115 same-day destinations

Extreme Day Trips from London Stansted

Out before 08:00, home after 21:00, and up to four hours each way. These are the real morning-out, evening-back routes from London Stansted Airport, worked out from our live flight schedules so the list stays current.

115
Destinations
30
Countries

Times shown are the earliest morning outbound and the latest evening return we can see in the schedules. Hours on the ground are approximate. Always double-check the exact times when you book, and leave room for delays on the way home.

France

Paris

CDG

France

0h 55m
each way
07:25
Out from London Stansted
~14.8h
On the ground
00:05
Back at London Stansted

Charles de Gaulle is 25 mins from the city via RER B train. Eurostar is faster for central Paris!

Things to do in ParisParis airport guide
Ireland

Dublin

DUB

Ireland

1h 3m
each way
01:40
Out from London Stansted
~19.7h
On the ground
23:25
Back at London Stansted

Take the Airlink Express 747 bus (€8, 30 mins) to the city centre.

Things to do in DublinDublin airport guide
Luxembourg

Luxembourg

LUX

Luxembourg

1h 5m
each way
06:30
Out from London Stansted
~14.1h
On the ground
22:45
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Luxembourg
Northern Ireland

Belfast

BFS

Northern Ireland

1h 7m
each way
07:50
Out from London Stansted
~12.7h
On the ground
22:45
Back at London Stansted

Airport Express 300 runs every 30 mins (£8). Great base for Giants Causeway.

Things to do in BelfastBelfast airport guide
Ireland

Cork

ORK

Ireland

1h 12m
each way
06:25
Out from London Stansted
~13.6h
On the ground
22:25
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in CorkCork airport guide
Denmark

Copenhagen

CPH

Denmark

1h 34m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~15.5h
On the ground
00:30
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in CopenhagenCopenhagen airport guide
Italy

Milan

MXP

Italy

1h 36m
each way
04:50
Out from London Stansted
~16.6h
On the ground
00:40
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in MilanMilan airport guide
Italy

Bergamo

BGY

Italy

1h 39m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~15.7h
On the ground
00:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Bergamo
Czech Republic

Prague

PRG

Czech Republic

1h 41m
each way
06:00
Out from London Stansted
~13.2h
On the ground
22:35
Back at London Stansted

Take Airport Express bus (€4) to the city. Beer is cheaper than water!

Things to do in PraguePrague airport guide
Italy

Venice

VCE

Italy

1h 50m
each way
06:00
Out from London Stansted
~15.3h
On the ground
00:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Venice
Norway

Oslo

OSL

Norway

1h 51m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~15.2h
On the ground
00:50
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Oslo
Italy

Bologna

BLQ

Italy

1h 51m
each way
06:15
Out from London Stansted
~13.8h
On the ground
23:45
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Bologna
Spain

Barcelona

BCN

Spain

1h 54m
each way
05:45
Out from London Stansted
~14.8h
On the ground
00:20
Back at London Stansted

El Prat is 30 mins from La Rambla via Aerobus (€7.75). Book Sagrada Familia tickets in advance!

Things to do in BarcelonaBarcelona airport guide
Italy

Pisa

PSA

Italy

1h 54m
each way
06:15
Out from London Stansted
~13.7h
On the ground
23:45
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in PisaPisa airport guide
Austria

Vienna

VIE

Austria

1h 57m
each way
07:45
Out from London Stansted
~10.7h
On the ground
22:20
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in ViennaVienna airport guide
Spain

Madrid

MAD

Spain

2h 2m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~13.9h
On the ground
23:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in MadridMadrid airport guide
Portugal

Porto

OPO

Portugal

2h 6m
each way
06:30
Out from London Stansted
~13.6h
On the ground
00:15
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Porto
Spain

Valencia

VLC

Spain

2h 7m
each way
06:20
Out from London Stansted
~13.5h
On the ground
00:05
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Valencia
Spain

Palma de Mallorca

PMI

Spain

2h 8m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~15.4h
On the ground
01:35
Back at London Stansted

Palma Airport is just 8km from city centre. Buses run every 15 mins (€5).

