I am going travelling with my girlfriend around Europe for about 9 days in August, I looked on a Eurorail website and the cheapest ticket for 4 countries is still quite expensive. Anyone now a cheaper way, maybe with a discount for 2 people?
2007-07-17 11:42:45 · 12 answers · asked by Gonzo 2 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Other - Europe
ryanair.com can fly on day weeks for $20 a person a normal company like southwest..... use to fly from Belgium to Dublin 5 + time a year always less then $50 a ticket.
2007-07-17 11:51:36 · answer #1 · answered by jmfaber1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NINE days around EUROPE??? Are you NUTS????
Just stay in one country, pick a place and book a cheap hotel and kick back and enjoy it with your girlfriend.
Europe is approximately the size of the United States. Now while you'd easily get in the highlights of the US if you had lots of money to take flights and thus save time, you'd stand a reasonable chance of seeing whatever highlights the US has to offer.
However, Europe has a lot more by way of history and culture, so 9 days isn't going to get you much unless you sleep on trains only, which is no way to spend a holiday. My advice? Go to the best places in Northern Europe - in France, Spain and Italy, the local (natives) tend to close down businesses and head off to the beach for their annual holidays during the month of August. For you, London would be a good option, as you can always take a couple of days to take the train to Paris (if you must, the Parisians with the means to do so will have left) or get a cheap flight to Amsterdam for a couple of days.
2007-07-17 23:37:10 · answer #2 · answered by Orla C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here's some ideas from trips I have taken:
1. Book with a consolidator or Kayak.com
2. Use the ATM to get cash, you will get the best rate.
3. Keep your receipts, you can get a refund on your VAT taxes. You will need to do this at the airport before you leave.
4. Try www.eurolines.com first before you buy with Eurorail.
5. Check out Lonely Planet guides.. they are for those with limited funds
6. Try eating where the locals eat, you can get good deals.
7. Know the exchange rates, then you won't get ripped off.
Have fun!
2007-07-17 12:00:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ideal way - go buy train - while you can sleep so save a lof of money for hotel rooms (night train).
Yes of course you can go by bus as well but bus it's too slow for long trip and very uncomfortable.
9 days around europe won't enough time and a very hard work.
Try to book budget airlines. But you have to book it quite in advance, and combine with the train to here and there.
The airlines such as: Ryanair, Easyjet, AirBerlin, Transavia, vueling air, skyeurope and much more.
Why not rent a car?
You can pick up the car in Paris for example and give it back in Rome.
It will be more fun because so many things to see.
http://www.europcar.com
https://www.hertz.com/
(they have a special offered for summer)
the rate weekly from € 160 - 400
succes!
2007-07-17 11:59:18 · answer #4 · answered by Sacha D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Airlines usually post their newest offers/ deals late Tuesday night/ Early Wednesday Morning (midnight) stay up and do some searching. Also follow airlines on Twitter as many of them will tweet deals, but you'll have to be quick as they usually sell out quickly. Depending on where you want to go a eurail pass is an excellent thing to acquire, it may take longer to get to your destinations, but can save you money, make sure to check. Another thing that will save you is taking an overnight train, this will save one travel and hotel/ hostel stays. As for websites check below.
2016-05-20 22:25:12 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spend the money on tickets, then dont make plans backpack most hotels will bargain with you for cheap rooms, some residents will even put you up for a night dont eat at resteraunts the whole time that is where they will get you. If you have to be a planner your best bet is to talk to a travel agent. Have fun on your trip
2007-07-17 11:52:47 · answer #6 · answered by Gio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walk
2007-07-17 12:09:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do the lowcost airlines. Ryan Air is a good one to look into. To look for more, just do a Yahoo search.
2007-07-17 15:37:24 · answer #8 · answered by drruth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eurostar to france. But then somehow try to book your journey around europe in france because it will be cheaper.
2007-07-17 11:46:18 · answer #9 · answered by Mark R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go by low cost airlines, look them up in wikipedia.org under low cost airline list and each country has website links also.
2007-07-17 11:52:22 · answer #10 · answered by j_emmans 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