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Spain Soccer Tours for Washington
Washington State punches far above its size in youth soccer, with the Seattle Sounders academy and a development culture, led by clubs like Crossfire Premier, that has produced a remarkable number of professional and national-team players. Odisea Tours has hosted US soccer programs since 2005, and Washington groups travel on a one-stop routing from Seattle to Madrid, planned around the long flight day with a protected rest day on arrival.
01 / Flying from Washington
How Washington groups actually get there.
Washington has no nonstop service to Spain, so Seattle (SEA) groups route one-stop, either eastbound through a US gateway like New York or Chicago onto an Iberia or American nonstop to Madrid, or through a European hub such as London, Amsterdam or Paris. Total elapsed time is around 14 to 16 hours. We schedule departures so the arrival in Madrid lands in the morning and protect Day 1 as a rest day before training begins.
Gateway airports
- SEA (one-stop via JFK, ORD or a European hub)
- feeder connections from Spokane (GEG) and Portland (PDX)
02 / The Washington soccer landscape
Where Washington soccer already plays.
Washington Youth Soccer registers a deep competitive base for a state its size, and the Seattle Sounders FC run one of the most respected MLS Next academies in the country. Crossfire Premier and a handful of other Puget Sound clubs have a national reputation for development that outstrips the state's population. ECNL fields a strong Washington contingent across both genders. The WIAA high school season runs in the fall, which leaves spring break and summer clear for international travel.
Major Washington soccer organisations
- Washington Youth Soccer
- ECNL Northwest
- MLS Next (Seattle Sounders FC academy)
- NPL Northwest
- Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA)
Ideal group types
- Seattle Sounders academy and affiliate sides
- Nationally respected Puget Sound clubs
- ECNL clubs across Washington Youth Soccer
- WIAA varsity high school programs
- Pac-12 and West Coast Conference college soccer programs
03 / Cities we serve in Washington
Detailed planning, city by city.
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 Washington teams pick Spain
01
Washington's development culture, led by the Sounders academy and clubs like Crossfire Premier, is among the strongest in the country, and a Spain tour gives those players academy-level European opposition matched to their level.
02
The WIAA fall soccer season leaves spring break and summer wide open for a Spain tour with no conflict with the competitive calendar.
03
After two decades of running long-haul US groups, including annual Hawaii tours since 2019, our Day 1 rest protocol and long-flight logistics are built for exactly the routing Washington groups face.
07 / When Washington teams travel
The travel windows that actually work.
Summer (mid-June through late July) and spring break (late March or early April) are the two most-booked windows for Washington youth clubs. The WIAA fall high school season means most Washington school programs travel in spring or early summer. The one-stop routing is smoothest outside the December holiday peak.
08 / Tour formats that work from Washington
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 Washington
Questions Washington coaches ask first.
How long is the journey from Washington to Spain?
Washington has no nonstop service to Spain, so Seattle (SEA) groups route one-stop, either eastbound through New York or Chicago onto an Iberia or American nonstop to Madrid, or through a European hub. Total elapsed time is around 14 to 16 hours. We schedule the routing so the arrival in Madrid lands in the morning and we protect Day 1 as a rest day.
Is the long flight worth it from the West Coast?
Yes. We have run long-haul US groups for two decades, including annual Hawaii tours since 2019 on a journey longer than Seattle's. The Day 1 rest protocol means no training session in the first 24 hours, so players arrive, recover, and train fresh on Day 2.
What does a Spain tour from Washington cost per player?
A 10-day Spain soccer tour from Washington sits between roughly $3,595 and $4,300 per player for ground services, with the slightly higher range reflecting the one-stop routing. International flights are quoted separately because the Seattle-to-Madrid connection varies by season and how far ahead the group books.
Which Washington clubs do you work with?
We host competitive clubs, high school programs and college rosters from across Washington State. We do not represent ourselves as an official partner of the Seattle Sounders and our fixtures are against Spanish academy or amateur sides matched to your age and level.
Step one
Plan a tour from Washington. 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.