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Spain Soccer Tours for Texas
Texas runs one of the most organised youth soccer ecosystems in the country, anchored by the FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo academies and supported by deep ECNL and NPL bases across the major metros. Odisea Tours hosts Texas soccer programs across DFW, Greater Houston, Austin and San Antonio, and the American Airlines nonstop service from Dallas to Madrid makes Texas one of the easiest US states to build a Spain tour around.
01 / Flying from Texas
How Texas groups actually get there.
Texas's gateway to Spain is Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), with American Airlines operating a year-round nonstop service to Madrid of around 9.5 hours, the shortest direct option of any US metro west of the Mississippi. Houston (IAH) groups can fly Iberia-codeshare via DFW or connect through Washington Dulles or Newark. Austin (AUS) and San Antonio (SAT) groups typically connect through DFW.
Gateway airports
- DFW (primary, AA nonstop to MAD)
- IAH
- AUS
- SAT
02 / The Texas soccer landscape
Where Texas soccer already plays.
Tex-N and Tex-S Youth Soccer Associations together register more youth soccer players than any state outside California. ECNL has more than fifteen Texas clubs across both genders, and MLS Next is anchored by FC Dallas, one of the most productive academies in North America, alongside Houston Dynamo affiliates. The University Interscholastic League (UIL) runs Texas high school soccer with a January through April schedule, which leaves the summer and winter break windows clear for international travel without disrupting the school season. The college pipeline includes Big 12 and American Conference programs (SMU, Houston, Texas Tech, Baylor, Texas State, TCU) and a deep NAIA presence.
Major Texas soccer organisations
- North Texas Youth Soccer Association (Tex-N)
- South Texas Youth Soccer Association (Tex-S)
- ECNL South Central
- MLS Next (FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo affiliates)
- NPL Texas
- University Interscholastic League (UIL) high school soccer
Ideal group types
- FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo academy and reserve sides
- ECNL clubs across Tex-N and Tex-S
- UIL varsity high school programs
- Big 12, American Conference and NAIA college programs
- Select and academy teams from U13 up
03 / Cities we serve in Texas
Detailed planning, city by city.
Tour planning page
Dallas
FC Dallas academy ecosystem, ECNL clubs in Plano, Frisco, Southlake and the mid-cities, direct DFW to Madrid.
Read the Dallas page →Tour planning page
Houston
Houston Dynamo academy, dense Hispanic soccer culture, fast-growing youth pipeline across Katy, Sugar Land and The Woodlands.
Read the Houston page →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
05 / Texas groups we have hosted
Real Texas programs, real itineraries.
Multi-year work with clubs across DFW and Greater Houston (specific club names available on request).
Specific club and program names beyond those listed are shared on the planning call, when relevant to your group's profile and only with the prior client's permission.
06 / Three reasons Texas teams pick Spain
01
American Airlines nonstop DFW to Madrid is the shortest direct US-Spain flight west of the Mississippi. Groups land in 9.5 hours and train the same day.
02
UIL high school soccer runs January through April, which leaves summer and winter break windows wide open for international travel without touching the school season.
03
Group pricing from Texas families sits in the same range a Disney week or an out-of-state ECNL showcase would, with the upside of training at FC Barcelona, Valencia CF and the Spanish FA.
07 / When Texas teams travel
The travel windows that actually work.
Summer (early June through late July) and the winter break (late December through early January) are the two most-booked windows for Texas youth clubs and high schools. UIL high school soccer's late-January through April calendar means most Texas school programs travel in early summer or in the December break. College programs typically travel in late September.
08 / Tour formats that work from Texas
Tour format
European Soccer Tours
7 to 12 night soccer tours. FC Barcelona and Valencia CF training, games against Spanish academy or amateur opposition.
Read more →Tour format
Youth soccer programme
Built for U12 to U19 clubs. Families welcome on the same itinerary.
Read more →Tour format
School and high school tours
Term-time and summer programmes for high school varsity and private school teams.
Read more →09 / Frequently asked from Texas
Questions Texas coaches ask first.
How long is the flight from Texas to Spain?
American Airlines runs a nonstop DFW to Madrid service of around 9.5 hours, the shortest direct US-Spain flight west of the Mississippi. From Houston (IAH), groups typically connect through DFW (Iberia codeshare) or through Washington Dulles or Newark. Austin and San Antonio groups connect through DFW.
Does the tour fit around the UIL high school soccer calendar?
Yes. UIL high school soccer runs January through April. The two ideal windows for Texas school programs are early summer (June and the first half of July) and the winter break (late December through the first week of January). Both leave the school season untouched.
What does a Spain tour from Texas cost per player?
A 10-day Spain soccer tour from Texas sits between roughly $3,495 and $4,200 per player for ground services. International flights are quoted separately because DFW to Madrid airfare moves week to week. College pre-season and tournament formats vary by group size and itinerary.
Can the tour include Spanish-language immersion for the players?
Yes. For high school programs, we run a Spanish-immersion variant called Sin Traducción, where a Spanish-only guide leads the group and players are pushed into the language from arrival. This works particularly well for Texas school programs with established Spanish departments.
Which Texas cities have detailed planning pages?
Dallas and Houston have dedicated tour-planning pages covering flight routes, local soccer context and tour formats. Clubs from Austin, San Antonio, El Paso and the Rio Grande Valley are welcome and we route flights from the nearest gateway airport.
Step one
Plan a tour from Texas. 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.