Why go
- Served by RAF Northolt (NHT).
History
Watford, UK is a city in United Kingdom. We do not yet hold a written history for it — the sources below are the best starting points, and this page will be expanded into a full guidebook.
Airports
Heathrow Airport (LHR) 13 mi to the centre
London, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 86 airlines (British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia Airlines, Finnair…) · direct flights to 171 destinations incl. New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 86 airlines, 171 direct destinations
- British Airways BA (A320, A319, 777, A321, 747-400, 767…) · 130 routes: Aberdeen, Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Accra, Alma-ata, Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Atlanta, Austin, Bahrain, Baku, Baltimore, Bangalore, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Beirut, Belfast, Bergen, Berlin, Bologna, Boston, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Calgary, Cape Town, Chengdu, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dallas-Fort Worth, Delhi, Denver, Dubai, Dublin, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh … +90 more
- American Airlines AA (A320, A319, A321, 777, 747-400, 767…) · 94 routes: Aberdeen*, Abu Dhabi*, Accra*, Amsterdam*, Athens*, Atlanta*, Austin, Bahrain*, Baltimore*, Bangalore*, Barcelona*, Belfast*, Bergen*, Berlin*, Bologna*, Boston*, Brussels*, Bucharest*, Budapest*, Calgary*, Cape Town*, Charlotte, Chicago, Copenhagen*, Dallas-Fort Worth, Delhi*, Denver*, Dubai*, Dublin*, Duesseldorf*, Edinburgh*, Entebbe*, Frankfurt*, Geneva*, Gibraltar*, Glasgow*, Gothenborg*, Hamburg*, Hannover*, Helsinki* … +54 more
- Iberia Airlines IB (777, A320, 747-400, A319, A321, 767…) · 50 routes: Aberdeen*, Abu Dhabi*, Atlanta*, Austin, Bahrain*, Baltimore*, Bangkok*, Barcelona*, Beirut*, Belfast*, Bilbao, Boston*, Budapest*, Calgary*, Chicago*, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Denver*, Edinburgh*, Glasgow*, Gothenborg*, Houston*, Ibiza, La Coruna, Las Vegas*, Leeds*, Los Angeles*, Madrid, Manchester*, Mexico City*, Miami*, Montreal*, New York*, Newark*, Newcastle*, Oslo*, Palma de Mallorca*, Paris*, Philadelphia*, Phoenix*, Raleigh-durham* … +10 more
- Finnair AY (747-400, 777, 767, A320, 787-8, A321…) · 27 routes: Atlanta*, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Calgary*, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Helsinki, Houston, Las Vegas, Lisbon*, Los Angeles, Miami, Montreal*, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh-durham*, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Stockholm*, Toronto*, Vancouver*, Washington
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (A330-300, A340-600, 747-400, A320, A340-300, 767-400…) · 27 routes: Aberdeen*, Atlanta*, Beijing*, Boston, Chicago, Delhi, Detroit, Dubai, Edinburgh*, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Lagos, Los Angeles, Manchester*, Miami, Minneapolis, Moscow*, Mumbai, New York, Newark, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore*, Tokyo, Tokyo, Washington
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (767-300, 777, A319, A320, 777-300ER, A321…) · 17 routes: Calgary*, Chicago*, Duesseldorf, Edmonton*, Frankfurt, Halifax*, Houston*, Los Angeles*, Montreal*, Munich, Newark*, Ottawa*, San Francisco*, St. John's*, Toronto*, Vancouver*, Washington*
- Delta Air Lines DL (767-400, 76W, A330-300, 747-400, A340-300, A340-600…) · 12 routes: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago*, Detroit, Los Angeles*, Miami*, Minneapolis, New York, Newark*, San Francisco*, Seattle, Washington*
- US Airways US (777-300ER, A330-300, 777, A330-200, 767-300, A319…) · 12 routes: Athens*, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Doha, Johannesburg, Lisbon*, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Raleigh-durham
- Air Berlin AB (A319, A320, A321, 767) · 10 routes: Berlin*, Frankfurt*, Hamburg*, Hannover*, Mulhouse*, Munich*, Paris*, Stuttgart*, Vienna*, Zurich*
- Air Canada AC (767-300, 777-300ER, A330-300, A319, 777-200LR) · 8 routes: Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, St. John's, Toronto, Vancouver
- Transaero Airlines UN (A330-300, A340-600, 737-800, 747-400, 767-300, 737-800…) · 8 routes: Aberdeen, Boston*, Edinburgh, Johannesburg, Los Angeles*, Manchester, Moscow, San Francisco*
- Air France AF (767-400, 76W, 777-200LR, A319, A320, A321) · 7 routes: Atlanta*, Boston*, Detroit, Minneapolis*, New York*, Paris, Seattle
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (76W, 767, 737, 767-400, 777, F70…) · 7 routes: Amsterdam, Atlanta*, Boston*, Detroit*, Minneapolis*, New York*, Seattle*
- United Airlines UA (777, 767-300, 757-200, 787-8) · 6 routes: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Washington
- Malaysia Airlines MH (777, A320, A321, 380, 767-300) · 5 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Helsinki*, Kuala Lumpur, New York, Raleigh-durham
