Europe's Most Family-Friendly Airports

Image: PHOTO: Zurich's airport gets top marks for families. (photo via Jetlinerimages / iStock Unreleased)
Image: PHOTO: Zurich's airport gets top marks for families. (photo via Jetlinerimages / iStock Unreleased)
Janeen Christoff
by Janeen Christoff
Last updated: 8:00 PM ET, Wed March 27, 2019

Summer travel planning is in full swing and, if you are taking the family to Europe this summer, it's a good idea to know which airports cater to families the most.

Not all airport facilities are created equal, but a new survey from Play Like Mum rates European airports on their family-friendly services.

Play Like Mum researched 100 of Europe's airports and ranked them on factors such as how clean the terminals are, airports' average wait times, stroller facilities, play areas, family lounges and more.

The top 10 airports for families in Europe are:

Zurich Airport, Zurich

Munich Airport, Munich

Helsinki Vantaa, Helsinki

London City Airport, London

Vienna International, Vienna

Cologne Bonn Airport, Cologne

Hamburg Airport, Hamburg

Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, Madrid

Nuremberg Airport, Nuremberg

Athens International Airport, Athens

According to the survey, only five of the 100 airports scored full marks for terminal cleanliness: Zurich Airport, Nuremberg Airport, Porto Airport, Stavanger Airport Sola and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

For families with young children, results showed that Munich International Airport had the most dedicated children's areas with eight.


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