Ulf Kutzner

walter schrieb:

    > > airfares from CA to Europe in Summer? Our ultimate destination is
    > > Innsbruck, but I don't especially care how we get there (within
    > > reason)-- as long as it doesn't cost us $8k-$10k...
    >
    > Try Munich as destnation. No direct flight US - Innbruck anyway.
    > There are many busus between Austria and Munich airport every day
    > during summer season. Package trip prices are lower in Germany than in
    > Austria, so they book their holiday trips here. Comfortable buses with
    > lot of space for luggage.
    > Google "bustransfer innsbruck München" shows a lot.
    > The train connection is also good, but it's a 45 minutes suburb train
    > ride to the main station.

München Ost will do for trains via Kufstein.

Regards, ULF

Ulf Kutzner

Steve_DM schrieb:
    >
    > My wife and I are moving from California to her hometown near
    > Innsbruck, Austria, for a year with our kids, ages 4 & 6.
    >
    > What concerns me is the summer-rate airfares! Google, Travelocity,
    > etc. are showing July and August 2004 departures at $2,000+/person!
    > OUCH!!!
    >
    > Does anyone have any strategies or recommendations for snagging lower
    > airfares from CA to Europe in Summer? Our ultimate destination is
    > Innsbruck, but I don't especially care how we get there (within
    > reason)-- as long as it doesn't cost us $8k-$10k...

You might try to buy open year returns to Innsbruck or MUC.

Regards & X-post, ULF

Martin Stock

"walter" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:[email protected]...
    > > My wife and I are moving from California to her hometown near
    > > Does anyone have any strategies or recommendations for snagging lower

    > The train connection is also good, but it's a 45 minutes suburb train
    > ride to the main station.

Munich Airport to Innsbruck by train
2:15 travel time
One change in München Ost (S-Bahn to München Ost, from there EC train to
Innsbruck).
Ticket for your family would be EUR 56,-.

The problem with the buses walter was writing about is that they are
provided by the package tour companies, i.e. no regular public service.
See Munich Airport page about this
http://www.munich-airport.de/EN/Area...s/index.html#I

If you want to rent a car for the first few days it is *much* cheaper to
give it back in Germany (e.g. Rosenheim, 1 hour by train to Innsbruck) than
to pay the international drop off fee. Or you find a company which doesn't
charge one.

Tim Challenger

On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:24:18 GMT, Ken wrote:

    > Try Skyauction.com I saw rates about 750 roundtrip to Australia from Ca.


But he wants to go the other Australia: the one without kangaroos, and with
mountains. ;-)
--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.

Ken

Try Skyauction.com I saw rates about 750 roundtrip to Australia from Ca.



"Ulf Kutzner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > erilar schrieb:
    > > > > My wife and I are moving from California to her hometown near
    > > > > Innsbruck, Austria, for a year with our kids, ages 4 & 6.
    > > > >
    > > > > What concerns me is the summer-rate airfares! Google, Travelocity,
    > > > > etc. are showing July and August 2004 departures at $2,000+/person!
    > > > > OUCH!!!
    > > > >
    > > > > Does anyone have any strategies or recommendations for snagging
lower
    > > > > airfares from CA to Europe in Summer? Our ultimate destination is
    > > > > Innsbruck, but I don't especially care how we get there (within
    > > > > reason)-- as long as it doesn't cost us $8k-$10k...
    > > >
    > > > Once you have to get on a train, it doesn't really make much
difference
    > > > if
    > > > you're on it for 1 hour or 4 hours. So airports further away become
    > > > options.
    > > > Consider flying to Munich, Salzburg or Vienna as well. Even Zürich if
    > > > you
    > > > can get a good deal.
    > > > Alternatively a transatlantic to Frankfurt/Main could be an option as
    > > > someone else mentioned, or fly to the UK (often good value) and fly on
    > > > from
    > > > London.
    > >
    > > To get from some parts of Austria to Innsbruck, you change planes in
    > > Munich anyway, I discovered last year when I was thinking of adding it
    > > to my Austrian trip.
    > I guess these "planes" are buses.
    > Munich - Innsbruck is a scenic train trip via Kufstein or Mittenwald.
    > Flying into MUC might be an option.
    > Regards & X-post, ULF

Mtravelkay

Tim Challenger wrote:
    > On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:24:18 GMT, Ken wrote:
    >
    >
    >>Try Skyauction.com I saw rates about 750 roundtrip to Australia from Ca.
    >
    >
    >
    > But he wants to go the other Australia: the one without kangaroos, and with
    > mountains. ;-)

Yeah, the one that Adolph thought was part of Germany.

