Ryanair flights to Sweden, Austria, and more cheaper gas
With fuel prices at record levels in Wiltshire, it would be cheaper to fly abroad than fill up the car (and still have money to spare) right now.
It costs on average over £100 to fill up the average tank at the moment, but if you were to fly out of Bristol Airport this week, here are all the prices that would make your trip seem like a dip in the sea compared to giving your car refill:
Latvia
If you wanted to go to Latvia this week, you could get one £29 return ticket with Ryanair. If you wanted to avoid the car altogether, you could even throw in train fares to get to Bristol and back from Wiltshire, and it would still be cheaper than filling up the tank.
Vienna
Vienna is clearly waiting for you, with return tickets from Ryanair for as little as £34 if you wanted to fly to Austria this week.
Wroclaw
Even Poland is cheaper than a tank of gas, with the cheapest flight to the city Wroclaw and return just £54.
Beat
And if you want to stay a little closer to home, you can get there Ireland and back for £55.
Stockholm
You can even make the 956 mile journey to Sweden and back for £57.20 this week.
Milan
Italy, anyone? You can get one more return Milan this week for £70.
Girona
And for a piece of Spain, there is only one £70 to get to Girona and back this week.
Geneva
You can even get to Switzerland, which is known to be more expensive, for as little as £88, to go there and back This week. Time to go treat yourself to some Swiss chocolate then…
In June, the average cost of filling a tank of petrol hit £100 for the first time, which the RAC said was a dark moment for drivers, and prices have only continued to soar since then.
RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “With average prices so high – 182.31p for a liter of unleaded and 188.05p for diesel – there will almost certainly be upward inflationary pressure which is bad news for everyone.
“While fuel prices have been setting new records on a daily basis, households up and down the country may never have expected to see the cost of filling up an average family car reach triple figures.
“With RAC research showing that as many as eight in 10 are dependent on their cars, many have to wonder if any further financial support from the Government will be forthcoming.