Planes vs trains for half-term breaks

Now that spring has sprung, many people will be planning their May half-term holiday. If you are wishing to take your family further afield than the UK, Cheapflights has come up with a comparison to show how much you can save by travelling by plane, rather than train.

For someone travelling with a budget of £100 per person, Cheapflights has found the following price deals to make that half term trip a reality. Fly from London to Paris return from £75 with Air France, in comparison to prices from £129 return if you were to travel by Eurostar.

Those wanting to go to Malaga in Spain, could fork out £245 return – travelling by Eurostar to Paris, then transferring to overnight train-hotel 'Francisco de Goya' from Paris to Madrid, then transferring to the Talgo 200 train to Malaga. After all of that you may wish that you had just got a flight from London to Malaga for £74 with ThomsonFly – an even better saving with less time spent travelling.

If your travel budget ranges from £100-£150 per person, why not try flying from London to Amsterdam or Barcelona. These flights start from £101 return on the Cheapflights.co.uk, book with the International Business Travel Centre. Taking the train option will leave you with a bigger dent in your wallet as return tickets to Barcelona will cost from £245 – again Eurostar to Paris, and transfer to the train-hotel 'Joan Miro' to Barcelona.

A train to Amsterdam will cost from £149 return by taking the Eurostar from London to Brussels, then an InterCity or Thalys train from Brussels to Amsterdam. But why not head to the sunnier destination of Corfu in Greece where a return flight starts from… £149 with A1 Travel!

All flight prices include taxes and fees and are correct at time of publication for a travel date. Prices are subject to availability. Find out more at Cheapflights.co.uk.