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (736, 737-800, 737-700, 737-700, 737-800, A320…) · 5 routes: Copenhagen, Gothenborg, Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm
- Aer Lingus EI (A320, A319) · 4 routes: Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Shannon
- All Nippon Airways NH (A319, A320, A321, A340-300, A340-600, 734…) · 4 routes: Lisbon*, Tokyo, Tokyo, Warsaw*
- Germanwings 4U (A319, A320, CRJ) · 4 routes: Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Stuttgart
- Air India Limited AI (787-8, 777-200, 777-300ER) · 3 routes: Delhi, Mumbai, New York*
- Croatia Airlines OU (A320, A319) · 3 routes: Rijeka, Split, Zagreb
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (777) · 3 routes: Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore
- Air Astana KC (757) · 2 routes: Alma-ata, Tselinograd
- Air China CA (A340-600, 777-300) · 2 routes: Beijing, Shanghai*
- Air New Zealand NZ (777-300, 777) · 2 routes: Los Angeles, San Francisco*
- Alitalia AZ (A320, A321, 32S) · 2 routes: Milan, Rome
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG (777-200) · 2 routes: Dhaka, Sylhet Osmani
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A330-200, 737, F70) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Shanghai
- Egyptair MS (737-800, A330-300) · 2 routes: Cairo, Luxor
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (777-200LR, 787-8) · 2 routes: Addis Ababa, Toronto
- Gulf Air Bahrain GF (A320, A330-200, 777) · 2 routes: Bahrain, Dallas-Fort Worth*
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (777-300, 777) · 2 routes: Tokyo, Tokyo*
- Jet Airways 9W (777-300ER) · 2 routes: Delhi, Mumbai
- Kuwait Airways KU (777, AB6) · 2 routes: Kuwait, New York
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800, 737-700) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Tanger
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (777, 777-300) · 2 routes: Jeddah, Riyadh
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320, A319, A321, A320) · 2 routes: Geneva, Zurich
- Thai Airways International TG (A340-600, 736, 747, 737-700, 737-800) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Stockholm*
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 2 routes: Bilbao, La Coruna
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320, A321) · 1 route: Athens
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320, A321, A330-300) · 1 route: Moscow
- AeroMéxico AM (767-300, 787) · 1 route: Mexico City
- Air Algerie AH (736) · 1 route: Algier
- Air Baltic BT (A319) · 1 route: Milan
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Air Mauritius MK (A340-300) · 1 route: Plaisance
- Air Serbia JU (A319, 737-300) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Asiana Airlines OZ (777-200LR) · 1 route: Seoul
- Austrian Airlines OS (A320, A321) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (767) · 1 route: Baku
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, AR1) · 1 route: Brussels
- Bulgaria Air FB (A319, A320, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Sofia
- Cathay Pacific CX (777-300ER) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- China Airlines CI (737) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- China Southern Airlines CZ (787) · 1 route: Guangzhou
- Cyprus Airways CY (A320) · 1 route: Larnaca
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (767-300, 777-200) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Emirates EK (A380) · 1 route: Dubai
- Etihad Airways EY (345, A340-600, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- EVA Air BR (777-300ER) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Iran Air IR (AB6) · 1 route: Tehran
- Kenya Airways KQ (777-200) · 1 route: Nairobi
- Korean Air KE (777-300ER) · 1 route: Seoul
- Libyan Arab Airlines LN (A320) · 1 route: Tripoli
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (734, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Middle East Airlines ME (A320, A330-200) · 1 route: Beirut
- Olympic Airlines OA (A321) · 1 route: Athens*
- Oman Air WY (A330-300) · 1 route: Muscat
- Philippine Airlines PR (777-300) · 1 route: Manila
- Qantas QF (A380) · 1 route: Dubai
- Qatar Airways QR (A330-200, A330-300, A340-600, 787-8, 777-300ER, 777-200LR) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Brunei Airlines BI (787) · 1 route: Dubai
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A321, 330) · 1 route: Amman
- SATA International S4 (A319) · 1 route: Lisbon*
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Singapore
- South African Airways SA (A330-200, A340-300) · 1 route: Johannesburg
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200) · 1 route: Colombo
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (777-300) · 1 route: Sao Paulo
