What's the cheapest weekend trip from London?

Newcastle currently shows the lowest real fare on file among London's short-haul routes, at €58.

Why isn't every destination from London listed here?

This page only includes routes with a real flight time of 2.5 hours or under — long enough to actually get somewhere, short enough to fit a real weekend. Longer routes are on our full "flights from London" page instead.

How many routes did you check?

We checked up to 40 real short-haul routes from London and found 20 with a live fare on file.

What's the best time to fly for a weekend trip?

A Friday evening or Saturday morning departure with a Sunday evening return is the classic pattern — check the live fare calendar on each route's own page for the cheapest specific dates.

Do these fares include baggage?

Not necessarily — for a short weekend trip, cabin baggage only often works out cheapest. Check each airline's allowance before booking.

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Best Weekend Trips from London

Real short-haul destinations from London — 2.5h flight time or under — ranked by flight time, with real live fares. Not every destination from London fits a weekend; this page only shows the ones that do.

Real weekend-trip destinations

Destination	Flight time	Fare
Birmingham	39m	€101
Bristol	41m	€120
Cardiff	44m	€109
Manchester	47m	€59
Liverpool	48m	€115
Leeds	49m	€123
Paris	54m	€79
Brussels	54m	€80
Rotterdam	54m	€166
Charleroi	55m	€129
Amsterdam	56m	€82
Newcastle	58m	€58
Eindhoven	58m	€137
Dublin	1h 01m	€67
Nantes	1h 04m	€111
Dusseldorf	1h 05m	€79
Belfast	1h 06m	€66
Luxembourg	1h 06m	€105
Cologne	1h 07m	€154
Edinburgh	1h 07m	€95

Making the most of a weekend trip

Pack cabin baggage only where you can — it's usually enough for 2-3 nights and skips checked-bag fees.
A Friday evening or Saturday morning departure with a Sunday evening return is the classic weekend pattern.
Book accommodation close to the centre — a short trip loses real time to a long transfer each way.
Check each route's own page for a full fare calendar before settling on exact dates.
Have a backup destination from the list above — the cheapest option can shift by the time you book.

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FAQs — Weekend trips from London

Birmingham has the shortest real flight time from London among the routes we checked, at around 0h 39m.