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Hi! Welcome to Complete City Guides!
My name is Patrick, I'm originally from Sydney (Australia) but grew up in England (my second home) - and I love exploring cities (and writing
about it!)
I work online in marketing, which gives me the opportunity to travel around the world full time.
So while I am away, I keep this blog updated with full travel info. I tend to stay in a city for a few
months at a time, to really get to know it - then I write guides on it.
When I travel, I love to be able to land in an airport and be in the city center ASAP. But some cities are a bit of a nightmare for this - the airports are either really far away or there are awful public transport options.
So I've gone through the major European city hotspots and worked out the top 10 European airports that are close to the city center.
I've mostly focused on fun/interesting cities, with airports that serve the major low-cost airlines, such as Ryanair, Easyjet, Wizzair etc. These airlines will often have very cheap flights, so when combined with a city center that is close (so cheap public transport into town) you can have a super cheap city break. And if the airport is so close to the city center, even if you are there only for 24 hours you can still spend plenty of time in the city and not travelling between airport and city.
There are going to be airports really close to popular cities but not included in this list if they aren't popular for 'normal' city break trips. For example, London has London City Airport very close to the middle of the city. But I've never heard of anyone using it for a city break - so it is not included in this blog post! Also all prices are accurate as per our research in April 2016 (Euro or US Dollar conversions are estimates). Please double check everything before you make a trip - public transport and other details change from time to time!
Tallinn Tallinn Airport(Estonia)
Distance 4 km / 2.5 miles between Tallinn City Center and Airport
Tallinn Airport to City Center times and costs
Airport Details
Airport Name Tallinn Airport
Bus between Tallinn airport and city center
Price: €1.60 ($1.80) Duration: 20-30 min
Taxi between Tallinn airport and city center
Price: Around €10
Marrakech Marrakesh Menara Airport(Morocco)
Distance 5 km / 3 miles between Marrakech City Center and Airport
Marrakech Airport to City Center times and costs
Airport Details
Airport Name Marrakesh Menara Airport
Bus between Marrakech airport and city center
Price: 30 Moroccan Dirham ($3 / €2.70) Duration: 15-20 min
Tip:
Every 30 minutes an air conditioned airport shuttle bus goes between the airport and the city center. 30 Moroccan Dirham ($3 / €2.70) for a one way ticket, or 50 Moroccan Dirham ($5.20 / €4.60) for a return.
Vilnius Vilnius Airport(Lithuania)
Distance 5.9km / 3.7 miles between Vilnius City Center and Airport
Vilnius Airport to City Center times and costs
Airport Details
Airport Name Vilnius Airport
Bus between Vilnius airport and city center
Price: €1 Duration: 15 min
Train between Vilnius airport and city center
Price: €0.70 Duration: 7 minutes duration, but one train every 45 min
Taxi between Vilnius airport and city center
Price: €10 to €15
Lisbon Lisbon Portela Airport(Portugal)
Distance 5.9 km / 3.6 miles between Lisbon City Center and Airport
Lisbon Airport to City Center times and costs
Airport Details
Airport Name Lisbon Portela Airport
Bus between Lisbon airport and city center
Price: Aerobus Shuttle: €3.50 (10% discount when bought online and printed). Normal bus: €1.75. Duration: 10 min on normal bus
Metro between Lisbon airport and city center
Price: €1.90 Duration: 15-25 min
Taxi between Lisbon airport and city center
Price: €10 - but they are often dishonest
Bratislava Bratislava Airport(Estonia)
Distance 9 km / 5.6 miles between Bratislava City Center and Airport
Bratislava Airport to City Center times and costs
Airport Details
Airport Name Bratislava Airport
Bus between Bratislava airport and city center
Price: €0.9
Taxi between Bratislava airport and city center
Price: €15-20 if you book one, but closer to €30 if you get one from the street
Riga Riga International Airport(Latvia)
Distance 10 km / 6.2 miles between Riga City Center and Airport
Riga Airport to City Center times and costs
Airport Details
Airport Name Riga International Airport
Bus between Riga airport and city center
Price: €1.15 ($1.30), or €2 if bought from driver Duration: 20-40 min, depending on bus route
Taxi between Riga airport and city center
Price: €10-15 Duration: 15 min
Tip:
Mini Bus options from €5
Copenhagen Copenhagen Airport(Denmark)
Distance 12 km / 7.5 miles between Copenhagen City Center and Airport
Price: DKK 36 ($5.50 / €4.90) 1 way Duration: 13 minutes on metro / train
Taxi between Copenhagen airport and city center
Price: DKK 275 ($41 / €36) Duration: 20 minutes
Tip:
You buy a 24-hour ticket which costs 80 DKK ($12 / €11) - you can then travel by bus, metro and train
Krakow John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice(Poland)
Distance 13km / 7 miles between Krakow City Center and Airport
Krakow Airport to City Center times and costs
Airport Details
Airport Name John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice
Bus between Krakow airport and city center
Price: 4zł ($1 or €0.93) Duration: 30 min
Taxi between Krakow airport and city center
Price: 35zł ($9 / €8) Duration: 25 min
Tip:
If you get one of the airport taxis it will cost around 90zł. Order one over the phone, wait 10 minutes and it is much cheaper. Or use uber.
Manchester Manchester Airport(UK)
Distance 13.9 km / 8.6 miles between Manchester City Center and Airport
Manchester Airport to City Center times and costs
Airport Details
Airport Name Manchester Airport
Bus between Manchester airport and city center
Duration: National Express coaches around 25 minute. Normal stagecoach busses around 1 hour.
Train between Manchester airport and city center
Price: £4.20 single
Taxi between Manchester airport and city center
Price: £15 Duration: 30-40 min
Tram between Manchester airport and city center
Price: £4.20, or day ticket for £5
Berlin Schönefeld Airport(Germany)
Distance 18 km / 11 miles between Berlin City Center and Airport
Berlin Airport to City Center times and costs
Airport Details
Airport Name Schönefeld Airport
Bus between Berlin airport and city center
Price: €3
Train between Berlin airport and city center
Price: €3 for single Duration: 28 min to central station
Taxi between Berlin airport and city center
Price: €40
Tip:
Berlin's Schönefeld is quite far away from the city center (compared to most other airports listed here), but that is mostly because Berlin is so huge. Depending on where you are staying, Schönefeld could feel very close!
Also, the Berlin Tegel Airport airport is much more central!
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