Airport taxi rank · Centre 20–40 minutes on the fare sheet
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
BZR7.2+0.6
MPL6.6
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
BZR5.4
MPL5.8+0.4
Food & retail
Best for
BZR
Ryanair UK / Ireland / Belgium / Germany / Sweden leisure into Cap d'AgdeTravelers using the €2 flight-timed shuttle to Béziers or Agde SNCFShort Languedoc coastal stays when Ryanair banks align
Watch out for
BZR
No Priority Pass lounge on research dayAlmost Ryanair-only — schedule is summer-heavy (airport lists ~30 Mar–30 Oct framing)Shuttle is flight-linked (€2) — miss the bus window and you need taxi
BZR · Hérault’s Ryanair leisure pin for Béziers / Cap d'Agde with published summer banks to London Stansted & Luton, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, Brussels Charleroi, Shannon, Weeze and Stockholm Arlanda — compact terminal **without Priority Pass lounge**; €2 flight-linked shuttles toward Béziers / Agde / Vias / Marseillan.
MPL · A single-terminal Mediterranean airport with a €2 shuttle and one paid lounge, held back by a thin food offer and a published rank that the operator and the UAF do not agree on.
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
BZR5.0
MPL5.2+0.2
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
BZR6.6+0.2
MPL6.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
BZR6.4+1.0
MPL5.4
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
BZR2.0
MPL5.6+3.6
MPL
A short shuttle ride into MontpellierA morning or afternoon departure with time for Salon by FDITravellers who want a published taxi fare
No published MCT
MPL
The FAQ still says shuttle line 120. The live line is 620.No left luggage, and no bureau de changeDrop-off jumps to €4 after 10 minutesThe main car-park hourly prices are not printed on the page
Summer Ryanair banks dominate
Airport publishes summer-season tables (~30 Mar–30 Oct framing) for UK/IE/BE/DE/SE routes.
Compact Vias terminal
Single small hall sized for a few 737 turns.
MPL
Wi-FiFoodShuttle 620Salon by FDINursery
Two hours, doors at 04:30
The FAQ says arrive at least 2 hours before departure. The terminal is open 04:30–23:00, or from 04:00 if a flight is before 06:00.
One terminal, gates 16 and 17
Salon by FDI sits airside beside gates 16 and 17, which the airport ties to Paris CDG and Amsterdam, next to passport control.
La Terrasse and three Relays
La Terrasse is the arrivals brasserie. Relay, Trib's, and Bread'n Co are in departures, the boarding rooms, and after border control. Baltona is the duty-free.
