Vueling: flying with a dog

📍 Spain · BCN✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026

★ Moderate 2.8/5

56/100 · MyDogCanFly score

Small pets in the cabin only — no hold or cargo, and no service to the UK or Iceland.

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⚖️ Where does your dog travel?

Cabin≤ 10 kg

Hold / cargonot carried

Weight includes the carrier or kennel.

🐾 CabinAllowed

Dogs, cats, birds & tortoises ≤ 10 kg incl. carrier in a soft carrier under the seat (max 45 × 39 × 21 cm); 1 per passenger, max 5/flight.

Fly Light fare

🧳 HoldNot carried

Under no circumstances are animals carried in the hold.

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✈️ CargoNot offered

No pet cargo service — cabin only.

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💶 Fares

Cabin (≤ 10 kg)	Fly Light fare (per leg)
Hold / cargo	Not carried
Assistance dog	Free

Vueling requires the Fly Light bundle for a cabin pet and doesn't publish a flat pet price. ✓ Official source

⚠️ Key restrictions

🚫 Cabin only

No hold or cargo

Under no circumstances are pets carried in the hold. Prohibited animals: rodents, rabbits, ferrets, birds of prey, fish and reptiles.

📄 Health & routes

Microchip + rabiesNot to UK / Iceland

Cats/dogs must be microchipped with rabies vaccination ≥ 21 days before the flight. Pet service is unavailable to/from the UK and Iceland.

🌡️ Temperature & hold

Cabin-only — no hold policy

Vueling carries pets in the cabin only, so no hold-temperature policy applies.

📦 Check your crate size for this airline →

🦮 Assistance dog

✓ In the cabin

Assistance/guide dogs travel free in the cabin (booked via 'Passenger with Special Needs'), on the floor with a harness.

📄 Documents

Official assistance-dog certificate (ADI/IGDF for the UK); min 3 months, microchipped, rabies ≥ 21 days. Notify ≥ 48 h. Emotional-support animals not accepted.

ℹ️ Good to know

🐾 Cabin onlyNo hold or cargo — pets fly only in the cabin, on the Fly Light fare.

🚫 Not to UK / IcelandPet service is unavailable to/from the UK and Iceland.

🎫 Airport seatThe seat is assigned at check-in on the day; you fly in a window seat.

🗺️ Where Vueling flies with dogs

Main hubs

Barcelona BCN Paris ORY Paris CDG Madrid MAD Rome FCO

Destinations — entry rules (16 of 26)

Albania Algeria Austria Belgium Croatia Czechia Denmark Egypt France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Malta Montenegro

Flying with a dog on Vueling: common questions

Can my dog travel in the cabin on Vueling?

Vueling — Allowed. Dogs, cats, birds & tortoises ≤ 10 kg incl. carrier in a soft carrier under the seat (max 45 × 39 × 21 cm); 1 per passenger, max 5/flight. Fare: Fly Light fare.

Does Vueling carry dogs in the hold?

Hold — Not carried. Under no circumstances are animals carried in the hold. Cargo — Not offered. No pet cargo service — cabin only.

Does Vueling suspend dog transport in hot weather?

Vueling carries pets in the cabin only, so no hold-temperature policy applies.

Are assistance dogs accepted on Vueling?

Vueling — In the cabin. Assistance/guide dogs travel free in the cabin (booked via 'Passenger with Special Needs'), on the floor with a harness.

Answers drawn from Vueling's published conditions, last verified 11 July 2026. Airline conditions are commercial and can change — confirm at booking.

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