I paid £400 to fly to Ibiza for a night out with my pals – and was back at work the next day

Staying out too late on a work night and stumbling in the next day with a pulsing headache, a nauseated stomach and a foggy brain may feel all too familiar for some.

Now imagine executing the same plan for a night out in a different country.

A British man flew from London to Ibiza for a big night out with his pals – and still successfully managed to make it back into work the next day – with the whole adventure costing him a total of £400. 

Ben Matthew Saunders’ friends were already on holiday in the Spanish party spot and were hitting the strip to celebrate one of their birthdays. 

The 22-year-old, from Fleet, Hampshire, was crushed he couldn’t join the group as he had work commitments, but spontaneously decided to book a flight for one night of revelry before returning to work the next day. 

The agency owner and TikToker used Sky Scanner to book return flights from London on Monday July 10, which set him back £290.

Ben explained: ‘I decided to go out there the day before. 

‘I know a lot of people use work as an excuse for not going on nights out or celebrating things but I didn’t want to do that. I felt bad that I couldn’t go.

‘I did have work on the day that I flew, as well as the day after, but I wanted to see if I could head out there for one night. Doing it gave me an adrenaline rush’.

Ben finished off a meeting at the National Theatre in Central London at 2pm before catching a flight from London Stansted Airport at 5pm. 

The plane touched down in Ibiza at 8.40pm just in time to get ready for the evening’s adventures.

‘My friend was really happy that I spared the time to go’ he added. 

The 22-year-old was crushed he couldn’t join his friends as he had work commitments, but spontaneously decided to book a flight for one night

Ben finished off a meeting at the National Theatre in Central London at 2pm before catching a flight from London at 5pm

‘When I told my friends I was going to come, they didn’t believe me or know how I was even going to do it.

‘It was a very freeing experience for me as well – it was a great night out.’ 

On the wild night, Ben jumped into a taxi and arrived at his friend’s hotel in San Antonio, where he dropped his backpack and headed to the club.

He partied all night before picking up his bag, catching a bus to Ibiza Airport at 7am and flying back to London Gatwick Airport for 11.50am.

Ben travelled to Brighton via train and arrived at 1pm, just in time for his next meeting.

The influencer and agency owner partied all night before picking up his bag, catching a bus to Ibiza Airport at 7am, and flying back to London Gatwick Airport

He added: ‘The whole evening was around £400, which is quite expensive for a night out but it isn’t extortionate considering what I did.

‘If I planned it in advance I could have got cheaper flights but it was on a whim.

‘With all the transport and access we have these days, you can go anywhere you want in the world, whenever you want.

‘I have a lot of flexibility in my life and I can choose to do things like this.

‘I would encourage anyone else to go for a night out in Ibiza if they can.

I hope I’ve proved this is possible’.