The results of our latest study are out, and this time we’re focusing on where and when people fly with Ryanair. Over the past year 10 countries and 10 cities have stood out for travelers choosing the low cost carrier Ryanair. Keep reading to see the top countries, cities, and most popular months for Ryanair flights.
Spain, Italy, and the UK are the most popular countries
Though France has the most Ryanair city destinations, 28 in total, Spain wins the position as the number one country destination. See all the cities the budget airline flies to in the top 10 countries:
Ryanair Spain Destinations: Alicante, Almeria, Asturias, Barcelona, Bilbao, Fuerteventura, Girona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Jerez, Lanzarote, Madrid, Malaga, Menorca, Murcia, Palma, Reus, Santander, Santiago, Seville, Tenerife North, Tenerife South, Valencia, Valladolid, Zaragoza
Ryanair Italy Destinations: Alghero, Ancona, Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Cagliari, Cuneo, Genoa, Lamezia, Milan Bergamo, Palermo, Parma, Perugia, Pescara, Pisa, Rome Campino, Trapani, Trieste, Turin, Venice Treviso, Verona, Verona Bres
Ryanair UK Destinations: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Doncaster, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow Prestwick, Leeds, Bradford, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle
Ryanair France Destinations: Bergerac, Beziers, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Brest, Carcassonne, Dinard, Dole, Figari, Grenoble, La Rochelle, Lille, Limoges, Lourdes, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Nimes, Paris Beauvais, Paris Vatry, Pau, Perpignan, Poitiers, Rodez, St Etienne, Toulon, Tours
Ryanair Morocco Destinations: Agadir, Fez, Marrakech, Nador, Oujda, Tangier
Ryanair Belgium Destinations: Brussels Charleroi
Ryanair Ireland Destinations: Cork, Derry, Dublin, Kerry, Knock Ireland West, Shannon
Ryanair Portugal Destinations: Faro, Porto
Ryanair Germany Destinations: Baden-Baden, Berlin Schonefeld, Bremen, Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf Weeze, Frankfurt Hahn, Hamburg- Lubeck, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Memmingen
Ryanair Hungary Destinations: Budapest
Barcelona, Madrid, and London are the most popular cities
Quite often flying with low cost airlines means that the airport you fly into isn’t the closest to the city center, and many times it’s not even in the same city. This isn’t the case for our top 2 cities, Barcelona and Madrid, as Ryanair flies into the main airports BCN El Prat and MAD Barajas. But if you’re headed to the third most popular Ryanair city destination, London (STN), make sure you pay attention to the transportation options and prices as Stansted is actually 62 km from the London city center.
Barcelona (BCN): Distance from the city center – 18 km; Transportation options: Aerobus (~6 €), public bus (~2 €), train (~3 €), taxi (20 € minimum)
Madrid (MAD): Distance from the city center – 18 km; Transportation options: Metro (~5 €), “Línea Exprés bus” (~5 €), public bus (~1.50 €), train (~2.50 €), taxi (~30 €)
London (STN): Distance from the city center – 62 km; Transportation options: Terravision shuttle bus (~11 €), National Express bus (~8 €), Stansted Express train (~30 €), taxi (~55-100 €)
The summer months are the most popular – July, June, September, and August
In line with european tourism trends, the summer months are the busiest for Ryanair followed by Spring. The least popular months to travel with Ryanair are the cooler months of February, January, December, and November.
