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Best Airports in Europe (2026): 54 airports ranked
European hubs in our catalogue, from the largest ACI/authority-reported airports to capital-city gateways. Ranked by published passenger totals where transcribed; parking and service counts come from each airport's official sources. "Best" means busiest by those figures. Compiled Nov 1, 2026.
Checked Nov 1, 2026
#1 in Busiest airports in Europe · ranked by public data: LHR London Heathrow Airport.
Countries In this region
United Kingdom (13)Germany (5)France (2)Italy (2)Spain (2)Switzerland (2)Albania (1)Austria (1)Belgium (1)Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)Bulgaria (1)Croatia (1)Cyprus (1)Czechia (1)Denmark (1)Estonia (1)Finland (1)Greece (1)Hungary (1)Iceland (1)Ireland (1)Latvia (1)Lithuania (1)Luxembourg (1)Malta (1)Netherlands (1)Norway (1)Poland (1)Portugal (1)Romania (1)Serbia (1)Slovakia (1)Slovenia (1)Sweden (1)
Airports By passengers
| Rank | Airport | Country | Passengers | Cheapest parking | Rentals | Hotels | Guides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LHR London Heathrow Airport London, ENG | GB | 84,500,000 | £98/day Terminal Parking (drive-up) | 0 | 24 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 2 | CDG Charles de Gaulle International Airport Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise), IDF | FR | 72,030,000 | €50/day ECO long-stay (PR/PX/P3 ECO) | 0 | 24 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 3 | AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam, NH | NL | 68,770,000 | €59.50/day P1 Pick-up / P1 Parking (drive-up) | 6 | 25 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 4 | MAD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Madrid, MD | ES | 68,120,000 | check official site | 0 | 18 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 5 | FRA Frankfurt Main Airport Frankfurt am Main, HE | DE | 63,190,000 | €43/day Terminal Parking (drive-up; T1 P2/P3, T3 P11) | 0 | 24 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 6 | BCN Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport Barcelona, CT | ES | 55,000,000 | check official site | 0 | 20 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 7 | FCO Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport Rome, RM | IT | 49,000,000 | check official site | 0 | 13 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 8 | MUC Munich Airport Munich, BY | DE | 41,000,000 | €34/day Economy (P41, P43, P44, P50, P90) | 6 | 23 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 9 | LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport Lisbon, LIS | PT | 34,000,000 | €20/day P3 / P5 / P6 | 0 | 21 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 10 | ORY Paris-Orly Airport Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne), IDF | FR | 33,000,000 | €60/day Nearby terminal lots (P1, P4A, P4B) | 0 | 18 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 11 | ZRH Zürich Airport Zurich, ZH | CH | 31,500,000 | CHF 56/day P1 / P2 / P3 / P4 Terminal (on site) | 10 | 25 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 12 | VIE Vienna International Airport Vienna, V | AT | 31,000,000 | €33.90/day Parkplatz C | 0 | 12 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 13 | CPH Copenhagen Kastrup Airport Copenhagen, 84 | DK | 30,000,000 | check official site | 0 | 20 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 14 | ATH Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport Spata-Artemida, A | GR | 28,000,000 | €13/day Long Term (gate / direct) | 0 | 8 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 15 | MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport Ferno (VA), MI | IT | 28,000,000 | check official site | 0 | 24 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 16 | ARN Stockholm-Arlanda Airport Stockholm, AB | SE | 27,000,000 | check official site | 0 | 11 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 17 | BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport Berlin, BE | DE | 25,000,000 | €24/day P107 (barrier) | 0 | 24 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 18 | OSL Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport Oslo (Gardermoen), 03 | NO | 25,000,000 | check official site | 0 | 10 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 19 | BRU Brussels Airport Zaventem, VLG | BE | 23,000,000 | €28/day P2 Economy | 10 | 24 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 20 | WAW Warsaw Chopin Airport Warsaw, MZ | PL | 21,000,000 | zł200/day P2 Parking | 0 | 23 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 21 | DUS Düsseldorf Airport Düsseldorf, NW | DE | 20,000,000 | €30/day P4 / P5 / P23 Long-stay (on site) | 0 | 24 