7 Magnificent "Twofers"

Some Ryanair routes take you to the border between two countries. They're like two-forone holiday offers!

NORWAY, PLUS SWEDEN FOR FREE
Barely 50km south of Oslo’s Rygge airport the landscape changes… not at all. But you’ve left Norway’s pine forests, snow and beautiful blondes and entered Sweden - land of pine forests, snow and beautiful blondes.

FLY TO OSLO (RYGGE) FROM 28 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING AARHUS, MALAGA AND RIGA. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM

GERMANY, WITH NETHERLANDS TOO
The end of the runway at the small German town of Weeze, near Dusseldorf, is less than a mile from the Dutch border. So rent a bike, find a house that straddles both countries, and drop in for a smoke and a sausage.

FLY TO DUSSELDORF (WEEZE) FROM 51 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING ANCONA AND GDANSK. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM

SPAIN, PLUS SOME GALLIC CHARM
Fly into Girona airport in north-eastern Spain and you’ve the best of Catalonia at your fingertips, while a short drive north puts you into the heart of the delightful French Languedoc-Roussillon region. If you’re feeling especially idle, drop your hire car at Perpignan and fly back from there.

FLY TO BARCELONA (GIRONA) FROM 63 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING DUBLIN AND IBIZA. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM

ITALY, 10 MINUTES FROM THE BALKANS
One moment you’re in Trieste, a lively and cosmopolitan port in north-eastern Italy, the next you’ve driven 10 minutes into the countryside and – hello! – who’s that chap with the moustache and what on earth is he saying? Welcome to Croatia, amico!

FLY TO TRIESTE FROM SIX DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING BIRMINGHAM AND TRAPANI. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM

FRANCE, WITH A TASTE OF BELGIUM
Good spot, Lille, because it puts Paris and the beaches of Normandy within an easy drive. But nearer than both is Belgium, just 16km away to the north. So that’ll be croissants for breakfast and, uhm, chocolates and beer for lunch.

FLY TO LILLE FROM THREE DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING MARSEILLE PROVENCE MP2. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM

HELLO FINLAND, HELLO RUSSIA!
Lappeenranta airport in Finland is surrounded by lakes and is the second-most northerly of all airports used by Ryanair (behind Tampere). It’s also the most easterly spot on the network, making it barely 25km from Russia.

FLY TO LAPPEENRANTA FROM DUSSELDORF (WEEZE). VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM

PLUS… a bonus threefer!
GERMANY, WITH AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND THROWN IN
Friedrichshafen is right at the bottom of Germany. A quaint town on the shores of Lake Bodensee, it’s just 10km and an hour or two by boat from Switzerland and from Austria (in different directions), which makes three countries in the time it takes to smoke a single cigar a distinct possibility.

FLY TO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN FROM ALICANTE AND LONDON (STANSTED). VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM