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66 airports · 51 cities · fares checked 2026-09-06 to 2026-09-16

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transfer index 2026.

What it costs to get from the plane to the city, at 66 airports, priced the way people travel: for one, and for four. Every fare is the operator's own; the euro figures are converted once, at the European Central Bank's reference rate of 2026-09-15.Download the data (CSV).

Median cheapest fare, one traveler€4.76across 66 airports
Median for four€17the same option, unless a per-vehicle fare wins
Free to leave2Luxembourg and Belgrade
Run all night32 of 66a public option that reaches the center at any hour
Regulated flat taxi fare15from €21 at Naples to €128 at Milan

The cheapest airports to reach

One adult, the cheapest option that reaches the center

Cheapest

  1. Luxembourgfree
  2. Belgradefree
  3. Bucharest€0.57 · Bus 100 to Piața Unirii
  4. Istanbul€0.75 · M11 metro to Gayrettepe
  5. Warsaw Chopin€1.01 · SKM or KM train
  6. Bratislava€1.20 · Bus 61
  7. Kraków€1.38 · Bus 300
  8. Budapest€1.64 · Bus 200E and metro M3
  9. Nice€1.70 · Bus 12+ along the Promenade
  10. Málaga€1.80 · Cercanías C1

Dearest

  1. Sandefjord Torp€31 · Torpekspressen coach
  2. Girona€22 · Sagalés coach 604 to Barcelona Estació del Nord
  3. Stockholm Skavsta€20 · Vy coach to Stockholm
  4. Venice Marco Polo€18 · Alilaguna Blue Line boat
  5. Paris Beauvais€18 · Aérobus A01
  6. Frankfurt Hahnfrom €17 · FlixBus to Frankfurt
  7. Reus€17 · Coach to Barcelona Sants
  8. Brussels Charleroifrom €15 · Flibco coach to Brussels
  9. Paris Charles de Gaulle€14 · RER B
  10. Rome Fiumicino€14 · Leonardo Express

3 of the ten dearest are airports sold under a city they are not in: Sandefjord Torp, Girona, Reus. A coach is the only way in, and it is priced for a captive market. Two airports are free to leave: Luxembourg, where all public transport is free by law, and Belgrade, where bus 72 is free by the city's decision.

