falstaff From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 5670 posts, RR: 29 Posted (4 months 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 644 times:
I am thinking about taking another trip to LEJ this spring. It makes sense for me to fly to LEJ because I have a friend that I stay with that lives in Halle. In the past I flew DTW-FRA on NW/DL then checked in on LH and flew to LEJ. Another way was DTW-CDG-LEJ with AF. I was looking at some schedules and it doesn't look like AF flies to LEJ anymore and I can't buy a ticket on DL's website that would get me from DTW to LEJ. I also tried on AF's website and nothing their either. I would like to do the entire trip on Skyteam, but is that even possible anymore? I find it a pain in the butt to have to collect my bags and then go and check in again on a different airline.
L410Turbolet From Czech Republic, joined May 2004, 5392 posts, RR: 19 Reply 1, posted (4 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 636 times:
Why not take the ICE to Leipzig from FRA? Three and half hours and much more fun than flying intra-Europe.
BTW, there is no direct service between LEJ and any Skyteam hub in Europe.
HT From Germany, joined May 2005, 6471 posts, RR: 27 Reply 2, posted (4 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 624 times:
Quoting falstaff (Thread starter): I would like to do the entire trip on Skyteam, but is that even possible anymore?
No. SkyTeam does not serve LEJ or DRS.
Seeing that you are heading for Halle (Saale), your options are flying into
- FRA, then train for 3h45min to 4h30min (usually 1 transfer)
- HAJ, then train hourly for 2h45min (1 transfer at Hannover Central station); fares start at 19 € oneway (prebooked; wlak-up fare is much higher)
- TXL, then bus to Berlin Central Station, train to Halle requiring between 1h45min and 2h30min.
Of course you even could combine any of the above airport options !
At both FRA and HAJ the train station is right at the airport, meaning no dreaded bus rides to anywhere.
If you go for a train ride to Halle, consider to have your german friend purchase an online train ticket for you and you print the PDF-file (MUST be printed to serve as a ticket). At FRA there is a train ticket counter for long distance trains, but I do not recall where to get it at HAJ (despite HAJ being my home base I only recall automated vending machines, which can get you local tickets and also long distance tickets - but they usually do not operate on Credit Cards).
If you really want to fly into LEJ, you are left with LH from FRA, DUS and MUC, or OS from VIE. 4U via CGN is no real option, and TK via IST is too much of a detour.
-HT
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