City breaks from the UK
Every city destination in the catalogue, grouped by country — a starting point for browsing beyond whichever handful happens to have the shortest flight time.
Albania
Tirana
City · Albania2h 55m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€22 from London Stansted
Armenia
Yerevan
City · Armenia7h 15m from the UK€53 from London Gatwick
Austria
Belgium
Brussels
City · Belgium1h from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow€37 from London Stansted, with 1 change
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
City · Bosnia and Herzegovina8h 45m from the UK€64 from London Stansted
Bulgaria
Sofia
City · Bulgaria3h from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€25 from London Stansted
Croatia
Dubrovnik
City · Croatia7h 15m from the UK€83 from London Heathrow
Pula
City · Croatia2h 10m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick and Stansted€77 from London Stansted
Zadar
City · Croatia4h from the UK€58 from London Stansted
Zagreb
City · Croatia2h 15m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow and Stansted€32 from London Stansted
Cyprus
Larnaca
City · Cyprus4h 35m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€32 from London Gatwick
Limassol
City · Cyprus4h 25m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€32 from London Gatwick
Nicosia
City · Cyprus4h 35m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€32 from London Gatwick
Paphos
City · Cyprus4h 25m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester€18 from Manchester
Czechia
Prague
City · Czechia1h 50m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€23 from London Stansted
Denmark
Copenhagen
City · Denmark1h 45m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester€18 from London Stansted
Egypt
Estonia
Tallinn
City · Estonia2h 45m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick and Stansted€35 from London Stansted
Finland
Helsinki
City · Finland2h 50m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€29 from London Stansted
France
Georgia
Tbilisi
City · Georgia13h 40m from the UK€80 from London Stansted
Germany
Greece
Athens
City · Greece3h 35m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€35 from London Stansted
Chania
City · Greece9h 45m from the UK€155 from London Heathrow
Heraklion
City · Greece4h from the UK€34 from London Gatwick
Thessaloniki
City · Greece3h 10m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick and Stansted€36 from London Stansted
Hungary
Budapest
City · Hungary2h 25m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester€19 from London Stansted
Iceland
Reykjavik
City · Iceland3h 15m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow and Gatwick€64 from London Gatwick
Ireland
Dublin
City · Ireland1h from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€17 from Manchester
Israel
Tel Aviv
City · Israel10h 05m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick€52 from London Gatwick, with 1 change
Italy
Catania
City · Italy3h 10m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Stansted€19 from London Stansted
Florence
City · Italy2h 10m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick€54 from London Gatwick
Naples
City · Italy2h 55m from the UK€44 from Manchester
Rome
City · Italy2h 35m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow and Gatwick€19 from Manchester
Venice
City · Italy2h 05m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester€21 from London Stansted
Jordan
Amman
City · Jordan8h 20m from the UK€139 from London Gatwick
Latvia
Riga
City · Latvia2h 30m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester€30 from Manchester
Lithuania
Vilnius
City · Lithuania2h 35m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Stansted€32 from London Stansted
Malta
Moldova
Chisinau
City · Moldova3h from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick and Stansted€34 from London Gatwick
Morocco
Marrakech
City · Morocco3h 35m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick and Stansted€23 from London Stansted
Netherlands
Amsterdam