Things to do in Palma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca airport guide
Sweden

Stockholm

ARN

Sweden

2h 9m
each way
06:40
Out from London Stansted
~11.5h
On the ground
22:25
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in StockholmStockholm airport guide
Hungary

Budapest

BUD

Hungary

2h 12m
each way
05:45
Out from London Stansted
~13.5h
On the ground
23:40
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in BudapestBudapest airport guide
Spain

Ibiza

IBZ

Spain

2h 12m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~15.6h
On the ground
01:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in IbizaIbiza airport guide
Italy

Rome

FCO

Italy

2h 12m
each way
07:00
Out from London Stansted
~12.1h
On the ground
23:30
Back at London Stansted

Fiumicino Airport is 30 mins from Termini station via Leonardo Express (€14).

Things to do in RomeRome airport guide
Spain

Alicante

ALC

Spain

2h 17m
each way
06:05
Out from London Stansted
~14.6h
On the ground
01:15
Back at London Stansted

Airport is just 15 mins from city via C6 Bus. Perfect for Costa Blanca beaches!

Things to do in AlicanteAlicante airport guide
Italy

Naples

NAP

Italy

2h 25m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~12.9h
On the ground
23:40
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in NaplesNaples airport guide
Portugal

Lisbon

LIS

Portugal

2h 25m
each way
06:20
Out from London Stansted
~13.3h
On the ground
00:25
Back at London Stansted

Airport is just 7km from centre. Metro is cheapest option (€2).

Things to do in LisbonLisbon airport guide
Spain

Seville

SVQ

Spain

2h 29m
each way
06:00
Out from London Stansted
~12.4h
On the ground
23:20
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Seville
Greece

Kefallinia Island

EFL

Greece

2h 30m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~12.5h
On the ground
23:25
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Kefallinia IslandKefallinia Island airport guide
Italy

Perugia

PEG

Italy

2h 30m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~11.3h
On the ground
22:15
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Perugia
Denmark

Aarhus

AAR

Denmark

2h 30m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~11h
On the ground
21:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Aarhus
Estonia

Tallinn

TLL

Estonia

2h 30m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~11.3h
On the ground
22:10
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Tallinn
Portugal

Funchal

FNC

Portugal

2h 30m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~13.7h
On the ground
00:35
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in FunchalFunchal airport guide
France

Marseille

MRS

France

2h 30m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~13.5h
On the ground
00:25
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in MarseilleMarseille airport guide
Italy

Turin

TRN

Italy

2h 30m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~12.9h
On the ground
23:50
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Turin
Italy

Brindisi

BDS

Italy

2h 30m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~12.5h
On the ground
23:25
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Brindisi
Spain

Reus

REU

Spain

2h 30m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~11.4h
On the ground
22:20
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Reus
Spain

Girona

GRO

Spain

2h 30m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~13.2h
On the ground
00:05
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Girona
Poland

Łódź

LCJ

Poland

2h 30m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~11.1h
On the ground
22:00
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Łódź
Albania

Tirana

TIA

Albania

2h 30m
each way
06:00
Out from London Stansted
~13.8h
On the ground
00:50
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Tirana
Romania

Bucharest

OTP

Romania

2h 30m
each way
06:00
Out from London Stansted
~13.9h
On the ground
00:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Bucharest
Italy

Cagliari

CAG

Italy

2h 30m
each way
06:05
Out from London Stansted
~13.8h
On the ground
00:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Cagliari
Greece

Preveza/Lefkada

PVK

Greece

2h 30m
each way
06:05
Out from London Stansted
~11.3h
On the ground
22:20
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Preveza/Lefkada
Germany

Hahn

HHN

Germany

2h 30m
each way
06:05
Out from London Stansted
~13.8h
On the ground
00:50
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Hahn
Italy

Verona

VRN

Italy

2h 30m
each way
06:10
Out from London Stansted
~12.3h
On the ground
23:30
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Verona
France

