Leeds is served by Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), the main airport for Yorkshire and one of the UK's fastest-growing regional airports. It offers a comprehensive network into LBA focused on European leisure and city destinations, alongside key domestic connections, with a strong presence of low-cost and holiday airlines arriving in Leeds.
The airport provides important domestic flights to Leeds from London, Belfast, Edinburgh, and other UK cities into LBA. Its European network into Leeds is extensive, covering popular sun destinations from across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, and the Canary Islands to LBA, as well as major city-break hubs like Amsterdam, Paris, Dublin, and Prague. There are also limited seasonal long-haul flights from destinations like New York and Orlando into Leeds.
Leeds Bradford Airport is a major base for Jet2.com and Ryanair, which operate the majority of its leisure and city routes into LBA. easyJet and TUI Airways also have significant operations into Leeds. KLM provides a vital connection from its Amsterdam (AMS) hub to LBA. Other airlines like Aer Lingus and Loganair serve specific routes into Leeds.
To secure cheap flights to Leeds, book European leisure arrivals into LBA 2-3 months in advance, especially for summer, using Jet2 or TUI for packages and Ryanair for point-to-point fares into Leeds. For city breaks into LBA, also check KLM's fares via Amsterdam to Leeds. Flying into LBA on weekdays (Tuesday-Thursday) is typically cheaper. For long-haul travel to Leeds, the most economical option is usually to take a flight to London (LHR, LGW) or connect via Amsterdam (AMS) or Dublin (DUB) to LBA, as Leeds Bradford's own long-haul arrivals are limited seasonal charters.