Why go
- Capital of England and the United Kingdom.
- Known for London bars, London pubs, partying, nightclubs.
- 3 curated must-see attractions on record, including Palace of Westminster.
- 5 hand-picked places to stay.
- 1 recommended spot to eat and drink.
- Served by Heathrow Airport (LHR).
History
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the site of the national government and parliament for centuries. London grew rapidly in the 19th century, becoming the world's largest city at the time. Since the 19th century the name "London" has referred to the metropolis around the City of London, historically split among the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent and Hertfordshire. Since 1965 it has largely comprised the administrative area of Greater London, governed by 33 local authorities and the Greater London Authority.
Must-see attractions
Outdoor
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Outdoor
Where to stay
Indoor
140 Park Ln, London W1K 7AA, United Kingdom
Brook St, London W1K 4HR, United Kingdom
35 St James's Pl, London SW1A 1NY, United Kingdom
Indoor
Eat & drink
Restaurant
Airports
Heathrow Airport (LHR) 14 mi to the centre
London, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 86 airlines (British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia Airlines, Finnair…) · direct flights to 171 destinations incl. New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 86 airlines, 171 direct destinations
- British Airways BA (A320, A319, 777, A321, 747-400, 767…) · 130 routes: Aberdeen, Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Accra, Alma-ata, Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Atlanta, Austin, Bahrain, Baku, Baltimore, Bangalore, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Beirut, Belfast, Bergen, Berlin, Bologna, Boston, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Calgary, Cape Town, Chengdu, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dallas-Fort Worth, Delhi, Denver, Dubai, Dublin, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh … +90 more
- American Airlines AA (A320, A319, A321, 777, 747-400, 767…) · 94 routes: Aberdeen*, Abu Dhabi*, Accra*, Amsterdam*, Athens*, Atlanta*, Austin, Bahrain*, Baltimore*, Bangalore*, Barcelona*, Belfast*, Bergen*, Berlin*, Bologna*, Boston*, Brussels*, Bucharest*, Budapest*, Calgary*, Cape Town*, Charlotte, Chicago, Copenhagen*, Dallas-Fort Worth, Delhi*, Denver*, Dubai*, Dublin*, Duesseldorf*, Edinburgh*, Entebbe*, Frankfurt*, Geneva*, Gibraltar*, Glasgow*, Gothenborg*, Hamburg*, Hannover*, Helsinki* … +54 more
- Iberia Airlines IB (777, A320, 747-400, A319, A321, 767…) · 50 routes: Aberdeen*, Abu Dhabi*, Atlanta*, Austin, Bahrain*, Baltimore*, Bangkok*, Barcelona*, Beirut*, Belfast*, Bilbao, Boston*, Budapest*, Calgary*, Chicago*, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Denver*, Edinburgh*, Glasgow*, Gothenborg*, Houston*, Ibiza, La Coruna, Las Vegas*, Leeds*, Los Angeles*, Madrid, Manchester*, Mexico City*, Miami*, Montreal*, New York*, Newark*, Newcastle*, Oslo*, Palma de Mallorca*, Paris*, Philadelphia*, Phoenix*, Raleigh-durham* … +10 more
- Finnair AY (747-400, 777, 767, A320, 787-8, A321…) · 27 routes: Atlanta*, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Calgary*, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Helsinki, Houston, Las Vegas, Lisbon*, Los Angeles, Miami, Montreal*, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh-durham*, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Stockholm*, Toronto*, Vancouver*, Washington
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (A330-300, A340-600, 747-400, A320, A340-300, 767-400…) · 27 routes: Aberdeen*, Atlanta*, Beijing*, Boston, Chicago, Delhi, Detroit, Dubai, Edinburgh*, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Lagos, Los Angeles, Manchester*, Miami, Minneapolis, Moscow*, Mumbai, New York, Newark, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore*, Tokyo, Tokyo, Washington
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (767-300, 777, A319, A320, 777-300ER, A321…) · 17 routes: Calgary*, Chicago*, Duesseldorf, Edmonton*, Frankfurt, Halifax*, Houston*, Los Angeles*, Montreal*, Munich, Newark*, Ottawa*, San Francisco*, St. John's*, Toronto*, Vancouver*, Washington*
- Delta Air Lines DL (767-400, 76W, A330-300, 747-400, A340-300, A340-600…) · 12 routes: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago*, Detroit, Los Angeles*, Miami*, Minneapolis, New York, Newark*, San Francisco*, Seattle, Washington*
- US Airways US (777-300ER, A330-300, 777, A330-200, 767-300, A319…) · 12 routes: Athens*, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Doha, Johannesburg, Lisbon*, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Raleigh-durham
- Air Berlin AB (A319, A320, A321, 767) · 10 routes: Berlin*, Frankfurt*, Hamburg*, Hannover*, Mulhouse*, Munich*, Paris*, Stuttgart*, Vienna*, Zurich*
