Half-term holidays from your city
Family holidays from your city in the school breaks: fares for October half-term (Saturday, October 24 to Saturday, October 31, 2026), February half-term (February 13 to 20, 2027) and Easter (March 27 to April 3, 2027).
Dates: October 2026 school break, Oct 24 – Oct 31, 2026 · February 2027 school break, Feb 13 – Feb 20, 2027 · Easter holidays 2027, Mar 27 – Apr 3, 2027.
Choose your departure city
Each city page shows real round-trip fares from that city, with the cheapest one for each destination.
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Where to go and why
- Tenerife: Tenerife's year-round sun, Siam Park and Loro Parque in Puerto de la Cruz
- Las Palmas: Gran Canaria's Maspalomas dunes and the sheltered beach at Puerto de Mogán
- Lanzarote: Lanzarote's volcanic Timanfaya park and the calm beaches of Playa Blanca
- Puerto del Rosario: Fuerteventura's long white beaches and dunes at Corralejo
- Faro: The Algarve's sandy beaches, Zoomarine and quiet resorts outside peak summer
- Funchal: Madeira's levada walks, the Monte toboggan ride and mild weather all year
- Malta: Malta's Valletta, Popeye Village and boat trips to the Blue Lagoon on Comino
- Malaga: The Costa del Sol's beaches and Málaga's Picasso Museum and old town
- Palma de Mallorca: Mallorca's family beaches at Alcúdia and Palma's cathedral and old town
- Dubai: Dubai's waterparks, desert safaris and beaches, warm through the winter
- Hurghada: Red Sea snorkeling off Hurghada's reefs and all-inclusive resorts with kids' clubs
- Sharm el Sheikh: Sharm el Sheikh's coral reefs at Ras Mohammed and the beach at Naama Bay
- Marrakech: Marrakech's souks, Jemaa el-Fna square and day trips into the Atlas Mountains
- Antalya: Antalya's family resorts at Lara and Belek, and the old harbour in Kaleiçi
- Orlando: Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and the Kennedy Space Center
- Paris: Disneyland Paris, a short train ride from the airport, plus the sights of Paris
- Rovaniemi: Rovaniemi's Santa Claus Village, husky rides and snow in Finnish Lapland
- Geneva: Family ski weeks in the French Alps and Swiss resorts, a short transfer from Geneva
- Turin: Skiing in the Milky Way area at Sestriere and Sauze d'Oulx, west of Turin
- Reykjavik: Iceland's Blue Lagoon, Geysir and a chance of the northern lights on dark nights
- Amsterdam: Amsterdam's canal boats, the NEMO science museum and bike rides in Vondelpark
- Cancun: Cancún's beaches and the Mayan ruins at Tulum and Chichén Itzá
Dates vary by council and by school, and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set their own, so check your school's calendar. These trips use the most common dates in England, which also overlap Ireland's 2026/27 breaks.
Facts checked October 7, 2026. Sources: Kent County Council: term dates 2026 to 2027 · Hampshire County Council: school holiday dates · Department of Education (Ireland): Circular 0018/2026, standardised school year 2026/27