City · Netherlands1h 05m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester€24 from Manchester
North Macedonia
Skopje
City · North Macedonia11h 45m from the UK€35 from London Stansted
Norway
Oslo
City · Norway1h 55m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow and Stansted€19 from London Stansted
Poland
Krakow
City · Poland2h 35m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Manchester€37 from London Stansted, with 1 change
Portugal
Faro (Algarve)
City · Portugal2h 50m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€18 from London Stansted
Funchal (Madeira)
City · Portugal3h 55m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick and Stansted€23 from London Gatwick
Lisbon
City · Portugal2h 40m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester€20 from Manchester
Porto
City · Portugal2h 25m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester€26 from Manchester
Romania
Serbia
Belgrade
City · Serbia9h 05m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow€41 from London Stansted, with 1 change
Slovakia
Bratislava
City · Slovakia2h 10m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Stansted and Manchester€20 from London Stansted
Slovenia
Ljubljana
City · Slovenia2h 10m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick€35 from London Gatwick
Spain
Barcelona
City · Spain2h from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester€18 from London Stansted
Madrid
City · Spain2h 19m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€25 from London Stansted
Malaga
City · Spain2h 45m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester€19 from Manchester
Seville
City · Spain2h 45m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€43 from London Gatwick
Valencia
City · Spain2h 20m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Gatwick and Stansted€18 from London Stansted
Sweden
Stockholm
City · Sweden2h 20m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted€19 from London Stansted
Switzerland
Zurich
City · Switzerland1h 40m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester€34 from London Gatwick
Tunisia
Tunis
City · Tunisia2h 50m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow and Gatwick€85 from London Gatwick
Turkey
Istanbul
City · Turkey3h 45m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester€56 from London Gatwick, with 1 change
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
City · United Arab Emirates10h 05m from the UK€117 from Manchester
United States
New York
City · United States7h 50m from the UKRecent nonstop fares from Heathrow€273 from London Stansted, with 1 change
Fares are one-way prices per traveller, checked regularly against Travelpayouts — indicative, not live quotes, and shown only where we hold one. See holiday packages from the UK for real return windows with dates.
Recent nonstop fares names the London airports where fare data we collected in the past week included a nonstop one-way fare to the destination’s main airport for an upcoming departure. It is not a timetable: routes can be seasonal or change. The price shown on a card is the cheapest fare we hold from any London airport for that month, and says when it includes a change.
City breaks by departure airport
Recent fare data for each of the UK's departure airports, across the 70 city break destinations above.
London Heathrow (LHR)
35 destinations with a recent nonstop fare
All 35 nonstop city breaks from London Heathrow
- Brussels — 1h 10m
- Paris — 1h 15m
- Amsterdam — 1h 20m
- Dublin — 1h 25m
- Zurich — 1h 40m
- Copenhagen — 1h 50m
- Munich — 1h 50m
- Prague — 1h 50m
- Berlin — 1h 55m
- Oslo — 2h 10m
- Venice — 2h 10m
- Barcelona — 2h 15m
- Vienna — 2h 15m
- Zagreb — 2h 15m
- Stockholm — 2h 25m
- Budapest — 2h 35m
- Madrid — 2h 35m
- Rome — 2h 40m
- Helsinki — 2h 50m
- Seville — 2h 50m
- Malaga — 2h 55m
- Faro (Algarve) — 3h
- Tunis — 3h
- Sofia — 3h 10m
- Bucharest — 3h 15m
- Reykjavik — 3h 15m
- Nicosia — 4h 40m
- Athens
- Belgrade
- Istanbul
- Larnaca
- Limassol
- Lisbon
- New York
- Tirana
