Travelling abroad is usually a long awaited event but regrettably the majority of
the flights departing the UK to hotter destinations fly very early morning so that they can pick up holidaymakers on the return flight back.
If you don't live fairly near to the airport this simply means you need to wake up at some abominable time and then drive to the airport. For many people living in central or northern England will entail having to start off before midnight to meet a 4 am check in at either Gatwick or Heathrow.
Believe me having had to do this several times; it is not the best way to begin your holiday, because it will take at least a few days to recover from your journey and the lack of sleep.
The good news is, coming to the airport stressed out and exhausted can be avoided by making use of an airport hotel with parking near to the airport.
Also by driving down the day before your concerns about your vehicle breaking down or being delayed due to traffic is lessened because time is on your side.
Indeed, many holidaymakers now make this part of their holiday and approach the trip with a different mindset, whereby you are no longer fighting the clock.
Driving straight to the airport is something to be done as quickly and event free as possible.
Whereas you have the luxury of having a leisurely drive perhaps stopping off for a spot lunch and once at the hotel you can have a relaxing evening in the knowledge you only have a short journey to complete the following day.
For the small difference in cost this is a no brainer.