On the doorstep of Europe
Flying short haul (a short-haul domestic flight is commonly categorized into being no longer than 500 miles or under 1.5 hours in length) from the United Kingdom to various destinations in Europe is easy and cheap.
You can fly to Ireland from the UK for as little as £10 and over to Barcelona, Naples and Amsterdam for as little as £70. Airline companies such as Easyjet, Flybe, Monarch and Ryanair, have made travelling to the continent unbelievably accessible
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Ferries
You can travel from the UK to many destinations including, Ireland, Spain, Belgium, France, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Map of UK ferry ports and direct routes to connecting countries
UK Car Hire
Rail travel to UK ports
Coach travel to UK ports
Airports
London Heathrow is the world's busiest international airport. Gatwick, London City, Stansted and Luton airports also serve the capital. Belfast City and Belfast International airports serve Northern Ireland; Cardiff International serves Wales and Scotland's main airports are at Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
Liverpool, Manchester, Teesside, Leeds/Bradford, and Newcastle airports cater for the north of England. Birmingham International and East Midlands airports are in central England. In southern England, Southampton is the largest airport, while Exeter, Bournemouth and Bristol airports also offer some international services.
There are good transport services by bus, coach, rail or taxi to all UK airports.
Map of UK airports and direct routes to connecting countries
UK Airport parking
UK Airport taxis
UK Rail travel to UK airports
Coach travel to UK airports
UK Airport Car Hire
Tunnel
The Eurostar and Channel Tunnel (chunnel) is the UK's rail link with mainland Europe. Eurostar carries high-speed Eurostar passenger trains and the channel tunnel carries motorists and their cars to UK from France and Belgium in as little as 2 hours 3 minutes.
Channel tunnel
Eurostar
Citizens of non-European Economic Area countries must complete a landing card before arriving at Eurostar check-in. Landing cards are available from dedicated desks in front of the check-in area and from Eurostar staff. This card must then be handed to UK Immigration staff.
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