Flight help Canada - UK
Nov 14th 2014, 8:33 am
#17
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Re: Flight help Canada - UK
Yes they do. But prices in mid-to-late December will be double what they are in, say, mid-January. Supply and demand, innit.
Nov 14th 2014, 1:10 pm
#18
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Re: Flight help Canada - UK
This is a useful site to search all sorts of flying options :
Matrix - ITA Software
Unfortunately nothing in there that matches your price
Matrix - ITA Software
Unfortunately nothing in there that matches your price
Nov 14th 2014, 1:18 pm
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Re: Flight help Canada - UK
HAHAHA $650, good luck with that.
We use $900 as our rule of thumb... anything around there is a good price.
We use kayak.com to do the search as it shows a bucket of options for different flights and flight combinations. As Oompa said, flying on Christmas Eve/Day and New Years Eve/Day is one way to save a bucket on the flights. The airports themselves will be less busy as well which makes for a more pleasant experience. We flew on Christmas Eve red-eye (landed Christmas Day) last year, it was a very nice experience. (Helped we were upgraded to business class!)
We use $900 as our rule of thumb... anything around there is a good price.
We use kayak.com to do the search as it shows a bucket of options for different flights and flight combinations. As Oompa said, flying on Christmas Eve/Day and New Years Eve/Day is one way to save a bucket on the flights. The airports themselves will be less busy as well which makes for a more pleasant experience. We flew on Christmas Eve red-eye (landed Christmas Day) last year, it was a very nice experience. (Helped we were upgraded to business class!)
Nov 14th 2014, 9:59 pm
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Re: Flight help Canada - UK
Hi
Yes I would need a return flight and I have tried all of those websites too.
I thought that maybe there might be another option eg head over to Buffalo or NYC and fly from there...thid doesn't make much of a difference though.
I would happily fly to Amsterdam/France/Ireland and make my way from there but the options I already tried seem to be coming in at a similar price.
I do have commitments here so I would need to return but it would be really nice to go back to the UK for the holidays.
$650 is at the top of my budget, I saw a flight for $575 to France but it had sold out before I had the chance to book it.
I'll keep searching
Yes I would need a return flight and I have tried all of those websites too.
I thought that maybe there might be another option eg head over to Buffalo or NYC and fly from there...thid doesn't make much of a difference though.
I would happily fly to Amsterdam/France/Ireland and make my way from there but the options I already tried seem to be coming in at a similar price.
I do have commitments here so I would need to return but it would be really nice to go back to the UK for the holidays.
$650 is at the top of my budget, I saw a flight for $575 to France but it had sold out before I had the chance to book it.
I'll keep searching
Nov 14th 2014, 10:14 pm
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Re: Flight help Canada - UK
So when you find this flight to say france or holland for $650 I take it your going to pay for a bus,train or flight to the uk which will probably cost you a minimum of £100 probably more why don't you add that extra £100+ to your flight budget and make it a more realistic $8-900 flight to uk?
and I guess the OP missed this one?
Flying out direct YYZ-LHR on Finnair (who knew?), coming back AA via Chicago. Pretty decent I'd say, but still not in your budget... Good luck!$501.06 air transportation charges + $326.86 taxes, fees & charges = $827.92 CAD total price per Adult
Departing Flight Information - Monday, December 01, 2014Flight Duration: 12h 00m
Air France
Flight 351 Departs: Mon Dec 01 6:25pm
Toronto, ON - Pearson International (YYZ) Arrives: Tue Dec 02 8:05am
Paris - Ch. De Gaulle (CDG) Transfers are required between arriving and departing airports Air France
Flight 3164 Departs: Tue Dec 02 11:05am
Paris - Orly (ORY) Arrives: Tue Dec 02 11:25am
London - London City Airport (LCY) Operated by: CITY JET
Returning Flight Information - Tuesday, December 30, 2014Flight Duration: 23h 24mDelta Air Lines
Flight 31 Departs: Tue Dec 30 3:15pm
London - Heathrow (LHR) Arrives: Tue Dec 30 8:09pm
Atlanta, GA - Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International (ATL) Delta Air Lines
Flight 5031 Departs: Wed Dec 31 7:30am
Atlanta, GA - Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International (ATL) Arrives: Wed Dec 31 9:39am
Toronto, ON - Pearson International (YYZ) Operated by: EXPRESSJET doing business as DELTA CONN
Last edited by not2old; Nov 14th 2014 at 10:19 pm.
