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Passengers looking for direct flights to France will find numerous options available. If you want to fly direct from London, you can fly with easyJet from London Luton and London Gatwick (LGW). You can also fly non-stop from London Heathrow with British Airways. Flights on these routes will land at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. You can also fly direct from Birmingham Airport (BHX) with Air France and land at Charles de Gaulle. Regular direct flights are also available with Ryanair from Manchester Airport (MAN).

UK passengers do not need a visa to enter France. However, you will need to have a valid UK passport before you travel. If you plan to stay in France for more than 90 days, you will also need to apply for a long-stay visa.

If you plan to explore the south of France during your trip, you can fly cheaply from the UK to Nice or Marseilles. Flights from London Luton to Nice Cote d’Azur Airport (NCE) with easyJet take around 2h. You can also fly to Nice from Birmingham in around 6h with Brussels Airlines. To fly to Marseilles Provence Airport (MRS), passengers can fly direct from London Stansted (STN) with Ryanair in around 2h. Landing at either Nice or Marseilles will put you just a short drive from the French Riviera.

Most airports in France have excellent public transport facilities. If you arrive at a smaller French airport, like Rennes or Brest, taxis are a convenient and affordable option. However, if you land at an airport in a major city like Paris, you may face long waits for taxis. Taking the Paris metro, therefore, will usually be faster and more affordable.

Stopover locations depend on the airline you fly with, as many will transfer at a hub airport. For instance, KLM from Heathrow (LHR) to Paris will normally stop over at Amsterdam Airport (AMS). On the same route, Lufthansa tends to change at Frankfurt Airport (FRA), whereas SWISS will normally use Zurich Airport (ZRH) for its transfer location.

If you need to stay in touch with loved ones, you can look for an airline that provides you with access to the internet. For instance, British Airways and Air France offer internet to passengers, which comes at an extra cost. Ryanair on the other hand does not offer internet as part of its services.

There are several airlines that offer frequent and direct services to France from their hub airports. For instance, Ryanair operates from its hub at Stansted Airport (STN), whilst British Airways has a hub at Heathrow Airport (LHR). Flying from these airports means you are likely to find cheaper flights for your journey.

On flights from Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), you will be able to take one item of cabin baggage with Air France or British Airways. However, if you want checked luggage, this will cost extra. If you fly with Ryanair on a flight from Stansted Airport (STN) to France, you will not get any luggage included in the basic ticket cost, just a small bag which must be able to fit under the seat.

If you are flying to Nantes during Hellfest, which is a popular open air rock festival that takes place each year in June, you should be aware that the flight prices are likely to be more expensive. For cheaper tickets, you should try booking either side of the festival.

As Christmas and New Years are widely celebrated in France, it’s likely that flight prices will be more expensive in the build-up to the celebrations. Unless you are specifically heading to France for the festivities, it’s recommended you book a trip before or afterwards, so you get cheaper fares.

KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from the United Kingdom to France.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from the United Kingdom to France is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from the United Kingdom to France with an airline and back with another airline.

Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from the United Kingdom to France up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to France is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $249. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where round-trip prices are $326 on average.