Cardiff: Ryanair Flights, New Routes & Schedule Updates

[Samdorob]

2 departures to Dublin today. Would be great to see that more regularly.

Two on Friday too. One is a midnight flight on Saturday morning. Is there something on?

 

[Jerry]

Two on Friday too. One is a midnight flight on Saturday morning. Is there something on?

Only rugby on the weekend but that's Wales v South Africa not sure whether there's an event in Dublin but also it maybe a case that Ryanair had free slots and wanted to use them and Cardiff persuaded them to use them to fly to Cardiff.

 

[geoff]

The extra flight is for the Dragons v Leinster on Friday evening, I believe.

 

[Jerry]

The extra flight is for the Dragons v Leinster on Friday evening, I believe.

That's interesting because in the past Leinster would've flown in on a dedicated charter but now it seems Ryanair has added an extra flight instead giving more options for other people.

Tenerife is now onsale for Winter 2026-27
1 weekly departure on Wednesdays
TFS-CWL 09.10-13.25 CWL-TFS 14.00-18.15

I wonder why Tenerife gets put onsale a lot earlier than other routes.

 

[Nuffsaid]

That's interesting because in the past Leinster would've flown in on a dedicated charter but now it seems Ryanair has added an extra flight instead giving more options for other people.

Tenerife is now onsale for Winter 2026-27
1 weekly departure on Wednesdays
TFS-CWL 09.10-13.25 CWL-TFS 14.00-18.15

I wonder why Tenerife gets put onsale a lot earlier than other routes.

It is always early but I also do not understand why it has remained at 1 weekly, especially in winter. It is a very popular route from CWL. It has been twice weekly in the past.

 

[Jerry]

It is always early but I also do not understand why it has remained at 1 weekly, especially in winter. It is a very popular route from CWL. It has been twice weekly in the past.

Yep I wonder why its early as for the frequency it may well be because of the size of the base there. To get more frequency Ryanair may need to grow the base there.

 

[Jerry]

Ryanair adds over 1500 extra seats to/from Cardiff Airport for Xmas 2025. Ryanair expects to carry over 4,500 passengers through Cardiff Airport this Christmas.
They'll be flying to 3 destinations
Alicante, Dublin & Tenerife.

RYANAIR ADDS OVER 1,500 EXTRA SEATS TO/FROM CARDIFF FOR CHRISTMAS 2025

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (Thurs, 27 Nov) announced it has added over 1,500 extra seats to/from Cardiff for Christmas week to support the strong travel demand. Ryanair expects to carry over 4,500 passengers through Cardiff Airport this Christmas, ensuring passengers can get home...

corporate.ryanair.com

 

[Jerry]

Looks like Dublin will go daily for Summer 2026. There's a Wednesday flight loaded but not onsale times aren't great DUB-CWL 22.25-23.25 CWL-DUB 23.50-00.50 but it also means Ryanair will operate on every day of the week into Cardiff.
Dublin 7 weekly
Malaga 5 weekly
Alicante 4 weekly
Faro: 3 weekly
Tenerife 1 weekly
20 weekly departures
Monday
10.25 Alicante
11.55 Dublin
13.55 Malaga
Tuesday
09.20 Faro
16.15 Malaga
21.45 Alicante
23.15 Dublin
Wednesday
23.50 Dublin
Thursday
09.00 Malaga
16.55 Alicante
22.25 Dublin
Friday
10.25 Tenerife
15.35 Malaga
17.45 Faro
22.20 Dublin
Saturday
09.25 Dublin
Sunday
09.35 Alicante
14.45 Malaga
17.40 Faro
21.45 Dublin

 

[Samdorob]

That’s great. My only issue is that most of their Dublin flights for S26 are on the late side and the loads might not be so great. Having said that, it’s a great opportunity to introduce a morning flight on some dates 😉

 

[Jerry]

That’s great. My only issue is that most of their Dublin flights for S26 are on the late side and the loads might not be so great. Having said that, it’s a great opportunity to introduce a morning flight on some dates 😉

I'm sure the airport will be working to get the times changed, at the moment i suspect Cardiff is being used to essentially maximise the use of their aircraft and use late slots but they must be happy with the route to keep expanding. Hopefully we might see some more frequency added on Fridays, Sundays and Mondays to give more options for the weekend. But it does mean capacity wise Dublin is now back to its pre covid levels. Its a shame that they're not operating Edinburgh to help regain that but still time to hope they'll take it on.

