Maastricht is served by a small airport (IATA: MST)with direct flights from selected cities in Europe. The flights from Amsterdam were discontinued on 26 October 2008.
Ryanair flies to Maastricht from:
- Alicante (Alicante Airport), Girona-Barcelona (Girona Barcelona Airport), Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife in Spain
- Dublin starting winter season 2012
- London-Stansted starting winter season 2012
- Bari, Milan-Bergamo, Trapani (Sicily), Pisa-Florence (Aeroporto Galileo Galilei Pisa) in Italy and
- Faro and Porto in Portugal
German wings has daily operations between Maastricht and Berlin-Schönefeld in Germany.
Other airports in the Netherlands include:
Amsterdam - Schiphol Airport is the biggest airport for the Netherlands, and is the entry point for most air-borne travelers. Schiphol is approximately 3 hours from Maastricht by train.
Eindhoven - Eindhoven Airport is about an hour and a half from Maastricht, and mainly serves discount and charter airlines.
Rotterdam - Rotterdam Airport is another Dutch airport, located about 2.5 hours from Maastricht.
Due to Maastricht's proximity to the Belgian border, some visitors prefer to use Belgian airports:
Brussels - Brussels Airport , another Belgian airport, is the second largest airport (after Schiphol) within 2 hours distance of Maastricht, and is another decent option for arriving by plane. A journey to Brussels is slightly under 2 hours by train, which to some people makes the airport a more attractive option than Schiphol. Taxi Brull offers a shuttle service between Maastricht and Brussels Airport for €66 (two ways)
Charleroi - Brussels South Charleroi Airport is Brussels' second major airport, also within train distance