Nice

NCE

France

2h 30m
each way
06:10
Out from London Stansted
~13.8h
On the ground
00:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in NiceNice airport guide
Italy

Bari

BRI

Italy

2h 30m
each way
06:10
Out from London Stansted
~13.7h
On the ground
00:50
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Bari
Bulgaria

Burgas

BOJ

Bulgaria

2h 30m
each way
06:10
Out from London Stansted
~13.6h
On the ground
00:45
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Burgas
Poland

Katowice

KTW

Poland

2h 30m
each way
06:15
Out from London Stansted
~10.1h
On the ground
21:20
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Katowice
Italy

Rome

CIA

Italy

2h 30m
each way
06:15
Out from London Stansted
~12.2h
On the ground
23:25
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Rome
Germany

Hamburg

HAM

Germany

2h 30m
each way
06:15
Out from London Stansted
~11.3h
On the ground
22:30
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in HamburgHamburg airport guide
Latvia

Riga

RIX

Latvia

2h 30m
each way
06:15
Out from London Stansted
~13h
On the ground
00:15
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Riga
Italy

Ancona

AOI

Italy

2h 30m
each way
06:15
Out from London Stansted
~11.9h
On the ground
23:10
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Ancona
Italy

Pescara

PSR

Italy

2h 30m
each way
06:15
Out from London Stansted
~9.8h
On the ground
21:00
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Pescara
Netherlands

Eindhoven

EIN

Netherlands

2h 30m
each way
06:20
Out from London Stansted
~10.1h
On the ground
21:25
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Eindhoven
Spain

Zaragoza

ZAZ

Spain

2h 30m
each way
06:20
Out from London Stansted
~10.5h
On the ground
21:50
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Zaragoza
Italy

Rimini

RMI

Italy

2h 30m
each way
06:20
Out from London Stansted
~10.8h
On the ground
22:05
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Rimini
Poland

Rzeszow

RZE

Poland

2h 30m
each way
06:25
Out from London Stansted
~11.8h
On the ground
23:10
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Rzeszow
Germany

Berlin

BER

Germany

2h 30m
each way
06:25
Out from London Stansted
~11.2h
On the ground
22:35
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in BerlinBerlin airport guide
Italy

Alghero

AHO

Italy

2h 30m
each way
06:25
Out from London Stansted
~10.8h
On the ground
22:10
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Alghero
Lithuania

Vilnius

VNO

Lithuania

2h 30m
each way
06:35
Out from London Stansted
~13.3h
On the ground
00:50
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Vilnius
Germany

Munster

FMO

Germany

2h 30m
each way
06:35
Out from London Stansted
~11.1h
On the ground
22:40
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Munster
Croatia

Zadar

ZAD

Croatia

2h 30m
each way
06:35
Out from London Stansted
~11.8h
On the ground
23:20
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Zadar
Slovakia

Bratislava

BTS

Slovakia

2h 30m
each way
06:45
Out from London Stansted
~12.9h
On the ground
00:40
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Bratislava
Italy

Genoa

GOA

Italy

2h 30m
each way
06:45
Out from London Stansted
~13.2h
On the ground
00:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Genoa
Poland

Bydgoszcz

BZG

Poland

2h 30m
each way
06:45
Out from London Stansted
~11.7h
On the ground
23:25
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Bydgoszcz
Poland

Goleniow

SZZ

Poland

2h 30m
each way
06:45
Out from London Stansted
~13.1h
On the ground
00:50
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Goleniow
Croatia

Zagreb

ZAG

Croatia

2h 30m
each way
06:50
Out from London Stansted
~9.6h
On the ground
21:25
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Zagreb
Germany

Nuremberg

NUE

Germany

2h 30m
each way
06:50
Out from London Stansted
~11.9h
On the ground
23:45
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Nuremberg
Greece

Skiathos

JSI

Greece

2h 30m
each way
06:50
Out from London Stansted
~10.7h
On the ground
22:30
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Skiathos
Romania

