We flew into Ibiza from Manchester for the DAY on £37 flights
Two women have described flying 10 hours to Ibiza after booking a return flight for £37 – saying it was cheaper than a day trip to London.
Clare Jeffs, 36, and Hannah Brown, 38, from Stockport, fancied a day out and decided to hop on a plane to sunny Ibiza.
The mothers spent £37 each on return flights, £70 on food and travel in March and walked 15,000 steps.
Hannah and Clare were delighted with their experience – although they didn’t know the area well before they arrived – and added that they hope to travel abroad again for a day in the not too distant future.
Clare said she would highly recommend it for ‘moms who want to chill’, adding: ‘It’s very exhausting but it’s so good to do. It’s something different and doesn’t have to cost much.’
Clare Jeffs (right) and Hannah Brown from Stockport took a ten hour flight to Ibiza in March 2023 after buying flights for less than £40
Complaints advisor Clare: ‘Last year I had a baby. I haven’t been away from her a day since she was born.
“She has some medical issues, so I really didn’t want to take her on vacation. I assumed I wouldn’t be abroad for years to come.
‘So I went looking for a trip to England – London or something. But the flights were cheaper to go to Ibiza for the day.
‘I said to Hannah – ‘I think I’m going to do something really crazy and go to Ibiza for the day’ and she said ‘take me with you’.
“I knew she would.”
Hannah, a marketer, found someone to look after her twins – Charlotte and Sophie, nine – and Clare asked her husband, Sam, 32, to look after their 11-month-old daughter, Daisy.
Clare said: ‘I’ve been waiting for my husband to come back to ask if that’s okay because he’d have to book a day off to look after Daisy.
“He said yes – so we booked it right away.”
The two mums fancied a girls day out and decided to hop on a plane to sunny Ibiza – and they did
View from the plane: The friends took off on the two hour and 50 minute flight to Old Town, Ibiza, exploring the area before finishing the day at the beach
The friends took off on the two hour and 50 minute flight to Old Town, Ibiza, exploring the area before finishing the day at the beach.
Clare said: ‘The flight was for 05.45 and was all on time. Once there we picked up a rental car and drove to Old Town.
‘We had brunch, took a walk through the harbor and the old church and through the old streets.
‘Then we were sitting on a wall looking at the sea. It was beautiful.
‘We then went to the beach and ate paella, then drove to another beach where we stayed for a few hours before leaving around 8pm.
My favorite place was by the sea. I’m in my happy place by the sea, it was really relaxing watching the waves and de-stressing.’
The mums said they spent £37 each on return flights, £70 on food and travel and walked 15,000 steps on their day trip
Clare enjoyed their day out so much she is already planning another day abroad to surprise Hannah for her birthday
Clare said, ‘We had our food at Cafe Montesol.
“It was recommended to us by a random girl on Twitter. I saw she was going to Old Town and I asked her where we should go for dinner.
“I had the best avocado on toast ever there. It was great and we had churros that were divine.’
They flew back to the UK at 9pm and arrived home at midnight.
Clare said: ‘When I got back I was so tired I fell asleep straight away.
“It felt weird to be back in my own bed that I was in this morning, but I felt refreshed when I woke Daisy up in the morning.
“For those who want to do it, I would say you could certainly have gone to cheaper places for food and had a smaller budget than us.”
Clare enjoyed their day out so much that she is already planning another day abroad to surprise Hannah for her birthday.
She said, ‘I can’t recommend it enough, it’s amazing.
“I loved having a day to myself and my best friend. I felt uplifted. It was a great idea. It was so nice to get away from real life for a while.
“I really recommend it for moms who want a day to themselves to chill.”