Ryanair deals

Book by Thursday 30 July for travel up to Saturday 31 October

Budget airline Ryanair has launched a flash sale on bookings made until 11.59pm on Thursday 30 July. The sale advertises 'flights from £19.99', but we've spotted some from £14.99. It's for travel between August and October 2026, including the school summer holidays. There's no code needed as the discount is applied automatically.

Important. While this is a flash sale, don't be pressured into booking immediately – factor in other costs such as travel insurance, accommodation, and airport transfers before you book.

Ryanair may not be the cheapest, so make sure to compare other airlines and sales before booking. Use tools such as Kayak*, Skyscanner* Momondo* and Google Flights as they cover different airlines and travel agents.

Here are some examples we spotted (prices are for flights with a small personal luggage item, no extras):

• Birmingham to Barcelona, Spain, from £38 return

• London Stansted to Fez, Morocco, from £39 return

• Bristol to Alicante, Spain, from £39 return

• Newcastle to Malaga, Spain, from £41 return

• East Midlands to Rome, Italy, from £41 return

You can use the Ryanair ‘fare finder tool’ to look for flight deals from a UK airport of your choice. It’s handy to use if you can be flexible on dates and destinations.

See our Cheap Flights guide for more tips.

Book by Thursday 22 January for travel up to 30 April

Ryanair has launched a flash sale on top of its January sale. Following a spat on X between Elon Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary, the airline has dubbed its latest sale as its 'Big ‘Idiot’ Seat Sale’. In its promotional material, Ryanair states its flash sale is ‘only available for Elon Musk and any other ‘idiots’ on X’, but you don’t actually need an account with the social media site (or to be an 'idiot') to access the sale.

You’ll need to book by 11.59pm on Thursday 22 January, and the discount has already been applied.

We’ve seen one-way fares from £14.99 from various UK airports including Belfast International, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle, Newquay, and Norwich.

The sale is for travel in February and March, and it includes flights up until Thursday 30 April.

Examples we spotted (prices are just for flights with a small personal luggage item, no extras):

• Birmingham to Barcelona, from £30 return

• Newcastle to Gdańsk, from £34 return

• London Stansted to Cagliari, Italy, from £40 return

• Liverpool to Turin, from £34 return

Important: Even with the flash sale, Ryanair may not be the cheapest, so make sure to compare other airlines and sales before booking. Use the Ryanair ‘fare finder tool’ to look for flight deals from a UK airport of your choice. It’s handy to use if you can be flexible on dates and destinations.

Flights and holidays are dynamically priced based on availability, which means discounts on fares and packages can fluctuate, so if there's a flight you're after, use tools such as Skyscanner and Google Flights to track prices. See our Cheap flights guide and January flight sales round-up for more.