Flights between Glasgow & Stansted help
Thanks to Ryanair, its cancelled all flights between Stansted and Glasgow/Edinburgh. until March
Now my niece's girlfriend lives in Glasgow and was planning to fly down for the new year and my nieces birthday. Now being a good uncle, I want to help. Does anyone here know of cheap options for her to get down here. ---------- Post added at 19:03 ---------- Previous post was at 18:45 ---------- The GF is stuborn and won't let me pay. |
Re: Flights between Glasgow & Stansted help
Easyjet do the Glasgow- Stanstead route, double the cost of Ryanair..
Or you could try KLM via Istanbul and Amsterdam for £3549 and 26 hours of travelling! https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...ansted+glasgow |
Re: Flights between Glasgow & Stansted help
I did browse some sites, but hoping someone else here has been in the same boat and knows of another option.
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Re: Flights between Glasgow & Stansted help
Ever thought of google?
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Re: Flights between Glasgow & Stansted help
I got the sites via google, hence the request for any help, from someone who has been in this boat.
Trains are a no no, as if they where running they would be far too expensive (£150ish). Coaches involve a 8 hour plus journey time and its awkard to get to the stations either end. |
Re: Flights between Glasgow & Stansted help
It's coach or find someone else driving that day: https://www.blablacar.co.uk (I wouldn't do the latter because you might end up with some WEIRDO)
---------- Post added at 21:23 ---------- Previous post was at 21:15 ---------- Easyjet has the 29th December to 2nd Jan at £75 |
Re: Flights between Glasgow & Stansted help
You should not write off the train option unless they definitely are not running.
If the basic ticket price you mention is £150 your niece's friend could get an 18-25 or student railcard and be at least £20 better off to start with. That is before you use a a split ticketing site where the savings will usually be much more. |
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Advance booked train fares with reserved seats can be quite cheap, use a route planning service as these can offer some quite unconventional changes or longish waits at change stations to get a cheap rate. Also plan the journey as two separate trips rather than a return ticket. It all helps.
This one worked for me but there are others. When I was without a car I got down to Cornwall and back for under £100. If I'd been prepared to freeze my butt off at Westbury for 5 hours I could have halved it. |
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Buses are really cheap usually.
Trains can be if booked early enough. |
Re: Flights between Glasgow & Stansted help
It's a pity that the sleeper service, Megabus Gold, ended this Spring.
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I have a mega bus overnight bookrd with mega bus from Glasgow to London for net week.
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If you can pick when you travel, go by train. There are some very cheap seats to be had if you avoid the most popular days and times.
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Re: Flights between Glasgow & Stansted help
I had a quick look at BA and they do cheap flights for less than £150 to London airports, not Stansted though, but i can see there will be plenty of options at that price to fly.
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https://www.skyscanner.net/ is always a good starting point to look.
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Re: Flights between Glasgow & Stansted help
I would book the train 1st class nearer the time when cheap singles come out
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