Where Can You Fly Within 2 Hours of the UK for a Day Trip?

Short flight, long day. The less time you spend in the air, the more you get on the ground, which is the whole point of a day trip.

Where can you fly within two hours of the UK?

These all have same-day returns we've checked, with flight times worked out from the airline's departure and landing times:

• Dublin from Bristol: 1h05, £28 on Wed 4 Nov, about 9.3 hours there
• Eindhoven from Stansted: 1h05, £41 on Sat 7 Nov, about 7.7 hours
• Luxembourg from Stansted: 1h15, £38 on Mon 9 Nov, about 8.8 hours
• Bremen from Stansted: 1h20, £55 on Fri 13 Nov, about 8.4 hours
• Paris from Gatwick: 1h20, £64 on Mon 7 Dec, about 6.6 hours
• Nantes from Gatwick: 1h30, £70 on Sun 6 Dec, about 9.3 hours
• Geneva from Gatwick: 1h40, £62 on Sun 22 Nov, about 9 hours
• Bordeaux from Gatwick: 1h40, £69 on Fri 11 Dec, about 6.8 hours

Fares checked between 6 and 14 October. They move, so check before you book.

What's the shortest flight abroad from the UK?

Of the day trips we track, Dublin and Eindhoven are the shortest at about an hour and five minutes in the air. Dublin from Bristol also gives you over nine hours in the city for £28.

Which one is the best day out?

Luxembourg is the sleeper. £38 return, nearly nine hours there, and public transport across the whole country is free, so getting from the airport into town costs nothing. Walk the Chemin de la Corniche and drop down into the Grund. See the Luxembourg day.

Does a short flight always mean more time there?

Not always. Paris is only 1h20 away, but the cheap flights back leave in the early evening, so you get about 6.6 hours. Nantes takes ten minutes longer and gives you over nine. It's the flight times that matter, not just the distance. Search your airport on Day Trips to see the hours for every date.