8.2/10191 votesLoading...#1 - Vienna
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2016
Richard goes to Vienna with comedian Chris O'Dowd to sample the sausages, cakes, wines and spirits. The pair also take a hot rod tour, visit a fairground, the Freud museum and the city sewers.
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8.1/10150 votesLoading...#2 - Helsinki
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2016
Time-conscious traveller Richard Ayoade is joined by Hollywood actor Paul Rudd for a brisk 48 hour romp round Helsinki. To get their bearings the pair head straight to the Ladies toilet in the Torni hotel, which offers the best view of the city. They go kayaking and snack on some reindeer jerky at the city's Hakaniemi market. Richard and Paul also visit not one, but two saunas - one of which can be found in a well-known burger chain.They visit the beautiful wilderness island of Seurassari, go foraging, and finish up at a sweet shop.
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8.1/1075 votesLoading...#3 - Hamburg
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/2019
Richard Ayoade and Bob Mortimer go for a spin round cosmopolitan Hamburg. There's a Beatles tour in the red-light district, some local hash - corned beef - and hip cocktails.
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8.0/10177 votesLoading...#4 - Copenhagen
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2016
Comedian Noel Fielding joins Richard for 48 fast and funny hours in the Danish capital, with cycling, sightseeing, art, sandwiches, beer and rollercoasters.
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7.9/10113 votesLoading...#5 - Brussels
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2018
Richard brings inspiration to all mini-breakers as he heads to Belgium with comedian Lee Mack, for culture, comics, puppets, waffles, mussels and pralines.
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7.8/10124 votesLoading...#6 - Budapest
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 3/20/2017
Richard Ayoade descends upon Hungary's fairy tale capital Budapest for a whistle-stop tour with comedian, actor and writer Aisling Bea. There's a starter lesson with the seemingly impenetrable national language and a selfie tour taking in as many of the city's sights as possible - including a statue of Columbo actor Peter Falk. There's also goulash; a 'ruin pub' for a taste of unicum, the local herbal liquor; a game of chess at the thermal baths; a children's railway; some chimney cake; and a ride on the Zugliget chairlift, high in the Buda hills.
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7.8/1099 votesLoading...#7 - Miami
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 4/3/2017
Richard Ayoade and comedian Rhod Gilbert take on 48 hours in Florida's hot spot, for a densely packed mini-break including art, art deco slobbing, alligators, yoga, speedboats - and dominoes. There's also an airboat tour of the Florida's everglades and a trip to Little Havana.
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7.8/10109 votesLoading...#8 - Amsterdam
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/2017
Richard and comedian Joe Lycett head to the mini break mecca of Amsterdam, for some culture, cardio, canals, cuisine, drawing, Dutch gin, and the museum of street organs.
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7.8/10103 votesLoading...#9 - Madeira
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/2018
Richard heads to the Portugese island with actor/writer Robert Webb, for two days of wine, cake, fish, bananas, cable cars and embroidery lessons.
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7.7/10105 votesLoading...#10 - Naples
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2016
Richard and Jack Dee take a trip to Naples featuring humour, history, culture, pizza, Vespas and chaotic traffic, a trip to Capri, and a guide to the meaning of dreams.
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7.7/10120 votesLoading...#11 - Rome
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2017
Joined by comedian Matt Lucas for a frenetic 48 hours in the Italian capital. Their first challenge is finding suitable headgear to protect from the scorching Italian sun. They then take a guided tour in vintage Fiat 500 cars, and after wending their way past the Circus Maximus finish atop Gianicolo Hill in time for the cannon being fired - a daily ritual since the 1850s. Next they head to the border of the Vatican, before experiencing the very best of modern Italian cuisine. Day two sees visits to the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum, perhaps Rome's most incredible antiquity.
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7.6/10157 votesLoading...#12 - Paris
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2016
Richard Ayoade goes hurtling through a ruthlessly efficient mini-break in Paris with presenter and comedian Mel Giedroyc.
