Airports in Europe

Airports across Europe

Getting from the airport to the city centre can't be that hard, right? We've found in the past that escaping the clutches of the baggage reclaim/airport terminal and finding your way to the city centre, without dropping your life-savings on taxi fare, is often harder than it should be.

That's why we at Omio decided to look into the 10 most convenient European airports, based on the most popular ones our UK passengers fly to. Thanks to our research you can spare the stress, high blood-pressure, arguments and sometimes tears of getting from the airport to the city centre.

Perfect for Passengers - Interactive Airport to City Centre Overview

This interactive table includes distance, duration, price and transport mode from over 70 European airports to the city centre. Simply type in your arrival airport or country and find your result.

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Major Airports in the UK

Flights in the UK form a major part of the air traffic network in Europe, so unsurprisingly the UK is home to some of its largest and busiest airports. London, in particular, is a major world aviation hub with a total of 6 international airports which, collectively, handle hundreds of millions of passengers each year. Of these, London Heathrow remains the country’s busiest airport by a long way, handling over 70 million international passengers annually.

In fact, altogether, more than half of flight passengers in the UK travel via London's airports - other than Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, London Luton also makes the top 5 and London City makes the top 20. Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh Airport are the busiest airports outside London. With the rise of travel search sites and flight comparison tools, travelling between them has never been easier.

International Airports in London

London Heathrow

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Lonon Gatwick

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London Stanstead

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London Heathrow Airport

Heathrow handles more international passengers than any other airport in the world and is the busiest airport in Europe. At the moment, Heathrow has 2 runways and 5 terminals and is located in the west of London in Hillingdon, still within the M25 motorway ring. A massive amount of destinations and countries can be reached, both short-haul and trans-continental.

It is the main hub for British Airways and the operating base of Virgin Atlantic, who offer transcontinental flights. The busiest routes within Europe from the airport are between Dublin (London - Dublin is one of the busiest routes in the world), Frankfurt and Amsterdam, with each of these seeing nearly 1.5 million passengers in a year.

Most Popular Flights

Flights to Dublin

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Flights to Frankfurt

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Flights to Amsterdam

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London Gatwick Airport

Gatwick is the UK’s second-busiest airport after Heathrow, with 43 million passengers travelling through in 2016. The airport is a base for flag-carrier airline British Airways, as well as a number of low-cost airlines including easyJet and Flybe. The majority of its busiest routes are those destinations in Spain, as well as major cities around Europe including Dublin, Amsterdam and Geneva. Gatwick’s dedicated train station connects passengers to Victoria Station by the Gatwick Express service.

Gatwick is home to Europe's busiest single-use runway and is the leading airport in Europe for point-to-point flights. As such it forms a key point in the network of low-cost carriers in Europe. Gatwick is about 50 kilometres to the south of central London, although it can be easily reached by public transport, including the Gatwick Express service from London Victoria station.

Most Popular Flights

Flights to Barcelona

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Flights to Belfast

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Flights to Geneva

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London Stansted Airport

London Stansted is the fourth-busiest airport in the country, behind Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester, with roughly 20 million passengers passing through its gates each year. It is the largest base in the UK for budget carrier Ryanair, which serves over 100 destinations from the airport. Stansted is approximately 50 km to the northeast of central London, within the county of Essex. The Stansted Express train service travels directly from London to the airport in under an hour - booking well in advance is advised.

Most Popular Flights

Flights to Madrid

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Flights to Milan

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Flights to Rome

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Edinburgh Airport

Edinburgh airport is the busiest airport in Scotland and the 5th busiest in the UK, with over 10 million passengers travelling through it each year. It is located just under 10 km to the west of Edinburgh city centre. Over 40 airlines, among them Jet2 and Norwegian Air, serve Edinburgh airport, flying to over 140 destinations worldwide. The airport can be easily reached from the centre of Edinburgh via the light-rail tram link service which, since 2014, runs directly to the airport terminal.

