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£3210h 50m
Tirana
Albania
10h 50m in Tirana for £32 ✈️
by Sarah
Really enjoyed the amazing beautiful Tirana, scenery is out of this world. Big thanks to Rexhino Topalli for organisin...
STN → TIA
Wizz Air
£4114h 0m
Palma
Spain (Majorca)
14h 0m in Palma for £41 ✈️
by Jen
EDT to Palma (3rd EDT, for my birthday 🎂) Obligatory breakfast with cocktails because there are no time zones at the a...
LTN → PMI
easyJet
£5412h 45m
Málaga
Spain
12h 45m in Málaga for £54 ✈️
by Rick
Flights were £54 return each. Bargain. ✈️💰 ...
LPL → AGP
easyJet
£5612h 0m
Monaco
Monaco
12h 0m in Monaco for £56 ✈️
by Cristina
Took my son to Monaco for the day for his 18th. Flights out from Gatwick to Nice £56pp return and we had 12+ hours from...
LGW → NCE
easyJet
£2911h 35m
Caminito del Rey
Spain
11h 35m in Caminito del Rey for £29 ✈️
by Natalie
An incredible day trip to the beautiful coastal city of Málaga! Flying from Bristol, we made the most of every moment ...
BRS → AGP
easyJet
£7313h 25m
Amsterdam
Netherlands
13h 25m in Amsterdam for £73 ✈️
by Lisa
It was my son's 15th birthday so I surprised him with an EDT to Amsterdam, mainly to visit the Ajax stadium. I woke h...
LTN → AMS
easyJet
£8113h 45m
Alicante
Spain
13h 45m in Alicante for £81 ✈️
by Claire
Another EDT for me, but this time I went to Alicante 🇪🇸 and took my 8 year old son! I'm not going to lie, I was a bit...
BRS → ALC
Ryanair
£2512h 30m
Prague
Czech Republic
12h 30m in Prague for £25 ✈️
by Aysha
Flights from Luton to Prague 6:30am, back from Prague to Luton at 9:55pm - return flights were only £25 each! We travel...
LTN → PRG
Wizz Air
£6510h 10m
Ibiza
Spain
10h 10m in Ibiza for £65 ✈️
by Kate
An incredible day trip to the beautiful island of Ibiza! Starting early from Stansted, we made the most of every momen...
STN → IBZ
Ryanair
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Extreme Day Trip = Early flight out to Europe + Late flight back (No hotel needed) 🗺️
For less than a train ticket to London, you could be exploring Rome, haggling at the medina in Marrakesh, or hitting the beach in Alicante ... all in a single day and still sleep in your own bed that night!
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By midnight, you'll be home, feet tired, heart full, phone packed with blurry selfies, and a fridge magnet to prove it. 🌙
One day, endless adventures. Where will you fly to next? 🌍
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Deb menz
GB
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38 reviews
25 May 2026
Very easy to find and book flights
Very easy to find and book flights. Saved hours of trawling websites. Looking forward to my day trip and I am armed with plenty of info/ walking your route from EDT about what to do and see when I am ...
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Kimmy Anne
GB
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2 reviews
21 May 2026
Just made my first booking to Madrid...
Just made my first booking to Madrid after joining as a premium member. The site is brilliant and so is the customer service. Rick at customer service has been brilliant, he replies really quickly to ...
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Andrea Watson
GB
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6 reviews
23 February 2026
I absolutely love it
I have been doing Extreme Day trips for 30 years and I love using Skyscanner. After months of “thinking about it” I finally bought the extreme day trip subscription and I absolutely love it. It’s bril...
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Julie Ware
GB
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7 reviews
2 December 2025
Best app I've ever purchased
Best app I've ever purchased. After browsing the free version for 3 days, I knew I needed premium. 2 hours after upgrading, I'd booked my first EDT, Gatwick to Faro, for the bargain price of £32! The ...
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Lisa Cherry
GB
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4 reviews
27 November 2025
Game changer!!!
I have just upgraded to premium and wow! I have used the website a few times as a free member and the benefits for that were amazing for finding EDTs, but I wanted to be able to search further in adva...
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Richard Walker
GB
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1 review
30 May 2025
What a fantastic resource for EDT travelers
What a fantastic resource for people looking to do an extreme day trip, or even for people looking for cheap flights. I recently found a return trip from Manchester to Dublin for £28
Anne Louise Nicholson
GB
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1 review
18 January 2026
Such A Helpful Website
Love this website. It makes personalising searches easy & simple and has saved me loads of time. I can filter certain days of the week or places or times which I love. I've booked 2 EDTs so far after ...
