Manchester Aiport: Cheapest places to fly to in 2023 - including Amsterdam and Paris from under £100

With the festive season out of the way, thoughts are now turning to sunnier days and summer holidays. And against the backdrop of the cost of living crisis, many will be looking for ways to make the most of the summer while spending the least amount of money. Price comparison websites are often the first port of call for people looking for the best flight and hotel deals. They collate information from thousands of sites and allow users to search for the cheapest options. You can search with specific dates in mind or generally for the whole month if you can be flexible with when you go. Many people have already been using these sites to book their summer holidays.

ManchesterWorld requested data from travel comparison site Kayak based on figures from the last 180 days for flights with departure between 1 June 2023 and 31 August 2023 from Manchester. According to this data, Amsterdam is the most popular destination with an average return flight price of £102, followed by Paris at an average price of £104, Palma de Mallorca at £124, Malaga at £126 and Barcelona at £134.

We have looked through Skyscanner and Kayak to find out what the options are for people looking to get away on a budget. All prices stated are for one adult return ticket at a starting price on a general search. Once you input your specific dates and parameters, they are likely to be higher. Kayak says that ticket deals can be normally found for around £100.

Easter holidays 2023

The next opportunity for many families to get away will likely be the Easter holidays. This year, Manchester schools will be breaking up on Friday 31 March and returning on 17 April. According to Skyscanner, the cheapest destination for this time of year is France, with flights to Paris and Bordeaux starting at £32.

If sun is what you are after, flights to Spain are also cheap starting at £32 with Ibiza, and £37 for Bilbao and Palma. Malaga, Menorca, Alicante and Barcelona also all start between £40 and £50. Elsewhere in the Mediterranean, flights to Italy start at £36, Portugal at £47 and Greece at £57.

Prices and locations are similar on Kayak. The cheapest destination for April is currently Brussels, starting at £34, followed by Paris at £42.

Summer 2023

When it comes to the summer, most prices for destinations mentioned above are slightly higher, particularly if you want somewhere coastal or Mediterranean. Searching for July on Skyscanner, Paris is still the cheapest location, starting at £38. However, if you want to fly directly to the warmer southern cities, Nice and Marseille start at around £65. At around the £40 mark are flights to Cologne in Germany and Brussels in Belgium.

The cheapest Spanish flights are to Palma, starting at £53. Ibiza, Alicante and Malaga all start between £60 and £70, while flights to Portugal start at £59, Italy at £61 and Greece is much higher at £98.

The cheapest destinations for July on Kayak are Paris and Brussels, both starting at £63, followed by Amsterdam at £78.