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How To Get Cheap Flight To Europe?  
User currently offlineLindy From , joined today!, posts, RR:
Posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1665 times:

Hi All,

I'm in desperate need of cheap flight to Europe. I can leave April 21/22/23 or 24th, and return May 1/2 or 3rd. Where can I get flights under $750.
My origin can be any airport in Washington DC area including PHL or even EWR (if I have to) and my destination can be eather WAW, KRK or RZE.
Please help me.

Thanks,
Rafal

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User currently offlineKL911 From Netherlands, joined Jul 2003, 2767 posts, RR: 11
Reply 1, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1652 times:

I always use lastminute.com. Have a look there...


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User currently offlineLindy From , joined today!, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1645 times:

Thanks KL911 but the cheapest fare on lastminute.com is £900. Way too high for my wallet.

Thanks,
Rafal

User currently offlineJalalabad From , joined today!, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1625 times:

If you want to connect in LHR, I found:


IAD-LHR on BMI for 168.00 (Apr 24 - May 2).



on travel.yahoo.com. Put in IAD and LHR, and select that your dates are flexible. Those dates are available.

User currently offlineBAxMAN From St Helena, joined May 2004, 671 posts, RR: 3
Reply 4, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1625 times:

The FI website is showing very low fares BWI - FRA for your dates, especially given that it is very short notice, in the region of $450. Wizzair have reasonably priced flights then going HHN - WAW. There are probably several other cheaper, non-avaition options getting from Frankfurt into Warsaw.


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User currently offlineAerlingus330 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2004, 834 posts, RR: 2
Reply 5, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1597 times:

If you are looking to fly straight to Poland...It will cost you lots more than most other destination in Europe.

If you fly to London, you can get a flight there for...$559- roundtrip
When you get to London Book with Easyjet, and then go to Warsaw.

This will save you lots of Money.
www.expedia.com
www.easyjet.co.uk

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User currently offlineDLPMMM From United States, joined Apr 2005, 2074 posts, RR: 2
Reply 6, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1581 times:

$1,407 RT on SAS from IAD to WAW on Friday 4/22 Flts 926/751 on Travelocity.

Airfarestore.com is showing flights WAS-WAW for ~ $720, but I don't know anything about them. Might be worth a try.

User currently offlineLindy From , joined today!, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1571 times:

Guys I really appriciate your help. That FI sounds very fair. With taxes and airport fees it cost only $450 RT BWI-FRA-BWI.

Flights from FRA to Poland are very high. I have no idea why. Do you think I could drive from FRA to KRK in 12 hrs each way? And how much I would pay for the gas and rental car at FRA. Is it worth it?

Thanks a bunch!!!

Rafal

User currently offlinePA110 From United States, joined Dec 2003, 1894 posts, RR: 27
Reply 8, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1561 times:
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Quoting Lindy (Thread starter):
Where can I get flights under $750.

I think you might have some pretty unrealistic expectations. The published tariff is in the $1300 range, and $650-750 is just about where the consolidators are.

Anything less, you're just spinning your wheels on such short notice.


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User currently offlineLTBEWR From United States, joined Jan 2004, 8291 posts, RR: 16
Reply 9, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1530 times:

Try the travel section of the Washington or Baltimore Sunday papers (see your local Library) and look for ads for consolidators. If you were under 26, then I would suggest trying Student Travel Assoc (STA) with offices in major USA cities, like here in NYC. Maybe a cheap fare to someplace in Germany, Amsterdam, maybe even Paris, then take a train, using a pass or a series of passes to/from your planned destination. Try the Eurail websites for further info on European train passes.

User currently offlineStar_world From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 1014 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1497 times:

According to the bahn.de site there appears to be trains with one stop going from Frankfurt to Warsaw, journey time of just over 10 hours. If you can't find a good low-cost flight (I'm not too familiar with what's available in that part of Europe I'm afraid...) then this may be an option.

Quoting PA110 (Reply 8):
I think you might have some pretty unrealistic expectations. The published tariff is in the $1300 range, and $650-750 is just about where the consolidators are.

This is a bit misleading - as quite a few people have already stated above, it's very easy to get to that part of Europe on these dates for a lot less. Yes, just looking at flights going between the exact cities mentioned costs more, but if a flight to FRA is available for $450 then it will be very easy to reach the final destination of WAW for less than $750.

User currently offlineJalalabad From , joined today!, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1485 times:

Quoting Jalalabad (Reply 3):
If you want to connect in LHR, I found:

IAD-LHR on BMI for 168.00 (Apr 24 - May 2).

on travel.yahoo.com. Put in IAD and LHR, and select that your dates are flexible. Those dates are available.

Hm, I guess that fare isn't actually 168, sorry.

