Why go
- City in Essex, England.
- Served by Andrewsfield Aerodrome.
History
Chelmsford is a city in Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Colchester and Southend-on-Sea. It is located 31 miles (50 km) north-east of Charing Cross in London, and 22 miles (35 km) south-west of Colchester. At the 2021 census the built up area had a population of 110,625. It gives its name to the wider Chelmsford local government district which also covers an extensive surrounding area.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 10 airlines, 153 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 124 routes: Aarhus, Alghero, Alicante, Almeria, Ancona, Arrecife, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Bergamo, Bergerac, Berlin, Biarritz-bayonne, Billund, Bologna, Bordeaux, Bratislava, Bremen, Brindisi, Brive, Brno, Bucharest, Budapest, Bydgoszcz, Carcassonne, Chania, Comiso, Connaught, Cork, Dinard, Dortmund, Dublin, Eindhoven, Faro, Fes, Fuerteventura, Gdansk, Genoa, Gerona, Gothenborg … +84 more
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 23 routes: Amsterdam, Aviles, Belfast, Bilbao, Bodrum, Cagliari, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ibiza, Ljubljana, Lyon, Malaga, Marrakech, Munich, Naples, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Prague, Sharm El Sheikh, Sofia
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 13 routes: Arrecife, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kos, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Germanwings 4U (A319) · 3 routes: Cologne, Hannover, Stuttgart
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800) · 3 routes: Arrecife, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Aurigny Air Services GR (ATR 72) · 2 routes: Guernsey, Jersey
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Izmir
- Air Berlin AB (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Duesseldorf
- Air Moldova 9U (A320, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Chisinau
- Flybe BE (D38) · 1 route: Dundee
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.
✈ 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.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 14 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319) · 13 routes: Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Ibiza, Jersey, Krakow, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Venice
- Aer Lingus EI (AT4, ATR 72) · 1 route: Dublin*
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.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Andrewsfield Aerodrome; 6 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 Chelmsford, UK. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.