macy37 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Looking at flights to get me to a town just North of Nuremburg and going by Easyjet to Munich, while being cheap is a pain in the arse because of flight times being late and hence transfers to the town being complicated and long so I've been scouring the net for alternatives. The best I can find is - Ryanair - May 12th - Edinburgh - Stanstead 10.40 - 12.05 Stanstead - Nuremburg 14.10 - 16.50 May 16th - Nuremburg - Stanstead 17.15 - 18.00 Stanstead - Edinburgh - 20.00 - 21.20 Is this doable and if there is a delay on connecting flights I take it means we are goosed and stuck hanging around for a day?!! Anyone got any other thoughts on how to tackle this journey? Cost wise it fits as I think it was only showing it to be around £120 all in when I looked last night. There's a group of about 6 of us travelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Easyjet and (especially) Ryanair are notorious for adding 15-20 minutes onto their flight times (so they can say things like "90% of our flights arrive ahead of schedule" etc...), and with check-in online, you have more than enough time between flights. Given how good transport links are in Germany, have you considered direct to Frankfurt and then train to Nuremburg (only 2.5 hours by train....and considering you will be spending that amount of time in Stanstead, might as well do it on the move) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Bamberg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Bamberg? Erlangen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Easyjet and (especially) Ryanair are notorious for adding 15-20 minutes onto their flight times (so they can say things like "90% of our flights arrive ahead of schedule" etc...), and with check-in online, you have more than enough time between flights. Given how good transport links are in Germany, have you considered direct to Frankfurt and then train to Nuremburg (only 2.5 hours by train....and considering you will be spending that amount of time in Stanstead, might as well do it on the move) I'll take a look but flights be far more I would guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I'll take a look but flights be far more I would guess? I would not say much more than what you are paying for flights alone already.... I think Lufthansa from Edinburgh varies from £90 to £120 return (naturally you will have to pay extra for the rail fare onwards). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 I would not say much more than what you are paying for flights alone already.... I think Lufthansa from Edinburgh varies from £90 to £120 return (naturally you will have to pay extra for the rail fare onwards). Must be busy timing as showing around £180 at moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitre Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 (edited) Erlangen. Nice town. Was there for an interview many moons ago (just outside) with adidas. Do KLM still fly to Nuremberg? Better to consider a scheduled flight IMHO. Edited September 16, 2015 by Mitre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Wouldn't fancy 2 hours (scheduled) to get through the border then security at Stansted. If you're being quoted almost £200 with Ryanair - you'd be as well using Lufthansa. Protected transfers, and with 4 flights you'll easy get back £20 worth of beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorryLoon Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 (edited) Am sure Lufthansa give you a return train journey to anywhere in Germany for 25 euros Edited September 16, 2015 by TorryLoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Am sure Lufthansa give you a return train journey to anywhere in Germany for 25 euros Each way http://www.lufthansa.com/uk/en/The-train-to-the-plane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Wouldn't fancy 2 hours (scheduled) to get through the border then security at Stansted. If you're being quoted almost £200 with Ryanair - you'd be as well using Lufthansa. Protected transfers, and with 4 flights you'll easy get back £20 worth of beer. I'm not. It's under £120 with Ryanair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Wouldn't fancy 2 hours (scheduled) to get through the border then security at Stansted. If you're being quoted almost £200 with Ryanair - you'd be as well using Lufthansa. Protected transfers, and with 4 flights you'll easy get back £20 worth of beer. Border then security? What do you mean by that? I take it despite using the same airline we'd need to go oot then back in? Surely at any airport 45mins would be more than enough no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Border then security? What do you mean by that? I take it despite using the same airline we'd need to go oot then back in? Surely at any airport 45mins would be more than enough no? Ryanair do not do through bookings.... You would effectively be buying two separate tickets and would have to go through security again for 2nd flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I'm not. It's under £120 with Ryanair. Must be busy timing as showing around £180 at moment. Make your mind up! When I checked skyscanner, it was saying £145 with KLM/AF Border then security? What do you mean by that? I take it despite using the same airline we'd need to go oot then back in? Surely at any airport 45mins would be more than enough no? Yeah. I've waited 2 hours to get through passport checks at Stansted before. Also, your next plane will be boarding 45 mins before departure time. You're also landing at a very busy time. It's your call though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Ryanair do not do through bookings.... You would effectively be buying two separate tickets and would have to go through security again for 2nd flight. Ok, thought so but surely there's plenty time as long as we're on schedule? Klm....do they do straight through? Easy jet despite being painful times is looking more like the best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Make your mind up! When I checked skyscanner, it was saying £145 with KLM/AF Yeah. I've waited 2 hours to get through passport checks at Stansted before. Also, your next plane will be boarding 45 mins before departure time. You're also landing at a very busy time. It's your call though! The £180 reference was to Lufthansa. Af? Not seeing that but I'm all ears...it's proving difficult and all for a boozy weekend! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 The £180 reference was to Lufthansa. Af? Not seeing that but I'm all ears...it's proving difficult and all for a boozy weekend! :-) Just a stick your dates into akyscanner, times are a bit pish though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Now looking at Stuttgart from Edinburgh with Easyjet then a 3 hour train trip and just get the Munich flight back to Edinburgh. Cheap, only involves direct flights but a bit of a ball ache to get to/from Erlangen but a train journey on the way there with rakes of beer and pretzels can't be too bad surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Never had a bad time with beer on a German train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Never had a bad time with beer on a German train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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