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London
Londondirect£27
Istanbul
Istanbuldirect£64
Paris
Parisdirect£46
Manchester
Manchesterdirect£45
Barcelona
Barcelonadirect£31
Amsterdam
Amsterdamdirect£60
Alicante
Alicantedirect£53
Málaga
Málagadirect£27
Antalya
Antalyadirect£82
Rome
Romedirect£36
Dublin
Dublindirect£26
Lisbon
Lisbondirect£41
Athens
Athensdirect£84
Edinburgh
Edinburghdirect£27
Faro
Farodirect£52
Milan
Bergamodirect£31
Madrid
Madriddirect£49
Tirana
Tiranadirect£34
Budapest
Budapestdirect£45

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FAQs - booking Europe flights

  • What are some popular airports to fly in and out of Europe?

    Along with London Heathrow Airport (LHR), popular airports in Europe include Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in France, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) in the Netherlands and Frankfurt Am Main Airport (FRA) in Germany. These hubs are also good airports to fly into if you’re planning on visiting other places around each country, with excellent train and bus links available to other cities.

  • Which cities in Europe can you fly directly to from London?

    London Heathrow Airport (LHR) offers direct flights to popular destinations like Paris with Air France, Rome with British Airways, and Amsterdam with KLM. London Gatwick Airport (LGW) has direct flights to Barcelona with easyJet and Lisbon with TAP Air Portugal. Alternatively, London Stansted Airport (STN) offers direct flights to Dublin with Ryanair, while London Luton Airport (LTN) has direct flights to Berlin with easyJet.

  • What’s a good way to find cheap flights to Europe?

    If you’re looking for cheap flights to Europe, tickets to any destination are generally cheaper when booked in advance. Secondly, it also helps if you’re flexible on your travel dates; some dates you’ll find are cheaper than others.

  • Which airlines offer Business Class flights from the UK to other European cities?

    British Airways provides Business Class service on routes such as London to Paris and London to Rome. Air France offers Business Class flights between London and Amsterdam, while Lufthansa operates Business Class routes from London to Munich. Turkish Airlines provides Business Class service on routes between London to Istanbul.

  • What visa do I need to fly to Europe?

    Though the UK is no longer part of the EU, as a UK citizen visiting Europe on holiday, you will not require a visa to travel; you will only require a valid passport. Upon arrival at your destination airport, you will be granted a 90-day stay at a time, within the Schengen area.

  • Which airlines offer the best accessibility services for flights to Europe?

    Several airlines prioritise accessibility services for flights from the UK to Europe. British Airways offers special assistance, including wheelchair services and priority boarding. Similarly, Virgin Atlantic provides accessible facilities and medical equipment when needed. KLM also offers support, such as on-board wheelchairs and assistance with mobility devices.

  • Which airlines fly directly from the UK to the Canary Islands?

    You can fly directly to Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas and Lanzarote with low-cost airlines such as Ryanair, TUI Airways, Wizz Air and Jet2. UK origin airports for this route include London Stansted, London Gatwick (LGW) and London Luton, as well as Manchester Airport (MAN) and Glasgow Airport (GLA), amongst others. British Airways also runs services from London Heathrow, but these flights are generally more expensive.  

  • Which low-cost airlines travel from Birmingham to other cities in Europe?

    The majority of airlines flying from Birmingham are major airlines rather than low-cost carriers, but a few low-cost airlines operate in conjunction with other airlines to provide flights. Wizz Air Malta and Lufthansa team up for flights to Munich via Cluj Napoca (CLJ). Ryanair and EasyJet work together to offer flights to Athens Airport (ATH) via Lisbon (LIS). Jet2 and Vueling combine forces to offer flights from Birmingham to Munich Airport (MUC) via Barcelona (BCN).

  • Which airlines have specials during European festivals?

    Several airlines offer specials during popular European festivals. Ryanair often provides discounted flights during Oktoberfest in Munich and La Tomatina in Spain. EasyJet may offer deals during Carnival in Venice, while British Airways sometimes offers promotions during St. Patrick's Day in Dublin.

  • Which European airports have the most frequent flights?

    When it comes to frequent flights from the UK to Europe, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), and Frankfurt Airport (FRA) are popular hubs. Airlines like KLM and British Airways operate regular flights connecting the UK to various European destinations via these airports, ensuring convenient travel options.

