Day trip to Tenerife South.
From East Midlands, back by 04:00.
Spain·Sat 31 Oct · 8.3 hours in the city
Time in the city
8.3 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
56km
to the centreFrom Santa Cruz centre (TFS)
Daylight
11.1 hours
08:17 to 19:23Sunrise 08:17, sunset 19:23
That is nearly two hours of the day just in transit. Line 40 to Los Cristianos is far closer. No fare published.
07:00
Leave East Midlands
Jet2
12:55
In the city
Lands 11:30, 30min immigration, 55min from the airport
21:10
Leave the city
55min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration
04:00
Back in East Midlands
Flies 23:45 with TUI Airways
- Leave East MidlandsJet207:00
- Land in Tenerife South3h 30min11:30
- In the city30min immigration, 55min from the airport12:55
- Leave the city55min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration21:10
- Fly homeTUI Airways, 3h 30min23:45
- Back in East Midlands04:00
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What a day in Tenerife South costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£299.40/ all in, per person
Google Flights price. Checked 22 Oct, 01:20.
Out with Jet2, back with TUI Airways. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.
Estimated cost. Fares last checked 22 Oct, 01:20. Prices and availability change and are set by the airline or agent when you book.
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Return flights: about 760 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 2,850 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out
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Getting to East Midlands
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Blue Badge holders get free 30 min at Short Stay 1. Purple Parking separately claims Long Stay 2 is free for the general public for up to 60 min with a shuttle, but EMA's own page only confirms that free allowance for Blue Badge holders, flagging the discrepancy rather than asserting it applies to everyone. Source
Coach
Taxi
- From Nottingham£25-£40 one way~15 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Parking at the airport
- Paid drop-offfrom £6
Rapid Drop-Off (Short Stay 1 tariff): up to 30 min £6, 1hr £8, 2hr £12, 3hr £16. Source
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Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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