Cheapest way of getting to the continent

collisster · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:21

Hi, me and friends are going inter railing around europe in august from 3rd to 18th and we need to get onto the continent for the cheapest way possible, help please !! bmi looked good until the hidden costs for added up! they want 35 pounds to check a bag in !

Cheers

Collisster

MagicBoy · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:21

Swim?

asim18 · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:22

Ferry?

Robbo · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:24

Drive?

touch · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:26

asim18 said:
Ferry?

This, i suspect.

collisster · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:28

hmm but i would need to get to dover from midlands, and that will cost

"andy" · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:28

pushbike

Nix · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:29

Hide in the back of a lorry. Seems to be all the rage these days.

asim18 · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:29

Yeah. Hitch-hike.

collisster · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:31

needs to be a reliable way too, please guys!!!!

"andy" · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:36

well price the flight/bus/train up and there you go. theres your cheap reliable way

sadly theres no miracle secret for getting to france/holland from the uk for free

Nix · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:36

collisster said:
needs to be a reliable way too, please guys!!!!

Walk?

Cyanide · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:37

Ferry will be by far the cheapest way.

If you've already found flying too much then that rules that out.

There's the train... but even booked way in advance it'll cost a fortune just to get to london and the Eurostar is hideously expensive.

Ferry and a National Express shouldn't cost very much booked a month or so in advance.

trent · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:41

collisster said:
Hi, me and friends are going inter railing around europe in august from 3rd to 18th and we need to get onto the continent for the cheapest way possible, help please !! bmi looked good until the hidden costs for added up! they want 35 pounds to check a bag in !

Cheers

Collisster

abit off topic but... Were you going on your trip and what's your budget?

jak731 · 9 Mar 2010 at 00:51

Ryanair £5 flight with a £5 booking fee?

G-MAN2004 · 9 Mar 2010 at 01:03

The continent of Europe you say, aren't you already there?

PhillyDee · 9 Mar 2010 at 01:18

jak731 said:
Ryanair £5 flight with a £5 booking fee?

Trying to get to Europe then they will probably drop you off in Asia.

"andy" · 9 Mar 2010 at 01:56

jak731 said:
Ryanair £5 flight with a £5 booking fee?

they charge extra for non hand luggage

[FnG]magnolia · 9 Mar 2010 at 02:07

"andy" said:
they charge extra for non hand luggage

They'll probably also make you fly the plane then fine you when you crash it then add another fine when you ask why, with a secret surcharge if you didn't use their competition-limiting 'credit' card offering. Utter, utter *****.

If you have the time and the inclination, OP, I'd drive it. It's not the cheapest but you'll see a lot more

collisster · 9 Mar 2010 at 09:47

yeh bmi baby was 17 pounds each way east mids to paris, and then 40 pounds tax, worked out alright then they wanted an extra 35 pounds to check a bag in!
I'll have a more in depth look at other routes, any airports and routes cheaper than others?
preferably not spain.

We dont want to drive anywhere thats the idea of the inter rail ticket

We are carrying a bergan each around 100 litres

Cheers