- Air Canada AC (767-300, 777-300ER, A330-300, A319, 777-200LR) · 8 routes: Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, St. John's, Toronto, Vancouver
- Transaero Airlines UN (A330-300, A340-600, 737-800, 747-400, 767-300, 737-800…) · 8 routes: Aberdeen, Boston*, Edinburgh, Johannesburg, Los Angeles*, Manchester, Moscow, San Francisco*
- Air France AF (767-400, 76W, 777-200LR, A319, A320, A321) · 7 routes: Atlanta*, Boston*, Detroit, Minneapolis*, New York*, Paris, Seattle
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (76W, 767, 737, 767-400, 777, F70…) · 7 routes: Amsterdam, Atlanta*, Boston*, Detroit*, Minneapolis*, New York*, Seattle*
- United Airlines UA (777, 767-300, 757-200, 787-8) · 6 routes: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Washington
- Malaysia Airlines MH (777, A320, A321, 380, 767-300) · 5 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Helsinki*, Kuala Lumpur, New York, Raleigh-durham
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (736, 737-800, 737-700, 737-700, 737-800, A320…) · 5 routes: Copenhagen, Gothenborg, Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm
- Aer Lingus EI (A320, A319) · 4 routes: Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Shannon
- All Nippon Airways NH (A319, A320, A321, A340-300, A340-600, 734…) · 4 routes: Lisbon*, Tokyo, Tokyo, Warsaw*
- Germanwings 4U (A319, A320, CRJ) · 4 routes: Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Stuttgart
- Air India Limited AI (787-8, 777-200, 777-300ER) · 3 routes: Delhi, Mumbai, New York*
- Croatia Airlines OU (A320, A319) · 3 routes: Rijeka, Split, Zagreb
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (777) · 3 routes: Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore
- Air Astana KC (757) · 2 routes: Alma-ata, Tselinograd
- Air China CA (A340-600, 777-300) · 2 routes: Beijing, Shanghai*
- Air New Zealand NZ (777-300, 777) · 2 routes: Los Angeles, San Francisco*
- Alitalia AZ (A320, A321, 32S) · 2 routes: Milan, Rome
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG (777-200) · 2 routes: Dhaka, Sylhet Osmani
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A330-200, 737, F70) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Shanghai
- Egyptair MS (737-800, A330-300) · 2 routes: Cairo, Luxor
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (777-200LR, 787-8) · 2 routes: Addis Ababa, Toronto
- Gulf Air Bahrain GF (A320, A330-200, 777) · 2 routes: Bahrain, Dallas-Fort Worth*
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (777-300, 777) · 2 routes: Tokyo, Tokyo*
- Jet Airways 9W (777-300ER) · 2 routes: Delhi, Mumbai
- Kuwait Airways KU (777, AB6) · 2 routes: Kuwait, New York
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800, 737-700) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Tanger
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (777, 777-300) · 2 routes: Jeddah, Riyadh
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320, A319, A321, A320) · 2 routes: Geneva, Zurich
- Thai Airways International TG (A340-600, 736, 747, 737-700, 737-800) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Stockholm*
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 2 routes: Bilbao, La Coruna
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320, A321) · 1 route: Athens
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320, A321, A330-300) · 1 route: Moscow
- AeroMéxico AM (767-300, 787) · 1 route: Mexico City
- Air Algerie AH (736) · 1 route: Algier
- Air Baltic BT (A319) · 1 route: Milan
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Air Mauritius MK (A340-300) · 1 route: Plaisance
- Air Serbia JU (A319, 737-300) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Asiana Airlines OZ (777-200LR) · 1 route: Seoul
- Austrian Airlines OS (A320, A321) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (767) · 1 route: Baku
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, AR1) · 1 route: Brussels
- Bulgaria Air FB (A319, A320, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Sofia
- Cathay Pacific CX (777-300ER) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- China Airlines CI (737) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- China Southern Airlines CZ (787) · 1 route: Guangzhou
- Cyprus Airways CY (A320) · 1 route: Larnaca
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (767-300, 777-200) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Emirates EK (A380) · 1 route: Dubai
- Etihad Airways EY (345, A340-600, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- EVA Air BR (777-300ER) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Iran Air IR (AB6) · 1 route: Tehran
- Kenya Airways KQ (777-200) · 1 route: Nairobi
- Korean Air KE (777-300ER) · 1 route: Seoul
- Libyan Arab Airlines LN (A320) · 1 route: Tripoli
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (734, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Middle East Airlines ME (A320, A330-200) · 1 route: Beirut