- TAP Portugal TP (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: Lisbon
- Tarom RO (318) · 1 route: Bucharest
- Tunisair TU (A320) · 1 route: Tunis
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Turkmenistan Airlines T5 (757-200) · 1 route: Ashkhabad
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (757) · 1 route: Tashkent
- World Scale Airlines W3 (A330-200) · 1 route: Lagos*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
London Luton Airport (LTN) 15 mi to the centre
Airport Way, Luton LU2 9LY — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 8 airlines (easyJet, Wizz Air, Ryanair, Monarch Airlines…) · direct flights to 85 destinations incl. Arrecife, Faro, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Sharm El Sheikh… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves London (28 mi) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 8 airlines, 85 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 34 routes: Aberdeen, Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Bordeaux, Budapest, Catania, Dortmund, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Glasgow, Hamburg, Heraklion, Ibiza, Inverness, Keflavik, Kerkyra/corfu, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Milano, Montpellier, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Paris, Pisa, Sharm El Sheikh, Tel-aviv, Venice, Zurich
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 24 routes: Belgrade, Bourgas, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Craiova, Debrecen, Gdansk, Katowice, Kiev, Kosice, Ljubljana, Lublin, Poznan, Prague, Riga, Skopje, Sofia, Timisoara, Tirgu Mures, Varna, Vilnius, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 18 routes: Alghero, Arrecife, Beziers, Bratislava, Connaught, Dublin, Fuerteventura, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Kaunas, Kerry, Malta, Marrakech, Murcia, Nimes, Reus, Rzeszow, Tenerife
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A320, A321) · 15 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Bodrum, Dalaman, Faro, Gibraltar, Larnaca, Malaga, Menorca, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W) · 14 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Larnaca, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Atlasjet KK (A320) · 1 route: Istanbul
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Tarom RO (737-300) · 1 route: Iasi
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
London City Airport (LCY) 22 mi to the centre
London, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 12 airlines (British Airways, Air France, CityJet, Iberia Airlines…) · direct flights to 35 destinations incl. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Florence, Frankfurt, Zurich… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 35 direct destinations
- British Airways BA (Embraer 190, Embraer 170, S20, AR8, D38) · 20 routes: Aberdeen*, Amsterdam*, Billund*, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh*, Florence, Frankfurt*, Glasgow*, Granada, Ibiza*, Isle Of Man*, Madrid*, Malaga*, Menorca*, Nice*, Palma de Mallorca*, Rotterdam*, Stockholm*, Venice*, Zurich*
- Air France AF (AR8, F50, Embraer 190) · 13 routes: Amsterdam*, Antwerp*, Brest*, Brive*, Deauville*, Dresden*, Dublin*, Florence*, Milan, Nantes*, Paris, Rome*, Rotterdam
- CityJet WX (AR8, F50) · 11 routes: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brest, Brive, Deauville, Dresden, Dublin, Florence, Nantes, Paris, Rotterdam
- Iberia Airlines IB (Embraer 190, Embraer 170) · 5 routes: Granada*, Ibiza*, Madrid*, Malaga*, Palma de Mallorca*
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (AR1) · 3 routes: Geneva*, Mulhouse*, Zurich*
- Air Berlin AB (Embraer 170, Embraer 190, AR8) · 2 routes: Frankfurt*, Zurich*
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 190) · 2 routes: Milan, Rome
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (ARJ, F50) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Rotterdam*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Frankfurt*
- Luxair LG (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- Skynet Airlines SI (ATR 42, AT4) · 1 route: Jersey
- SkyWork Airlines SX (D38) · 1 route: Bern
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Wycombe Air Park (HYC) 18 mi to the centre
Marlow, Buckinghamshire, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting area, but you walk out to the aircraft to board — bring an umbrella or a coat if the forecast is poor.
Elstree Airfield 3.2 mi to the centre
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, ENG, GB
New Model Farm Airstrip 4 mi to the centre
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, ENG, GB
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is RAF Northolt (NHT); 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Watford, UK. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
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