Cheaper to fly via Berlin than to get train from Yorkshire to Essex
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 5:29 pm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... erlin.html
Whilst I can think of plenty of reasons not to do something like this, particularly when it involves flying Ryanair, I do have a sneaking admiration for the young man who had the perspicacity, time, and dedication to do something like this.
What he would have spent by going by rail :
£47 for train from Sheffield to Shenfield
£2.99 for ham and cheddar toastie for lunch
£1.80 bus fare from Sheffield to Hutton
TOTAL - £51.79
What he actually spent
£4 train from Sheffield to Derby
£4.20 for bus from Derby to East Midlands Airport
£11.83 Ryanair flight to Berlin
£5 Berlin return train from airport to city centre
£1.50 Currywurst for lunch
£9.54 Ryanair flight to London Stansted
£8 bus home to Hutton from Stansted airport
TOTAL - £44.07
He saved himself £7 and had a trip to Berlin as a bonus, a wonderful city.
Lovely story.
Whilst I can think of plenty of reasons not to do something like this, particularly when it involves flying Ryanair, I do have a sneaking admiration for the young man who had the perspicacity, time, and dedication to do something like this.
What he would have spent by going by rail :
£47 for train from Sheffield to Shenfield
£2.99 for ham and cheddar toastie for lunch
£1.80 bus fare from Sheffield to Hutton
TOTAL - £51.79
What he actually spent
£4 train from Sheffield to Derby
£4.20 for bus from Derby to East Midlands Airport
£11.83 Ryanair flight to Berlin
£5 Berlin return train from airport to city centre
£1.50 Currywurst for lunch
£9.54 Ryanair flight to London Stansted
£8 bus home to Hutton from Stansted airport
TOTAL - £44.07
He saved himself £7 and had a trip to Berlin as a bonus, a wonderful city.
Lovely story.