All 66 airports, cheapest to dearest
AirportCheapest way inLocal fareIn euroMinutes
Luxembourg airportBus 29 to the Gare centralefreefree23
Belgrade airportBus 72 to Zeleni venacfreefree70
Bucharest airportBus 100 to Piața UniriiRON 3€0.5742
Istanbul airportM11 metro to GayrettepeTRY 42.34€0.7530
Warsaw Chopin AirportSKM or KM trainPLN 4.40€1.0123
Bratislava airportBus 61EUR 1.20€1.2027
Kraków airportBus 300PLN 6€1.3825
Budapest airportBus 200E and metro M3HUF 600€1.6450
Nice airportBus 12+ along the PromenadeEUR 1.70€1.7019
Málaga airportCercanías C1EUR 1.80€1.8012
Toulouse airportBus 31EUR 1.90€1.9050
Lisbon airportMetroEUR 1.92€1.9220
Florence airportTram T2EUR 2€2.0032
Prague airportTrolleybus 59 and metro ACZK 50€2.0635
Lyon airportBus C200EUR 2.10€2.1070
Milan Linate airportMetro M4EUR 2.20€2.2013
Bologna airportTPER bus QEUR 2.30€2.3034
Manchester airportBus 43GBP 2€2.3482
Porto airportBus 601EUR 2.50€2.5055
Malta airportRoute 88 via PaolaEUR 2.50€2.5051
Dublin airportDublin Bus route 41EUR 2.60€2.6040
Warsaw Modlin airportFlixBus to Warsawfrom PLN 12.99from €2.9960
Palma de Mallorca airportLine A1 AeroportEUR 3€3.0025
Brussels AirportDe Lijn bus R26EUR 3€3.0060
Geneva airportCFF train to CornavinCHF 3€3.186
Stockholm Arlanda airportBus 583 via MarstaSEK 43€3.8161
Milan Malpensa airportTerravision coachfrom EUR 4from €4.0050
Cologne Bonn airportS19 or RE6 to Köln HauptbahnhofEUR 4€4.0016
Copenhagen airportM2 metroDKK 30€4.0113
Hamburg airportS-Bahn S1EUR 4.10€4.1025
Helsinki airportP train via TikkurilaEUR 4.50€4.5029
Paris Orly airportTram T7EUR 4.60€4.6080
Bergen airportBybanen light railNOK 51€4.7344
Valencia airportMetrobús line 150EUR 4.80€4.8055
Madrid airportExpres AeropuertoEUR 5€5.0040
Berlin airportFEX airport expressEUR 5€5.0023
Naples airportAlibusEUR 5€5.0023
Athens airportX95 express busEUR 5.50€5.5090
Vienna airportREX7 trainEUR 5.50€5.5020
Amsterdam airportSprinter to Amsterdam CentraalEUR 5.50€5.5018
Rome Ciampino airportTerravision busEUR 6€6.0045
Seville airportLínea EA Especial AeropuertoEUR 6€6.0035
Pisa airportPisaMover shuttleEUR 6.50€6.505
London Heathrow airportPiccadilly lineGBP 5.90€6.8950
Frankfurt AirportS-Bahn S8 or S9EUR 6.90€6.9014
Basel airportBVB bus 50CHF 6.60€6.9916
Edinburgh airportAirlink 100GBP 6€7.0141
Zurich airportSBB train to Zürich HBCHF 7.20€7.6313
Barcelona El Prat airportAerobús A1 and A2EUR 7.75€7.7535
Milan Bergamo airportFlibco shuttlefrom EUR 8from €8.0075
London Stansted airportFlibco shuttlefrom GBP 6.99from €8.17105
London Luton airportNational Express coachfrom GBP 7from €8.1890
Marseille airportBus 13 and TER via Vitrolles stationEUR 8.70€8.7060
Treviso airportBarzi Service coachEUR 10€1040
Oslo Gardermoen airportVy local trainNOK 134€1223
Munich airportAirport Express coachEUR 12.50€1345
Rome Fiumicino airportLeonardo ExpressEUR 14€1432
Paris Charles de Gaulle airportRER BEUR 14€1444
Brussels Charleroi airportFlibco coach to Brusselsfrom EUR 14.99from €1560
Reus airportCoach to Barcelona SantsEUR 17.20€17140
Frankfurt Hahn airportFlixBus to Frankfurtfrom EUR 17.48from €17130
Paris Beauvais airportAérobus A01EUR 17.90€18105
Venice Marco Polo airportAlilaguna Blue Line boatEUR 18€1885
Stockholm Skavsta airportVy coach to StockholmSEK 229€2080
Girona airportSagalés coach 604 to Barcelona Estació del NordEUR 22€2275
Sandefjord Torp airportTorpekspressen coachNOK 339€3195

Where the answer changes for four people

Per-person fares multiply; per-vehicle fares do not

At most airports four people simply pay four fares. At 6 the cheapest answer changes hands within a party of eight, because a regulated taxi or a group ticket stops being dearer. The earliest flip is at Munich, from 3 travelers. Only airports whose fares are firm prices are counted: a "from" price cannot name a crossing.

AirportCheapest for oneFrom this many travelersThe cheaper option becomes
Munich airportAirport Express coach, €133S-Bahn S8
Valencia airportMetrobús line 150, €4.803Metrovalencia lines 3 and 5
Paris Charles de Gaulle airportRER B, €145Taxi
Naples airportAlibus, €5.006Taxi
Rome Fiumicino airportLeonardo Express, €147Pre-booked private transfer
Madrid airportExpres Aeropuerto, €5.007Taxi

Already at four: Munich (S-Bahn S8, €33 for the party); Valencia (Metrovalencia lines 3 and 5, €14 for the party); Barcelona (Rodalies R2 Nord, €12 for the party); Pisa (Taxi, €11 for the party).

