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Spain Soccer Tours for New Jersey
New Jersey runs one of the densest youth soccer ecosystems in the country, anchored by the New York Red Bulls academy in Whippany and a deep ECNL and MLS Next base across the northern and central parts of the state. Odisea Tours has hosted US soccer programs since 2005, and New Jersey groups travel on the same tour shapes as the rest of the tri-state metro, using the United nonstop from Newark to Barcelona and the short hop to JFK for Madrid services.
01 / Flying from New Jersey
How New Jersey groups actually get there.
New Jersey's home gateway is Newark Liberty (EWR), with United operating a year-round nonstop to Barcelona of around 8 hours. For Madrid, New Jersey groups use JFK, a short transfer across the metro, where Iberia, Delta and American all run nonstop services of around 7 hours. The tri-state metro has more transatlantic carrier optionality than any other US market, which keeps group rates competitive across the calendar.
Gateway airports
- EWR (United nonstop to BCN)
- JFK (Iberia, Delta, American nonstop to MAD)
- PHL (American nonstop to MAD, South Jersey)
02 / The New Jersey soccer landscape
Where New Jersey soccer already plays.
New Jersey Youth Soccer registers one of the largest competitive bases on the East Coast. The New York Red Bulls run their MLS Next academy out of Whippany, which sets the ceiling for the state's pyramid, and ECNL fields a strong New Jersey contingent across both genders. The NJSIAA high school season runs in the fall, which leaves the spring break and summer windows clean for international travel. Bergen, Essex, Morris, Monmouth and Middlesex counties together hold a concentration of competitive clubs that rivals any metro in the country.
Major New Jersey soccer organisations
- New Jersey Youth Soccer (NJYS)
- ECNL Mid-Atlantic and ECNL Northeast
- MLS Next (New York Red Bulls academy, Whippany)
- NPL Northeast
- New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA)
Ideal group types
- Red Bulls academy and affiliate sides
- ECNL clubs across NJYS
- NJSIAA varsity high school programs
- Patriot League, Big East and Ivy League college soccer programs
- Competitive club and select squads from U13 up
03 / Cities we serve in New Jersey
Detailed planning, city by city.
Planning by request
Northern New Jersey
Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic county clubs, Red Bulls academy ecosystem, Newark Liberty gateway.
Plan from Northern New Jersey →Planning by request
Central New Jersey
Middlesex, Monmouth and Somerset county clubs, dense ECNL and NPL presence along the Route 1 corridor.
Plan from Central New Jersey →04 / Where your players train
Three training homes. No middleman.
Valencia CF
Paterna training ground · Valencia CF coaching staff
Spanish FA
RFEF headquarters, Las Rozas · Accommodation and training
06 / Three reasons New Jersey teams pick Spain
01
Newark to Barcelona nonstop on United is one of the shortest transatlantic flights from any US city, and JFK to Madrid is shorter still. New Jersey groups never burn a day on layovers.
02
The state's soccer calendar runs high school in the fall, which leaves spring break and summer wide open for a Spain tour without touching the school season.
03
South Jersey clubs have the Philadelphia nonstop to Madrid as a second clean gateway, so no part of the state is more than a short drive from a direct flight to Spain.
07 / When New Jersey teams travel
The travel windows that actually work.
Spring break (late March or early April) and the summer window (June through mid-July) are the two most-booked windows for New Jersey youth clubs and high schools. The state's fall high school calendar means most school programs travel in spring or early summer. College programs typically travel in late September during the Spanish league season.
08 / Tour formats that work from New Jersey
Tour format
European Soccer Tours
7 to 12 night soccer tours. FC Barcelona and Valencia CF training, games against Spanish academy or amateur opposition.
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Youth soccer programme
Built for U12 to U19 clubs. Families welcome on the same itinerary.
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School and high school tours
Term-time and summer programmes for high school varsity and private school teams.
Read more →09 / Frequently asked from New Jersey
Questions New Jersey coaches ask first.
How long is the flight from New Jersey to Spain?
From Newark Liberty (EWR), United runs a nonstop to Barcelona of around 8 hours. For Madrid, groups use JFK, a short transfer across the metro, where Iberia, Delta and American fly nonstop in around 7 hours. South Jersey clubs can also use the Philadelphia nonstop to Madrid.
Do you treat New Jersey separately from the New York metro?
For tour planning, the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area is a single market, but New Jersey has its own gateway logic. North Jersey clubs fly United nonstop from Newark to Barcelona, while South Jersey clubs often prefer the Philadelphia nonstop to Madrid. We route each group from whichever gateway is closest and cheapest.
What does a Spain tour from New Jersey cost per player?
A 10-day Spain soccer tour from New Jersey sits between roughly $3,295 and $4,000 per player for ground services. The short transatlantic flight time from the metro keeps the airfare base lower than most US states, and the carrier competition across Newark, JFK and Philadelphia works in the group's favour.
Which travel windows work for a New Jersey high school program?
NJSIAA soccer runs in the fall, so spring break (late March or early April) and early summer (June and the first half of July) are the cleanest windows for a New Jersey school program. Both leave the competitive season untouched.
Step one
Plan a tour from New Jersey. We reply the same day.
Tell us your squad size, age group, home metro and the window you are looking at. We come back inside seven days with a draft itinerary that names the hotels, the training facilities, the cities and the per-player number.