Cheap but good holiday - Wedding Forum

mella · #1 (**permalink**) 28-08-2002, 10:11 AM

Hi

Just thought I'd share one of the cheapest hols I've had with you.

We got flights through Ryanair during a special offer time for £45 including taxes to sardinia. We stayed in a B&B hotel in a non touristy area and hired a car to drive through the mountains, along the coast etc.

We went in March and the weather was divine!

So keep an eye out for ryanair's deals. I've also done stockholm, genoa (driving on to santa margarita on the coast) and Turin with this airline all through their special offers.

Anyone else got cheap abroad hol ideas to share?

m
x

Dawnie · #2 (**permalink**) 28-08-2002, 12:28 PM

I'm another convertee to Ryanair.

I took them up on their January sales offer and took Steve to Pisa for Valentines Day. In February, Italy isn't hot, but it's not the freezing cold of England - each day the temperatures hit 14 - 15 degrees celsius.

We stayed for two nights and the flights were £29.00 each including taxes!!! WHAT A BARGAIN!!!! Booked the hotel through them as well and it all worked out fine.

Didn't know that they went to Sardinia - will have to look into that.

mella · #3 (**permalink**) 28-08-2002, 03:42 PM

Hiya!

Look up Alghero airport (I think) that's the one in sardinia. We paid £45 for TWO return flights.

I'd love to go to pisa.. might go have a look...

m
x

Lo · #4 (**permalink**) 28-08-2002, 04:38 PM

Oooh, I'd love to do Sardinia, I've got the travel brochures too, but I'm definately a convert to organising everything yourself!

We are going to St Lucia for Cupids wedding next year, and so far we have got an apartment with swimming pool for a week for £300 (self catering!) the flights for £1100 and the car hire for £450 (mental maths = £1800 ??)

Anyway, the moral here is, a room with breakfast for a week in a hotel was £2000 EACH !!!

We never thought we'd be able to afford it, but at that price we can

Lo x

Dawnie · #5 (**permalink**) 29-08-2002, 10:50 AM

£45.00 for both flights - you lucky thing Mel!

I'm going to go and check Ryanair now.

Cheers for the heads up on the name of the airport - i'd never have found it otherwise.

mella · #6 (**permalink**) 29-08-2002, 11:33 AM

Those were off-season and flights returning on a Monday, though. But still a bargain considering the car hire cost more!!

m
x

nikki · #7 (**permalink**) 29-08-2002, 02:46 PM

Ryanair are brilliant, especially if you get them at the right time - every now and then they do the most INCREDIBLE deals!

N xxx

roz · #8 (**permalink**) 30-08-2002, 10:42 AM

It's a bit galling when getting to the airports for these deals costs you more than the price of the flight though!!

Easyjet fly from Liverpool which is fab - we went to Madrid for cheapish 2 years ago - when Chris proposed to me!

Ryanair fly to Dublin from MAnchester and I intend to take advantage of that but getting to London makes things that much less convenient for us!!

Nikki - You've got BMI Baby at E Midlands now haven't you? Anyone tried them?

laurali · #9 (**permalink**) 30-08-2002, 03:23 PM

ok, i think that i can beat that.....the return flight from montpellier to standstead for me and h2b at a mighty......£9 each

KarenE · #10 (**permalink**) 02-09-2002, 12:46 PM

My aunt has flown from Belfast to Glasgow for the price of the tax...£2.50, with Easyjet.

Caz · #11 (**permalink**) 03-09-2002, 05:51 AM

We got a bargain in February of this year, a week self catering in Lanzarote including flights for £20.50 each.......................

Lady P..

KarenE · #12 (**permalink**) 03-09-2002, 06:28 AM

@Caz

Come and talk to Nikki and I in the Bargain Forum - it's nice in there, honest!

We obviously are in need of your talents!

Honey Bunny · #13 (**permalink**) 25-09-2002, 05:45 AM

Hi everyone

Talking of cheap flights. My Dad is italian and last year in October he went to visit his brother and the flight cost him £2.99 including taxes. It cost him £40 to park the car for a week! We fly to Pescara and it is about half an hour drive from where my dad comes from its great.

We went there this year in July but had to pay £60 each, each way which is still great when you think about it.

Get this, my cousin and his girlfriend are coming over in about 2 weeks time and it's free!!!

Also they booked to come to our wedding in December and it is only costing them 14 euros each

Its just too good to be true!