Where to Buy Medicine and Toiletries at Bristol Airport

<p>Bristol Airport has one Boots store, located after security in the departures area, open from the first flight of the day until the last. It stocks over-the-counter medicines, toiletries, baby milk and travel essentials, and offers Click & Collect if you order at least five days ahead. There is no landside pharmacy before security. Checked 2026.</p><h2 id="where-the-boots-store-is">Where the Boots store is at Bristol Airport</h2><p>Bristol has a single terminal, and its Boots store is airside, meaning you can only reach it once you have cleared security. There is no equivalent shop in the landside area before the security checkpoint, so if you need medication or toiletries before you check in or drop bags, you will need to source it outside the airport beforehand, for example at a supermarket or pharmacy in the surrounding area.</p><h2 id="opening-hours">Opening hours</h2><p>Bristol Airport's Boots operates from the first departing flight of the day to the last, rather than fixed clock hours, so its opening and closing times shift slightly with the flight schedule. If you are flying on the first or last wave of departures, it should still be open, but do not assume a fixed opening time if you are arriving very early or leaving on a late-evening flight, since the exact hours can vary by season and schedule changes.</p><h2 id="what-you-can-buy">What you can buy</h2><ul><li>Over-the-counter medicines such as pain relief, travel sickness tablets and allergy remedies.</li><li>Sun care, skincare and other toiletries in travel-friendly sizes.</li><li>Baby milk and baby care essentials for travelling with an infant.</li><li>Make-up and other cosmetics from popular brands.</li></ul><p>As with any UK Boots branch, prescription-only medicines require a pharmacist and a valid prescription. If you need a specific prescription item urgently, call ahead or check with airport information, since not every airport Boots operates a full dispensing pharmacy counter in the same way as a high street branch.</p><h2 id="click-and-collect">Using Click & Collect before you fly</h2><p>Boots offers a Click & Collect service for its Bristol Airport store. Order online at boots.com at least five days before you fly, choose the Bristol Airport store (after security) at checkout, and collect your order in store before your flight. This is worth using if you want to guarantee stock of a specific item rather than relying on what is on the shelf on the day.</p><h2 id="if-you-need-medication-before-security">If you need medication before security</h2><p>Since there is no landside pharmacy at Bristol Airport, plan ahead if you need something before you check in or drop bags. Options include bringing what you need from home, stopping at a pharmacy or supermarket on the way to the airport, or asking Bristol Airport's information desk for the nearest options if something comes up unexpectedly landside.</p><h2 id="related-reading">Related reading</h2><p>For a full list of shops and places to eat, see our <a href="/articles/bristol-airport-shops-and-restaurants-full-guide">Bristol Airport shops and restaurants guide</a>. If you are travelling with a baby, see our <a href="/articles/baby-changing-and-family-facilities-at-bristol-airport">baby changing and family facilities guide</a>. For rules on what you can carry through security, see our guide to the <a href="/articles/bristol-airport-liquids-100ml-rule">Bristol Airport liquids rule</a>.</p>