How do I book a flight with Ryanair?

Introduction

Booking a Ryanair flight is easy using the budget airline's website. Wherever your next trip is taking you, follow these few simple steps to book a flight with Ryanair.

Visit the Ryanair website

Type www.ryanair.com into your browser's address bar and tap Enter.

Ensure FLIGHTS is highlighted

Ryanair's homepage should automatically open on the flight booking page. Ensure FLIGHTS is highlighted at the top. If it's not, click FLIGHTS.

Choose return, one way, or multicity

Choose whether to book a return, one-way, or multi-city flight.

Pick the departure airport

Click in the text box below From and select the country of departure from the list.

Airports served by Ryanair in that country will appear on the right-hand side. Choose a departure airport from the list. If a city has multiple airports, choose All Airports to widen the search.

Choose your destination

Click into the To box to repeat the previous step for your destination city/airport.

Pick your dates

Use the calendar to pick your departure date (and return date if booking a return flight).

Select the number of passengers

Click below Passengers, and choose the number of adults, teens (12-15 years), children aged 2-11, and infants under 2. Ages are based on age at the time of travel.

Click Done.

Agree to the terms of use and click Search

Agree to Ryanair's Website Terms of Use by ticking the box, then click Search.

Choose your flights

You should now see a list of available flights for both legs of your journey. You can change the date and use the arrows at either end of the date carousel to go forward or back.

Choose the outward and return flights you want to book.

Choose your fare

Once the flights are selected, you must choose the fare. Ryanair provides details of what each fare type includes.

Enter passenger details

Scroll down to Passengers. Enter the full name of each passenger in the relevant fields. Once completed, scroll to the bottom and click Continue.

Choose your seats

You can now choose your seats for an additional fee. Alternatively, select "Continue without seat" or "Random Allocation" to have your seat assigned randomly.

Add baggage details

You can now choose to add hold bags for an additional fee. Make your selection (if any) and click Continue.

Choose addons

You'll next be asked if you want any add-ons, such as travel insurance, in-flight meals, or entertainment. Again, choose any extras you want and select Continue.

Log in or sign up to myRyanair

If you're a new Ryanair customer, select Sign up to create an account. Existing Ryanair customers should select Log in.

Sign up or log in with an email address and password, or with a Google, Paypal, or Facebook account.

Review your booking

Review all the details of your booking and go back to make any changes if necessary. Once happy, select Continue to Payment.

Enter payment details

The full booking price is now displayed. Enter your credit or debit card details where required, including the 3-digit security code. Then, click Pay.

Conclusion

Booking with Ryanair is easy. Simply follow the steps above, and you'll have your seats booked in just a few minutes.

Not everyone likes booking flights online. If you would rather speak to a real person to reserve your seats, or you've experienced technical difficulties with the website, contact Ryanair customer service for help.