 

[MrFenner]

I except more to come from FR as they work on their S26 schedule tweaking…

 

[Jerry]

I except more to come from FR as they work on their S26 schedule tweaking…

Fingers crossed!

 

[Jerry]

Looks like Dublin will go daily for Summer 2026. There's a Wednesday flight loaded but not onsale times aren't great DUB-CWL 22.25-23.25 CWL-DUB 23.50-00.50 but it also means Ryanair will operate on every day of the week into Cardiff.
Dublin 7 weekly
Malaga 5 weekly
Alicante 4 weekly
Faro: 3 weekly
Tenerife 1 weekly
20 weekly departures
Monday
10.25 Alicante
11.55 Dublin
13.55 Malaga
Tuesday
09.20 Faro
16.15 Malaga
21.45 Alicante
23.15 Dublin
Wednesday
23.50 Dublin
Thursday
09.00 Malaga
16.55 Alicante
22.25 Dublin
Friday
10.25 Tenerife
15.35 Malaga
17.45 Faro
22.20 Dublin
Saturday
09.25 Dublin
Sunday
09.35 Alicante
14.45 Malaga
17.40 Faro
21.45 Dublin

Unfortunately it looks like Ryanair has cut the Sunday Malaga flight so Cardiff will go back to 19 weekly departures except in October where it remains 5 weekly.

 

[Samdorob]

I’m not sure this has been reported yet, but in October 2026 Ryanair will run 2 services every Friday on the CWL - DUB route.

That will be:
CWL-DUB 7:45-8:45
CWL-DUB 22:45-23:45

DUB-CWL 6:20-7:20
DUB-CWL 21:20-22:20

It would be great if they bring that double Friday service forward to cover June to October. There’s also plenty of other late departures for the summer schedule which could accommodate a second daily service.

Perfect for day trippers too!

 

[Jerry]

That's really good news. Hopefully we'll see them add more. It would mean they're 21 weekly in October.

 

[Jerry]

It looks like Ryanair might be increasing Malaga to 5 weekly. There are flights loads loaded on Sundays between June and October but not on sale yet. That would be 20 weekly departures.

It looks like Ryanair might be increasing Malaga to 5 weekly. There are flights loads loaded on Sundays between June and October but not on sale yet. That would be 20 weekly departures.

The flight is on sale now. Hoping we might see more. If they are loading extras for June to October I'm still hoping they'll add Mallorca.

 

[Foxlimayankee]

It looks like Ryanair might be increasing Malaga to 5 weekly. There are flights loads loaded on Sundays between June and October but not on sale yet. That would be 20 weekly departures.


The flight is on sale now. Hoping we might see more. If they are loading extras for June to October I'm still hoping they'll add Mallorca.

It was originally 5x weekly with a Sunday flight when they released Summer 26, then cut that Sunday flight except in October. Interesting they've brought it back.
I wonder if those already booked on it had cancellations, and subsequently rebooked, or if they just stopped sales.

 

[Samdorob]

I'm still hoping they'll add Mallorca

Same, but I think we’ve missed the boat there. I’m thinking they’ll add more Dublin flights if anything. Mind you, is there still time for PMI June to October?

 

[Jerry]

Mind you, is there still time for PMI June to October?

For June to September/October I'd say yes. Still 5 months to June.

 

[Samdorob]

Ryanair are changing their Faro route from Tuesday, Friday, Sunday to Thursday, Friday, Sunday for October.

The new times are:
CWL 10:20 - FAO 12:55
FAO 6:30 - CWL 9:10.

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