can anyone help please - Need flight cheaper than £399

Surfer · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:09

Hi can anyone help? Unfortunately for me the flight i was going to book back to the UK has increased a lot since i looked at it last...i curse that i didnt book it at the time.

Only have £399 thats it maximum. If i dont get flight back then im stuck here in Taiwan and will probably end up wandering the streets

from taiwan to UK

or would it be worthwhile flying taiwan to Paris (charles de gaulle) and figuring something out.

A friend of mine has mentioned they would pick me up from london. I could ask them to pick me up from paris instead?

I dunno im clutching at straws here. help?

MickeyFinns · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:16

How much is the flight to Paris?

You can get a Eurolines/Megabus coach from Paris to London for under £20.

SideWinder · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:19

Is there no way someone at home can transfer additional money over to you? Friends or family?

Tom0 · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:20

£504 is the cheapest I can find to LHR :\

http://www.lastminute.com/trips/fli...rce=affaw-59126&cabins=Y&tmcampid=7&srchInf=0

Surfer · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:20

£372

with china eastern to CDG (involves long long waits in airports but at least i dont have to travel to a connecting airport.

Can i book online a megabus coach from paris to london?

dfarrall · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:23

Yep you can, check dates first though as they don't run every day.

MickeyFinns · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:23

Surfer said:
£372 with china eastern to CDG (involves long long waits in airports but at least i dont have to travel to a connecting airport.

Can i book online a megabus coach from paris to london?

Yup

http://uk.megabus.com/

Tom0 · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:24

Around £30 for a bus on Friday night.

http://uk.megabus.com/JourneyResult...inboundPcaCount=0&promotionCode=&withReturn=0

Surfer · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:25

no megabuses from paris to london on the 11th april.

flight details

17:20TPE Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan China Eastern MU500219:00NKG Nanking / Nanjing 1h 40

Connect in airport Long wait 14h 09:00 (+1)NKG Nanking / Nanjing China Eastern MU281110:25 PEK Beijing Capital1h 25

Connect in airport Long wait 22h 50 09:15 (+2) PEK Beijing Capital China Eastern MU866714:15CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle11h

Adam · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:30

How is it even possible to get yourself in a mess like this?

Have you tried kayak?

Surfer · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:32

Because i had an arrangement with my parents they would lend me money and i would pay them back...its unfortunate however that i didnt book straight away which meant airline prices went up.

simple mistake...you never made a mistake in your life mr perfect?

Surfer · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:35

Tom0 said:
Around £30 for a bus on Friday night.

http://uk.megabus.com/JourneyResult...inboundPcaCount=0&promotionCode=&withReturn=0

thanks but nothing on 10th, 11th or 12th april

Theophany · 2 Apr 2013 at 09:37

Surfer said:
no megabuses from paris to london on the 11th april.

flight details

17:20TPE Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan China Eastern MU500219:00NKG Nanking / Nanjing 1h 40

Connect in airport Long wait 14h 09:00 (+1)NKG Nanking / Nanjing China Eastern MU281110:25 PEK Beijing Capital1h 25

Connect in airport Long wait 22h 50 09:15 (+2) PEK Beijing Capital China Eastern MU866714:15CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle11h

36 hours of waiting? Ouch, hope you've got yourself a couple of good books! Hope it all goes well for you.

Surfer · 2 Apr 2013 at 10:02

ok i can get a eurolines coach from Paris Roissy CDG to either London Victoria, Dover, or Folkestone for around 48 euros.

this seems to be the cheapest. I suspect it will be quicker from my friend to drive straight to dover/folkestone rather than to a London Airport yeah?

need to press the buy button on this flight today before the price inevitably goes up!

Seft · 2 Apr 2013 at 10:27

This itinerary is much quicker if you can wait until the 24th:

Taipei (TSA) to Paris (CDG) - Wed, Apr 24
Taipei (TSA) to Shanghai (SHA) - Wed, Apr 24
China Eastern 5098 Dep: 5:15PM Arr: 7:20PM 2h 5m Airbus A321 Economy (M)
Layover in SHA 4h 35m
This flight contains airport changes

Shanghai (PVG) to Paris (CDG) - Wed, Apr 24
China Eastern 553 Dep: 11:55PM Arr: 6:30AM 12h 35m Airbus A330 Economy (M)
Thu, Apr 25
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) 19,338.00
Total cost for 1 passenger 19,338.00

ikillbears · 2 Apr 2013 at 10:29

Matters where he's coming from and your going to

POB · 2 Apr 2013 at 10:30

Surfer said:
I suspect it will be quicker from my friend to drive straight to dover/folkestone rather than to a London Airport yeah?

Depends on where your friend starts from.

Dave · 2 Apr 2013 at 10:38

Surfer said:
no megabuses from paris to london on the 11th april.

flight details

17:20TPE Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan China Eastern MU500219:00NKG Nanking / Nanjing 1h 40

Connect in airport Long wait 14h 09:00 (+1)NKG Nanking / Nanjing China Eastern MU281110:25 PEK Beijing Capital1h 25

Connect in airport Long wait 22h 50 09:15 (+2) PEK Beijing Capital China Eastern MU866714:15CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle11h

You'll need to check visas here - you need a transit visa (which costs money!) if your wait is longer than 24 hours in China. I don't know if this is cumulative (as you're staying at Nanjing AND Beijing) or if it's "per" wait; presumably the border guards won't check passport/visas if it's internal, but China is hardly the country to be in when slipping up with visas

Surfer · 2 Apr 2013 at 10:39

POB said:
Depends on where your friend starts from.

Aberdeen

chanjy · 2 Apr 2013 at 10:40