UK-Italy Flights

Flying to Italy from the UK – some routes and tips

For a while I compiled a list of all Italian airports reachable from UK airports with route and frequency information. This isn’t practical to keep up-to-date, given how frequently timetables and airline routes change. But if you want to find direct flights to Italy from an airport near you, I hope this can be a helpful starting point.

On this page you’ll find a list of UK airports, along with the Italian destinations you can reach from these. Budget airlines are included. I’ve endeavoured to produce an up-to-date and comprehensive list, but airline schedules change very frequently – the latest timetables will be available on their own websites.

The best starting point, of course, is your own nearest airport – or favourite airport, if you have a choice within comfortable reach. Rather than searching one airline at a time, check the timetables or ‘destinations’ list on the airports website – sometimes they helpfully group destinations by country. Bear in mind that many flights will be seasonal.

The list below will give an idea of where you can fly to in Italy from each international airport in the UK. The companion page to this one is: Italian airports – a destination guide. On that page you’ll find a list of Italian airports with suggested holiday destinations nearby – if you’re using this page to find out what Italian airport you can fly to from a local UK airport, the next step can be to check what holidays will be possible using each route.

View over Genoa from aeroplane window
Genoa from the air

I’ve only included direct scheduled flights, though flight connections make other routes possible, if less convenient. Some regional airports – including those not listed here – have a few charter flights to Italy. These are flights operated by holiday firms and generally booked as part of a package holiday. Sometimes it is possible to book a flight-only deal by contacting the holiday firm concerned. In the winter, charter flights are generally to ski destinations – northern cities such as Turin – and in the summer to Sardinia (Olbia), Naples (for Sorrento) and Verona (for Lake Garda). Check the website for your local airport if you wish to find the latest details of charter flights and packages from that airport.

Updated 2023

UK airport and Italian destinations

Aberdeen International Airport Airport (ABZ)

No Italian destinations listed

Belfast International Airport (BFS)

No Italian destinations listed

Birmingham International Airport (BHX)

Milan, Naples, Rome, Venice, Verona

Bournemouth Airport (BOH)

Venice

Bristol International Airport (BRS)

Catania, Milan, Naples, Pisa, Rome, Turin, Venice, Verona

East Midlands Airport (EMA)

Naples, Pisa, Rome, Venice Treviso, Verona

Edinburgh Airport (EDI)

Bari, Bologna, Catania, Florence, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Pisa, Rome, Turin, Venice, Verona

Exeter International Airport (EXT)

No Italian destinations listed

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK)

Pisa, Rome

Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)

Catania, Naples, Pisa, Rome, Verona

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL)

Milan Bergamo, Rome

London City Airport (LCY)

Florence, Milan Linate

London Gatwick Airport (LGW)

Ancona, Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Cagliari, Catania, Florence, Genoa, Lamezia Terme, Milan Bergamo, Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Pisa, Rome, Turin, Venice, Verona

London Heathrow Airport (LHR)

Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Cagliari, Catania, Lamezia Terme, Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Pisa, Rome Fiumicino, Turin, Venice

London Luton Airport (LTN)

Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Catania, Florence, Milan Malpensa, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Pisa, Rome, Turin, Venice

London Stansted Airport (STN)

Alghero, Ancona, Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Cagliari, Catania, Genoa, Lamezia Terme, Milan Bergamo, Milan Malpensa, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Perugia, Pescara, Pisa, Rimini, Rome Ciampino, Rome Fiumicino, Trapani, Trieste, Turin, Venice, Verona

Manchester Airport (MAN)

Alghero, Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Cagliari, Catania, Genoa, Milan Bergamo, Milan Malpensa, Naples, Olbia, Pisa, Rome, Trapani, Turin, Venice, Verona

Newcastle Airport (NCL)

Milan Bergamo, Naples, Rome, Turin, Verona

View of Venice after take-off

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Useful links

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Airline websites

British Airways

Easyjet

Ryanair

Jet2.com

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