Would you bother going abroad for a few days?

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I have the chance to go to Gran Canaria for a few times but flights are shocking.
Monday -11.45 am departure -land 4.35 pm
So loose that day
Return
Friday 6am !!
So leaving resort at 3am !
It's really putting me off
It means we only get 3 full days
4 nights
First day won't be getting to hotel till 6pm

Would you even consider this ?
Flights are costing us £55 return
Hotel is a 5 star and managed to get it £800 for 2 of us all inclusive (it honestly looks amazing )
Flights are putting me off

I personally wouldn't bother because I really dislike the stress and hassle of flying. I'd go if I was getting a full week or more away but not for three days.

Yes I absolutely would. I hate autumn/winter. The inconvenient flight times would be a small price to pay to go somewhere warm and sunny

Without kids yes I would do it

Absolutely!!! I did it last year and it completely rejuvenated me - and I went for a shorter time

£400? wouldn't bother. Would book a spa near home.

No better flights available or a day later?

It is just us no kids
We are lucky it's a small airport we depart from with only 1 terminal and you get through in minutes but it's just the flight home time putting me off

But the sunshine!

Yeah then I would definitely do it, you will be in and out quickly

I would hate leaving the hotel at 3am. I'd not enjoy all of the last day for worrying about getting up so early. I guess you could just not go to bed. Have you got kids with you?

Apart from that then yes I'd definitely go for just a few days.

Pay more and get more reasonable flight times?

Personally I'd want closer to a week if it's a 4 hour flight. Plus leaving at 3am is a killer.

Hell yes!

It’s the flight at 3am that would make the whole thing feel rather pointless for me. I once went to Spain for 2 nights and had a great time but we left super early in the morning on the outbound flight and got a late afternoon flight home at the end. I wouldn’t have felt it was worth it if I couldn’t even get a bit of sleep on my final night!

That's the only flight back to our airport that day and then no other flight till 3 days later.
We could fly to a different airport but then a train journey

I'd go, you got plenty of time in the evening to jave dinner ect, I just probs wouldn't go the sleep for the flight back and then just sleep on the flight. They are really cheap flights

my oh and dd are off to Iceland for 36 hours. Why not. But then I’ve also down a weekend in LA.

With kids defo not. Without kids hmm - still quite disruptive sleep wise - depends how good you are without sleep?

Madeira would be my limit, even though it's only half an hour shorter flight but it's a quick airport and my favourite hotel is just 10 minutes away, and then only 5 mins from my favourite restaurant.
Have you definitely got the hotel Thursday night, if not you're 'baseless' from about 10am on Thursday til your flight. No way would I do that.

Yes I would for 4 nights at that price

Yeah hotel is for 4 nights
Our hotel is around 15 mins from hotel so I'm assuming transfer would be picking us up at 3.30am

£1000 for 3 days and a horrendous early morning flight. No way. Book a lovely weekend in a luxury hotel at home.

I’d do it! Swapping this miserable damp climate for some bargain winter sun is a no brainer! I like traveling though and enjoy a flight too.

There's a jet2 flight
That's £350 extra and departs at 2.30pm
I honestly think I would rather just be tired than spend it

I probably would. We went to Istanbul Saturday pm to Wednesday am and it was definitely worth it.