Cluj-Napoca

CLJ

Romania

2h 30m
each way
06:50
Out from London Stansted
~11.3h
On the ground
23:10
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Cluj-Napoca
Germany

Baden-Baden

FKB

Germany

2h 30m
each way
06:55
Out from London Stansted
~10.5h
On the ground
22:25
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Baden-Baden
Croatia

Dubrovnik

DBV

Croatia

2h 30m
each way
06:55
Out from London Stansted
~10.4h
On the ground
22:20
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in DubrovnikDubrovnik airport guide
Spain

Santander

SDR

Spain

2h 30m
each way
07:00
Out from London Stansted
~10.5h
On the ground
22:30
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Santander
Poland

Warsaw

WMI

Poland

2h 30m
each way
07:00
Out from London Stansted
~10.3h
On the ground
22:20
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Warsaw
France

Toulouse/Blagnac

TLS

France

2h 30m
each way
07:00
Out from London Stansted
~11.8h
On the ground
23:45
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Toulouse/Blagnac
Bosnia

Sarajevo

SJJ

Bosnia

2h 30m
each way
07:00
Out from London Stansted
~11.4h
On the ground
23:25
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Sarajevo
Poland

Poznań

POZ

Poland

2h 30m
each way
07:05
Out from London Stansted
~9.3h
On the ground
21:20
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Poznań
Sweden

Gothenburg

GOT

Sweden

2h 30m
each way
07:05
Out from London Stansted
~12.8h
On the ground
00:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Gothenburg
Slovakia

Kosice

KSC

Slovakia

2h 30m
each way
07:05
Out from London Stansted
~12.8h
On the ground
00:50
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Kosice
Poland

Szymany

SZY

Poland

2h 30m
each way
07:05
Out from London Stansted
~10.4h
On the ground
22:30
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Szymany
Bulgaria

Plovdiv

PDV

Bulgaria

2h 30m
each way
07:05
Out from London Stansted
~10.7h
On the ground
22:45
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Plovdiv
Italy

Olbia

OLB

Italy

2h 30m
each way
07:15
Out from London Stansted
~11.7h
On the ground
23:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in OlbiaOlbia airport guide
Croatia

Split

SPU

Croatia

2h 30m
each way
07:20
Out from London Stansted
~9.2h
On the ground
21:30
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in SplitSplit airport guide
Bulgaria

Sofia

SOF

Bulgaria

2h 30m
each way
07:25
Out from London Stansted
~11.3h
On the ground
23:45
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Sofia
Poland

Gdańsk

GDN

Poland

2h 30m
each way
07:25
Out from London Stansted
~12.4h
On the ground
00:50
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Gdańsk
Poland

Krakow

KRK

Poland

2h 30m
each way
07:35
Out from London Stansted
~12.3h
On the ground
00:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Krakow
Lithuania

Palanga

PLQ

Lithuania

2h 30m
each way
07:40
Out from London Stansted
~10.3h
On the ground
22:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Palanga
Greece

Kalamata

KLX

Greece

2h 30m
each way
07:50
Out from London Stansted
~10.4h
On the ground
23:15
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Kalamata
France

Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees

LDE

France

2h 30m
each way
07:55
Out from London Stansted
~8.2h
On the ground
21:07
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees
Spain

Malaga

AGP

Spain

2h 32m
each way
06:05
Out from London Stansted
~13.8h
On the ground
00:55
Back at London Stansted

Costa del Sol gateway! Airport is 8km from city with train and bus connections.

Things to do in MalagaMalaga airport guide
Portugal

Faro

FAO

Portugal

2h 35m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~13.4h
On the ground
00:30
Back at London Stansted

Gateway to the Algarve! Just 4km from town, but most visitors head straight to the coast.