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 22 | BUD Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport Budapest, BU | HU | 17,000,000 | check official site | 0 | 12 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 23 | GVA Geneva International Airport Geneva, GE | CH | 16,000,000 | CHF 30/day P26 / P51 Economy | 0 | 24 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 24 | HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport Helsinki (Vantaa), U | FI | 16,000,000 | €5/day P4 (drive-in) | 0 | 18 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 25 | PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague Prague, PR | CZ | 16,000,000 | Kč750/day Lot in front of Terminal 3 | 0 | 14 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 26 | HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport Hamburg, HH | DE | 15,000,000 | €31/day P1 levels 1–5 (barrier) | 0 | 25 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 27 | OTP Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport Otopeni, B | RO | 15,000,000 | RON 100/day P3 Long-term | 0 | 14 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 28 | LCA Larnaca International Airport Larnaca, LA | CY | 8,500,000 | €10/day P5 Long-term uncovered | 0 | 11 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 29 | BEG Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Belgrade, BG | RS | 8,000,000 | check official site | 0 | 10 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 30 | KEF Keflavik International Airport Reykjavík, SU | IS | 8,000,000 | ISK 2490/day P3 Standard long-term | 0 | 19 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 31 | MLA Malta International Airport Valletta, MLA | MT | 8,000,000 | €25/day Surface car parks / Park East | 0 | 18 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 32 | SOF Sofia Airport Sofia, SF | BG | 7,500,000 | BGN 40/day P4 Economy | 0 | 24 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 33 | RIX Riga International Airport Riga, RIX | LV | 7,000,000 | €10/day P3 / P4 / P5 Long-term (on-site) | 0 | 24 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 34 | TIA Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa Rinas, TR | AL | 7,000,000 | ALL 500/day P2 / P3 covered | 0 | 13 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 35 | VNO Vilnius International Airport Vilnius, VLN | LT | 5,200,000 | €16/day P1 multi-storey (UNIPARK / Vilnius Airport) | 0 | 24 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 36 | LUX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport Luxembourg, L | LU | 5,000,000 | €23/day Parking E (outdoor) | 0 | 23 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 37 | ZAG Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport Velika Gorica, ZG | HR | 4,300,000 | €24/day Public Car Park (passengers & visitors) | 0 | 22 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 38 | TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport Tallinn, Harju | EE | 3,200,000 | €16/day Parking garage (Parkimismaja) | 0 | 25 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 39 | BTS M. R. Štefánik Airport Bratislava, BL | SK | 2,200,000 | €5/day P1 / P TRANZIT short-stay | 0 | 23 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 40 | SJJ Sarajevo International Airport Sarajevo, SA | BA | 2,000,000 | KM 25/day Commercial parking (passenger vehicle) | 0 | 13 | parking · rental · hotels |
| 41 | LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport Zgornji Brnik, LJ | SI | 1,700,000 | €11.90/day Open-air P3 | 0 | 18 | parking · rental · hotels |
Unranked Passenger figure not in our extract
These airports are in our catalogue but we have not transcribed an annual passenger total for them yet. They are listed by code — not ordered by passengers.
BFS · BelfastBHX · Birmingham, West MidlandsBRS · BristolDUB · DublinEDI · Ingliston, EdinburghEMA · Nottingham, LeicestershireGLA · GlasgowLGW · LondonLPL · LiverpoolLTN · Luton, LutonMAN · Manchester, Greater ManchesterNCL · Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and WearSTN · London, Essex
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FAQ
What are the best airports in Europe?
We rank by published annual passenger totals already stored on each airport (FAA enplanements for the US; authority/ACI figures as cited elsewhere). #1 in Busiest airports in Europe · ranked by public data is London Heathrow Airport (LHR) with 84,500,000 passengers. This is not a survey award.
Which countries are included in Europe?
United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden — 54 airports in our catalogue.
Cheapest official parking among Europe airports we cover?
HEL (Helsinki (Vantaa)): P4 (drive-in) at €5/day in EUR, checked Oct 31, 2026. Currencies differ; we do not convert FX.