I've stumbled across some cracking flights in the August school holidays to Miami for around £250pp - a bargain, for British Airways flights and well worth the drive from Miami to Orlando. There are limited dates and I struggled to get any longer duration.
I've put this package together, with a breakdown of the different stages. As I know theme park tickets are a big cost I've included everything you will need in terms of flights, car hire, hotel with breakfast and tickets.
Book flights with omegaflightstore.com for a bargain £1007.10. These do have a short stop in Philadelphia on way out and London returning home, but they are £250pp, small compromise.
As you arrive on 17/08 in the evening, and you don't want to be driving to Orlando late, you will stay the night at a nearby airport hotel. Free shuttle is available and breakfast is included. Book on booking.com £56
On 18th you can leisurely make your way to Orlando feeling refreshed after some sleep and pick up the hire car which is a 4-door £195.90
In Orlando you will stay at Comfort Inn & Suites which includes breakfast for a bargain £500.84. There are cheaper, and more expensive but I've read quite a few reviews on different places and this one looks a solid good value place to stay.
I've included park tickets and found the cheapest place for these orlandoattractions.com
You can pick different tickets but I've included the full monty tickets which basically include everything you'll need £2692.50. You are paying for a 14 day ticket but due to the restrictive flights I can't seem to get a full two weeks in Orlando :-(
If you don't want these specific tickets you could just buy individual tickets and reduce the cost a bit.
On 29th August you will check out and you don't leave Miami until 5:10pm so you leisurely can check out and make your way to Miami for your flight home.
The total for the family of 4 £4452.34/£1113.08pp
All comments (89)
cdennis1990
21 Sep 17#1
great as ever !!
imiskeen
21 Sep 17#2
Those flight prices are epic! Anyone used the Omega flight store before? Can they be trusted?
rachelandgromit to imiskeen
21 Sep 17#4
Yes I have. Just make sure you have the right dates, right name spellings etc etc and if possible pay on credit card. They normally send e-ticket through the next day but the flights were showing on other sites too for a bit more.
Like anywhere there are good and bad reviews but most bad ones are from people who complain because they made an error in the first place with wrong dates, spelling names wrong, etc etc....
imiskeen to rachelandgromit
21 Sep 17#5
Thanks - Booking via Philly right now as £800 cheaper than my staff discounted flights through Virgin!! Thanks. :smile:
Gollywood to imiskeen
22 Sep 17#7
Used Omega this year. No complaints from me
cpandk
21 Sep 17#3
heat for all the detail and effort - looks a good deal ! :-) :innocent:
rachelandgromit
22 Sep 17#6
Flights are available on Travelup for a little more or with BA direct (where they are more expensive but you can reduce cost with your Avios if you have any).
satty83
22 Sep 17#8
Can't see how this would appeal to those with small kids. I've just come back from Orlando. The last thing I would have wanted was to drive 3+hr with 2 little ones then jump on a 9-10hr flight home. Crazy. I'm sure anyone with older kids this might be ok. For those whom this might help our trip is below.
We went back end of Aug paid £360pp flight Orlando from Manchester with virgin Atlantic £320pp for kids. Stayed at fountains resort (highly recommend) 4 bed villa really nice. which worked out £110 per night there for 10 days. 15 min drive to all the disney parks. Car hire is cheap £26 per day for a large grand jeep. Bought the ultimate 14 day pass from florida tickets. The memory maker and fast pass are a must if your planning your trip in advance. Disney really was worth it. My kids still miss it. Amazing.
imiskeen to satty83
22 Sep 17#9
£360PP with Virgin would sadly mean eating in to some school time. Absolutely guaranteed. Lowest staff discounted price getting you home by Sept 5th 18 (in time for School) is £520PP.
Obviously - other carriers may come in slightly cheaper than that, and not sure what non-staff prices would be. Suspect 20% more. :disappointed:
rachelandgromit
22 Sep 17#10
I guess an alternative is to head back to Miami a day earlier or even break up the return journey staying around FL etc. This year there was some good last minute Florida deals but they were just outside of school holidays, so leaving back end of August and returning in September when kids had gone back. To actually guarantee school holidays without eating into July before they break up or September when they return, it's nigh impossible to get decent prices.
My friend and her husband flew into Miami with their twin 4 year old girls and drove straight from Orlando to Miami after a long haul flight - crazy! I guess it all depends on your budget and what, if any compromise you want to make.
imiskeen
22 Sep 17#11
BTW: We have teenage kids, so spending a few days in Miami is actually a good thing. In fact,I may drop over the 75 and head straight for Sanibel/Captiva from Miami for a few days before heading up to Orlando etc. Loads more to Florida than just Orlando.
satty83
22 Sep 17#12
I agree especially since you have older kids. We had a 3yr and 18mth old so no way were we going to drive long distance. Hopefully go back when there older to see some of the rest of florida. Such as miami and keys
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I've put this package together, with a breakdown of the different stages. As I know theme park tickets are a big cost I've included everything you will need in terms of flights, car hire, hotel with breakfast and tickets.
Book flights with omegaflightstore.com for a bargain £1007.10. These do have a short stop in Philadelphia on way out and London returning home, but they are £250pp, small compromise.
As you arrive on 17/08 in the evening, and you don't want to be driving to Orlando late, you will stay the night at a nearby airport hotel. Free shuttle is available and breakfast is included. Book on booking.com £56
On 18th you can leisurely make your way to Orlando feeling refreshed after some sleep and pick up the hire car which is a 4-door £195.90
In Orlando you will stay at Comfort Inn & Suites which includes breakfast for a bargain £500.84. There are cheaper, and more expensive but I've read quite a few reviews on different places and this one looks a solid good value place to stay.
I've included park tickets and found the cheapest place for these orlandoattractions.com
You can pick different tickets but I've included the full monty tickets which basically include everything you'll need £2692.50. You are paying for a 14 day ticket but due to the restrictive flights I can't seem to get a full two weeks in Orlando :-(
If you don't want these specific tickets you could just buy individual tickets and reduce the cost a bit.
On 29th August you will check out and you don't leave Miami until 5:10pm so you leisurely can check out and make your way to Miami for your flight home.
The total for the family of 4 £4452.34/£1113.08pp
All comments (89)
Like anywhere there are good and bad reviews but most bad ones are from people who complain because they made an error in the first place with wrong dates, spelling names wrong, etc etc....
:innocent:
We went back end of Aug paid £360pp flight Orlando from Manchester with virgin Atlantic £320pp for kids. Stayed at fountains resort (highly recommend) 4 bed villa really nice. which worked out £110 per night there for 10 days. 15 min drive to all the disney parks. Car hire is cheap £26 per day for a large grand jeep. Bought the ultimate 14 day pass from florida tickets. The memory maker and fast pass are a must if your planning your trip in advance. Disney really was worth it. My kids still miss it. Amazing.
Obviously - other carriers may come in slightly cheaper than that, and not sure what non-staff prices would be. Suspect 20% more. :disappointed:
My friend and her husband flew into Miami with their twin 4 year old girls and drove straight from Orlando to Miami after a long haul flight - crazy! I guess it all depends on your budget and what, if any compromise you want to make.