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Aer Lingus vs Ryanair route maps

Aer Lingus flies 130 nonstop routes and Ryanair flies 2,727 nonstop routes. Both fly 55 routes (2% overlap), such as AMS–DUB, BER–DUB, and BHX–DUB. 75 routes only on Aer Lingus, 2,672 routes only on Ryanair; both serve 64 airports. Routes checked October 27, 2026.

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Routes both fly
55
Only EI
75
Only FR
2,672
Airports both serve
64

Route overlap

of all routes either flies are flown by both
2%
of the airports either serves are served by both
24%
of Aer Lingus's routes Ryanair also flies
42%
of Ryanair's routes Aer Lingus also flies
2%

Routes both fly · 55

Route sources (including Wikipedia fallback): Aer Lingus ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), Aer Lingus ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), Aer Lingus ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), Aer Lingus ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026) and 77 more.

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Only Aer Lingus · 75

Only Ryanair · 2672

From London STN · 161

Airports both serve · 64

If Aer Lingus and Ryanair merged

Merged, Aer Lingus and Ryanair would fly 2,802 nonstop routes to 272 airports in 42 countries. 55 routes (2% of the combined network) are flown by both today, where a merger would end head-to-head competition. Aer Lingus would gain 166 new airports and Ryanair 42 new airports.

Merged nonstop routes
2,802
Airports served
272
Countries
42
Routes both fly today
55 (2%)

New for Aer Lingus · 166

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Quick answers

Do Aer Lingus and Ryanair fly the same routes?

Yes, 55 routes: Amsterdam (AMS) to Dublin (DUB), Berlin (BER) to Dublin (DUB), Birmingham (BHX) to Dublin (DUB), Bristol (BRS) to Dublin (DUB), Brussels (BRU) to Dublin (DUB), Cork (ORK) to Arrecife (ACE), Cork (ORK) to Faro (FAO), Cork (ORK) to Málaga (AGP), Cork (ORK) to Palma de Mallorca (PMI), and Cork (ORK) to Tenerife (TFS), and 45 more.

Which has more routes, Aer Lingus or Ryanair?

Ryanair, with 2,727 nonstop routes to 230 airports, against 130 routes to 106 airports for Aer Lingus.

Which airports do both Aer Lingus and Ryanair fly to?

Aberdeen (ABZ), Alicante (ALC), Amsterdam (AMS), Arrecife (ACE), Athens (ATH), Barcelona (BCN), Berlin (BER), Birmingham (BHX), Bordeaux (BOD), Brindisi (BDS), Bristol (BRS), Brussels (BRU), Budapest (BUD), Burgas (BOJ), and Cardiff (CWL), and 49 more.

Which routes does only Aer Lingus fly?

75 routes, including Aberdeen (ABZ) to Dublin (DUB), Belfast (BHD) to Birmingham (BHX), Belfast (BHD) to Cardiff (CWL), Belfast (BHD) to Edinburgh (EDI), Belfast (BHD) to Nottingham (EMA), and Belfast (BHD) to Exeter, Devon (EXT), and 69 more.

Which routes does only Ryanair fly?

2,672 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 2666 more.

What is the longest route both Aer Lingus and Ryanair fly?

Dalaman (DLM) to Dublin (DUB), about 2,032 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 27, 2026.

How much do Aer Lingus and Ryanair overlap?

2% of the routes either airline flies are flown by both. That is 42% of Aer Lingus's routes and 2% of Ryanair's; 24% of the airports either serves are served by both.

What would a Aer Lingus and Ryanair merger fly?

Merged, Aer Lingus and Ryanair would fly 2,802 nonstop routes to 272 airports in 42 countries. 55 routes (2% of the combined network) are flown by both today, where a merger would end head-to-head competition. Aer Lingus would gain 166 new airports and Ryanair 42 new airports.

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