Flying with a pet on Vueling is straightforward when the paperwork is right; it is an aborted check-in when it isn’t. This is the document checklist for travelling with a pet on Vueling within Spain, across the EU, and to or from the UK and other non-EU destinations. Woof Airlines provides a paid documentation-preparation service: we tell you exactly what your vet needs to issue, when, and why.

Vueling carries cats, dogs and ferrets in the cabin (under 8 kg combined with carrier) or in the hold. Regardless of route, you need:

• ISO 11784/11785 microchip — implanted before the rabies vaccine, otherwise the rabies vaccine doesn’t count.
• Rabies vaccination in date and administered at least 21 days before travel for the first vaccination. Boosters before the previous vaccine expires don’t reset the 21-day clock.
• Vueling pet booking confirmation — this is the document the airline check-in agent looks for. The pet must be on the booking; you cannot add it at the airport.
• Approved carrier or hold crate — soft-sided or hard, max 50 × 40 × 25 cm for cabin; IATA-compliant kennel for hold. Fit-to-fly inspection at check-in.

Vueling’s domestic Spanish network is the simplest paperwork case in pet travel:

• An in-date EU Pet Passport is sufficient for cats, dogs and ferrets on every Spanish domestic route — mainland to mainland, mainland to Balearics, mainland to Canary Islands.
• No AHC, no tapeworm treatment, no titre test, no NACCS notification — none of the international extras apply.
• Microchip and rabies vaccination are still required, of course — those are the baseline for any pet movement.
• The pet still has to be on the booking. Vueling does not accept pets added at check-in, on any route.
• Mainland ↔ Canary Islands works the same as mainland ↔ mainland for pet-travel purposes, even though the Canary Islands sit outside the EU customs zone for goods.
• For other species (rabbits, birds, reptiles, etc.), Spanish veterinary fitness-to-travel certificates and confirmation from Vueling Cargo are required — we research this case-by-case.

For travel within Spain or between EU member states, the EU Pet Passport (issued by an authorised vet) covers everything: identification, rabies vaccination history, owner details, additional treatments. No separate health certificate is needed on departure day.

Post-Brexit, the UK no longer accepts EU Pet Passports for inbound pet travel from the EU. You need:

• GB Animal Health Certificate (AHC) — issued by an Official Veterinarian in Spain within 10 days of entering the UK.
• Tapeworm treatment for dogs — administered by a vet between 24 and 120 hours before arrival, recorded on the AHC.
• Approved entry route. Pets cannot enter the UK on a standard Vueling cabin or hold passenger booking — UK pet imports must arrive via approved cargo agents (manifest cargo). Vueling’s standard cabin-pet booking does not apply to the UK.

Each destination has its own document list. The most common requirements we prepare for:

The same handful of problems account for almost every Vueling pet check-in refusal:

• Rabies vaccine administered before the microchip (vaccine doesn’t count).
• AHC issued more than 10 days before UK entry (re-issue required).
• Pet not added to the booking (cannot be added at the airport).
• Carrier exceeds Vueling’s cabin dimensions or weight.
• Tapeworm treatment timing window missed for UK arrival.

We catch these in our documentation review, before you commit to a vet appointment or a flight.

Our Vueling documentation service is independent of the airline and provided under specific contract. We coordinate:

• Document research per route — what your vet needs to issue, in what order, on what timeline.
• AHC scheduling — booking the Official Veterinarian within the right window for your departure.
• Country-specific extras — CITES, import permits, titer testing, NACCS notification.
• Final pre-departure check — every document reviewed against the airline’s and destination’s rules before you leave for the airport.