best way to travel to vigo spain from US

I think it might be better to fly from Boston (area) to Bilbao on Norwegian Air (probably save a ton in airfare) and rent the car there. But I haven't done this, so just a thought.

If you're going to rent a car, be sure you're in a position to pick it up and drop it off in the same country to avoid a substantial drop fee.

There are airports in Vigo, A Coruna and Santiago de Compostela, but I don't know that you can arrange a decent international routing to any of them.

I think you'll find that a train from Madrid, while taking (very roughly) around 8 hours, is much faster than traveling by train from Bilbao, but the latter may offer some air connections.

Ground transportation links between Spain and Portugal are surprisingly infrequent, so Porto may turn out to be an inconvenient gateway unless you want to drive round-trip.

To find a list of who flies from an airport, look at the airport's Wikipedia page.

Vigo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo%E2%80%93Peinador_Airport#Airlines_and_destinations
A Coruña: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Coru%C3%B1a_Airport#Airlines_and_destinations
Santiago de Compostela: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_de_Compostela_Airport#Airlines_and_destinations

Where are you flying from? Or, what are your airport options?

If you can fly Iberia, they should have reasonable connections from the US via Madrid to Vigo. If you can't use Iberia, it looks like Santiago de Compostela has the most options for connecting to the US via a hub (Lufthansa, Swiss, Aer Lingus). Many of these connections are listed as "seasonal"; presumably soccer camp is in the summer and presumably summer is "the season," but you'd have to check for your dates.

If you do want to fly to Santiago de Compostela, make sure you are searching for airport code SCQ. You don't want your son ending up by mistake in Santiago de Chile (SCL) or Santiago de Cuba (SCU)!

Air Europa is about to launch flights from Boston to Madrid. Iberia also flies this route. Connect then to Vigo.

NYC to Madrid with Iberia, American, Delta, United.

TAP via Lisbon to Vigo also.

Connections from most major Europeans gateway to nearby Santiago de Compostela.

Thanks for the replies, looked at Norwegian air from Boston looks like some great deals any experience with that out there?
Chris

No experience with Norwegian from here . . . yet. Already have tickets for September. The reviews I have read are mixed and on our return (via London) we will be in their "Premier" class, so I will know more (on the way there, we opted for Economy+, which includes a checked bag and food). In our case it is a brutally long flight (15 hours non-stop to Barcelona), but the fare was too good to pass up.

I note too that some have suggested flying into Madrid, then either a flight or train to Vigo from there. You might check the fares that Norwegian offers there as well if that idea seems better (and it may be easier than driving).

I haven't flown Norwegian, but having read about them, the key seems to be understanding that they are a budget airline. They charge extra for all kinds of things other airlines usually include, such as food, drinks, seat selection, and checking a bag. As long as you understand and accept this, they can work fine. Those expecting a more standard trans-Atlantic experience, or those sensitive to feeling nickeled and dimed, are not happy.

Does Norwegian fly to Vigo, or one of the two other nearby cities? If not, will your son be up to the long train ride from Madrid on arrival day, or was he planning to spend a night in Madrid and take the train the next day?