  • How long is the flight to Europe?

    An average direct flight from the United Kingdom to Europe takes 2h 24m, covering a distance of 804 miles. The most popular route is London - Istanbul with an average flight time of 3h 40m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Europe?

    The cheapest ticket to Europe from the United Kingdom found in the last 72 hours was £6 one-way, and £27 round-trip. The most popular route is London Heathrow to Istanbul and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £128.

  • Which airlines fly to Europe?

    British Airways, American Airlines & easyJet fly the most frequently from the United Kingdom to Europe. The most popular route is from London to Istanbul, and Sichuan Airlines, IndiGo and Pakistan International Airlines fly this route the most.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Europe?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Istanbul (17% of total searches to Europe). The next most popular destinations are Barcelona (9%) and Lisbon (9%). Searches for flights to Paris (9%), to Amsterdam (8%) and to Madrid (6%) are also popular.

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Europe

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Europe flight deals.
  • If you want to visit Eastern Europe on a backpacking trip and visit several countries, it’s worth flying to airports such as Krakow John Paul II Balice Airport (KRK) or Warsaw Modlin Airport (WMI) in Poland with Ryanair or easyJet, from London Stansted (STN) or London Luton Airport (LTN). These flights are usually cheap, and you can connect to other European cities like Prague and Vienna easily by train.
  • When flying from the UK, cities in Europe like Paris, Amsterdam, and Dublin are among the easiest to reach. These flights offer benefits such as weekend getaways, business trips, and the opportunity to explore diverse cultures, culinary delights, and iconic landmarks close to home. Ryanair is one of the most common airlines operating flights within Europe and has the most affordable rates.
  • When flying from UK cities such as London, Manchester and Glasgow to any European destination, unlike long-haul flights to other continents, direct flights are cheaper, so try to avoid flights with layovers if possible to get a better price.
  • When booking flights with low-cost airlines like EasyJet and Ryanair from the UK to other parts of Europe, there are a few things to consider. Look out for additional fees for baggage and seat selection, as these can quickly increase the overall cost. If there are stopovers en route, check whether they're self-transfer stops or if luggage transfer is included.
  • If you’re travelling on a budget and want to save money on flights from the UK to Europe, it’s recommended to check out flights with airlines such as Wizz Air, easyJet and Ryanair, through KAYAK. These airlines provide good deals. You’ll find that most major European cities are serviced by these airlines.
  • Those of you needing to stay connected in-flight should consider major airlines like British Airways, Air France, and Aegean Airlines, which offer onboard connectivity throughout their flights. You'll find flights with British Airways between nearly every major European city and the UK.
  • If you want to visit mainland Europe, sometimes it’s best to check for flights to neighbouring countries, which may provide cheaper and more regular flights. For example, if you’re visiting Slovakia, you can fly to Vienna instead and reach Bratislava easily by bus or train, while Austria is well connected to other countries like Germany and Switzerland.
  • Should you be planning on visiting countries such as Denmark and Sweden in one trip, a good way to save money would be to fly to Copenhagen in Denmark and hop on a train to Malmo in Sweden, generally arriving within 30min; that way, you won’t need to book another flight.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Europe

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United Kingdom to Europe? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Jet2Overall score based on 132 reviews
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All was good but they should bring back seat pockets. It’s difficult trying to travel with small children and keep having to get stuff out of flight bag and then have nowhere to put it!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2024BRS - DLM
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All was good but they should bring back seat pockets. It’s difficult trying to travel with small children and keep having to get stuff out of flight bag and then have nowhere to put it!

No hot drinks but otherwise a good flight with decent leg room

The boarding at both ends good, the seats were a tad hard for any long flight, but okay for short haul, 2A and 2B had good leg room. On the return flight we landed at terminal 2 as opposed to where we should have land at terminal 1, so we had a bit of a wait for a bus, which delayed the onward journey. But all in all a good flight.

The flight was okay, seats slightly more comfortable than Easy jet, but wouldn’t want to fly much more than 3.5 hours in those seats, hard and uncomfortable for further journeys. Boarding was okay, never eat or drink on Eco airlines, food not good and expensive for what you get. But it is what it is, and for the price one can not really complain.

