If you just want to get out of London in December and do not much mind where, the cheapest return flights are still under £35. These are the cheapest return fares other travellers saw recently for December 2026, pulled on 9 November 2026 with the budget search in our free GeoTok Trips connector for ChatGPT and Claude. They are not live quotes: budget fares move daily, so check the price on the booking site before you plan around it.
The short answer
The cheapest return flights from London for December 2026:
| Destination | Return fare | Dates seen | Airline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona, Spain | £25 | 3–10 Dec | easyJet |
| Parma, Italy | £28 | 13–20 Dec | Ryanair |
| Tirana, Albania | £30 | 5–9 Dec | Ryanair |
| Venice, Italy | £31 | 6–10 Dec | Ryanair |
| Milan, Italy | £31 | 5–7 Dec | Ryanair |
| Marrakech, Morocco | £31 | 1–4 Dec | Ryanair |
| Glasgow, UK | £31 | 11–15 Dec | Ryanair |
| Edinburgh, UK | £32 | 4–6 Dec | Ryanair |
| Belfast, UK | £34 | 14–16 Dec | Ryanair |
All of them were direct. "London" here covers every London airport, so check which one you fly from: a £25 fare is less of a bargain if you need a £30 train to get to the airport. Fares like these usually include a small under-seat bag only.
What £300 gets you, hotel included
A cheap flight is only half the trip. I asked the same tool a more useful question: "I have £300 for three nights, flying from London, anywhere." It keeps the destinations where the fare leaves enough for a place to stay, and shows what is left per night:
| Trip | Flight | Nights | Left for the hotel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh, 4–6 Dec | £32 | 2 | £134 a night |
| Barcelona, 12–14 Dec | £32 | 2 | £134 a night |
| Milan, 5–7 Dec | £31 | 2 | £135 a night |
| Belfast, 14–16 Dec | £34 | 2 | £133 a night |
| Marrakech, 1–4 Dec | £31 | 3 | £90 a night |
| Tirana, 5–9 Dec | £30 | 4 | £68 a night |
| Venice, 6–10 Dec | £31 | 4 | £67 a night |
| Glasgow, 11–15 Dec | £31 | 4 | £67 a night |
The pattern is the usual one: cheap dates are mid-week and the trip length is set by when the cheap return is, not by you. Venice for four nights on £67 a night is tight in a city with expensive hotels. Tirana and Marrakech stretch the same money a lot further.
Where to eat when you land
Flights are the easy part. The thing that makes a cheap weekend good is eating well, which is what GeoTok tracks: restaurants people saved from real TikTok, Instagram and YouTube food videos, checked on the map, with the dish the creator ordered. Here is what we have for the cities on the list.
Edinburgh (£32)
- Taisteal, Forth Street: the wild garlic chicken Kiev.
- Cold Town House, Grassmarket: house-baked ciabatta with burrata and hot honey.
- Copper Blossom, George Street: hoisin short rib bao buns.
- Paz Taqueria, Thistle Street: the sweet potato quesadilla.
Barcelona (£25)
- Quimet & Quimet, Poble-sec: tinned fish.
- Dolceria de la Colmena, Plaça de l'Àngel: ensaimada and coca de llardons.
- Trafalgar Pizza Club: the pizza with burrata, mortadella and pistachio.
- Ali Ocakbaşı, Enric Granados: beyti and içli köfte.
Belfast (£34)
- The Practitioner, University Street: small plates, from garlic butter prawns to Korean fried chicken.
- Coppi, St Anne's Square: Kilkeel crab risotto.
- Ragin' Ramen, Church Lane: ramen.
For Parma, Tirana, Venice, Milan and Marrakech, GeoTok does not yet have enough food-video spots to recommend. Our coverage is strongest in big cities that a lot of food creators film.
How to run this search yourself
The numbers above came from the same tools you get in ChatGPT or Claude with the GeoTok Trips connector switched on. You can run the search for any city and budget:
- Add the connector (URL https://geotok.co/mcp, no sign-in) to Claude or ChatGPT. Setup takes a minute; see the GeoTok Trips page or our guide to using ChatGPT as a trip planner.
- Ask: "I have £300 for 3 nights in December, flying from London, anywhere. Where can I go?" Or, without a budget: "Cheapest flights from London, any date, anywhere."
- Ask it to plan the city you pick, then say "save this trip to GeoTok". You get a shareable trip link, and the places land on your map in the GeoTok iPhone app (a paid app; the connector is free).
The answers come with booking links to Aviasales, Kiwi.com, Skyscanner and Google Flights. Some of them are affiliate links, so GeoTok may earn a commission at no cost to you.
FAQ
What is the cheapest place to fly from London in December 2026?
Barcelona, at £25 return on easyJet for 3 to 10 December, was the cheapest recently seen fare on 9 November 2026. Parma (£28) and Tirana (£30) were next.
Where can I go from London for £300 including the hotel?
For one person in December 2026, Edinburgh, Barcelona or Belfast for two nights leaves about £133 to £134 a night for the hotel after the flight. Tirana, Venice or Glasgow for four nights leaves about £67 to £68 a night.
Are these live prices?
No. They are the cheapest return fares other travellers saw recently, pulled on 9 November 2026. Budget fares change daily and usually exclude checked bags, so confirm the live price on the booking site.