Flights to United Kingdom
6,598 routes, 26 cities
Operators: Ryanair, Wizz Air, easyJet, United Airlines
Book ticketsfrom €676.87
Flights
Flights, priced door to door rather than gate to gate
The airport is not the city. Every time here includes getting to it and out of it, which is the only comparison worth making.
87,150routes
2,381cities
207countries
661operators
661 airlines sell through Orlero.
How to find a cheaper flight
Air fares move further and faster than any other mode on this site. Both curves come from our busiest air corridors, priced on the same engine that answers a search.
- 1 day ahead€306.94
- 3 days ahead€433.20
- 7 days ahead€234.96
- 14 days ahead€212.84
- 21 days ahead€186.58
- 30 days ahead€150.89
- 45 days ahead€196.61
- 60 days ahead€165.64
- Sunday€168.29
- Monday€139.97
- Tuesday€124.34
- Wednesday€150.89
- Thursday€192.78
- Friday€140.56
- Saturday€166.23
- The booking window is worth the most hereThe median fare bottoms out 30 days before departure at €150.89, against €306.94 the day before. That is 51 per cent, the widest lead time spread of any mode we sell.
- The day of the week is worth a fare classTuesday is the cheapest departure day across our air network and Thursday the dearest, 36 per cent apart. On a return that gap applies twice.
- Short flights are the wrong toolRegional and domestic services around 614 km sit near €61.21, and by the time the two airport transfers are added the train or the coach on the same corridor is usually already there. The comparison table below is the check worth making.
- The price you see is the priceEvery fare on this page is the total. Base fare, taxes, supplier charges and our service fee are all in it, itemised on the breakdown rather than added at the end.
What you are actually buying at each distance
The word flight covers a forty minute regional hop and a twelve hour crossing. Our network sorted by distance, with what each band really costs in time, money and carbon.
| Service | Distance | Door to door | Median fare | CO2 per traveller | Routes we sell | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional and domestic | 0 to 800 km | 4h 28m | €61.21 | 155.6 kg | 22,052 | Shanghai Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines |
| Short haul | 800 to 2,500 km | 5h 38m | €140.86 | 380.2 kg | 44,354 | Sichuan Airlines, ASL Airlines Belgium, Spring Airlines |
| Long haul | Over 2,500 km | 9h 20m | €411.08 | 713.6 kg | 20,744 | British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Korean Air |
Bands are set by the distance between the two cities. Times, fares and emissions are the median of a sample priced by the same engine that answers a search, for a date four weeks out, one adult, no discount card. The longest journey of this kind we sell is 12,574 km.
Flying against the ground on the same corridor
On 20 corridors we sell a flight and at least one way of travelling there on the ground. Same corridors, same day, medians for each.
| Mode | Door to door | Median fare | CO2 per traveller | Corridors compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 27m | €56.49 | 164.8 kg | 20 |
| Coach | 12h 58m | €37.31 | 22.2 kg | 12 |
| Train | 3h 38m | €40.49 | 13.3 kg | 9 |
| Ferry | 21h 32m | €36.64 | 75.4 kg | 1 |
Across the 20 corridors where both run, a flight emits about 0.5 times what the same journey by Ferry emits.
Every row is a median over the same corridors, priced on the same day, for one adult with no discount card. Door to door adds the time we budget to reach and leave the terminal at each end, which is where the scheduled time and the real time part company.
Flying, practically
- Ninety five minutes at each endWe budget 95 minutes at each end of a flight for the transfer, the queue and the wait. It is more than four times the rail allowance, and it is the number that decides most short corridor comparisons before the fare does.
- Two airports with one nameSeveral of the 2,381 cities here are served by more than one airfield at very different distances from the centre. The airport on the offer is named, and it is worth reading.
- The cheap fare is rarely the whole fareAcross the 661 airlines on this network, a hold bag, a seat and a change are priced separately by most of them. Our figure is the total for the fare shown, not a headline with the extras waiting behind it.
- Long haul is where flying earns itPast 12,574 km there is no ground alternative in our network at all, and that is the honest case for a flight. Under it, check the table above first.
