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Advice for travellers arriving by air from abroad

There are good rail and bus links to Swansea from London Gatwick and Heathrow Airports, Bristol Airport and Cardiff International Airport. 

The nearest international airport to Swansea - Cardiff - is only 50 minutes away from Swansea Bay by road or rail, and offers scheduled flights from major European cities. Airlines operating from CIA include KLM, Ryanair, bmibaby and other low-cost airlines (contact details below). 

Internal flights to Cardiff are also available from certain UK airports, including Aberdeen, Anglesey, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle (at the time of writing).  Transport Direct will help you find domestic flights within Great Britain.

Alternatively, Swansea has its own airport, which is suitable for small aircraft. The airport is located in Fairwood on the Gower Peninsula.

Useful contact numbers

Cardiff International Airport
01446 711 111
http://www.cardiffairportonline.com/

Swansea Airport
01792 204 063
http://www.swanseaairport.com/

BMI baby
0870 264 2229
http://www.bmibaby.com/

Ryanair
0871 246 0016
http://www.ryanair.com/

KLM
08705 074 074
http://www.klmuk.co.uk/