42.75° N · 0.52° W
Skiing at Candanchú and Astún, with a joint 2026-27 lift pass, and the Canfranc International Station; where to sleep and eat, 80 minutes from Huesca.
Part of PyreneesScenic train journeys in Spain
What to do
Each plan says how long it takes, who it's for and whether you can book.
Skiing and snowboarding · 50.5 km and 57 pistes · From 1,530 to 2,400 m · Astún-Candanchú lift pass €54.50 online in 2026-27
Skiing and snowboarding · About 50 km · Up to 2,300 m · Astún-Candanchú lift pass €54.50 online · Day with lesson, lift pass and equipment from €61
Guided tour of the outside and the lobby of the 1928 station · 1 h to 1 h 15 · €5 adult, €2 ages 6 to 10 · Book online
Itineraries
Days and weekends already planned out, with how to get between each stop and who to book with.
Plan the trip
Each choice narrows the next: the season shapes how best to travel, and how you travel decides where you stay and where you eat.
When to go
The resorts open with the snow, from December to spring; the 2026-27 opening was still to be confirmed in mid-November. The railway station can be visited all year.
How you travel
Choose how you're travelling and we'll tell you where to stay, how to get around, where to eat and which services you'll need. We only show the ways of travelling that make sense here.
The car lets you alternate between the two resorts and go down to Canfranc Estación to eat or see the station. From Huesca it is about 80 minutes along the A-23 and the N-330. The budget includes lift pass, food and shared accommodation; the station hotel pushes it up a lot.
Who you're with
A trip with a toddler is not the same as one with a teenager. Pick yours to see what works and what to bear in mind.
Both resorts have a snow garden and plenty of green pistes at the base, and the railway station is an hour-long visit that children remember.
For children aged one to six, Canfranc has two snow gardens and a barrier-free walk around the station.
Between the two resorts there are 30 black pistes and a snowpark with jumps of up to 12 metres. And a historic railway station you can visit in an hour.
Where to stay
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Why we like it: A five-star grand luxury hotel in the Canfranc International Station building, with an indoor pool, a Michelin-starred restaurant and rooms from €186.
Why we like it: Three-star mountain hotel at 1,300 m on the road to Candanchú and Astún, with petit spa, El Boj restaurant, ski store and terrace over the valley.
Why we like it: 40-bed hostel in Canfranc Estación with rooms for 2 to 10 with private bathroom, full kitchen, ski store, washing machine and wifi.
Services for this trip
Areas, for any way of travelling
| Area | Who it's for | Average night |
|---|---|---|
| Canfranc Estación | The station village, hotels and restaurants | Valley base |
| Candanchú | Resort and development next to the Somport | A few minutes away |
| Astún | Resort in its own valley | A few minutes away |
Where to eat
From set lunch menus to Michelin stars. We mark the price level and what to order at each place.
What to order: the chargrilled ternasco or Aragonese longaniza; if you are in a group, order the whole roast suckling pig or ternasco
What to order: ask for a table on the terrace if it is sunny and, mid-afternoon, the coffee with brownie
© Canfranc Estación, a Royal Hideaway HotelWhat to order: for an occasion, the Canfranc Express menu in the carriage; for something simpler, the Art Déco Café
Nearby
The closest places, whichever country they are in.
Tips
You save €5 for an adult and €4 for a child.
Places are limited and online sales close two hours before.
The Blue Friday cuts the ticket-office lift pass price on non-holiday Fridays.
The Aragón valley climbs from Jaca to the Somport pass, on the French border. At its head are Canfranc Estación, the village that was born around the great international station, and two ski resorts that share a lift pass: Candanchú, next to the Somport, and Astún, in a valley of its own beside it. Together they add up to 101 km and 110 runs. It is the nearest snow to Huesca, Zaragoza and Pamplona.
From Huesca, take the A-23 to Jaca and the N-330 up the valley: allow an hour and twenty minutes to Canfranc Estación and a few minutes more to the slopes. From Zaragoza, about two hours; the resorts give 168 km. From Pamplona, about two hours via the A-21 and Jaca; the resorts give 137 km. These times are estimated by Geocalia with a route calculator: with snow, add a margin. Carry chains: the N-330 climbs above 1,500 metres. From Jaca there is a regular bus line to Astún and Candanchú.
Candanchú has 50.5 km and 57 runs, 12 green, 14 blue, 18 red and 13 black, between 1,530 and 2,400 metres, with 22 lifts and 135 snow cannons. It presents itself as Spain's oldest resort, with origins in 1928. Pista Grande, at the base, brings together almost all the green runs and the Candanchulandia snow garden, for ages 3 to 7; El Tobazo is for experts.
Astún is in its own valley, between 1,658 and 2,300 metres, with a snowpark with jumps of 4 to 12 metres and a halfpipe, and a snow garden for ages 1 to 6. Its figures go with those of Candanchú: the joint area has 101 km, 14 green, 31 blue, 35 red and 30 black runs and 40 lifts. A bus links the two bases.
The 2026-27 Astún-Candanchú lift pass costs, online, €54.50 for an adult day and €46.50 for a child aged 6 to 11 and for seniors; at the ticket office, €59.50 and €50.50. For beginners, the Astún school sells a weekend day with three hours of lessons, lift pass and equipment for €70 for adults and €61 for children.
The International Station, the building that gave the village its name. Today it is a five-star hotel, and the Tourist Office organises guided tours of the outside and the lobby: an hour or an hour and a quarter, €5 for adults and €2 for ages 6 to 10, with booking at canfranc.es. It is a good plan for the afternoon, after skiing, or for a bad-weather day.
From Huesca, Zaragoza or Pamplona you can go and come back in a day. If you want to try both resorts and see the station at leisure, one night.
In the station building, the five-star Canfranc Estación, a Royal Hideaway hotel, from €186, with an indoor pool. On the road to the slopes, the three-star Hotel Santa Cristina, with a small spa and ski store. In Canfranc Estación, the Albergue Río Aragón, with 40 places, a kitchen and rooms for 2 to 10.
The Restaurante Universo, on avenida de los Arañones, is open every day with a charcoal grill, ternasco (young lamb) and a set menu of the day for €28.50. El Boj, at the Santa Cristina, has a terrace over the valley. For an occasion, the Canfranc Express, with a Michelin star, serves in a carriage inside the station hotel.
Questions
Around an hour and twenty-five minutes on the A-23 and N-330, by our estimate.
€54.50 for an adult day online and €59.50 at the ticket office; it is valid for both.
By lift pass and by bus, not by runs.
Yes, with the Tourist Office guided tour, €5, of the outside and the lobby.
At the Hotel Santa Cristina, on the Candanchú road, or in Canfranc Estación.
Snow gardens at Astún, for ages 1 to 6, and at Candanchú, for ages 3 to 7.
Geocaliahttps://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/canfranc
