Flights to Ibiza

I am visiting Ibiza in September next year and would like advice on the best time to book a flight. I have accommodation and have to fly on 2 September. Can anyone help?

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  • Caz3121
    Caz3121 Posts: 15,534
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    you don't say where you are looking to fly from...that may change the answer depending which airlines operate the route and when they release flights
  • Sharon87
    Sharon87 Posts: 4,011
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    Easyjet flights may not be released yet. I've been Ibiza for the last 5 years. I've booked flights far in advance and last minute. You can get cheap last minute flights - like a couple weeks to a couple days in advance from as little as £40 base fare from London - but these flights are evening/late night flights.

    BA are more expensive but have better times.
  • jimbo6977
    jimbo6977 Posts: 1,226
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    Night flight to Evissa = Party Bus.

    Make sure you are up for it before booking!
  • jpsartre
    jpsartre Posts: 4,085
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    zagfles wrote: »


    Those kinds of articles are nonsense.
  • zagfles
    zagfles Posts: 20,279
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    jpsartre wrote: »
    Those kinds of articles are nonsense.
    What's your analysis then?

    Alternatively, Skyscanner do a more specific checker, and they check flight prices all the time as the "google" of flight searches, so they are likely to be reliable:
    https://www.skyscanner.net/bttb/best-time-to-book-uk

    From Manchester to Ibiza, it says 2 week before is cheapest but the range 2-6 weeks is much the same. Prices are considerably more booking early.

    From London, it's 7 weeks. Again it's considerable more expensive booking early, or very last minute.
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  • zagfles
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    Just been playing about with the tool, it seems to show definite trends:
    • Typical European holiday destinations, there's a blatently obvious trend that the later you book, the cheaper it is. Particularly Spanish resorts, islands etc (except that booking very last minute eg less than a week, prices go up).
    • For typicaly business destinations, it's the opposite, the earlier you book, the cheaper it is
    • For long haul, it's a lot more variable
  • Sharon87
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    zagfles wrote: »
    Just been playing about with the tool, it seems to show definite trends:
    • Typical European holiday destinations, there's a blatently obvious trend that the later you book, the cheaper it is. Particularly Spanish resorts, islands etc (except that booking very last minute eg less than a week, prices go up).
    • For typicaly business destinations, it's the opposite, the earlier you book, the cheaper it is
    • For long haul, it's a lot more variable

    Agree with the above

    I've booked Ibiza flights last minute and in advance. The only cheap advanced tickets I've got are the day Easyjet release the flights. I got it for around £75 from London to Ibiza, could have been cheaper if I got in earlier in the day. Most times it's been just over £100 for booking in advance, or £40 base fare 3 weeks before flying.
  • budgetflyer
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    Previousy With Ryanair, Id always say 6 to 8 weeks was the optimum time to book, but it didnt work this year for our usual Oct break. Prices were high across quite a few of our favourite beach destinations
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