Excellent outbound flight to Arrecife on a new very clean Airbus with great flight crew. Flight was only delayed around 10-15 mins and boarding was very good. Comms from pilots and crew was very welcoming and excellent throughout flight.

Flight was ok with a great landing. What could have been better would have been sitting away from the lady behind me who was coughing and sneezing all through the flight. I have been ill with a very bad cold ever since and can only put it down to being sat in front of that lady!

I liked boarding the crew were excellent but the seats are too close together for such a long flight.

The seats could be better as they’re not very comfortable and the arms would be better padded. Only place we found to fill our water bottles was at the Castle Rock bar who had one small sticker on one pillar saying they would refill your bottles with tap water for free! Need some/more refill stations around the departure area.

Boarding went well, seats could have been a little more comfortable

Great flight from malta airport, all on time & no delays, Birmingham Airport a little confusing with the ongoing upgrades!

Be sure to check bags for 23 kg,.(50 lbs) Coming from US I chose the wrong size luggage weight when I checked in on my phone, and had to pay more when I dropped it off

The on board air steward really made the journey. He was very entertaining

I was disappointed there was a 40 minute delay to flight

The trip itself was good. I have given only good as rating, because my first flight has been cancelled by a different airline and that caused disruption in my trip. I spent over ten hours in Luton airport and that caused me high tiredness, sickness, because of the very early initial trip. easyJet staff has been professional and friendly.

Very pleasant crew, working hard on a full plane. Delay by a broken seat. However crew made back 60% of the delay.

Delayed and then further delayed with no announcement made so that all the passengers (who were standing in the jetty) could hear. We stood there for well over 20 minutes. We were further delayed through weather but no one explained that to us until the pilot made an announcement when finally on board

easyJet need to ensure that whether pre-booking seats or not children aren’t split from their parents the crew spent the majority of boarding asking passengers to move to accommodate two families. Surely the system identifies minors on a booking !!!!! It was all very frustrating to watch and caused delays which I’m sure cost easyJet more in the long run rather that automatically allocating families with minors seats together automatically.

Not great! Rude staff in London and the worse baggage reclaim I’ve ever seen. Great staff in flight but doubt I’ll fly with them again

Staff had been really impolite at the boarding area and for both ways charged high extra fees without a reason. For the check-in luggage which was measured 3.5 kg and was confirmed by the stuff to cost 40 € , 60 Euros had been purchased from our credit card. When confronted staff did call us both liars and claimed to never have announced anything. Flight back , when not wanting to press a backpack in a measuring metal instead of hand measuring , staff got angry that one did not follow her order, which was than escalated by the team. Although carrying a baby anyways staff did not offer any help in the unreasonable process and than charged again extra money. Cabine crew has been friendly but this experience LL lead to not booking easy jet at all in the future. Check in process in Edinburgh anyways chaotic,to the family check-in and disabled check-in everybody else was guided for check in process, so people just getting in between each other, not possible to monitor your own stuff.

As you would expect from a budget airline Left and arrived on time, no frills, not even a glass of water offered But you get what you pay for

The distance between seats was narrow. So my recommendation is to increase it

Very good, everything went straight forward, boarding, during the flight, landing and all on time Well done

flight delayed, no information given until late on, Ryanair app said "on time" until 5 minutes before expected departure time, crew rushed us to board, when it was already 3 hours late

I got denied boarding bevause they said they "ran out of seats on a plane"

Speakers were blaring. It's like being in a Moroccan market and you keep getting shouted at with what's for sale

What can you say Ryanair get you there,no frills Not so cheap anymore ..... but what is now days! Would use again as always. Good flight times for us.

Very unpleasant staff, disgusting service, ignoring requests, refusal to help

Late again rude staff at gate bullying passengers made us stand in the cold 3degrees for 40 mins before they let us board

The usual average Ryanair flight, but we landed 20 min before due time, which was very good.

Enjoyed our flight with Ryanair to Arrecife. Flight boarded pretty much on time, crew were welcoming and very good. Generally good for a frequent low cost flight, Seats could however have been more comfortable.

I asked for a window seat and when I got on the plane 24A did not have a window so was very not happy, but good and entertainment was good and the staff was very good, so the only complaint was the seating.

