The parents of Ashya King have been freed from custody in Madrid and are believed to be heading to Seville for a meeting with their lawyer.
Their release follows the decision by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to drop the case against them.
As Ashya's father Brett King left detention he told reporters: "We are completely relieved. Thank you so much for your support.
"We are going as soon as possible to see my son. We have been dying to see his face for so long."
The Kings' oldest son Danny, who is in the coastal town of Malaga where Ashya is being treated, said he was "shocked" when he learned they were free.
"We have been waiting so long for this moment," he told Sky News. "I just want to thank everyone who spoke out in favour of my parents, especially Nick Clegg and David Cameron."
Brett King is driven away Another brother, Naveed, said on Facebook: "BREAKING NEWS: My parents are now free! SPREAD THE WORD! WOW THIS IS AMAZING! SO OVERJOYED! WOW!"
Danny said Ashya was comfortable at the Materno-Infantil hospital, but he was the only English child there and the only one without a family member constantly by his side.
Aged five, he did not really understand what had been happening and would be thrilled to see his parents again.
An international arrest warrant was issued after Mr and Mrs King took Ashya from Southampton General Hospital, where he was being treated for a brain tumour.
Ashya with his mother Naghemeh They were detained on Saturday near Malaga and taken to Madrid, where they were kept in separate jails, pending an extradition hearing.
Their release came after the CPS announced it was seeking to withdraw the arrest warrant and would be taking no further action against them.
In a statement the CPS said: "We are now in the process of communicating this decision to the Spanish Authorities so that they can be reunited with their son as soon as possible."
The move was welcomed by Prime Minister David Cameron, who said: "It's important this little boy gets treatment and the love of his family."
Earlier Mr Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg joined the mounting calls for Ashya to be reunited with his parents.
An online petition started by Ethan Dallas, 16, a friend of Ashya's brother Naveed, had attracted nearly 200,000 signatures at 5pm on Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs King, from Portsmouth, took Ashya out of the country so he could receive alternative proton beam therapy in the Czech capital Prague.
They were apparently planning to sell their apartment near Malaga to pay for the treatment.
Ethan Dallas (L) helps deliver the petition to Number Ten Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the Government was proposing to fly a top oncologist to Spain to advise the family.
He said the NHS does offer proton beam therapy for children who need it and had funded 99 patients in the last year, but added: "It is not always appropriate, it is not always safe."
A spokesman for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust said it had been willing to support the family's wish to go to Prague for treatment, but "did not recommend it".
After Ashya's tumour was "successfully" removed on July 24, Mr and Mrs King were told there was "likely to be no difference in survival between standard radiotherapy and proton radiotherapy and overall no proven significant benefit".
With the correct treatment, doctors believed Ashya's chances of survival were "very good" - between 70% and 80%.
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