Most Popular Flights

Flights to Paris

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Flights to Alicante

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Flights to Copenhagen

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Birmingham Airport

Birmingham airport is the 7th busiest airport in the United Kingdom, with about 10 million however, it is the 6th busiest in terms of international passenger numbers. The airport is the main operating base for flybe, as well as being a significant base for other major airlines offering cheap flights, such as Monarch and Ryanair. The airport has its own station - Birmingham International Station - which is served by trains on the West Coast Mainline between London and Birmingham.

Most Popular Flights

Flights to Mallorca

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Flights to Dusseldorf

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Flights to Brussels

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Manchester Airport

The largest and busiest airport outside of London, Manchester airport has flights to more than 220 different places, making it the airport in the UK that serves the most destinations. The airport has 3 terminals and 2 runways - the only one apart from London Heathrow to operate more than a single runway. Located just shy of 15 kilometres from Manchester city centre, the airport is well connected to the M56 motorway as well as to the public transport network, making it a viable option for not just people in the Manchester area, but from the entire North of England.

Destinations in Spain such as Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca and Alicante are particularly popular from Manchester Airport, with some 3 million passengers flying these routes between 2012 and 2013. Domestic routes are also particularly busy, including those to London Heathrow, flights to Belfast and flights to Aberdeen. The airport has over 50 airlines operating a global network of flights, among them are Virgin Atlantic, Thomas Cook Airlines, easyJet, Monarch and Ryanair.

Most Popular Flights

Flights to Tenerife

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Flights to Malaga

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Flights to Munich

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London Airports Map

With 6 airports surrounding the bustling UK capital getting to your required take-off can be stressful. At Omio we like to help eradicating these problems. Below you can check out our map, containing each of London's airports and how to get there via. bus or train.

Airport

Station

Transport

Company

Duration

Price

Luton

St Pancras

Victoria Station

Victoria Station

Victoria Station

Victoria Station

Thameslink

EasyBus

GreenLine 757

National Express

Terravision

0:46

0:50

1:40

1:20

1:45

£12

£9

£11

£12

£11

Gatwick

St Pancras

Victoria Station

Victoria Station

Victoria Station

Victoria Station

Thameslink

EasyBus

Gatwick Express

National Express

Southern

0:53

1:30

0:30

1:20

0:55

£8

£11

£11

£9

£10

Heathrow

Paddington

Paddington

St Pancras

Victoria Station

Heathrow Connect

Heathrow Connect

Piccadilly Line

National Express

0:27

0:19

0:57

0:45

£11

£23

£6

£6

Stansted

Liverpool Street

Liverpool St./Victoria

Liverpool St./Victoria

Liverpool St./Victoria

Paddington

Stansted Express

EasyBus

Terravision

National Express

National Express

0:47

1:15

1:15

1:25

1:25

£19

£13

£8

£13

£13

Southend

Liverpool Street

Liverpool St./Victoria

Abellio Greater Anglia

National Express

0:60

1:40

£18

£11

London City

Liverpool Street

Stratford Bus

Docklands light Railway

Bus 473, 474

0:33

0:19

£6

£2

Popular Flights in Europe

Flights from London
Flights from London to Paris
Flights from London to Milan
Flights from London to Malaga
Flights from London to Copenhagen
Flights from London to Amsterdam
Flights from London to Berlin
Flights from London to Malaga
Flights from London to Edinburgh
Flights from London to Rome
Flights from London to Barcelona

Flights Abroad
Flights from Edinburgh to Mallorca
Flights from Edinburgh to Amsterdam
Flights from Manchester to Paris
Flights from Manchester to Malaga
Flights from Manchester to Tenerife
Flights from Birmingham to Amsterdam
Flights from Birmingham to Alicante
Flights from Birmingham to Paris
Flights from Leeds to Malaga
Flights from Bristol to Barcelona

Local Flights
Flights from Edinburgh to London
Flights from Belfast to London
Flights from Manchester to Dublin
Flights from Liverpool to Belfast
Flights from Newcastle to London
Flights from Liverpool to Dublin
Flights from Glasgow to Bristol
Flights from Bristol to Dublin
Flights from London to Belfast
Flights from Belfast to Liverpool