Beach holidays from the UK
Beach destinations worth a proper trip, drawn from the full catalogue rather than whichever handful currently has a live deal.
Beach holidays
Barcelona
City · Spain2h from the UK€18 from London Stansted
Nice
City · France2h 05m from the UK€27 from London Stansted
Pula
City · Croatia2h 10m from the UK€77 from London Stansted
Palma de Mallorca
City · Spain2h 20m from the UK€26 from London Stansted
Valencia
City · Spain2h 20m from the UK€18 from London Stansted
Porto
City · Portugal2h 25m from the UK€26 from Manchester
Ibiza
City · Spain2h 30m from the UK€39 from London Gatwick
Split
City · Croatia2h 35m from the UK€55 from London Gatwick
Kotor
City · Montenegro2h 45m from the UK€51 from London Stansted
Malaga
City · Spain2h 45m from the UK€19 from Manchester
Faro (Algarve)
City · Portugal2h 50m from the UK€18 from London Stansted
Tunis
City · Tunisia2h 50m from the UK€85 from London Gatwick
Catania
City · Italy3h 10m from the UK€19 from London Stansted
Sliema
City · Malta3h 15m from the UK€31 from London Gatwick
St Julian's
City · Malta3h 15m from the UK€31 from London Gatwick
Fares are one-way prices per traveller, checked regularly against Travelpayouts — indicative, not live quotes, and shown only where we hold one. See holiday packages from the UK for real return windows with dates.
Flight times from the UK
12 under 3 hours16 3–5 hours7 5 hours or more
What’s here
36 beach20 city17 food & drink14 family friendly11 party3 mountains
Weather across these destinations
Monthly highs and rainfall averaged across the 36 destinations matched above — one place inside that set can run warmer or cooler than this. Gold months are the best weather fit by our formula.
- Best overall
- June · July · August · September
- Hottest
- July · 32°C
- Wettest
- November · 78mm
- January, averaged across these destinations: daily high 16°C, 74mm rainfall.
- February, averaged across these destinations: daily high 17°C, 53mm rainfall.
- March, averaged across these destinations: daily high 18°C, 65mm rainfall.
- April, averaged across these destinations: daily high 22°C, 43mm rainfall.
- May, averaged across these destinations: daily high 25°C, 44mm rainfall.
- June, averaged across these destinations: daily high 29°C, 24mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- July, averaged across these destinations: daily high 32°C, 10mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- August, averaged across these destinations: daily high 32°C, 17mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- September, averaged across these destinations: daily high 29°C, 46mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- October, averaged across these destinations: daily high 26°C, 61mm rainfall.
- November, averaged across these destinations: daily high 21°C, 78mm rainfall.
- December, averaged across these destinations: daily high 18°C, 75mm rainfall.
What it costs
An inexpensive restaurant meal runs from around €4 in Tunisia to €23 in Israel — editorial estimates, not live prices.
Plan the dates and budget
Compare return fares and estimated trip costs from the UK.
Plan around every UK bank holiday and the long weekend it makes.
Christmas market weekends 2026 from the UK.
Where to spend Christmas 2026, from the UK.
New Year city breaks 2026–27 from the UK.
Christmas and New Year sun 2026 from the UK.
Weekend city breaks from Stansted & Manchester.
Winter sun compared: Canaries, Cyprus, Malta.
Long-haul winter sun: Dubai, Egypt, Turkey.
February half-term 2027 from the UK.
Spring sun 2027, March-April breaks from the UK.
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