NEW Updated with 2010 flight options.
This is a list of which airlines fly from which UK airport to the Costa del Sol. We hope you find it useful if you are thinking of renting our beach apartment in Puerto de la Duquesa, near Estepona for your holiday. Please note we try to keep this page up to date but the airlines are always adding new routes and airports so some research could be well worth while. Note also that some routes are seasonal and some airlines have great special offers if you ask. There is a little more information on each airline on the flights page.
If you still have questions when renting our apartment, please email us and we will do our best to give you an answer.
From the UK to Malaga
Malaga is the main airport for the Costa del Sol but there are also flights available to Jerez and Gibraltar. Malaga is 2 to 2:30 hours flying time from most of the UK. This is a good link here for information specifically about Malaga airport or try this one on the Easyjet site. If you are renting with us, we can arrange for a taxi to pick you up from the airport and take you to Puerto de la Duquesa for around 110 Euro one way including tolls.The Andalucia website has some information on Jerez airport. The new motorway means Jerez de la Frontera is only 1 1/2 hours from Duquesa.
This website has some information on Gibraltar airport. This is around 25 minutes from Puerto de la Duquesa and we can arrange for a taxi to pick you up which costs about 45 Euro.
Aberdeen is now served by
MyTravelBlackpool is served by Jet2.
Belfast International airport is slowly expanding to include more international flights. It is serviced by Easyjet the economy airline,
First Choice aka Air2000 the charter airline
Aer Lingus the national flag carrier,
MyTravel and
Thomsonfly has chartered flights.Birmingham International airport is bigger and brighter each time I visit with good transport connections.
It is the home of MyTravel.
It is also served by bmibaby and
Avro,
First Choice aka Air2000 the charter airline
Ryanair.
Monarch Airlines has scheduled flights and
MyTravel and
Thomsonfly have chartered flights.
Blackpool is now served by Monarch Airlines chartered flights.
Bournemouth is now served by Thomsonfly chartered flights and
First Choice aka Air2000 the charter airline
Ryanair.Bristol is a cute little airport, getting bigger, now served Easyjet the economy airline,
Ryanair to Seville and Malaga,
First Choice the charter airline,
Monarch Airlines chartered flights also
MyTravel and
Thomsonfly.Cardiff is bmibaby's second home,
First Choice aka Air2000 the charter airline
also served by MyTravel and
Thomsonfly have chartered flights.Doncaster/Sheffield airport now has direct flights to Malaga with Thomsonfly and
First Choice aka Air2000 the charter airline.Edinburgh is served by MyTravel and
Ryanair.
Monarch Airlines has scheduled flights.
Exeter is served by flybe and
First Choice aka Air2000 the charter airline
Thomsonfly.Gatwick is served by Avro,
Easyjet the economy airline,
First Choice and
Thomsonfly have chartered flights.
Monarch Airlines the charter airline has scheduled flights also
MyTravel.Glasgow is served by Easyjet the economy airline,
Ryanair.
MyTravel and
First Choice aka Air2000 and
Thomsonfly have chartered flights too.
Veuling Air (merged with clickair) a Spanish budget airline flies Seville.
Heathrow, the largest international airport is served by British Airways, the national flag carrier uses their subsidiary GB airways and
Ryanair.Liverpool is served by Easyjet the economy airline and now also by
Ryanair.Luton is the home of Easyjet, the economy airline
and is also served by Avro,
Thomsonfly.
MyTravel ,
First Choice aka Air2000 the charter airline.
Monarch Airlines the charter airline has scheduled and chartered flights.Manchester airport is huge with good transport connections. It is served by Avro,
Easyjet the economy airline,
First Choice the charter airline,
Jet2,
Monarch Airlines the charter airline has scheduled flights,
MyTravel and
Thomsonfly.
Newcastle is served by Easyjet the economy airline,
Jet2,
First Choice aka Air2000 the charter airline
MyTravel and
Thomsonfly.Norwich is a lovely, small and quick airport served by MyTravel.
Nottingham/East Midlands airport is a growing small airport near Leicester and Nottingham.
It the home of bmibaby,
and also served by First Choice the charter airline,
Easyjet the economy airline,
Ryanair
MyTravel and Thomsonfly.Southampton is served by flybe.
Stansted is ever expanding served by Easyjet the economy airline
Ryanair and
Air Berlin a German budget airline.
From UK to Gibraltar
Gibraltar airport is right next to the rock. To pick up a taxi or hire car, walk across the runway to the Spanish side. This website has some information on Gibraltar airport. This is around 25 minutes from Puerto de la Duquesa.Gatwick is served by Easyjet the economy airline.
Luton is served by Monarch Airlines chartered flights, the charter airline does scheduled flights.
Manchester is served by Monarch Airlines chartered flights.
From UK to Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera is between the Costa and Seville. This website has some information on Jerez airport.Stansted is a Ryanair hub.
Manchester is served by Monarch Airlines the charter airline does scheduled and chartered flights.
Flight comparison websites
The following websites offer flight searches and comparisons, always worth a look if you're flexible.
Travel Supermarket searches for the lowest flight fares from hundreds of websites for the UK and Ireland.
Skyscanner the search engine for cheap flights for the UK and Ireland.
Travel Jungle searches for the lowest flight fares from the UK.
Expedia searches the larger airlines and can come up with some unusual airline combinations.
Travelocity is much the same. Visit Travelocity for Europe Deals
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