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Spain Soccer Tours for Virginia
Northern Virginia and the wider DC metro hold one of the deepest competitive youth soccer markets on the East Coast, with a concentration of nationally ranked ECNL clubs and a development culture as serious as any in the country. Odisea Tours has hosted US soccer programs since 2005, and Virginia groups build their Spain tour around the Iberia nonstop from Washington Dulles to Madrid, a clean direct gateway for the whole DC metro.
01 / Flying from Virginia
How Virginia groups actually get there.
Virginia's gateway to Spain is Washington Dulles (IAD), with Iberia operating a year-round nonstop to Madrid of around 7.5 hours, and United adding seasonal nonstop service in the spring and summer peak windows. Dulles serves the entire Northern Virginia and DC metro directly. Richmond (RIC) and Hampton Roads (ORF) groups connect through Dulles or the wider DC airports.
Gateway airports
- IAD (Iberia nonstop to MAD, United seasonal)
- DCA and BWI (DC metro alternatives)
- RIC and ORF (connect through IAD)
02 / The Virginia soccer landscape
Where Virginia soccer already plays.
The Virginia Youth Soccer Association registers a large and competitive base, with Northern Virginia in particular fielding some of the most successful ECNL clubs in the country across both genders. The DC United MLS Next academy draws from the Virginia, Maryland and DC region. The VHSL high school season runs in the spring, which leaves summer and the December break clear for international travel. The college pipeline runs through the ACC, the Patriot League and the Colonial Athletic Association.
Major Virginia soccer organisations
- Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA)
- ECNL Mid-Atlantic
- MLS Next (DC United academy, regional)
- NPL Mid-Atlantic
- Virginia High School League (VHSL)
Ideal group types
- Nationally ranked Northern Virginia ECNL clubs
- DC United academy and affiliate sides
- VHSL varsity high school programs
- ACC, Patriot League and CAA college soccer programs
- Competitive club and select squads from U13 up
03 / Cities we serve in Virginia
Detailed planning, city by city.
Planning by request
Northern Virginia and DC metro
Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington and Prince William county clubs, some of the most competitive ECNL sides in the country, Dulles nonstop to Madrid.
Plan from Northern Virginia and DC metro →Planning by request
Richmond and Hampton Roads
VYSA clubs across central and coastal Virginia, connect through Washington Dulles.
Plan from Richmond and Hampton Roads →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 Virginia teams pick Spain
01
Washington Dulles to Madrid nonstop on Iberia is around 7.5 hours and serves the entire Northern Virginia and DC metro directly. Virginia groups land rested and train the same day.
02
Dulles picks up United seasonal nonstop service to Madrid in spring and summer, the peak tour windows, which adds capacity and keeps group rates competitive.
03
The VHSL spring soccer season leaves summer and the December break wide open for a Spain tour with no conflict with the competitive calendar.
07 / When Virginia teams travel
The travel windows that actually work.
Summer (June through late July) and the December break are the two most-booked windows for Virginia youth clubs. The VHSL spring high school season means most Virginia school programs travel in early summer. College programs typically travel in late September.
08 / Tour formats that work from Virginia
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 Virginia
Questions Virginia coaches ask first.
How long is the flight from Virginia to Spain?
Washington Dulles (IAD) runs year-round nonstop service to Madrid on Iberia, around 7.5 hours, with United adding seasonal nonstop service in spring and summer. Dulles serves the whole Northern Virginia and DC metro directly. Richmond and Hampton Roads groups connect through Dulles.
Does a tour fit around the VHSL soccer calendar?
Yes. VHSL high school soccer runs in the spring, so summer (June and July) and the December break are the cleanest windows for a Virginia school program. Both leave the competitive season untouched.
What does a Spain tour from Virginia cost per player?
A 10-day Spain soccer tour from Virginia sits between roughly $3,295 and $4,000 per player for ground services. The 7.5-hour Dulles nonstop to Madrid keeps the airfare base low, and the United seasonal additions in spring and summer help capacity.
Do you serve clubs from Maryland and DC as well?
Yes. The DC metro is treated as a single market for tour planning, with Washington Dulles as the primary gateway. Clubs from Maryland, the District and Northern Virginia use the same Dulles nonstop and the same tour formats apply.
Step one
Plan a tour from Virginia. 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.