- Olympic Airlines OA (A321) · 1 route: Athens*
- Oman Air WY (A330-300) · 1 route: Muscat
- Philippine Airlines PR (777-300) · 1 route: Manila
- Qantas QF (A380) · 1 route: Dubai
- Qatar Airways QR (A330-200, A330-300, A340-600, 787-8, 777-300ER, 777-200LR) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Brunei Airlines BI (787) · 1 route: Dubai
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A321, 330) · 1 route: Amman
- SATA International S4 (A319) · 1 route: Lisbon*
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Singapore
- South African Airways SA (A330-200, A340-300) · 1 route: Johannesburg
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200) · 1 route: Colombo
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (777-300) · 1 route: Sao Paulo
- TAP Portugal TP (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: Lisbon
- Tarom RO (318) · 1 route: Bucharest
- Tunisair TU (A320) · 1 route: Tunis
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Turkmenistan Airlines T5 (757-200) · 1 route: Ashkhabad
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (757) · 1 route: Tashkent
- World Scale Airlines W3 (A330-200) · 1 route: Lagos*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) 24 mi to the centre
London, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 47 airlines (easyJet, British Airways, Transavia France, Norwegian Air Shuttle…) · direct flights to 165 destinations incl. Arrecife, Tenerife, Larnaca, Orlando, Alicante… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 47 airlines, 165 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 101 routes: Aberdeen, Agadir, Ajaccio, Alicante, Almeria, Amsterdam, Antalya, Arrecife, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Bastia, Belfast, Bergen, Berlin, Bodrum, Bologna, Bordeaux, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Catania, Chania, Cologne, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Gibraltar, Glasgow, Gran Canaria, Hamburg, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza … +61 more
- British Airways BA (734, A319, A320, 777, 737, Dash 8-400) · 43 routes: Algier, Alicante, Amsterdam, Antigua, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bari, Bermuda, Bordeaux, Bridgetown, Cancun, Catania, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Faro, Genoa, Glasgow, Hewandorra, Jersey, Kingston, Larnaca, Las Vegas, Malaga, Male, Malta, Marrakech, Naples, Newquai*, Nice, Olbia*, Orlando, Paphos, Pisa, Plaisance, Rome, Salzburg, Tampa, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Tirana … +3 more
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W, 787-8) · 43 routes: Agadir, Alicante, Amilcar Cabral, Antalya, Arrecife, Boa Vista, Bodrum, Cancun, Catania, Chania, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Izmir, Kerkyra/corfu, Kos, Larnaca, Malaga, Malta, Marrakech, Menorca, Mykonos, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Plaisance, Preveza, Punta Cana, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Thira … +3 more
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 30 routes: Aalborg, Alesund, Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bergen, Budapest, Catania, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gothenborg, Gran Canaria, Helsinki, Ibiza, Larnaca, Malaga, Nice, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, Sandefjord, Split, Stavanger, Stockholm, Tenerife, Thira, Tromso, Trondheim
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, 757-200, A330-200) · 22 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bodrum, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Funchal, Heraklion, Hurghada, Larnaca, Malaga, Menorca, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife, Venice, Villafranca
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800, 75W, 787-8) · 19 routes: Agadir, Amilcar Cabral, Antalya, Arrecife, Cancun, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Larnaca, Marrakech, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Plaisance, Preveza, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Iberia Airlines IB (777, A320, A319, 734) · 13 routes: Alicante*, Antigua*, Arrecife*, Barcelona*, Bermuda*, Bridgetown*, Florence, Hewandorra*, Kingston*, Malaga*, Orlando*, Tampa*, Tenerife*
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (757-200, 757-300, A321, A330-200) · 11 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (747-400, A330-300, 330) · 9 routes: Antigua, Beijing, Bridgetown, Cancun, Havana, Hewandorra, Las Vegas, Montego Bay, Orlando
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 5 routes: Cork, Dublin, Kaunas, Sevilla, Shannon
- Air Transat TS (330, 310) · 4 routes: Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver
- Aer Lingus EI (A319, A320) · 3 routes: Belfast, Connaught, Dublin
- American Airlines AA (777) · 3 routes: Las Vegas*, Orlando*, Tampa*