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7.6/10145 votesLoading...#13 - Moscow
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2016
Richard and Greg Davies clash with army tanks and head into space in the Russian capital.
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7.6/10122 votesLoading...#14 - Dubai
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/8/2016
Richard and guest star Johnny Vegas visit the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Mall, take a Sea Plane adventure and try some local food.
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7.6/10117 votesLoading...#15 - Lisbon
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2016
Writer, actor, comedian and podcaster Adam Buxton accompanies Richard Ayoade on a voyage of discovery in Lisbon, Europe's sunniest capital. The Portuguese city is known for its decorative tiling and maritime history. Adam and Richard first tackle it at breakneck speed in an electric rickshaw. They also visit a tinned-fish emporium, take the celebrated iron lift - the Elevador de Santa Justa - and listen to some fado, Lisbon's version of the blues. There's potent cherry liqueur for breakfast; a tram ride up a steep hillside; a trip to a doll hospital; and a visit to Belem, home to Lisbon's famed custard tarts.
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7.6/1084 votesLoading...#16 - Milan
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/2018
Richard and comedian Morgana Robinson tour a sweltering Milan, taking in paintings, a musical pasta-making lesson, and a drink in the smallest bar in the world.
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7.6/1071 votesLoading...#17 - Kraków
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2019
Richard Ayoade is joined by comedian Joe Wilkinson for a two-day break in Poland's second city. They take part in a baking workshop, visit a chapel in a salt mine and do a bit of soldering.
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7.5/10167 votesLoading...#18 - Barcelona
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2015
Richard and actor Kathy Burke do Barcelona in 48 hours, including some far-out cuisine, Cava tasting, a guided tricycle tour and surrealist artist Miro.
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7.5/10157 votesLoading...#19 - Istanbul
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2015
Richard and comedian Adam Hills embark on a whirlwind visit in Istanbul, including a boat trip, a massage, a very close shave, and some haggling at the Grand Bazaar.
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7.5/10129 votesLoading...#20 - Marrakech
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/2015
Richard and actor Stephen Mangan eat steamed sheep's head and go hot air ballooning and camel riding on a quickie weekend trip in Morocco.
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7.5/10117 votesLoading...#21 - Venice
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/1/2016
Richard Ayoade is joined by Jo Brand for a two-day spell in the Italian city. The pair stay at the famous Hotel Danieli, formerly the lodgings of Lord Byron, Charles Dickens and Indiana Jones, and in almost no time learn to row a gondola, take in the famous sights, sample the Venetian version of tapas, and explore the world of masks. They also road-test Whaiwhai - a book used with a map and mobile that takes people on a treasure hunt around the city - only without the treasure.
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7.5/10117 votesLoading...#22 - Berlin
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/15/2016
Richard heads for super-cool Berlin with comedian Roisin Conaty, taking in the city's famed nightlife, Checkpoint Charlie, fancy food, and a replica Cold War apartment.
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7.5/10125 votesLoading...#23 - New York
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2016
Richard Ayoade and comedian Katherine Ryan take a fast and funny trip to New York. Their overflowing schedule includes skyscrapers, rollerblades, museums, ferries, showtunes and cronuts.
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7.5/10114 votesLoading...#24 - St. Petersburg
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/2017
Due to overwhelming availability, Richard Ayoade returns as Travel Man, bringing sense and order to the potential chaos of the mini break. This time he visits Russia's cultural capital St Petersburg with comedian Rob Beckett. Together they embark on a fast and funny, post-Soviet itinerary, that includes an armoured tank, fish eggs, vodka, ice, culture, more ice, and a herring in a fur coat. They also visit a retro communist-era apartment popular with the hipster crowd.
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7.5/10104 votesLoading...#25 - Valencia
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2017
Richard and Sara Pascoe visit the birthplace of paella, for cocktails, zorbing, a four-wheel bike ride and a hunt for the holy grail.
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"Vienna" is the best rated episode of "Travel Man: 48 Hours in...". It scored 8.2/10 based on 191 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/5/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Helsinki".