Ryanair adds Girona and Chania routes from Bratislava for summer 2027

Quick summary

Ryanair will add two routes from Bratislava for summer 2027: Girona in Catalonia from 1 June 2027, and Chania on Crete from 28 March 2027. Girona runs twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Seats went on sale on 4 November 2026, with one-way fares from €75.99 to Girona and €97.99 to Chania.

Girona sits about 100 km from Barcelona, so the lower fare carries a separate transfer. Ryanair keeps its daily El Prat service alongside the new option.

Ryanair put two summer 2027 routes from Bratislava on sale on 4 November 2026: Girona, in Spain’s Catalonia region, and Chania on the Greek island of Crete.

The Girona service launches 1 June 2027 and runs twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Chania arrives sooner, on 28 March 2027, timed to the first day of the summer timetable.

A €75.99 seat to Girona is not a €75.99 trip to Barcelona. The last 100 km are on you.

That is the trade at the centre of Ryanair’s latest Bratislava expansion. Travelers willing to land at Girona–Costa Brava and cover the onward journey by coach, train or hire car get a second, often cheaper, way into the Barcelona area. Those who want to step off the plane inside the city keep paying for El Prat.

Both routes target Slovak-origin travelers planning summer 2027 holidays, and both are bookable now through Ryanair’s website, its app and third-party agents. The Girona pattern — Tuesday and Saturday only — suits one-week breaks rather than flexible same-day travel.

What the new Bratislava fares actually buy

Ryanair’s Bratislava–Girona booking page lists one-way fares from €75.99 for June, July and August 2027, with a scheduled flight time of about 2 hours 15 minutes. On the Crete route, prices start at €97.99 each way in April 2027 and climb to €123.99 during the June–August peak.

Read those as starting points, not trip costs. They exclude the return leg, checked bags and seat selection — and on the Girona route they exclude the part of the journey that decides whether the saving is real.

Girona–Costa Brava Airport sits roughly 100 km from Barcelona, inside Catalonia but well outside the city. Coaches and trains link the two, yet the transfer adds time and money that a straight El Prat ticket folds into the fare.

Ryanair already flies Bratislava–Barcelona El Prat daily, and Wizz Air competes on the same city pair. Barcelona ranks among the busiest destinations from M. R. Štefánik Airport, so the corridor is not short of seats.

Adding Girona does something specific: it lets Ryanair grow Catalonia capacity without chasing scarce slots at El Prat. For travelers, it creates a genuine two-airport choice on one city pair — rare on a route this size.

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Ryanair’s Summer 2027 announcement confirmed the first 29 new routes were released for booking ahead of the full seasonal schedule, which means some operating details are still being finalised.

Why Ryanair adds a second Barcelona airport

Ryanair rarely opens a second airport for a city it already serves daily unless it expects the corridor to carry both. Girona is not a replacement for El Prat — it is a pressure valve. The carrier gets extra Catalonia capacity without competing for constrained Barcelona slots, and it gets a fare ladder: El Prat for travelers who want the city, Girona for those who will trade an hour of ground time for a lower number.

The timing fits a wider habit. Ryanair is releasing next summer’s network in stages rather than in one timetable drop, so early bookers see partial schedules and shifting detail. Bratislava’s own published winter programme runs only to 27 March 2027, with Chania marketed inside the summer period that follows.

Whether Chania is brand-new or a returning seasonal route is not settled by available records. Treat it as a fresh booking opportunity, not a first-ever service.

Air Traveler Club’s fare tracking occasionally flags temporary drops on European short-haul lasting a few days, which is where the Girona-versus-El Prat gap tends to widen.

Price the transfer before you book the seat

The Girona fare only wins if the ground transfer doesn’t eat the difference — so work the numbers in this order.

1. Compare both airports on identical dates. Pull Bratislava–Girona and Bratislava–El Prat side by side on the same travel days, including the return leg.
2. Add the Girona–Barcelona transfer. Coach, rail or car hire — price it before deciding, because a €20 gap in airfare disappears fast over 100 km.
3. Match the operating days to your trip. Girona flies Tuesdays and Saturdays only, so a Monday-to-Friday break does not fit without a longer stay.
4. Re-check the booking page before payment. Confirm the exact operating day, return availability, baggage charges and any schedule change on either route.

Watch: Ryanair’s full Summer 2027 schedule launch, which should confirm aircraft type and whether Girona grows beyond twice weekly.

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