- Finnair AY (777) · 3 routes: Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa
- TAP Portugal TP (A319, A320) · 3 routes: Funchal, Lisbon, Porto
- Air Arabia Maroc 3O (A320) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Tanger
- Air One AP (A320) · 2 routes: Catania, Palermo
- Alitalia AZ (A320) · 2 routes: Catania, Palermo
- Condor Flugdienst DE (330, 757) · 2 routes: Arrecife*, Cancun*
- Delta Air Lines DL (747-400) · 2 routes: Las Vegas*, Orlando*
- Germania ST (A319, 737-700) · 2 routes: Erfurt, Pristina
- Meridiana IG (A320, 737) · 2 routes: Naples, Olbia
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Marrakech
- SATA International S4 (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Lisbon*, Ponta Delgada
- Transaero Airlines UN (A320, 747-400) · 2 routes: Moscow, Orlando*
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, A321, 737-900) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Istanbul
- Vueling Airlines VY (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Barcelona, Florence
- Air Baltic BT (735, 73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air Berlin AB (734) · 1 route: Salzburg*
- Air China CA (330) · 1 route: Beijing
- Air Europa UX (737-800) · 1 route: Madrid
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Atlant-Soyuz Airlines 3G (A319) · 1 route: Freetown
- Aurigny Air Services GR (Embraer 195, ATR 72) · 1 route: Guernsey
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (735, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- bmibaby WW (A320) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Caribbean Airlines BW (767) · 1 route: Port-of-spain
- Croatia Airlines OU (A320) · 1 route: Split
- Emirates EK (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Newquai
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320) · 1 route: Keflavik*
- Montenegro Airlines YM (Fokker 100) · 1 route: Tivat
- Nas Air XY (330) · 1 route: Jeddah
- Qantas QF (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai*
- TransHolding System YO (A320) · 1 route: Hassi Messaoud*
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (735, 73N, 737-800, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Kiev
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
London City Airport (LCY) 8.1 mi to the centre
London, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 12 airlines (British Airways, Air France, CityJet, Iberia Airlines…) · direct flights to 35 destinations incl. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Florence, Frankfurt, Zurich… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 35 direct destinations
- British Airways BA (Embraer 190, Embraer 170, S20, AR8, D38) · 20 routes: Aberdeen*, Amsterdam*, Billund*, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh*, Florence, Frankfurt*, Glasgow*, Granada, Ibiza*, Isle Of Man*, Madrid*, Malaga*, Menorca*, Nice*, Palma de Mallorca*, Rotterdam*, Stockholm*, Venice*, Zurich*
- Air France AF (AR8, F50, Embraer 190) · 13 routes: Amsterdam*, Antwerp*, Brest*, Brive*, Deauville*, Dresden*, Dublin*, Florence*, Milan, Nantes*, Paris, Rome*, Rotterdam
- CityJet WX (AR8, F50) · 11 routes: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brest, Brive, Deauville, Dresden, Dublin, Florence, Nantes, Paris, Rotterdam
- Iberia Airlines IB (Embraer 190, Embraer 170) · 5 routes: Granada*, Ibiza*, Madrid*, Malaga*, Palma de Mallorca*
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (AR1) · 3 routes: Geneva*, Mulhouse*, Zurich*
- Air Berlin AB (Embraer 170, Embraer 190, AR8) · 2 routes: Frankfurt*, Zurich*
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 190) · 2 routes: Milan, Rome
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (ARJ, F50) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Rotterdam*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Frankfurt*
- Luxair LG (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- Skynet Airlines SI (ATR 42, AT4) · 1 route: Jersey
- SkyWork Airlines SX (D38) · 1 route: Bern
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
London Southend Airport (SEN) 36 mi to the centre
Essex, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6YF, UK — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 2 airlines (easyJet, Aer Lingus) · direct flights to 14 destinations incl. Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 14 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319) · 13 routes: Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Ibiza, Jersey, Krakow, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Venice
- Aer Lingus EI (AT4, ATR 72) · 1 route: Dublin*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) 13 mi to the centre
London, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Regional airports
Further out, but often the cheapest way in — the airports the low-cost carriers use. Each links to its own town's guide for getting from there into the city.
London Stansted Airport (STN) 31 mi to the centre
London, Essex, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 10 airlines (Ryanair, easyJet, Transavia France, Germanwings…) · direct flights to 153 destinations incl. Palma de Mallorca, Arrecife, Ibiza, Tenerife, Dalaman… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Feeder airport · 31 mi from London · Ryanair, easyJet, Transavia France · Getting around Bishop's Stortford, UK →
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 10 airlines, 153 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 124 routes: Aarhus, Alghero, Alicante, Almeria, Ancona, Arrecife, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Bergamo, Bergerac, Berlin, Biarritz-bayonne, Billund, Bologna, Bordeaux, Bratislava, Bremen, Brindisi, Brive, Brno, Bucharest, Budapest, Bydgoszcz, Carcassonne, Chania, Comiso, Connaught, Cork, Dinard, Dortmund, Dublin, Eindhoven, Faro, Fes, Fuerteventura, Gdansk, Genoa, Gerona, Gothenborg … +84 more
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 23 routes: Amsterdam, Aviles, Belfast, Bilbao, Bodrum, Cagliari, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ibiza, Ljubljana, Lyon, Malaga, Marrakech, Munich, Naples, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Prague, Sharm El Sheikh, Sofia
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 13 routes: Arrecife, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kos, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Germanwings 4U (A319) · 3 routes: Cologne, Hannover, Stuttgart
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800) · 3 routes: Arrecife, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Aurigny Air Services GR (ATR 72) · 2 routes: Guernsey, Jersey
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Izmir
- Air Berlin AB (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Duesseldorf
- Air Moldova 9U (A320, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Chisinau
- Flybe BE (D38) · 1 route: Dundee
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
London Luton Airport (LTN) 28 mi to the centre
Airport Way, Luton LU2 9LY — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 8 airlines (easyJet, Wizz Air, Ryanair, Monarch Airlines…) · direct flights to 85 destinations incl. Arrecife, Faro, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Sharm El Sheikh… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Feeder airport · 28 mi from London · easyJet, Wizz Air, Ryanair · Getting around Luton-Dunstable, United Kingdom →
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 8 airlines, 85 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 34 routes: Aberdeen, Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Bordeaux, Budapest, Catania, Dortmund, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Glasgow, Hamburg, Heraklion, Ibiza, Inverness, Keflavik, Kerkyra/corfu, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Milano, Montpellier, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Paris, Pisa, Sharm El Sheikh, Tel-aviv, Venice, Zurich
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 24 routes: Belgrade, Bourgas, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Craiova, Debrecen, Gdansk, Katowice, Kiev, Kosice, Ljubljana, Lublin, Poznan, Prague, Riga, Skopje, Sofia, Timisoara, Tirgu Mures, Varna, Vilnius, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 18 routes: Alghero, Arrecife, Beziers, Bratislava, Connaught, Dublin, Fuerteventura, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Kaunas, Kerry, Malta, Marrakech, Murcia, Nimes, Reus, Rzeszow, Tenerife
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A320, A321) · 15 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Bodrum, Dalaman, Faro, Gibraltar, Larnaca, Malaga, Menorca, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W) · 14 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Larnaca, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Atlasjet KK (A320) · 1 route: Istanbul
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Tarom RO (737-300) · 1 route: Iasi
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Southampton Airport (SOU) 65 mi to the centre
Southampton SO18 2NL, UK — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 5 airlines (Flybe, Air France, Skynet Airlines, Aurigny Air Services…) · direct flights to 23 destinations incl. Bergerac, Brest, Guernsey, Jersey, La Rochelle… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Feeder airport · 65 mi from London · Flybe, Air France, Skynet Airlines · Getting around Southampton, United Kingdom →
