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How to Say ‘What time does the flight leave?’ in Spain Spanish

¿A qué hora sale el vuelo?

ah keh oh-rah SAH-leh el BWEH-loh

[ah keh oh-rah SAH-leh el BWEH-loh]

💬 Usage Tip: sale comes from salir "to leave", the same root as the Salidas "Departures" sign.

Phrase Breakdown

¿A qué hora

ah keh oh-rah

At what time

This opens the question about time. The 'h' in 'hora' is silent, and 'qué' sounds like 'keh'.

Example

¿A qué hora empieza la película?

What time does the film start?

Words in this phrase

A

[ah]

at

Preposition used with clock times in Spanish.

Example

La cita es a las tres.

The appointment is at three.

qué

[keh]

what

Question word used to ask for information.

Example

¿Qué color prefieres para la camiseta?

What color do you prefer for the T-shirt?

hora

[oh-rah]

Hour

A period of 60 minutes.

Example

La clase dura una hora.

The class lasts one hour.

sale el vuelo?

SAH-leh el BWEH-loh

does the flight leave?

'Sale' comes from the verb 'salir' (to leave) and is said 'SAH-leh'. Link 'sale el' smoothly so it sounds like 'sah-leh-el'. 'Vuelo' sounds like 'BWEH-loh', because the Spanish 'v' is soft, like a 'b'.

Example

¿Cuándo sale el tren?

When does the train leave?

Words in this phrase

sale

[SAH-leh]

leaves / departs

From salir; used for transport departing.

Example

¿A qué hora sale? El tren sale pronto.

What time does it leave? The train leaves soon.

el

[el]

The (masculine singular)

A definite article used before a singular masculine noun.

Example

El centro es donde está la acción.

The center is where the action is.

vuelo

[BWEH-loh]

flight

Masculine noun for a plane journey.

Example

Mi vuelo es largo.

My flight is long.

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