Cheap Flights To Portugal: Porto

Budget Airline Deals With Ryanair, Air Berlin, Easyjet & Transavia

Jul 14, 2007 David Whitley

For an alternative to Lisbon and Faro on the Algarve, try travelling with a low cost carrier to the north of the country from London, Dublin, Berlin, Madrid or Paris.

Portugal is an understandably popular holiday destination. It is blessed with a proud history, great beaches and fascinating cities. Most visitors tend to book cheap flights to either Faro on the Algarve or Lisbon, the capital city.

However, there is another option – Porto in the north of the country is an intriguing city, far more down to earth and ‘real’ than the tourist resorts of the south. Visitors to the country can get a taste of a different Portugal, and they don’t have to spend a fortune to do so. There are now plenty of budget airlines offering flights to Porto from England, Ireland, Germany and elsewhere in Europe.

Cheap Flights with Budget Airlines to Porto, Portugal from England

One of the airlines that is making Porto an increasingly popular destination is Ryanair. The Irish budget airline offers flight deals from London Stansted and Liverpool in the UK.

Cheap Flights with Budget Airlines to Porto, Portugal from The Republic of Ireland

Ryanair also operates flights to Porto out of its home town base in Dublin.

Cheap Flights with Budget Airlines to Porto, Portugal from Germany

There is no shortage of budget airlines offering good value deals to Porto from cities in Germany. Air Berlin is the major player here – it flies directly from Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Cologne, Munster, Rostock, Dortmund, Berlin and Dusseldorf. The low cost carrier also operates from Leipzig, Paderborn, Munich, Dresden, Erfurt, Nuremburg and Hannover. For the best deals, though, it’s usually best to compare prices from the airports where Air Berlin has competition. These are Stuttgart (TUIfly and Hapag Lloyd Express), Cologne (TUIfly and Hapag Lloyd Express) and Hamburg (TUIfly).

Cheap Flights with Budget Airlines to Porto, Portugal from The Netherlands

Air Berlin also operates direct services to Porto, Portugal from Amsterdam Schiphol airport in The Netherlands.

Cheap Flights with Budget Airlines to Porto, Portugal from Spain

A variety of low cost carriers operate cheap flights to Portugal’s second city from locations across Spain. For example, Ryanair operates direct routes from Girona and Madrid airports, while Clickair flies cheaply from Barcelona and Air Berlin has bargain prices from Palma De Mallorca.

Cheap Flights with Budget Airlines to Porto, Portugal from Switzerland

It is possible to fly from Switzerland to northern Portugal from Switzerland with two low cost carriers. Easyjet operates regular flights from Geneva, while Air Berlin has a good value service from Zurich.

Cheap Flights with Budget Airlines to Porto, Portugal from France

It is possible to get cheap flights to Portugal from France. Ryanair and Transavia operate on the Paris to Porto route, while Ryanair also flies there from Marseilles in the south of France.

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