The fastest ways in, and what speed costs

Journey time of the quickest option, worst case where a range is published

Fastest

  1. Pisa5 min · PisaMover shuttle · €6.50
  2. Geneva6 min · CFF train to Cornavin · €3.18
  3. Bologna8 min · Marconi Express monorail · €13
  4. Málaga12 min · Cercanías C1 · €1.80
  5. Milan Linate13 min · Metro M4 · €2.20
  6. Zurich13 min · SBB train to Zürich HB · €7.63
  7. Copenhagen13 min · M2 metro · €4.01
  8. Frankfurt14 min · S-Bahn S8 or S9 · €6.90
  9. Florence15 min · Taxi · €28
  10. Bratislava15 min · Slovak Lines shuttle to Nivy · €1.90

The express premium

How many times the cheapest fare the fastest option costs, and the minutes it buys.

  1. Toulouse19.5× for 15 min saved
  2. Florence14.0× for 17 min saved
  3. Bergen12.0× for 26 min saved
  4. Stockholm Arlanda7.9× for 43 min saved
  5. Lyon7.8× for 41 min saved
  6. Venice Marco Polo6.1× for 55 min saved
  7. Bologna5.6× for 26 min saved
  8. Rome Ciampino5.2× for no time saved
  9. London Heathrow4.4× for 29 min saved
  10. Seville4.3× for no time saved

At Toulouse the fastest way in costs 19 times the cheapest and saves 15 minutes. The premium is smallest where the fast option is also the public one: a metro or an ordinary train that happens to be quickest.

Through the night

Landing at two in the morning

32 airports have a public option to the center at any hour. At the other 34 there is a gap, and it is often the hours the cheap flights land.

