing locals will tell you to do is rent a bike and ride the full 14km loop on top of the Ming city wall, the most complete one left in China. Eat in the Muslim Quarter, settled by Hui traders centuries ago: get roujiamo, the shredded-pork flatbread that beats any "Chinese hamburger" abroad, and belt-wide biang biang noodles. Come March–May or September–November for warm, dry days. Skip July–August: 40°C heat and the entire country's summer holidays.