I went over to London to meet a friend who was over for a rather sad occasion and as I have known him and his family for a very long time, I really thought it necessary to go over and see him.
Since the cheap airlines came about during the Celtic tiger, you could find flights for ridiculous amounts of money like €20 Euro for a flight, but there is always a catch! Since the death of the Celtic tiger, the prices have increased.
When I went over last year, my company paid - so it wasn't a question of what I did, the company pays for the flight, hotel and all travel and then gives you a budget of £50 per day for meals, so it's pretty easy to stay with in budget.
So I searched for the Cheapest flight to Heathrow, it was really the first time I was going to London on my own, so I wanted the simplest way without having to find my way around the Tubes or several trains. I booked my air ticket with Aer Lingus the cheapest air ticket I could find:-
€125.97 - Air Ticket : Return Dublin - London
£208.00 - 2 nights, Hotel Accommodation - London (Very nice hotel across from Kensington Gardens)
£ 34.00 - Heathrow Express Return ticket
£ 5.00 - Tube Ticket to Hotel Stop
£ 9.00 - All day Tube Ticket
£ 5.00 - Tube ticket to Paddington
£ 20.00 - Meals and Coffee's on the Friday
£ 20.00 - Meals and Coffee's on the Sat
So there is no such thing as a cheap week-end in London, all in all with the exchange rate and various incidentals it cost me about €500.00, yes I know I could have done it cheaper! But really at my age I deserve to travel in style.
Thank goodness for friends buying me dinner and lunches while I was there else it would have turned out to be much more expensive.
By the way I am not complaining I just wanted to work out how much a my week-end would cost with my cheap flight! :)
Since the cheap airlines came about during the Celtic tiger, you could find flights for ridiculous amounts of money like €20 Euro for a flight, but there is always a catch! Since the death of the Celtic tiger, the prices have increased.
When I went over last year, my company paid - so it wasn't a question of what I did, the company pays for the flight, hotel and all travel and then gives you a budget of £50 per day for meals, so it's pretty easy to stay with in budget.So I searched for the Cheapest flight to Heathrow, it was really the first time I was going to London on my own, so I wanted the simplest way without having to find my way around the Tubes or several trains. I booked my air ticket with Aer Lingus the cheapest air ticket I could find:-
€125.97 - Air Ticket : Return Dublin - London
£208.00 - 2 nights, Hotel Accommodation - London (Very nice hotel across from Kensington Gardens)
£ 34.00 - Heathrow Express Return ticket
£ 5.00 - Tube Ticket to Hotel Stop
£ 9.00 - All day Tube Ticket
£ 5.00 - Tube ticket to Paddington
£ 20.00 - Meals and Coffee's on the Friday
£ 20.00 - Meals and Coffee's on the Sat
So there is no such thing as a cheap week-end in London, all in all with the exchange rate and various incidentals it cost me about €500.00, yes I know I could have done it cheaper! But really at my age I deserve to travel in style.
Thank goodness for friends buying me dinner and lunches while I was there else it would have turned out to be much more expensive.
By the way I am not complaining I just wanted to work out how much a my week-end would cost with my cheap flight! :)