London Stansted Airport is helping skiers and snowboarders hit the slopes this winter with up to 50,000 seats a week to Europe’s top ski destinations. Passengers can fly direct to major winter gateways such as Geneva, Chambéry, Grenoble, Turin and Zurich, providing quick access to well-known resorts including Chamonix, Courchevel, Verbier, Serre Chevalier and Sestriere.
Beyond the classic Alpine hotspots, Stansted also connects winter sports fans to lesser-known resorts in Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Poland and Spain, as well as Morocco, offering a wide variety of options for this season. Airlines including Ryanair, Jet2.com, easyJet, British Airways, Swiss and TUI operate ski routes throughout the winter, catering to families planning longer breaks and travellers looking for last-minute trips.
Lauren MacCarron, Travel Trade Manager at London Stansted, said: “With airlines including Ryanair, Jet2.com, easyJet, TUI and British Airways operating ski routes throughout the winter season, travellers have plenty of choice, whether it’s a family holiday, a long weekend, or a last-minute trip to the mountains. With a range of direct flights to major Alpine destinations and some fantastic alternative resorts, it’s quick and easy for passengers to reach the slopes from their local airport.”
Skiers from Stansted can access a wide range of destinations across the Alps, including Basel, Chambéry, Grenoble, Geneva, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Milan, Turin, Verona, Vienna, Zurich and Salzburg. The Pyrenees are also within reach, with Ryanair flights to Barcelona, Carcassonne, Girona, Lourdes/Tarbes and Toulouse for those heading to Andorra.
Further afield, Malaga provides access to Spain’s Sierra Nevada, Marrakech connects to Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, Rovaniemi in Finland serves Levi and Ruka, Kraków offers routes to Poland’s Zakopane region, and Bucharest gives access to Romania’s Sinaia and Poiana Brașov. Bulgaria is served via Sofia for Bansko and Borovets, and Jasná in Slovakia is accessible from Bratislava. Domestic routes from Edinburgh and Glasgow are also available.
London Stansted served nearly 30 million passengers in 2024, making it the third busiest airport in London and fourth in the UK. It ranks among Europe’s top 20 busiest airports and offers over 200 destinations in 40 countries, including double-daily Emirates flights to Dubai connecting to more than 150 global destinations.
The airport is a major cargo hub, transporting over 220,000 tonnes of goods annually, including to the Far East and the USA. It has the highest public transport use among UK airports and employs over 12,000 people across 200 companies, making it the largest single-site employer in the East of England.
Stansted is also committed to sustainability. It achieved Level 3+ carbon neutral status in 2018 and aims for net zero emissions by 2038, supporting UK aviation’s 2050 net zero goal. All electricity has been sourced from renewable sources since 2013, and a 14.3MW solar farm began construction in 2025. The airport diverts 100 per cent of waste from landfill and recycles over 75 per cent.
