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Tenerife
The only place in Europe you can fly to from Belfast and reliably swim outdoors in February. That single fact explains almost everything about how Tenerife is sold and priced.
BFS · Belfast
Everything that leaves Belfast International, explained properly
Where you can actually fly, how long the transfer is at the other end, which month is worth paying for, and the rules that quietly cost people money at the gate.
- Destinations
- 21served direct
- Shortest hop
- 2h 45mBarcelona
- Longest
- 4h 45mTenerife
- Winter sun
- Canariesthe only reliable option
Start with a destination
Full write-ups: what the place is actually like, which resort suits which kind of traveller, how long the transfer takes and which months are worth the money.
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- 3h 10m
Málaga
Three hours from Belfast, and the only Spanish beach coast where you can walk off the plane, get a train, and be on a promenade in twenty minutes without booking anything.
- 2h 50m
Majorca
Under three hours from Belfast and the shortest transfer list in the Mediterranean. Majorca's problem is not getting there — it is that four completely different holidays are sold under one island's name.
Or start with a question
- Guide
Hand luggage from Belfast: what actually fits, and what gets stopped
Why cabin bags that fit at home fail at the gate, how the personal item differs from a cabin bag, and the packing decisions that decide whether you pay at the airport.
- Guide
Passport rules for Europe: the two dates that get people turned away
UK passport rules for travel to the EU explained: the ten-year issue date, the three-month validity rule, why your expiry date alone is not enough, and how Ireland differs.
- Guide
Free child places: how they really work, and how to find one
What a free child place on a package holiday actually covers, why availability is attached to a hotel and a date rather than a destination, and the search method that finds them.
- Guide
Liquids and airport security: why the rule keeps changing
The 100ml liquids rule explained: who actually sets it, why it differs between airports, what counts as a liquid, and the exemptions for medicine and baby food.
- Guide
How early should you get to Belfast International?
How early to arrive at Belfast International for a sun flight: what actually determines the answer, the deadlines that are fixed, and the three mornings a year when the usual advice fails.
- Guide
ATOL protection: what it covers, and what people think it covers
ATOL explained for UK travellers: what the scheme protects, what it does not, how to tell whether your booking is covered, and why the certificate matters more than the logo.
- Guide
Flying from Belfast with a baby or toddler
What you can take, what is free, what to book and what to ignore when flying with an infant or toddler: buggies, car seats, milk, ear pressure and the timing that actually helps.
- Guide
Flight delay compensation: what you are actually owed
UK261 compensation explained: the three-hour threshold, the amounts by distance, what counts as an extraordinary circumstance, and the right to food and a hotel that applies regardless.
Before you go
- Explainer
How package holidays work
What you are actually buying, when a package beats booking the parts separately, and where the financial protection sits.
- Airport
Parking at the airport
The car parks compared, walking times, and how far ahead booking stops saving you money.
- Money
Getting your euros
Where the spread is worst, and why the bureau in the terminal is almost always the wrong answer.