I bought a one way ticket to Europe.
Jun 29th, 2017, 02:51 AM
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We fly space available and sometimes say there is an event you need to attend you purchase a one way ticket and then fly space a home. We know people that take a transitional cruise to Europe and then space a it home. They don't have a return. OP could not purchase a RT ticket because his return date would not allow him to purchase a ticket.
Back to question: https://www.stenaline.co.uk/ferries-to-france
I like the shorter ferry rides. We use Bayern pass in Germany, you travel after 9 am and cheap. Each country has some perks. Check out
https://www.seat61.com/ He is the expert.
Back to question: https://www.stenaline.co.uk/ferries-to-france
I like the shorter ferry rides. We use Bayern pass in Germany, you travel after 9 am and cheap. Each country has some perks. Check out
https://www.seat61.com/ He is the expert.
Jun 29th, 2017, 02:54 AM
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"You ask about problems with one-way tickets. A simpler problem than immigration and border security is that the second one-way to come home will be just as expensive as the first. Added together, the total is probably far more costly than a round trip. Intercontinental air prices are based on round trips and the one-ways, fair or not, aren't simply half of that. Too late to do anything about it, though."
This is not necessarily true. It may be more true on legacy carriers, but the upstart competition fares are priced one way . I myself bought a one way to Europe on Norwegian last year with no return as the schedule for the return flights was not yet published. A few weeks later I bought the return.
I just returned from a trip where we bought a one way on WoW for $150 and a return on Norwegian for $300. If we had travelled at the other end of the season, the inbound might well have been cheaper than the outbound.
So it is entirety possible that the OP could "wing it" and snatch up a cheap fare "on the fly" in Europe. Modern technology (cellphones etc) have made that possible.
This is not necessarily true. It may be more true on legacy carriers, but the upstart competition fares are priced one way . I myself bought a one way to Europe on Norwegian last year with no return as the schedule for the return flights was not yet published. A few weeks later I bought the return.
I just returned from a trip where we bought a one way on WoW for $150 and a return on Norwegian for $300. If we had travelled at the other end of the season, the inbound might well have been cheaper than the outbound.
So it is entirety possible that the OP could "wing it" and snatch up a cheap fare "on the fly" in Europe. Modern technology (cellphones etc) have made that possible.
Jun 29th, 2017, 04:19 AM
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cschmidt67 there are a few countries that are not Schengen, that you may want to research for part of your journey. Besides the UK and Ireland, you can go to Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria... lots of options (and good for your budget too.) You may find this calculator useful.
http://www.schengen-calculator.com/
The northwestern part of Croatia is not too far from Italy and you can also take ferries from Croatia to Italy.
http://www.schengen-calculator.com/
The northwestern part of Croatia is not too far from Italy and you can also take ferries from Croatia to Italy.
Jun 29th, 2017, 07:19 AM
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If by "problems", you all mean, they will ask you some pointed questions, then fine, you're right. I would not describe a few extra questions as a problem, however.
The Schengen issue is non-negotiable, however.
The Schengen issue is non-negotiable, however.
Jun 29th, 2017, 07:42 AM
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It is true that there are a couple budget airlines now where a one-way ticket is fine as rs899 says. If the OP bought a one-way ticket to begin with, I'm guessing maybe it was such an airline, in any case, they know what they spent.
As for how to travel around, that is a tough one as I've never wanted to do this big major travel all over Europe in a month or two thing. Eurail passes have gotten a lot more expensive, it seems to me, but still might make sense if you really were traveling on trains a lot and for long distance trips. I also don't really understand the statement about not a good option to travel for 6 months. Maybe because Eurail passes are for 2 months? Well, you could buy a couple i fyou really wanted, and the you could choose different bordering countries.
The 4 bordering countries one is $476 for 10 days of travel in 2 months. Let's say you did France, Benelux, Switzerland, Germany. That's only US$50 per day which is actually a pretty good fare for a long distance train (as it's only about 44 euro). Then for another time period you could choose France-Spain-Italy-Portugal for another $476.
I'm not sure this is a good idea or not as there are some reservation fees and some limitations on their use (in France I know there is), but you'd ahve to research that. Otherwise, you'd just have to pay as you go, and if you want to be footloose and fancy-free, you aren't going to be locking yourself into cheap discount fares 2 months ahead of time for a certain date, either. Local trains won't be that expensive ($50 a day), but longer ones can be a lot more, especially last minute. Trains in Poland and the CR are pretty cheap anyway, you could do those countries without the passes.
If you are just using the term Eurail as many do on Fodors to mean a railroad system, then yes, I would say that's the best way to travel around Europe with that much time.
As for the ticket thing I suspect a lot of that is your age, nationality and what you look like (as to potential problems). If you do buy a separate ticket for return, I don't see why that would be any problem whatsoever vesus a RT ticket, you willl have a ticket. I think a lot of these ticket things are kind of strange anyway as it's hardly any proof of anything and I wonder about border people, if that is their security method? Tickets can be cancelled, for example. Not to mention you can easily buy a cheap RT ticket and just not use one portion.
As for how to travel around, that is a tough one as I've never wanted to do this big major travel all over Europe in a month or two thing. Eurail passes have gotten a lot more expensive, it seems to me, but still might make sense if you really were traveling on trains a lot and for long distance trips. I also don't really understand the statement about not a good option to travel for 6 months. Maybe because Eurail passes are for 2 months? Well, you could buy a couple i fyou really wanted, and the you could choose different bordering countries.
The 4 bordering countries one is $476 for 10 days of travel in 2 months. Let's say you did France, Benelux, Switzerland, Germany. That's only US$50 per day which is actually a pretty good fare for a long distance train (as it's only about 44 euro). Then for another time period you could choose France-Spain-Italy-Portugal for another $476.
I'm not sure this is a good idea or not as there are some reservation fees and some limitations on their use (in France I know there is), but you'd ahve to research that. Otherwise, you'd just have to pay as you go, and if you want to be footloose and fancy-free, you aren't going to be locking yourself into cheap discount fares 2 months ahead of time for a certain date, either. Local trains won't be that expensive ($50 a day), but longer ones can be a lot more, especially last minute. Trains in Poland and the CR are pretty cheap anyway, you could do those countries without the passes.
If you are just using the term Eurail as many do on Fodors to mean a railroad system, then yes, I would say that's the best way to travel around Europe with that much time.
As for the ticket thing I suspect a lot of that is your age, nationality and what you look like (as to potential problems). If you do buy a separate ticket for return, I don't see why that would be any problem whatsoever vesus a RT ticket, you willl have a ticket. I think a lot of these ticket things are kind of strange anyway as it's hardly any proof of anything and I wonder about border people, if that is their security method? Tickets can be cancelled, for example. Not to mention you can easily buy a cheap RT ticket and just not use one portion.
Jun 29th, 2017, 07:48 AM
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The "problem" isn't your plane ticket (that's easy enough to solve one way or the other)...
it's the 90 day limit for Schengen countries that needs worked out if you plan to stay for 6 months. This seems like a good overview since you were not familiar with the rule:
http://www.immihelp.com/visas/schengenvisa/
it's the 90 day limit for Schengen countries that needs worked out if you plan to stay for 6 months. This seems like a good overview since you were not familiar with the rule:
http://www.immihelp.com/visas/schengenvisa/