Getting to London Heathrow: Heathrow Express reaches Paddington in 15 minutes, four trains an hour; the Elizabeth line takes 28 minutes but runs a little more often, at six trains an hour. (Checked September 2026 — Heathrow Express — journey time, TfL — Elizabeth line to and from Heathrow)
London Gatwick (LGW)
46 destinations with a recent nonstop fare
All 46 nonstop city breaks from London Gatwick
- Paris — 1h 15m
- Dublin — 1h 20m
- Amsterdam — 1h 25m
- Zurich — 1h 40m
- Munich — 1h 50m
- Berlin — 1h 55m
- Copenhagen — 1h 55m
- Prague — 2h
- Salzburg — 2h
- Barcelona — 2h 05m
- Nice — 2h 05m
- Venice — 2h 05m
- Florence — 2h 10m
- Ljubljana — 2h 10m
- Madrid — 2h 19m
- Pula — 2h 20m
- Valencia — 2h 20m
- Vienna — 2h 20m
- Porto — 2h 25m
- Stockholm — 2h 25m
- Budapest — 2h 30m
- Rome — 2h 35m
- Riga — 2h 40m
- Seville — 2h 45m
- Lisbon — 2h 50m
- Tunis — 2h 50m
- Faro (Algarve) — 2h 55m
- Malaga — 2h 55m
- Tirana — 2h 55m
- Helsinki — 3h
- Sofia — 3h 10m
- Thessaloniki — 3h 15m
- Valletta — 3h 15m
- Chisinau — 3h 20m
- Reykjavik — 3h 30m
- Athens — 3h 40m
- Marrakech — 3h 40m
- Funchal (Madeira) — 3h 55m
- Istanbul — 3h 55m
- Paphos — 4h 30m
- Nicosia — 4h 35m
- Larnaca
- Limassol
- Sliema
- Tallinn
- Tel Aviv
Getting to London Gatwick: Gatwick Express runs from South Terminal to London Victoria in 30 minutes. (Checked September 2026 — Gatwick Airport — transport options to and from London)
London Stansted (STN)
43 destinations with a recent nonstop fare
All 43 nonstop city breaks from London Stansted
- Amsterdam — 1h 05m
- Paris — 1h 10m
- Dublin — 1h 20m
- Berlin — 1h 45m
- Copenhagen — 1h 45m
- Prague — 1h 50m
- Salzburg — 1h 55m
- Barcelona — 2h
- Oslo — 2h 05m
- Venice — 2h 05m
- Bratislava — 2h 10m
- Pula — 2h 10m
- Vienna — 2h 10m
- Zagreb — 2h 15m
- Stockholm — 2h 20m
- Budapest — 2h 25m
- Porto — 2h 25m
- Valencia — 2h 25m
- Madrid — 2h 30m
- Riga — 2h 30m
- Vilnius — 2h 35m
- Seville — 2h 45m
- Tallinn — 2h 45m
- Faro (Algarve) — 2h 50m
- Helsinki — 2h 50m
- Lisbon — 2h 50m
- Malaga — 2h 55m
- Tirana — 2h 55m
- Chisinau — 3h
- Sofia — 3h
- Bucharest — 3h 10m
- Catania — 3h 10m
- Thessaloniki — 3h 10m
- Valletta — 3h 15m
- Athens — 3h 35m
- Marrakech — 3h 35m
- Istanbul — 3h 45m
- Funchal (Madeira) — 3h 55m
- Paphos — 4h 25m
- Nicosia — 4h 40m
- Larnaca
- Limassol
- Sliema
Getting to London Stansted: Stansted Express reaches Liverpool Street in 48 minutes, every 15 minutes; the first train from Liverpool Street leaves between about 03:40 and 04:40, depending on the day. (Checked September 2026 — Stansted Airport — getting there by train)
Manchester (MAN)
18 destinations with a recent nonstop fare
- Amsterdam — 1h 20m
- Paris — 1h 35m
- Copenhagen — 1h 50m
All 18 nonstop city breaks from Manchester
Getting to Manchester: Trains between Manchester Piccadilly and the airport take around 20 minutes and run every 10 minutes; Metrolink trams run every 12 minutes. (Checked September 2026 — Manchester Airport — getting there by train, Manchester Airport — getting there by tram)
Recent fares are evidence a nonstop route existed within the past week, not a timetable — they don’t guarantee a seat on your own dates. Check the trip planner for what’s actually available.
Which city break should you pick?
A closer look at 6 destinations with a recent nonstop fare from at least two of the UK’s departure airports — the set most worth comparing side by side, not the whole catalogue. Short on time? Our guide to weekend city breaks from Stansted, Manchester and London picks the cities that genuinely fit two or three nights once the airport journey and transfer are counted.
Amsterdam
Nonstop flight from: London Heathrow (1h 20m), London Gatwick (1h 25m), London Stansted (1h 05m), Manchester (1h 20m)
Priced return windows we hold centre on about 3 nights (median of 133 windows)
€105 return, per traveller — 1 Dec 2026 to 6 Dec 2026 (5 nights), from London Stansted, direct
Getting to the centre: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). Schiphol connects to Amsterdam Centraal by NS trains roughly eight times an hour (about 17 minutes), plus the 397 Airport Express bus and taxis.