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Karen
GB
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2 reviews
23 June 2025
Really inspirational site for finding places to visit in a day…
The site is amazing help for searching for exciting trips, giving inspiration and tips on flight times, bus numbers, things to see and do. I've had days trips to Malaga, Alicante, Dublin, and overnigh...
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Mrs Stacey Baugh
GB
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5 reviews
11 March 2025
A very easy to use website that does…
It does the hard work of finding same day flights to and from various airports. I find this much easier to use than skyscanner, and the prices are correct when you actually go to book, unlike other we...
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Eleanor Adams
GB
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2 reviews
3 April 2025
A great website and so easy to use
I have recently been on a trip to Pisa with my brother, and have an upcoming trip to Edinburgh. I've seen friends go on day trips abroad before and thought I'd love to do it, but didn't want to spend...
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Darren
GB
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13 reviews
8 June 2025
Bye bye Skyscanner, hello Extreme Day Trips.
Much better than following hundreds of false leads on Skyscanner.
Gillian Dudley
GB
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2 reviews
14 March 2025
Brilliant website
Brilliant website giving hints and tips to seeing Europe and the world cheaper! We had a trip to Wroclaw which was brilliant and heading to Limoges in September thanks to EDT.
Lisa C
GB
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9 reviews
2 June 2025
I love this website!
Helped me find a bargain 24 hour trip to Carcassonne with my husband, we had the best time. Roll on the next EDT!
Michael
GB
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9 reviews
3 June 2025
Brilliant site for finding cheap flights and planning epic Extreme Day Trips!
I used to spend ages trawling Google Flights and Skyscanner trying to piece together cheap extreme day trips – it was a pain and felt like looking for a needle in a haystack. ExtremeDayTrips.com make...
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Holly Reynolds
GB
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3 reviews
31 May 2025
So easy to use and great suggestions!
I was searching for an adventure and the Extreme Day Trips website was fantastic at helping me find the best deal. It is full of suggestions for places to go, and the search function works beautifully...
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gembobs crafts
GB
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8 reviews
2 June 2025
What a brilliant website
Love selecting my airports and getting emails about the trips I can take it's so helpful! Thank you!!
Vicki Belovski
GB
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2 reviews
17 April 2025
Use ExtremeDayTrips to plan your next adventure
I love using ExtremeDayTrips.com for planning my next adventure. They do the hard work of finding cheap flights to manageable destinations for day trips or overnighters and sharing stories give good i...
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Wardah Siddiqi
GB
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7 reviews
3 June 2025
At your finger trips.
I am discovering new places new countries to visit and enjoy the place. I'm getting the idea of getting good deals. I am single parent so I always look for budget places to visit and with this group I...
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Tyler Southern
GB
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1 review
17 April 2025
Great place to book EDTs
Great place to book EDTs, most of mine came from here
This website is a custom search engine to find Extreme Day Trips (EDTs), but we are not a travel agent, rather a comparison tool that quickly helps you find your perfect EDTs. You search, find your perfect trip and book direct with airlines.
✅ Search A Month At A Time
✅ EDT-Specific Filters
✅ Book Direct With The Airlines
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The Quickest Way to Find Extreme Day Trips! ✈️ 🙌
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We do have free mobile apps available in the App Store and Google Play, but these are just for giving people a taste of what Extreme Day Trips offers.
There's no premium mobile app. For Premium members, the website and home screen shortcut are the best choice.
You can add Extreme Day Trips straight to your home screen and use it just like an app, full screen, fast, and always up to date. This works on both iPhone and Android, and gives you the best possible experience.
What you get:
No downloads. No app store updates. No hassle.
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Open ExtremeDayTrips.com in Safari
Tap the Share icon (top right)
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Rename it if you want (for example "Extreme Day Trips")
Tap Add
That's it. You'll now have an Extreme Day Trips icon on your home screen. Tap it any time and it'll open full screen, just like an app. Log in as normal and you're good to go.
Works on iPhone and Android - add it to your home screen in seconds
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Started by community champion Michael Cracknell, the original EDT group has exploded from 70,000 members at the start of 2024 to an incredible 300,000+ adventurers!
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