Going to London in a few months. Am thinking of a short getaway to somewhere in Europe, either Budapest or Istanbul. Need help in finding sites/resources to help me find good deals. Have looked at expedia and lastminute.com --- any others I should definitely check? Thanks!

Hi T,

How long will you be in London?

Sorry I can't help you w/ your question -- I know tons about getaways from London but almost nothing about getting to Istanbul.

But some hopefully useful advice - Your title sounds like you are asking about weekends or day trips in the UK. You really want to know more about the best way to get to Budapest and/or Turkey.

You might get good responses on this thread - but a title something like "Best fares/sites for travel from London to Budapest or Istanbul?" would get more notice from people who travel to those two cities.

There are usually many deals odvertised on the weekly travel sections of the following newspapers:

www.Timesonline.co.uk
www.Guardian.co.uk
www.Independent.co.uk
www.telegraph.co.uk

I'll be in London for 2 weeks, but thinking of getting away for 4-5 days. It doesn't have to be Budapest or Istanbul, so any other suggestions?

Janis, thanks for your advice, I think I'll re-post with your suggested heading!


Cheers!