5 most popular secondary airports in Europe

Secondary airports are very popular mainly within people who travel a lot with low cost airlines. Such airports have lower taxes and that's why the final price of airline tickets can be lower. On the other side, such airports are also further from the city than the primary airport is. Let's have a small look at 5 most popular of them: Dusseldorf Weeze Airport (NRN), Venice Treviso Airport (TSF), Oslo Rygge Airport (RYG), Girona Airport (GRO) and Malmo Airport (MMX).

Dusseldorf Weeze Airport

Airport Düsseldorf Weeze (IATA code: NRN) is a small airport located in Weeze approximately 50 km north of Düsseldorf, Germany. It is served mainly by low cost airlines (e.g. Ryanair). Dusseldorf Weeze Airport is accessible by trains and shuttle buses. Passengers can also rent a car via many car rentals (e.g. Hertz, Avis, Sixt) or pay for taxi (e.g. Mietwagen Hottgenroth, Taxi Cox). Parking is divided into two car parks: Park 1 and Park 2. There are 7.000 parking spaces in total. Both short-term and long-term parking are possible.

Venice Treviso Airport

Airport Venice Treviso (IATA code: TSF) is a small airport located close to cities Aachen and Venice, Italia. Venice Treviso Airport is served from single terminal mainly by low cost airlines (e.g. Ryanair, GermanWings). Venice Treviso Airport is accessible by buses. Passengers can also rent a car via many car rentals (e.g. AutoEuropa, AutoServizi Maggiore) or pay for taxi (taxi ranks are available in front of the airport – e.g. Radio taxi). Both long-term and short-term parkings are available at 4 parks: Park A (50 short-term places), Park B (170 long-term places), Park C (155 long-term places) and Park 3 Municipal (270 places).

Oslo Rygge Airport

Oslo Rygge Airport (IATA code: RYG) is located near Rygge in south-eastern Norway approximately 60 km from Oslo. Although the airport has only single terminal building it is quite busy thanks to low cost and charter airlines operating their flights to Oslo at this airport (e.g. Ryanair, Norwegian). The airport is accessible by NSBs regional train, Rygge-Ekspressen and Local Airport Coach – Flybuss Ryggeeven and what is really interesting it is even accessible for pedestrians and cyclists using the pedestrian and bicycle path following the access road to the airport. Passengers can also rent a car via many car rentals (e.g. Avis, Budget) or pay for taxi which can be found just outside the terminal building. There are 5 kinds of parking: P1: outdoor parking – max 30 min, P3: outdoor parking – max 3 days, P10: parking in parking garage – max 3 days, P11: parking in parking garage with no max time and P12: outdoor parking with no max time.

Airport Girona Barcelona

Airport Girona Barcelona (IATA code: GRO) is located 12 kilometres south of Girona and 92 kilometres from Barcelona, Spain. Girona Barcelona Airport is served by many traditional and low cost airlines (e.g. Ryanair, Jetairfly, Transavia). Airport Girona Barcelona is accessible by buses. Passengers can also rent a car via many car rentals (e.g. Atesa, Avis) or pay for taxi (taxi ranks are available in front of the airport). Two basic parking possibilities are available: parking area P1 and P4. There are 3400 parking spaces in total.

Malmo Sturup Airport

Malmo Sturup Airport (IATA code: MMX) is located 28 kilometres from Swedish Malmo and 55 kilometres from the capital of Denmark – Copenhagen. Malmo Sturup Airport is served mainly by low cost airlines (e.g. WizzAir). Malmo Sturup Airport (MMX) is accessible by buses. Passengers can also rent a car via many car rentals (e.g. Avis, Europcar) or pay for taxi (taxi ranks are available in front of the airport). There several possibilities of parking. Car parks P4, P2 are dedicated for indoor parking and 24-hour parking. Parks P3, P1 are for those who want to find a place for long-term parking. And finally there is also Hourly parking (Timparkering).