Hello everyone! These days there seems to be more and more people traveling abroad, and the one question they get asked the most, along with myself is how do you afford it? Most people think that if you want to travel it will end up costing you and arm and a leg. I'm here to tell you that it won't, that is depending on which countries you want to go to along with the amount of time you chose to stay.
First up is airfare and let me tell you, there are so many different sites out there nowadays that will find you amazing prices, all you have to do is take the time to look through them. Some of the best sites that I've found are cheapoair.com, skiplagged.com, ryanair.com, as well as expedia.com and those are just to name a few! I've also found that the best days to fly on are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Im not exactly sure why but those are the days I would advise you to plan your flights around. When you start to search for flights the best thing to do is find the cheapest roundtrip ticket from one of the countries you chose and make that your main flight. Then from there all you need to do is buy one way tickets to all the places you wish to go. For example on my summer trip for 2015 I bout a RT ticket from VPS airport in Niceville, Fl to DUB which is Dublin's international airport. The ticket cost was $404 using cheaper.com! Most of the other countries I looked up were around $800 but there are certain places where they can up to as high as $2000 for a RT ticket. Then from Ireland I planned to go to Belgium, Norway, The Netherlands, France and England. So after I bought my RT ticket to Ireland I looked up one way tickets to Belgium and found a flight for $49. I kept doing this for each country I was going to and the prices for each ticket were in between $35-$89. Compared to what you pay in the United States to go from state to state (around $400) those prices are dirt cheap! Just at the end of your trip make sure you get back to the place you bought your RT ticket from and give yourself plenty of time to check your bags back in and get through security. If you don't it can get very messy, TRUST ME. One other thing that I will warn you about is to make sure you know what the bag requirements are for each airline you fly with. You don't want to go check your bags in and come to find out you have to pay an extra $100 for each bag when thats more than you paid for the flight.
Next week I'll share some helpful tips on how to find cheap places to stay, see ya then!
What a timely post, Keilani! My daughter is actually traveling in Europe now, using some of the strategies you've described. In fact, she opted to skip the railpass in favor of flying because of the inexpensive tickets. Baggage fees can be pricey, as you note, but a traveler just needs to be thorough before clicking that "purchase" button. I look forward to reading more tips in the weeks to come.
ReplyDeleteI was going to use the railpass as well because its easier rather than flying everywhere, but like your daughter I realized it was more expensive. Why spend $150-$200 on a rail ticket when you can find a flight for $50? Hope she is having fun so far!
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