Cheap Flights

Tips for Getting Cheap Flights

Start looking for flights as soon as you know when you want to travel (generally flights booked   

well in advance are the cheapest)

Use the Internet to check on-line agencies.  

If possible travel during the week on weekdays on early flights or late flights (these tend to be 

cheapest). 

Once you have decided on date (make sure this is flexible) try a couple of days before and after

to see if price differs. 

Be flexible – if you live near more than one airport compare prices of the two – same goes for

destination city: compare prices of flying to different airports (London Heathrow vs London Stansted).

If possible test to see if one destination city (Belfast vs London) is cheaper to travel to than

others.

ONLINE AGENCIES: 

                                            Cheapoair

                                            expedia.com.au

                                            wegolo

Flying to London

AIRASIA

AirAsia is the latest in budget airlines offering no thrills- cheap flights to various locations around the world. One of the ways AirAsia aims to cut costs is by having its customers only pay for what they will need; meals, in flight entertainment, excess baggage are all extras that are paid for on top of initial flight cost.

                                           

To give example (My Booking):

(Note: flight was booked 8 months in advance and was part promo flight)

Flight 1: Perth (PER)  -  Kuala Lumpur (KUL)  

Flight 2: Kuala Lumpur (KUL)  -  London (STN)

Flight                                         386.00 AUD

Airport Tax and Fees              72.00 AUD

Sub Total                                   458.00 AUD

Convenience Fee                    10.00 AUD

2 x D7 International Meal        14.00 AUD

2 x Baggage - up to 20kg       39.60 AUD

Sub Total                                   63.60 AUD

Total Amount                            521.60 AUD

            Note also that flight is to Stansted Airport

Coach Into Central London

EASYBUS

EasyBus is the leading low cost London airport transfers bus and coach service - probably the cheapest and most convenient way of getting to and from central London to Gatwick Airport, Stansted Airport & Luton Airport. 

From 2 GBP (book in advance)  to 10 GBP (at time of travel)

Buses leave every 20 minutes and the service runs 24 hrs a day.

To give example (My Booking):

STANSTED to Baker Street  - 2.99 GBP

Baker Street to Russell Square

UNDERGROUND TRAIN

1) From Baker Street take the Metropolitan Line
2) Change lines at Kings Cross St. Pancras to the Piccadilly Line
3) Leave the train at Russell Square

Journey: Baker Street → Great Portland Street → Euston Square → Kings Cross St. Pancras change lines Kings Cross St. Pancras → Russell Square

Estimated time: 18 minsFare zones: 1