Things to do in FaroFaro airport guide
Finland

Helsinki

HEL

Finland

2h 36m
each way
06:25
Out from London Stansted
~13.2h
On the ground
00:50
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Helsinki
Morocco

Tangier

TNG

Morocco

2h 41m
each way
06:10
Out from London Stansted
~12.3h
On the ground
23:50
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Tangier
Italy

Catania

CTA

Italy

2h 50m
each way
06:20
Out from London Stansted
~12.9h
On the ground
00:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Catania
Greece

Kerkyra Island

CFU

Greece

2h 54m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~11.5h
On the ground
23:15
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Kerkyra IslandKerkyra Island airport guide
Malta

Luqa

MLA

Malta

2h 59m
each way
06:15
Out from London Stansted
~12.5h
On the ground
00:45
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Luqa
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Parma

PMF

3h
each way
07:35
Out from London Stansted
~8.7h
On the ground
22:15
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Parma
Greece

Thessaloniki

SKG

Greece

3h 1m
each way
07:00
Out from London Stansted
~11.6h
On the ground
00:40
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Thessaloniki
Greece

Zakynthos Island

ZTH

Greece

3h 9m
each way
06:00
Out from London Stansted
~12.3h
On the ground
00:35
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Zakynthos IslandZakynthos Island airport guide
Morocco

Marrakech

RAK

Morocco

3h 16m
each way
06:10
Out from London Stansted
~11.9h
On the ground
00:35
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Marrakech
Greece

Athens

ATH

Greece

3h 20m
each way
06:20
Out from London Stansted
~12.8h
On the ground
01:48
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Athens
Turkey

Istanbul

IST

Turkey

3h 23m
each way
06:40
Out from London Stansted
~8.7h
On the ground
22:10
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Istanbul
Turkey

Istanbul

SAW

Turkey

3h 28m
each way
00:20
Out from London Stansted
~15.9h
On the ground
23:10
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Istanbul
Morocco

Agadir

AGA

Morocco

3h 28m
each way
06:05
Out from London Stansted
~11.9h
On the ground
00:55
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Agadir
Greece

Souda

CHQ

Greece

3h 35m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~13.2h
On the ground
02:15
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Souda
Greece

Santorini Island

JTR

Greece

3h 35m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~11.9h
On the ground
01:00
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Santorini IslandSantorini Island airport guide
Greece

Kos Island

KGS

Greece

3h 40m
each way
05:40
Out from London Stansted
~13.2h
On the ground
02:10
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Kos Island
Greece

Heraklion

HER

Greece

3h 40m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~12.8h
On the ground
02:00
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in HeraklionHeraklion airport guide
Turkey

Bodrum

BJV

Turkey

3h 40m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~12.8h
On the ground
02:00
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Bodrum
Greece

Rodes Island

RHO

Greece

3h 46m
each way
05:50
Out from London Stansted
~12.4h
On the ground
01:45
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Rodes IslandRodes Island airport guide
Spain

Lanzarote

ACE

Spain

3h 47m
each way
06:00
Out from London Stansted
~13.2h
On the ground
02:45
Back at London Stansted

Volcanic landscapes and beautiful beaches. Rent a car to explore.

Things to do in LanzaroteLanzarote airport guide
Turkey

Dalaman

DLM

Turkey

3h 48m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~12.7h
On the ground
02:15
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in DalamanDalaman airport guide
Spain

Fuerteventura Island

FUE

Spain

3h 52m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~13h
On the ground
02:40
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in Fuerteventura Island
Turkey

Antalya

AYT

Turkey

3h 55m
each way
06:00
Out from London Stansted
~12.3h
On the ground
02:05
Back at London Stansted
Things to do in AntalyaAntalya airport guide
Spain

Gran Canaria

LPA

Spain

3h 59m
each way
05:55
Out from London Stansted
~12.5h
On the ground
02:25
Back at London Stansted

Perfect winter sun destination. Maspalomas dunes are unmissable.

Things to do in Gran Canaria

How we work these out

We scan the real departure and arrival schedules at London Stansted Airport, then match an early morning outbound (before 08:00) with a late evening return (landing back after 21:00, including red-eye arrivals). We only keep destinations within about four hours' flying each way, so every trip on this list is a genuine there-and-back-in-a-day adventure. The list refreshes as schedules change through the seasons.