I need help planning which airlines to take for my European vacation?
November 2011, I'm going to Europe and here is how it will work Raleigh/Durham - London, England London, England - Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany - Naples, Italy Naples, Italy - Raleigh/Durham What is the cheapest airline? I'm just starting to plan on my trip and expedia sucks. Thank you in advance It doesn't matter which airport. That's why I didn't give the airport codes. I want to go with whatever is cheapest Rolla Fan- It would also have been nice if you gave me all the websites that you used. Thanks.
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1 :Cheaper option is this, a return Raleigh- London,London Raleigh, then the middle bit i am sure a budget airline within Europe, Easyjet for example will cover the Europe leg of your journey, most countries have their own low cost carrier.
2 :Hey, at least you could provide us with some airport codes of the destinations which you desire to travel... Anyways, airport codes are Raleigh/Durham (RDU) London, England (I'm guessing you mean Heathrow, which is LHR) Berlin, Germany (Tegel - TXL) Naples, Italy (NAP) From RDU to LHR, it costs about $850 with 2 stops. LHR to TXL, it's $100 TOPS, because of short distance TXL to NAP, it's about $450, using Brussel airline NAP to RDU, it's about $1600, with 2 stops. So, you will end up spending anywhere between $3000 ~ $5000 depending on which website you look into. Make sure you double check with the airlines' website as they do have the lowest fare quite often than the third party websites such as Expedia. Also, I would like to advise you to take advantage of having mileage membership (particularly Star Alliance, which is an enrollment mileage program for various airlines) and you will end up flying with many other lines due to the fact that you are looking for the cheapest option and it will drag you down quite easily...
3 :Best way on Expedia is to book it as a multi-leg trip. The airline I would look closely at would be US Airways, Continental, Delta, and American Airlines. Also I suspect if you want to do this as cheap as possible then you may want to consider flying out of Rome or Milan instead of Naples. Along with that consideration you may want to look at taking the train or bus between Berlin and Naples due to the fact there may be limited flight service between the two cities. With that said, there are a few options from London to Berlin such as British Airways, Lufthansa, Easy Jet, and Air Berlin. The latter two are budget airlines that typically do not show up on websites like Expedia. Then from Berlin to Naples the most likely you will need to consider Lufthansa or Air Berlin.
4 :I would actually go to a travel agent and see what kind of pricing they can get you for this trip. Another suggestion I have is that I know American Airlines has a non-stop flight from Raleigh/Durham to London. I would see if Air Berlin does London to Berlin and onto Naples. If you can buy a round-trip ticket on Air Berlin from London to Naples and do a stopover in Berlin, the ticket should not be too much more. Then you can fly American back from London to Raleigh/Durham.
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