A gap at night

  • Paris Beauvais airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Aérobus A01 runs 07:30–23:30. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Lyon airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Rhônexpress tram-train runs 05:00–00:00, and the Bus C200, then Métro A or tram T3 runs 05:42–23:17, and the Bus 248 to Meyzieu ZI, then tram T3 runs 06:26–21:26. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Marseille airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Bus 13 and TER via Vitrolles station runs 06:24–21:02, and the Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles runs 04:05–01:50. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Milan Linate airport — Not everything runs around the clock, but between them they cover it: the Metro M4 runs 05:40–00:26, and the NM4 night bus runs 00:40–05:10, and the Airport Bus Express coach runs 09:00–21:30, and the Linate Shuttle coach runs 09:00–16:30.
  • London Heathrow airport — Not everything runs around the clock, but between them they cover it: the N9 night bus runs 23:43–04:45, and the Piccadilly line runs 05:00–23:30, and the Elizabeth line runs 05:21–00:12.
  • Lisbon airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Metro, red line runs 06:30–01:00. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Porto airport — Not everything runs around the clock, but between them they cover it: the Metro line E runs 06:06–00:42, and the Bus 601 runs 05:30–00:20, and the Night bus 3M runs 00:30–05:30.
  • Stockholm Arlanda airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Commuter train runs 04:44–00:44, and the Arlanda Express runs 05:40–23:05. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Oslo Gardermoen airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Vy local train runs 05:13–23:43, and the Flytoget runs 05:30–00:50, and the Flybussen coach runs 04:45–02:15. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Vienna airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the REX7 train runs 04:46–01:46, and the City Airport Train runs 06:07–23:37. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Málaga airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Cercanías C1 runs 06:44–00:54, and the Line A Exprés Aeropuerto runs 07:00–01:15. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Palma de Mallorca airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Line A1 Aeroport – Palma Centre runs 05:30–03:10. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Valencia airport — Not everything runs around the clock, but between them they cover it: the Metrovalencia lines 3 and 5 runs 05:27–22:36, and the Metrobús line 150 runs 05:20–23:15, and the Metrobús night line 150N runs 23:00–05:00.
  • Berlin airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the FEX airport express runs 04:00–01:00, and the RE20 regional train runs 04:00–21:00. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Brussels Airport — Not everything runs around the clock, but between them they cover it: the De Lijn bus R26 runs 05:26–22:56, and the De Lijn night bus N62 runs 00:55–04:46, and the STIB bus 12, the Airport Line runs 05:08–00:30, and the NMBS/SNCB train runs 04:42–23:57.
  • Brussels Charleroi airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the FlixBus to Brussels runs 00:20–23:59. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Luxembourg airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Tram line 1 to Hamilius and the Gare centrale runs 05:03–00:06, and the Bus 16 to Hamilius via Kirchberg runs 04:58–00:07, and the Bus 29 to the Gare centrale runs 04:42–23:49. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Frankfurt Hahn airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Airport shuttle to Frankfurt runs 05:30–02:00. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Sandefjord Torp airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Torpekspressen coach runs 08:10–22:10. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Venice Marco Polo airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Alilaguna Blue Line boat runs 05:20–00:20. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Treviso airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Barzi Service coach runs 07:40–21:55. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Reus airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Coach to Barcelona Sants runs 07:10–17:10. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Girona airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Sagalés coach 604 to Barcelona Estació del Nord runs 01:35–23:35. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Pisa airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the PisaMover shuttle runs 06:00–00:00. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Bratislava airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Bus 61 runs 04:45–23:29, and the Night bus N61 runs 23:52–03:52. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Bologna airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the TPER bus Q runs 04:20–02:15, and the Marconi Express monorail runs 05:40–00:00. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Geneva airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the CFF train to Cornavin runs 04:58–00:19, and the tpg bus 10 runs 05:05–01:12. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Warsaw Chopin Airport — Not everything runs around the clock, but between them they cover it: the SKM or KM train runs 04:56–23:56, and the Bus 175 runs 04:58–23:58, and the Night bus N32 runs 00:13–04:43.
  • Warsaw Modlin airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the Koleje Mazowieckie train, via the airport shuttle runs 04:13–01:25, and the Contbus coach runs 09:00–01:30, and the FlixBus to Warsaw runs 01:15–23:15. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Basel airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the BVB bus 50 runs 04:37–00:39. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.
  • Zurich airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the SBB train to Zürich HB runs 05:00–00:42, and the VBZ tram 10 runs 05:06–23:51, and the N10 night bus runs 01:39–03:39, Friday and Saturday nights only. That night service runs on some nights only, so check the day you land; on the others nothing runs to the center in those hours.
  • Helsinki airport — Not everything runs around the clock, but between them they cover it: the P train via Tikkurila runs 04:52–01:22, and the I train via Myyrmäki runs 04:59–00:04, and the Trunk bus 600 runs 04:22–03:54, and the Night bus 415N runs 00:10–01:15.
  • Hamburg airport — Not everything runs around the clock: the S-Bahn S1 runs 04:32–00:12, and the Night bus 606 runs 00:04–03:34, Sunday to Thursday nights, and the Bus 274 to Ohlsdorf and the night S1 runs 01:24–04:06, Friday and Saturday nights. Those night services run on some nights only, so check the day you land; on the others nothing runs to the center in those hours.
  • Amsterdam airport — Not everything runs around the clock, but between them they cover it: the Sprinter to Amsterdam Centraal runs 05:39–01:09, and the Night train to Amsterdam Centraal runs 02:03–05:02, and the Amsterdam Airport Express bus 397 runs 05:27–00:19, and the Niteliner N97 night bus runs 01:19–04:19.

Runs all night

Regulated flat taxi fares

Set by the city or the airport, per vehicle

15 of the 66 airports have a taxi fare fixed by a public authority. Everywhere else the meter runs, sometimes with a published minimum, and no taxi is priced on this site.

AirportFlat fareIn euroSeatsPer head, full car
Naples airportEUR 21€214€5.25
Seville airportEUR 26€264€6.50
Florence airportEUR 28€283€9.33
Rome Ciampino airportEUR 31€314€7.75
Nice airportEUR 32€328€4.00
Madrid airportEUR 33€338€4.13
Toulouse airportEUR 37€374€9.25
Athens airportEUR 40€404€10
Paris Orly airportEUR 45€454€11
Rome Fiumicino airportEUR 50€504€13
Paris Charles de Gaulle airportEUR 56€564€14
Munich airportEUR 96€964€24
Venice Marco Polo airportEUR 110€1104€28
Milan Malpensa airportEUR 114€1144€29
Milan Bergamo airportEUR 128€1284€32

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