You can travel within the EU without a passport, but need a passport to travel in-country?
or am I missing something here?
Technically maybe but not in practice. I wouldn't think of travelling anywhere in Europe without my passport. Like most British airlines Ryanair won't let anyone on board their aircraft without positive ID. This should be made clear at the time of making the reservation.
Conditions here.
http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/faqs.php?sect=pid&quest=photoid All passengers must present valid photo identification at check-in for all flights. The only acceptable forms of photo-ID on Ryanair flights are:
* A valid passport
* A valid Government issued National Identity Card issued by a European Economic Area (EEA) country. Only the following countries from the EEA issue National Identity Cards which are acceptable for carriage: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland.
* A valid European Economic Area (EEA) driving licence with photo presented by an EEA national IS ONLY ACCEPTABLE for travel on domestic flights i.e. internal flights within the UK, internal flights within Italy and UK-Republic of Ireland-UK routes.
