Ski Holidays from Regional UK Airports: Where You Can Fly in Winter

For many UK skiers, the worst part of a ski holiday is getting to a London airport. The good news is that you often do not need to. Every winter, airlines add ski routes from regional airports to the main Alpine gateways, and some airports have a surprisingly wide choice.

This guide covers Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh and Leeds Bradford. It explains which gateways serve which resorts, and what was announced for winter 2026/27.

Please check before you book. Seasonal routes change. The routes below come from airline and airport announcements made before the season started. They are a starting point, not a timetable.

Routes checked: 13 November 2026.

First, match the gateway to the resort

Choose your resort, then the airport. A cheap flight to the wrong gateway can add hours to the transfer.

For the nearest resorts to the busiest gateways, see ski resorts near Geneva Airport, ski resorts near Innsbruck Airport and ski resorts near Munich Airport.

The winter 2026/27 picture

Jet2 runs the biggest dedicated ski programme from UK regional airports. For winter 2026/27 it announced flights from its UK bases to eight Alpine destinations: Chambéry, Geneva, Grenoble, Innsbruck, Lyon, Salzburg, Turin and Verona, with flights starting in mid-December 2026. Other airlines, including easyJet, fly from some regional airports to Alpine gateways too, and tour operators sometimes run their own charter flights.

Manchester

Manchester is the best-served regional airport for ski flights. Reports of Jet2's 2026/27 programme list Manchester flights to all eight of its Alpine destinations, including Chambéry, Geneva, Grenoble, Innsbruck, Salzburg and Turin, plus Lyon and Verona (Travel Daily News).

That gives Manchester a real choice of countries: the Tarentaise via Chambéry, the Oisans resorts via Grenoble, Austria via Innsbruck or Salzburg, and Italy via Turin or Verona.

Birmingham

Birmingham has a growing ski network. Jet2's 2026/27 programme includes Birmingham among the airports flying to Innsbruck and Turin. easyJet launched a weekly Birmingham to Grenoble route for winter 2025/26. Check whether these continue for your dates.

Looking further ahead, Birmingham Airport has announced that Jet2 will fly to six ski gateways in winter 2027/28: Chambéry, Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Turin.

Bristol

Bristol Airport's announcement for winter 2026/27 lists Jet2 ski flights to Chambéry, Geneva and Innsbruck, from mid-December 2026. That covers the Tarentaise, the resorts near Geneva and Tyrol. For Salzburg or Italy, compare a connection or a different departure airport.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh has a broad ski network for a Scottish airport. Reports of Jet2's 2026/27 programme list flights from Edinburgh to Chambéry, Geneva, Innsbruck, Salzburg and Turin, with Verona added for the season. That opens up France, Austria and Italy without travelling south first.

Leeds Bradford

Reports of Jet2's 2026/27 programme list Leeds Bradford flights to Chambéry, Geneva and Salzburg. That covers the big French resorts and SalzburgerLand. For Tyrol or Italy, compare Manchester.

Weekly flights and chalet weeks

Many regional ski flights run once a week, often on Saturdays. That suits a Saturday-to-Saturday chalet week perfectly, but it means:

• you cannot easily do a long weekend;
• if the flight is cancelled, the next one may be a week away, so read the airline's rebooking policy;
• the chalet's changeover day must match the flight day.

Flights and chalets are booked separately, so a cancelled flight does not change your chalet booking. Check both sets of terms and your travel insurance.

For a long weekend, a gateway with daily flights is usually more practical. See weekend ski trips from the UK.

Compare the whole journey

A regional flight is not automatically quicker or cheaper. Compare door to door:

1. the drive or train to the UK airport, and parking;
2. the flight time and the day it operates;
3. ski carriage, if you are taking your own skis;
4. the transfer from the Alpine airport to the resort;
5. whether the arrival time leaves you time to collect equipment hire before it closes.

Sometimes a longer drive to a bigger airport gives a better gateway and a much shorter transfer. A family in the Midlands, for example, might find that Manchester has the right gateway when Birmingham does not.

Resort ideas by gateway

• Chambéry: Méribel and Courchevel, Val d'Isère and Tignes, or quieter Montchavin-Les Coches.
• Grenoble: Alpe d'Huez, Les Deux Alpes and Serre Chevalier.
• Innsbruck: Mayrhofen, Sölden, Ischgl and the resorts in Tyrol chalet holidays.
• Salzburg: the resorts in SalzburgerLand chalet holidays and Saalbach Hinterglemm.
• Turin: Sestriere, Bardonecchia and, with a longer transfer, Cervinia.
• Verona: Madonna di Campiglio and Passo Tonale.

Plan your trip

Pick the resort, find which gateway serves it, then check which UK airports fly there on your dates.

• Search flights and chalets side by side with the Flights + Stay tab on our home page. Flights and accommodation are booked separately with our partners, so check each provider's terms.
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• Weekend ski trips from the UK