Flight Changes

You can change your Ryanair flight online up to 2.5 hours before departure, subject to a change fee per person per flight and any fare differences. No refunds are given if the new fare or fees are lower. Changes can be made via ‘My Bookings’ on the Ryanair website or app.

You can change your flight online up to 2.5 hours prior to the scheduled departure time of the original or new flight, whichever is earlier. Changes are subject to payment of a change fee, charged per person per flight. See our Table of Fees for details. You must also pay any difference between the original fare and any fees for optional services (such as check-in bags) paid at the time of the booking, and the fare/fees available when you make the change. Please note that, if the new fare/fee is cheaper than the original fare/fee, we will not refund the difference.

To change your flight, go to ‘My Bookings’ on Ryanair’s website or mobile App and select the flight you want to change.

Change Flight

To change a Ryanair flight, access ‘My Bookings’ or ‘My trips’, log into your myRyanair account, select ‘Manage this booking’, choose ‘Change your flight’, provide new flight details, review the price, pay any fare difference and fees, and receive an updated email itinerary.

  1. Click ‘My Bookings’ on Ryanair’s website or ‘My trips’ on the mobile app. 
  2. Log into your myRyanair account.
  3. Select ‘Manage this booking’ on the booking you need to change.
  4. Select the ‘Change your flight’ option and choose the flight you wish to change.
  5. Provide the details (date, time or route) of the new flight(s) for which you want to change the original flight(s).
  6. The price breakdown will then appear and if you’d like to proceed with the change then select ‘Continue’.
  7. Continue to payment for fare difference and flight change fees applicable.
  8. Once you enter in your payment details and click ‘Pay now’, you’ll receive an updated email itinerary with your new flight.

Change Flight

You can change your flight's departure date, time, and route online up to 2.5 hours before departure, and passenger names up to 2 hours before. Domestic and international flights can't be switched online. Some changes, like for multi-passenger bookings or Spanish subsidies, require contacting customer service.

You can change the following details associated with your booking online:

  • Your flight departure date & time, up to 2.5 hours before the scheduled departure time of your flight;
  • Flight route (departure & arrival airports), up to 2.5 hours before the scheduled departure time of your flight. You can swap the route or move your route, but you must fly to/from no more than two countries.
  • Name changes up to 2 hours before the scheduled departure time of your flight.

You cannot change a domestic flight to an international flight or vice versa due to VAT related issues.

Please note that the following flight details cannot be changed online, and you will need to contact us.

  • One or more passenger’s flight/s on a multi-passenger booking;
  • Where a Spanish resident or a Spanish large family subsidy has been applied.

You can change your return flight route online to a different airport within the same countries as your original booking, such as switching the arrival or departure airport.

Yes, you can change the route of your return flight online. You have the option to fly to or from a different airport from your original booking, providing the departure and/or arrival airports are located in the same countries. See an example below:

• Original Flights – Dublin -> Stansted / Stansted -> Dublin

• Change to – Dublin -> Stansted / Manchester -> Dublin

If you need to urgently return home, contact the Customer Service Team ; they are available every day with specific opening hours.

If you are away and need to return home urgently, please contact our Customer Service Team here and we will try to help you to return as quickly as possible. Our Customer Service Team are available 7 days a week at the following times:   

Monday-Friday 09:00 - 22:00 CET

Saturday 09:00 - 19:00 CET

Sunday 10:00 - 19:00 CET

You can change flights via ‘My Bookings’ online.

Yes. Go to ‘My Bookings’ on our website or mobile App and select the flight you want to change.

If you encounter a general error or payment alert when making flight changes, check your flight status, email for confirmation, and ‘My Bookings’ for updates. Pay any outstanding balance promptly to avoid cancellation of new flights and reinstatement of original bookings.

If you received a general error or payment alert while making a change, we recommend that you check your flight status to see if the change was implemented.

  • Check your email for a new booking confirmation to confirm if your changes were completed.
  • Go to ‘My Bookings’ and check your upcoming trip details. If the changes have not been made and there is an outstanding payment on your booking, you will need to pay the balance or your new flight(s) will be cancelled, and your original flight(s) reinstated. 

If your flight change payment is declined, check your booking status online and try another payment method if needed.

If your payment was declined while making a flight change, we recommend that you check your flight status to see if the change was implemented. You can check this by logging into ‘My Bookings’ and reviewing your upcoming trip details. If your payment is declined, we recommend you try again using another form of payment.

Once a flight has departed, no changes are allowed. Flight changes can be made up to 2.5 hours before departure with a fee and any fare difference. Flexi Plus fare customers can change flights on the day of travel for free, paying only fare differences, and can also change to flights on different days without a change fee, but must pay fare differences.

No. Once your flight has departed, no changes can be made as the seats you booked operated empty in your absence.

Flight changes can be made up to 2.5 hours before your flight departure time, and you will need to pay a flight change fee along with any difference in price between the original and the new fare, if applicable.

Flexi Plus fare customers can change their booked flight on the day of travel, free of charge, to a flight on the same or different route as their original flight (if a seat is available), but must pay any difference in the fare. If they change to a flight departing one day or more before or after the original flight, they will not have to pay a flight-change fee, but must pay any difference in the fare.

Changing your flight sends a new confirmation email.

When you change your flight, you will receive an updated confirmation email which is your receipt/proof of purchase.