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 5 airlines, 23 direct destinations
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400, Embraer 195, Embraer 175) · 21 routes: Alicante, Amsterdam, Belfast, Bergerac, Brest, Dublin, Edinburgh, Faro, Glasgow, Guernsey, Jersey, La Rochelle, Limoges, Malaga, Manchester, Nantes, Newcastle, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Rennes
- Air France AF (Dash 8-400, Embraer 195) · 8 routes: Bergerac*, Brest*, La Rochelle*, Limoges*, Nantes*, Nice*, Paris*, Rennes*
- Skynet Airlines SI (ATR 72, J32) · 2 routes: Guernsey, Jersey
- Aurigny Air Services GR (BNT) · 1 route: Alderney
- Eastern Airways T3 (J41) · 1 route: Leeds
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) 89 mi to the centre
Bournemouth, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 3 airlines (Ryanair, Transavia France, Aer Lingus) · direct flights to 17 destinations incl. Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Alicante, Arrecife, Carcassonne… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Feeder airport · 89 mi from London · Ryanair, Transavia France, Aer Lingus · Getting around Bournemouth-Poole, United Kingdom →
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 3 airlines, 17 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 16 routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Carcassonne, Chania, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Malaga, Malta, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Rhodos, Tenerife
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 2 routes: Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Aer Lingus EI (AT4) · 1 route: Dublin*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Millbank Millennium Pier
Ferry terminal · 0.4 mi from the centre
Westminster Pier
Ferry terminal · 0.6 mi from the centre
St. George Wharf
Ferry terminal · 0.6 mi from the centre · Thames Clippers
London Eye - Waterloo Pier
Ferry terminal · 0.8 mi from the centre
Battersea Power Station Pier
Ferry terminal · 0.9 mi from the centre
Embankment
Ferry terminal · 1 mi from the centre
River Bus 2: Tower => Battersea Power Station
Ferry route · London River Services
River Bus 2: Battersea Power Station => Tower
Ferry route · Thames Clippers
River Bus 6: Putney => Blackfriars
Ferry route · Thames Clippers
River Bus 6: Blackfriars => Putney
Ferry route · Thames Clippers
RB1
Ferry route · Uber Boat Thames Clippers
River Tours: Westminster/St. Katharine’s circular cruise
Ferry route · Circular Cruise Westminster
RB6
Ferry route
River Bus 1: Battersea Power Station => North Greenwich
Ferry route · Thames Clippers
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Heathrow Airport (LHR); 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: LHR has direct flights to 171 destinations on 86 airlines (incl. New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 12 mi (nearest: Millbank Millennium Pier, 0.4 mi); routes include River Bus 2: Tower => Battersea Power Station, River Bus 2: Battersea Power Station => Tower, River Bus 6: Putney => Blackfriars.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for London, England (UK). Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Tube, bus, rail, river · The Underground, buses, Overground, DLR, trams and river boats. · Fares: Oyster or contactless tap · Airport: Elizabeth line or Piccadilly line from H
Trains & rail
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High-speed trains London–Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam through the Channel Tunnel. · Paris guide →
Belmond's restored 1920s sleeper between London, Paris and Venice. · Venice (Venezia), Italy guide →
Coaches & shuttles
Overnight and daytime coaches, about nine hours; the train takes four and a half. · Edinburgh, Scotland guide →
Every 10 to 15 minutes, 24 hours a day, from Victoria; about 100 minutes. · Oxford, England guide →
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
Broker, marketplace · Operator network worldwide · Online charter marketplace, part of Directional Aviation; instant quotes.
Marketplace · Operator network · Transparent on-demand jet charter marketplace showing the operator and tail.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Tours & experiences
Boat Tour