Flight canceled two hours beforehand, BA reticketed us so that we would have had to leave from Edinburgh instead of Glasgow, where we were already at the airport. We would have arrived in Boston too late to get home to Vermont. Instead with some pressure we were reticketed from Glasgow on Lufthansa, which avoided Heathrow, a great benefit after our horrible experience at Heathrow when we arrived in Britain three weeks earlier. (Kayak assebled an itierary that did not leave adeqate time for the connection at Heathrow, where thousands of people were trying tio get through inadequate and badly staffed security and staff did not know the slightest details about where and which lines we should get in.) The British Airways travel experience is not to be recommended these days.

My seat was in a good row. In our section it was the first row. But it was difficult tooperate seat entertainment features > table, screen, even though I often fly.

Better and more attentive crew and more food options. Leg space is very tight.

We left our sons tablet on the British Airways plane And we can’t get a hold of anyone to try to locate it. I have to call multiple numbers.

Sitting in the plane for an extended period of time was very hot and uncomfortable. Very late arrival happened to not affect me but many others probably missed their connection because it also took a long time to get to the terminal.

My worst flying experience so far. This flight was delayed a total of 42 hours and diverted to New York before it was finally cancelled. It was delayed 4 and a half hours in London. As we were scanning our boarding passes at the gate they advised that the flight was being diverted to JFK since the delays caused us to missed the open hours for Charlotte international customs and immigration. We were assured multiple times by airport personnel, flight attendants, and the Pilot that we would land at JFK go through customs and immigration and then reboard the plane to fly to Charlotte in the same night. When we landed in New York the pilot advised us as we were retrieving our carry on luggage that we were delayed till 10am the next morning and to see guest services to get a room for the night. During this time I had to purchase a room for a family member in Charlotte which drove over 4 and a half hours to pick us up from Charlotte. This could have been avoided if American Airlines had been up front about the delay. Then after standing in line for over 2 and a half hours at guest services we were taken by taxi to a hotel 30 minutes out of the way. Luckily I looked for other flights that night and found one at 8 am to get on. The initial flight which we were scheduled to fly to charlotte in was delayed 12 more times and was finally cancelled 42 hours after it was supposed to land. I am unaware of what happened to the guest that were supposed to fly on the flight after we were placed on another flight but 42 hours in delays for a direct flight is absolutely ridiculous.

The boarding to Gatwick was a breeze but the boarding from Gatwick was a nightmare. The onboard service to Gatwick had a lot to be desired but the onboard sevice from Gatwick was amazing ! Very nice,friendly and funny ! Would I recommend BA to anyone.? ! Yes I would!

Really quick check in and security at Heathrow Terminal 5. Staff on board were lovely and very friendly. Could have provided a few more drinks on the flight but they were available at the back of the plane.

Flight boarded and took off late for unknown reasons. Crew insisted we check our hand luggage due to full flight, which it was not even close to full. Then had to wait almost an hour a and a half for the hand luggage to come onto the luggage belt since it was loaded last. This came after many hours of traveling pregnant with my 6 year old daughter. Really didn’t appreciate the unnecessary delays. What the hell?

Were delayed in the airport for 5 hours with no explanation. Flight kept getting delayed by an hour at a time and wizz air staff were no where to be found

The flight was delayed 5 hours and I'm and invalid,I wan a refund for this

The cabin crew on that flight were super fantastic and super helpful. They were so polite and considerate that i felt i travelled with a 5star airline.

Delayed delayed delayed - always with Wizzair. Staff were friendly and well mannered but clearly the company is unorganized and the aircrafts are outdated.

It's a budget airline. Great for short flight. Smooth landing.

4 hr delay and only told less than 2hrs before. Only given water and nuts on the flight as complimentary service. Left to wait in rain before boarding.

To be honest I did not like anything. Communication to why my flight was cancelled mid air 2 and half hours into my flight. Customer service desk were not helpful with providing information or a solution on what can be done.

I have been treated unacceptably by WizzAir aircraft crew in a previous flight, they threatened me and abused me, and I received an OFFICIAL written apology, but only two (2) months later. This flight had no such unacceptable behaviour, but it's not nice to be left waiting in the walkway (from gate to aircraft) for a long time, just so that the 'boarding' appears to be early, even if actual departure is not.

What I liked new airplane Sitting was extremely uncomfortable! Crew not smiley at all Always chewing gum

The flight was cancelled just 4 hours before the take off...

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