Departures from Bristol Airport

Bristol Airport departures: how to read the board

The departures board above lists the flights leaving Bristol today, with the scheduled departure time, the estimated or actual time, the destination and the status. It updates continuously; an estimated time later than the schedule means a delay, and departed means the aircraft has left the gate.

Bristol has one terminal with check-in on the ground floor and a single central security search; the gates are a short walk beyond. The airport is busy for its size, and security queues are longest in the early-morning wave, when easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2.com and TUI Airways flights leave close together, and at the start of the school holidays. Arrive well ahead of the time on the board.

Dropping off and getting there

For a quick drop-off, use the express drop-off zone in front of the terminal, where a charge applies from the first minute; the long-stay car parks offer a free short stop with a shuttle to the terminal. Bristol has no railway station: the Airport Flyer bus runs from Bristol Temple Meads and the city center around the clock, and coaches come from Bath, Cardiff and across the South West. By car, the airport is on the A38 south of the city.

The board is dominated by easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2.com and TUI Airways flights to Spain, Portugal, the Canaries and cities across Europe, Aer Lingus to Dublin, KLM to Amsterdam and domestic flights to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast. Looking for an arriving flight? Switch to the Arrivals tab. Every airport we track is listed in the airport overview.