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British Airways vs Ryanair route maps

British Airways flies 286 nonstop routes and Ryanair flies 2,727 nonstop routes. Both fly 6 routes (0% overlap), such as EDI–PMI, LGW–ALC, and STN–EGC. 280 routes only on British Airways, 2,721 routes only on Ryanair; both serve 96 airports. Routes checked October 29, 2026.

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Routes both fly
6
Only BA
280
Only FR
2,721
Airports both serve
96

Route overlap

of all routes either flies are flown by both
0%
of the airports either serves are served by both
28%
of British Airways's routes Ryanair also flies
2%
of Ryanair's routes British Airways also flies
0%

Routes both fly · 6

Route sources (including Wikipedia fallback): British Airways ↗ (checked Oct 29, 2026), British Airways ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), British Airways ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), British Airways ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026) and 64 more.

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Only British Airways · 280

From London LHR · 162

Only Ryanair · 2721

From Dublin DUB · 124

From London STN · 157

Airports both serve · 96

If British Airways and Ryanair merged

Merged, British Airways and Ryanair would fly 3,007 nonstop routes to 349 airports in 86 countries. 6 routes (0% of the combined network) are flown by both today, where a merger would end head-to-head competition. British Airways would gain 134 new airports and Ryanair 119 new airports.

Merged nonstop routes
3,007
Airports served
349
Countries
86
Routes both fly today
6 (0%)

New for British Airways · 134

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Quick answers

Do British Airways and Ryanair fly the same routes?

Yes, 6 routes: Edinburgh (EDI) to Palma de Mallorca (PMI), London (LGW) to Alicante (ALC), London (STN) to Bergerac (EGC), London (STN) to Ibiza (IBZ), London (STN) to Nice (NCE), and London (STN) to Olbia (OLB).

Which has more routes, British Airways or Ryanair?

Ryanair, with 2,727 nonstop routes to 230 airports, against 286 routes to 215 airports for British Airways.

Which airports do both British Airways and Ryanair fly to?

Aberdeen (ABZ), Agadir (AGA), Alicante (ALC), Amman (AMM), Amsterdam (AMS), Arrecife (ACE), Athens (ATH), Barcelona (BCN), Bari (BRI), Basel-Mulhouse (BSL), Bergerac (EGC), Berlin (BER), Bodrum (BJV), Bologna (BLQ), and Bordeaux (BOD), and 81 more.

Which routes does only British Airways fly?

280 routes, including Accra (ACC) to London (LGW), Gaziemir (ADB) to London (LHR), Bridgetown (BGI) to Saint George's (GND), Bridgetown (BGI) to Scarborough (TAB), Cologne (CGN) to London (LHR), and Dubai (DXB) to London (LHR), and 274 more.

Which routes does only Ryanair fly?

2,721 routes, including Arrecife (ACE) to Beauvais (BVA), Arrecife (ACE) to Cologne (CGN), Arrecife (ACE) to Venice (VCE), Arrecife (ACE) to Dakhla (VIL), Málaga (AGP) to Aarhus (AAR), and Málaga (AGP) to Aberdeen (ABZ), and 2715 more.

What is the longest route both British Airways and Ryanair fly?

Edinburgh (EDI) to Palma de Mallorca (PMI), about 1,167 miles great-circle.

Where do these route maps come from?

Each airline's own route map, timetable and newsroom pages, with Wikipedia used only where an airline publishes none. Every source is linked under the map; the newest was checked October 29, 2026.

How much do British Airways and Ryanair overlap?

0% of the routes either airline flies are flown by both. That is 2% of British Airways's routes and 0% of Ryanair's; 28% of the airports either serves are served by both.

What would a British Airways and Ryanair merger fly?

Merged, British Airways and Ryanair would fly 3,007 nonstop routes to 349 airports in 86 countries. 6 routes (0% of the combined network) are flown by both today, where a merger would end head-to-head competition. British Airways would gain 134 new airports and Ryanair 119 new airports.

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