Hello everyone,
For my first visit to mainland Europe, I would like to see these three great cities. I am extending a business trip for this impromptu holiday, so I am required to fly in and out of Paris CDG.
I arrive in Paris on the 21st of October, and I would like to spend 5 nights there. Then I would like to leave for Amsterdam on the Thalys train on the 26th of October and spend three nights in Amsterdam.
That%26#39;s when I start to get a little hazy. How do you think I should try and get to Rome from Amsterdam on the 29th of October such that I can come back to Paris? Booking a flight would seem to be the easiest and quickest option, but looking at websites such as expedia, it appears that trying to create a multi-city itinerary turns out to be hideously expensive!
Two return tickets, one from Amsterdam -%26gt; Rome and the other Rome -%26gt; Paris appears to be much cheaper. Is it ok to book return tickets and not use the return portion? I can just tell the airline can%26#39;t I, and they will cancel it?
Unless someone knows of a website that can manage cheaper multi-city itineraries?
Thank you!
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Ok Might have a solution for you. There are a couple of ways you can do the AMS -Rome. There are no direct budget flights to Rome from Amsterdam but Transavia fly Rotterdam to Rome and Ryanair fly Eindhoven to Rome. Checked out Ryanair on the 29th Oct to Rome and it came out at just over 30 euros all in, flight was at a decent time also. Transavia were around 110 euros so proably take the ryaniar option.
You can get a train to Eindhoven ( www.ns.nl for planner) then a bus/taxi to the airport. Have not been to this airport but friends of mine say its fairly easy.
Just as another option Meridiana fly direct to Florence from AMS Schiphol. From there you can take a train to Rome (maybe you would also like to stay a while in the beautiful city of Florence).
On the return leg Rome-Paris there are more options. Check out www.skyscanner.com as Ryanair, Easyjet %26amp; Veuling all fly this route.
I checked on the 2nd November and got flights for around 50-60 euros. Just watch out which airport they fly to as Veuling are the only ones to fly to paris CDG.
All of these airlines are budget and will accept one way booking without penalty. Just watch the luggage allowance (15kg) on Ryanair, they are very strict about charging you excess luggage.
On your question about buying a return ticket on scheduled airlines then yes you can just ditch the return portion. Scheduled airlines generally overbook their flights anyway so if you don%26#39;t turn up I can%26#39;t see them bothering..
One more thing is that you can fly Paris CDG to AMS on Veuling for 30 euros on the 26th although the flight is at 06:50 in the morning so a bit early.
So if you are careful then you can do the trip for 140 euros including rail fares.
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Thanks so much for all the help!
My only problem with using the budget airlines is because I%26#39;m coming off of a fairly lengthy business trip, I have quite a bit of luggage weight. I%26#39;ll try and get it down to 15kg by sending things home but otherwise I might have to go with the major carriers.
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Can%26#39;t you find somewhere to store stuff for the duration of your trip then pick it back up on the way. I%26#39;m sure you could use the left luggage facility at CGD. Tht way you could just take what you need with you without having to drag all your luggage around Europe with you.
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