Flying, country by country
We sell flights to 207 countries. These carry the most of our air network, with the carriers flying them and the cheapest fare we currently hold.
Flights to China
10,454 routes, 218 cities
Operators: United Airlines, American Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines
Book ticketsfrom €114.01
Flights to United States
15,156 routes, 324 cities
Operators: Ryanair, United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines
Book ticketsfrom €413.73
Flights to India
3,058 routes, 93 cities
Operators: United Airlines, American Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines
Book ticketsfrom €92.77
Flights to Türkiye
3,516 routes, 48 cities
Operators: Ryanair, Wizz Air, easyJet, easyJet Europe
Book ticketsfrom €136.43
Flights to Spain
7,114 routes, 37 cities
Operators: Ryanair, Wizz Air, easyJet, United Airlines
Book ticketsfrom €101.62
Flights to Germany
6,800 routes, 23 cities
Operators: Ryanair, Wizz Air, easyJet, United Airlines
Book ticketsfrom €137.02
Flights to Russia
3,448 routes, 93 cities
Operators: Wizz Air, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Delta Air Lines
Book ticketsfrom €136.43
The flight routes people book most
Ranked by frequency and by the size of the two cities, with the door to door time and the fare we hold for a date four weeks out.
- Chongqing to Shanghai flight5h 35m door to door, 1,440 km€114.01
- Chengdu to Shanghai flight5h 47m door to door, 1,658 km€131.71
- Beijing to Shanghai flight5h 5m door to door, 1,068 km€86.87
- Guangzhou to Shanghai flight5h 13m door to door, 1,212 km€96.90
- Shanghai to Shenzhen flight5h 24m door to door, 1,211 km€97.49
- Beijing to Chongqing flight5h 35m door to door, 1,458 km€115.19
- Chongqing to Guangzhou flight4h 56m door to door, 978 km€80.38
- Beijing to Chengdu flight5h 37m door to door, 1,517 km€119.32
- Chengdu to Guangzhou flight5h 24m door to door, 1,238 km€99.26
- Chongqing to Shenzhen flight5h 3m door to door, 1,082 km€88.05
- Chengdu to Shenzhen flight5h 28m door to door, 1,342 km€106.34
- Beijing to Guangzhou flight6h 16m door to door, 1,890 km€146.46
- Shanghai to Tianjin flight4h 55m door to door, 962 km€78.61
- Shanghai to Wuhan flight4h 31m door to door, 690 km€59.14
- Beijing to Shenzhen flight6h 20m door to door, 1,943 km€150.00
- Shanghai to Xi'an flight5h 19m door to door, 1,219 km€97.49
- Chengdu to Tianjin flight5h 38m door to door, 1,520 km€119.91
- Chengdu to Wuhan flight5h 3m door to door, 976 km€80.38
- Chongqing to Hangzhou flight5h 33m door to door, 1,313 km€104.57
- Seoul to Shanghai flight4h 52m door to door, 868 km€72.12
- Chengdu to Hangzhou flight5h 48m door to door, 1,542 km€121.09
- Harbin to Shanghai flight5h 53m door to door, 1,676 km€131.12
- Beijing to Xi'an flight4h 51m door to door, 912 km€75.66
- Shanghai to Tokyo flight6h 6m door to door, 1,760 km€137.02
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Scan to downloadOpens the right store for your phone.Flights: your questions
When is the cheapest time to book a flight?
Around 30 days before departure on our network, where the median fare is €150.89. Waiting until the day before costs about 51 per cent more.
Why is the journey time longer than the flight time?
Because we price the journey, not the flight. Every time on this page includes reaching the airport, clearing it and getting from the arrival airport into the city.
How many flight routes can I book here?
87,150 directed flight routes between 2,381 cities in 207 countries, flown by 661 carriers.
Is flying ever slower than the train?
On short corridors, often. The comparison table above prices both on the same corridors on the same day, door to door, and the ground option wins more of them than most people expect.
Are taxes and charges included?
Yes. Air passenger duty, carrier charges and our service fee are inside every figure here and itemised on the breakdown.