Not the Karl Orff

In article <[email protected]> ,
mtravelkay <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Tim Challenger wrote:
    > > On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:24:18 GMT, Ken wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >>Try Skyauction.com I saw rates about 750 roundtrip to Australia from Ca.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > But he wants to go the other Australia: the one without kangaroos, and with
    > > mountains. ;-)
    >
    > Yeah, the one that Adolph thought was part of Germany.
    >

It arguably could be.

Ken

Funny,

Well, I was only a continent or two away. Hopefully that will be the worst
mistake I make this week.



"Tim Challenger" <"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:24:18 GMT, Ken wrote:
    > > Try Skyauction.com I saw rates about 750 roundtrip to Australia from
Ca.
    > But he wants to go the other Australia: the one without kangaroos, and
with
    > mountains. ;-)
    > --
    > Tim.
    > If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we
would
    > be so simple that we couldn't.

Tim Challenger

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 02:33:07 GMT, Ken wrote:

    > Funny,
    >
    > Well, I was only a continent or two away. Hopefully that will be the worst
    > mistake I make this week.
    >
    > "Tim Challenger" <"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:24:18 GMT, Ken wrote:
    >>> Try Skyauction.com I saw rates about 750 roundtrip to Australia from
    > Ca.
    >> But he wants to go the other Australia: the one without kangaroos, and
    > with
    >> mountains. ;-)
    >> --
    >> Tim.
    >> If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we
    > would
    >> be so simple that we couldn't.

I frequently get post sent to Australia from the UK. It normally ends up in
Brisbane (4020 post code ?). It's not just you.

--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.

Tim Challenger

On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 21:34:53 GMT, mtravelkay wrote:

    > Tim Challenger wrote:
    >> On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:24:18 GMT, Ken wrote:
    >>
    >>>Try Skyauction.com I saw rates about 750 roundtrip to Australia from Ca.
    >>
    >> But he wants to go the other Australia: the one without kangaroos, and with
    >> mountains. ;-)
    >
    > Yeah, the one that Adolph thought was part of Germany.

It was for a while. Some wish it still were.

And apart from the colour of the road-signs, I dare to find a significant
difference.
--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.

Emilia

Tim Challenger <"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"> wrote in
news:010d503491c7df1949aeff3b76209e3....teranews.com:

    > On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 21:34:53 GMT, mtravelkay wrote:
    >
    >> Tim Challenger wrote:
    >>> On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:24:18 GMT, Ken wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>Try Skyauction.com I saw rates about 750 roundtrip to Australia
    >>>>from Ca.
    >>>
    >>> But he wants to go the other Australia: the one without kangaroos,
    >>> and with mountains. ;-)
    >>
    >> Yeah, the one that Adolph thought was part of Germany.
    >
    > It was for a while. Some wish it still were.
    >
    > And apart from the colour of the road-signs, I dare to find a
    > significant difference.


I'll take that dare! ;O)

The accent and the dances?

Ulf Kutzner

mtravelkay schrieb:

    > > But he wants to go the other Australia: the one without kangaroos, and with
    > > mountains. ;-)
    >
    > Yeah, the one that Adolph thought was part of Germany.

His name was different. He was a citizen of that country and later
naturalized in Germany.

Regards, ULF

Mtravelkay

Ulf Kutzner wrote:

    > mtravelkay schrieb:
    >
    >
    >>>But he wants to go the other Australia: the one without kangaroos, and with
    >>>mountains. ;-)
    >>Yeah, the one that Adolph thought was part of Germany.
    >
    >
    > His name was different. He was a citizen of that country and later
    > naturalized in Germany.
    >
    > Regards, ULF

And later controlled both.