Nov 14th 2014, 11:04 pm
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Re: Flight help Canada - UK
agree fully
and I guess the OP missed this one?
update ...for the dates the OP is looking for
$501.06 air transportation charges + $326.86 taxes, fees & charges = $827.92 CAD total price per Adult
Departing Flight Information - Monday, December 01, 2014Flight Duration: 12h 00m
Air France
Flight 351 Departs: Mon Dec 01 6:25pm
Toronto, ON - Pearson International (YYZ) Arrives: Tue Dec 02 8:05am
Paris - Ch. De Gaulle (CDG) Transfers are required between arriving and departing airports Air France
Flight 3164 Departs: Tue Dec 02 11:05am
Paris - Orly (ORY) Arrives: Tue Dec 02 11:25am
London - London City Airport (LCY) Operated by: CITY JET
Returning Flight Information - Tuesday, December 30, 2014Flight Duration: 23h 24mDelta Air Lines
Flight 31 Departs: Tue Dec 30 3:15pm
London - Heathrow (LHR) Arrives: Tue Dec 30 8:09pm
Atlanta, GA - Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International (ATL) Delta Air Lines
Flight 5031 Departs: Wed Dec 31 7:30am
Atlanta, GA - Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International (ATL) Arrives: Wed Dec 31 9:39am
Toronto, ON - Pearson International (YYZ) Operated by: EXPRESSJET doing business as DELTA CONN
and I guess the OP missed this one?
update ...for the dates the OP is looking for
$501.06 air transportation charges + $326.86 taxes, fees & charges = $827.92 CAD total price per Adult
Departing Flight Information - Monday, December 01, 2014Flight Duration: 12h 00m
Air France
Flight 351 Departs: Mon Dec 01 6:25pm
Toronto, ON - Pearson International (YYZ) Arrives: Tue Dec 02 8:05am
Paris - Ch. De Gaulle (CDG) Transfers are required between arriving and departing airports Air France
Flight 3164 Departs: Tue Dec 02 11:05am
Paris - Orly (ORY) Arrives: Tue Dec 02 11:25am
London - London City Airport (LCY) Operated by: CITY JET
Returning Flight Information - Tuesday, December 30, 2014Flight Duration: 23h 24mDelta Air Lines
Flight 31 Departs: Tue Dec 30 3:15pm
London - Heathrow (LHR) Arrives: Tue Dec 30 8:09pm
Atlanta, GA - Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International (ATL) Delta Air Lines
Flight 5031 Departs: Wed Dec 31 7:30am
Atlanta, GA - Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International (ATL) Arrives: Wed Dec 31 9:39am
Toronto, ON - Pearson International (YYZ) Operated by: EXPRESSJET doing business as DELTA CONN
Nov 15th 2014, 3:06 am
#23
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Re: Flight help Canada - UK
So when you find this flight to say france or holland for $650 I take it your going to pay for a bus,train or flight to the uk which will probably cost you a minimum of £100 probably more why don't you add that extra £100+ to your flight budget and make it a more realistic $8-900 flight to uk?
Nov 15th 2014, 7:23 am
#24
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Re: Flight help Canada - UK
Maybe they would and if they do are they going to hitch it back too?...was only trying to be realistic as they would have flights to be on time for if hitch hiking and I don't know of any bus for £25 quid return to Paris or holland, was only trying to help but hey...
Nov 15th 2014, 9:51 am
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Re: Flight help Canada - UK
I wouldn't fancy it myself but plenty do, because the bus fares can be so cheap.
The OP did say "anything to keep the price down so even if it takes me a day to get there or a stop over I would certainly consider it" and he or she does appear to have plenty of time to fit it in.
A $570 fare was referred to but too late. Had it been available, that and the $50 return by bus makes $620. That could save $300 from the other fares mentioned. Worth taking an extra 10 hours each way?
Nov 15th 2014, 10:39 am
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Re: Flight help Canada - UK
I was surprised about the cheap bus between Amsterdam and London too. Return fares were coming up for 50 or 60 euros but then a whole bunch of 37 euro returns came up.
I wouldn't fancy it myself but plenty do, because the bus fares can be so cheap.
The OP did say "anything to keep the price down so even if it takes me a day to get there or a stop over I would certainly consider it" and he or she does appear to have plenty of time to fit it in.
A $570 fare was referred to but too late. Had it been available, that and the $50 return by bus makes $620. That could save $300 from the other fares mentioned. Worth taking an extra 10 hours each way?
I wouldn't fancy it myself but plenty do, because the bus fares can be so cheap.
The OP did say "anything to keep the price down so even if it takes me a day to get there or a stop over I would certainly consider it" and he or she does appear to have plenty of time to fit it in.
A $570 fare was referred to but too late. Had it been available, that and the $50 return by bus makes $620. That could save $300 from the other fares mentioned. Worth taking an extra 10 hours each way?
Nov 15th 2014, 8:25 pm
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Re: Flight help Canada - UK
Coach travel to Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels from £18 one-way // National Express Coaches
Cheap bus and train travel in the UK, Europe and Ireland | megabus.com
HTH.
