ryanair-fare-finder

name

ryanair-fare-finder

description

Build and interpret Ryanair fare-finder URLs for cheap flight searches. Use when the user wants to find budget flights from a specific UK airport, configure departure/return time windows, set overnight or multi-night trip parameters, filter by day of week, or constrain results by price and currency. Handles all fare-finder query parameters including passenger counts, date ranges, flexible dates, and promo codes.

Ryanair Fare Finder

Generate, modify, and explain Ryanair fare-finder URLs from user requirements.

Base URL

https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/fare-finder

All parameters below are appended as query-string key-value pairs.

Parameter Reference

Route

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
originIata	string	MAN	IATA code of the departure airport (e.g. MAN, STN, LTN, EDI, BHX, LPL).
destinationIata	string	ANY	IATA code of the arrival airport, or ANY for all destinations.
isMacDestination	boolean	false	When true, filters to multi-airport city destinations only.

Trip type

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
isReturn	boolean	true	true for return (round-trip), false for one-way.

Passengers

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
adults	int	1	Number of adults (16+).
teens	int	0	Number of teens (12-15).
children	int	0	Number of children (2-11).
infants	int	0	Number of infants (< 2).

Date range

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
dateOut	date	2026-02-01	Start of the search window (YYYY-MM-DD).
dateIn	date	2027-01-31	End of the search window (YYYY-MM-DD).
isExactDate	boolean	false	true to search a specific date only; false to scan the full date range.

Day and flexibility

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
dayOfWeek	enum	SATURDAY	Restrict outbound to a specific day. Values: MONDAY..SUNDAY.
isFlexibleDay	boolean	false	When true, Ryanair widens the day-of-week filter by +/- 1 day.

Stay duration

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
daysTrip	int	1	Total trip length in days (outbound day counts as 1).
nightsFrom	int	0	Minimum number of nights at the destination.
nightsTo	int	1	Maximum number of nights at the destination.

Time windows

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
outboundFromHour	string	00:00	Earliest acceptable outbound departure time.
outboundToHour	string	11:00	Latest acceptable outbound departure time.
inboundFromHour	string	13:00	Earliest acceptable return departure time.
inboundToHour	string	23:59	Latest acceptable return departure time.

Pricing

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
currency	string	GBP	ISO 4217 currency code (GBP, EUR, etc.).
priceValueTo	int	80	Maximum total return price. Leave empty for no cap.
promoCode	string	(empty)	Ryanair promotional code, if applicable.

Example: Overnight Saturday getaway from Manchester

The following URL searches for return flights from Manchester to anywhere, departing on a Saturday morning, returning the same day or next day in the afternoon/evening, across the full year, under GBP 80 return:

https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/fare-finder?originIata=MAN&destinationIata=ANY&isReturn=true&isMacDestination=false&promoCode=&adults=1&teens=0&children=0&infants=0&dateOut=2026-02-01&dateIn=2027-01-31&daysTrip=1&nightsFrom=0&nightsTo=1&dayOfWeek=SATURDAY&isExactDate=false&outboundFromHour=00:00&outboundToHour=11:00&inboundFromHour=13:00&inboundToHour=23:59&priceValueTo=80&currency=GBP&isFlexibleDay=false

Why these time windows work for overnights

• Outbound 00:00-11:00 — arrive by early afternoon, giving a full day/evening at the destination.
• Inbound 13:00-23:59 — depart after checkout / lunch the next day, home by late evening.

Step-by-step: building a URL from scratch

1. Start with the base URL.
2. Set originIata to the user's departure airport IATA code.
3. Set destinationIata to a specific IATA code or ANY.
4. Choose isReturn=true for returns or false for one-way.
5. Set passenger counts (adults, teens, children, infants).
6. Define the date search window with dateOut and dateIn.
7. Pick dayOfWeek and set isExactDate=false to scan all matching days.
8. Configure stay duration with daysTrip, nightsFrom, nightsTo.
9. Set outbound/inbound time windows to taste.
10. Set currency and optionally priceValueTo for a price cap.
11. Add promoCode if the user has one.

Common UK origin airports

IATA	Airport
MAN	Manchester
STN	London Stansted
LTN	London Luton
LGW	London Gatwick
EDI	Edinburgh
BHX	Birmingham
LPL	Liverpool
BRS	Bristol
EMA	East Midlands
GLA	Glasgow
BFS	Belfast Intl
LBA	Leeds Bradford
NCL	Newcastle
ABZ	Aberdeen