Barcelona
Nonstop flight from: London Heathrow (2h 15m), London Gatwick (2h 05m), London Stansted (2h), Manchester (2h 30m)
Priced return windows we hold centre on about 5 nights (median of 204 windows)
€40 return, per traveller — 19 Nov 2026 to 24 Nov 2026 (5 nights), from London Gatwick, direct
Getting to the centre: Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN). Commuter trains, the L9 Sud metro line and airport buses link the terminals with central areas such as Plaça de Catalunya, alongside taxis.
Budapest
Nonstop flight from: London Heathrow (2h 35m), London Gatwick (2h 30m), London Stansted (2h 25m), Manchester (2h 40m)
Priced return windows we hold centre on about 3 nights (median of 63 windows)
€45 return, per traveller — 11 Nov 2026 to 20 Nov 2026 (9 nights), from London Stansted, direct
Getting to the centre: Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD). The 100E express bus runs direct to Deák Ferenc tér, the 200E bus connects to the M3 metro at Kőbánya-Kispest, a suburban train links Ferihegy station to Nyugati, and the official Főtaxi service and miniBUD shuttle both operate from the terminal.
Copenhagen
Nonstop flight from: London Heathrow (1h 50m), London Gatwick (1h 55m), London Stansted (1h 45m), Manchester (1h 50m)
Priced return windows we hold centre on about 4 nights (median of 15 windows)
€51 return, per traveller — 20 Nov 2026 to 23 Nov 2026 (3 nights), from London Stansted, direct
Getting to the centre: Copenhagen Airport (CPH). Copenhagen Airport is 8 km from the city centre. The metro reaches Kongens Nytorv in around 13 minutes and trains reach Copenhagen Central Station in about 15 minutes; buses and taxis also run to the centre.
Istanbul
Nonstop flight from: London Heathrow, London Gatwick (3h 55m), London Stansted (3h 45m), Manchester (4h 05m)
Priced return windows we hold centre on about 6 nights (median of 743 windows)
€123 return, per traveller — 13 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026 (7 nights), from London Stansted, direct
Getting to the centre: Istanbul Airport (IST). Istanbul Airport sits well outside the historic centre on the European side, linked by the M11 metro line, Havaist and public buses, and taxis.
Lisbon
Nonstop flight from: London Heathrow, London Gatwick (2h 50m), London Stansted (2h 50m), Manchester (2h 55m)
Priced return windows we hold centre on about 5 nights (median of 158 windows)
€92 return, per traveller — 14 Nov 2026 to 17 Nov 2026 (3 nights), from London Gatwick, direct
Getting to the centre: Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Airport) (LIS). The airport connects directly to the city via the metro's Red Line, urban buses and taxis.
Nonstop fares are evidence a nonstop route existed within the past week, not a timetable, and the priced return window is one option we hold, not every fare available — check the trip planner for what’s actually available on your dates.
Flight times from the UK
38 under 3 hours19 3–5 hours13 5 hours or more
What’s here
70 city42 food & drink20 beach17 party14 family friendly11 mountains
Weather across these destinations
Monthly highs and rainfall averaged across the 70 destinations matched above — one place inside that set can run warmer or cooler than this. Gold months are the best weather fit by our formula.
- Best overall
- June · July · August · September
- Hottest
- July · 30°C
- Wettest
- November · 80mm
- January, averaged across these destinations: daily high 10°C, 68mm rainfall.
- February, averaged across these destinations: daily high 12°C, 53mm rainfall.
- March, averaged across these destinations: daily high 14°C, 67mm rainfall.
- April, averaged across these destinations: daily high 18°C, 59mm rainfall.
- May, averaged across these destinations: daily high 22°C, 65mm rainfall.
- June, averaged across these destinations: daily high 27°C, 53mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- July, averaged across these destinations: daily high 30°C, 44mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- August, averaged across these destinations: daily high 29°C, 46mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- September, averaged across these destinations: daily high 25°C, 68mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- October, averaged across these destinations: daily high 21°C, 73mm rainfall.
- November, averaged across these destinations: daily high 15°C, 80mm rainfall.
- December, averaged across these destinations: daily high 11°C, 75mm rainfall.
What it costs
An inexpensive restaurant meal runs from around €4 in Tunisia to €27 in Switzerland — editorial estimates, not live prices.
Plan the dates and budget
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