If you are considering april 25th at all, there is an Austrian fare on there that does work, IAD-KRK for 585.45 including taxes. April 25th-May 3. (Choose the first option on flexible dates, it's 401)

[Edited 2005-04-20 00:01:26]

User currently offlineLeskova From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 5898 posts, RR: 71
Reply 12, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1481 times:
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You should be able to drive over, but tell the rental companies you're going to Poland, because there are usually several car categories that they won't allow on international rentals... and there used to be quite a few extra categories that were not allowed into Poland - not sure if that's still the case.

But I'd also recommend trying to catch a train - after flying over here, it'll be much more comfortable than having to get behind a steering wheel for several hours...

Regards,
Frank


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User currently offlineJalalabad From , joined today!, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1456 times:

one more post:


IAD-KRK Apr 24 - May 3 for 717.45 (Austrian)

just put in those dates on http://travel.yahoo.com

User currently offlineNYCFlyer From United States, joined Jan 2005, 1253 posts, RR: 8
Reply 14, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1440 times:

my new favorite LCC, http://www.skyeurope.com, is currently offering flights at .99 GBP from STN to WAW/KRK. Check them out for the dates you want to travel.

Flights from the U.S. to Europe are often cheapest to LON. Last summer, I went from NYC to BUD by going JFK-LHR and LTN-BUD on Easyjet. I saved about $200 versus flying a legacy Euro carrier directly to BUD.

User currently offlineL410Turbolet From Czech Republic, joined May 2004, 4046 posts, RR: 14
Reply 15, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 1430 times:

I found this. It's slightly over your budget + requires one night in London and change of airports butif you're really desperate then I guess it's not that bad and definitely less inconvenient than driving accross half of Europe.

Outbound Flight

Thu, Apr 21
8:20am Depart - Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
8:00pm Arrive - London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Total travel time: 6hrs 40 mins
Flight VS18 (A340-600)

Friday, April 22, 2005
Depart London - Stansted 8:40 AM
Arrive Krakow 12:00 PM
Flight NE-431


Return Flight

Monday, May 02, 2005
Depart Krakow 6:40 AM
Arrive London - Stansted 8:10 AM
Flight NE-430

Mon, May 02
4:00pm Depart -London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
6:40pm Arrive -Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
Total travel time: 7hrs 40 mins
Flight VS1 (744 )

Price:
Virgin Atlantic flight - 471 USD incl. taxes
http://travel.yahoo.com/
SkyEurope flight - 317 USD incl. taxes
http://www.skyeurope.com/in.php

GRAND TOTAL 788 USD

User currently offlineLindy From , joined today!, posts, RR:
Reply 16, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 1391 times:

Wow Guys,

You are finding pretty good deals for me.
PA110 I'm not a wizard and I can't predict medical emergencies. Also I can't afford more than $750 right now.

So far I have made reservation with Icelandair to FRA for $423 RT. I have to purchase it by Thursday to have that price.
Now my other question is: How do I get from Frankfurt Main airport to Frankfurt Hahn airport??? Is there any bus or train that I can take??? How long is the trip.

Thanks a lot!
Rafal

User currently offlineSabena332 From Germany, joined May 2001, 13920 posts, RR: 86
Reply 17, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 1374 times:
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Quoting Lindy (Reply 16):
Now my other question is: How do I get from Frankfurt Main airport to Frankfurt Hahn airport??? Is there any bus or train that I can take??? How long is the trip.

There is a bus service between FRA and HHN, check the HHN website for more information.

Patrick

User currently offlineUAalltheway From Germany, joined Mar 2005, 1402 posts, RR: 9
Reply 18, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1370 times:

Well, even though you sound like your on a run from the cops.. I'll help you out anyways.

I reccomend www.orbitz.com , all you need is (i think) 24 hours advance in e-ticket booking.

Good luck running from the law!

User currently offlineSonOfACaptain From United States, joined May 2004, 1747 posts, RR: 4
Reply 19, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1365 times:

Try US Airways. US recently has been having good fares to Europe. (Hell anywhere as a matter of fact.)

-SOAC


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User currently offlineLindy From , joined today!, posts, RR:
Reply 20, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1354 times:

Hey Guys,

I would like to thank again to all of you for your great help. Thanks to you I was able to get tickets on the dates I wanted, routing BWI-REK-FRA-PRG-KRK-PRG-FRA-REK-BWI for $698. I don't have to change airport in Frankfurt.
The only sideeffect is that I will have to spend a night at FRA on the way to USA. Thats not bad.

Once again, THANKS!
Rafal

PS - Patrick, I would like to appologize one more time for being complete ass.

User currently offlineAgentM From United States, joined Jul 2004, 43 posts, RR: 0
Reply 21, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 1341 times:

I see you got a ticket already... but one site I usually check for good fares is http://www.americanexpress.com/travel/

I found a JFK-MXP-WAW-MXP-EWR for $679 (taxes and fees included) departing on Apr 24 and returning Mar 3. I also checked from IAD and it was not much more at $697 (IAD-VIE-WAW-VIE-IAD).

Just thought I'd share another great resource  Smile

S/Marc

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