When I first arrived in Europe, I have always travelled to other cities or countries via bus. Sometimes I would take the train if there’s a special offer or so. Plane was in my mind a luxury I shouldn’t even think off. How wrong was I? Very.

Apparently, not only does travelling by plane save me time, it was also saving me money. Yep, plane tickets are cheaper than train or bus tickets (!!) especially for long journeys. All this time, I could have avoided that 12 hours bus ride, the 3 hours transit and another 5 hours on the road? Why didn’t anyone tell me this?! And that there are flight tickets as low as 21 Euros?!

Firstly, for shorter destinations, bus and trains can sometimes be cheaper. So, not sure how you should fly there? Don’t worry, even if you don’t know how to get there (where to transit, which airport, which station?! so many questions…) because there’s an app for that! It’s my all time favourite, Rome2Rio, it shows all the possible routes, layovers- with the price and travel time along. How amazing is that?!

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Can you believe how convenient this app is?! You even have options to visit nearby cities as well (Verona/Turin)!

Here you can also see that flying is the cheapest option: 38 Euros!! Despite that, not all airlines are so ‘generous’ in allowing you to fly cheap. Here are some of my favourites: Vueling, Ryanair, Eurowings. Well, favorites here mean that these are the ones I have used, and which have provided me flights (return) that cost less than 100 Euros. There might be more cheap airline companies out there, but these are the ones that I coincidentally have used.

PS: If you do want to travel by bus, I swear by Flixbus. They have the most extensive routes in Europe, wifi on board (!!), is convenient (I usually get car-sick during long drives but not with them!) and cheap. They offer for most routes the cheapest fares. Flixbus also allows you a big baggage up to 20 kg and a small package for onboard.

Through out these 3, they have proven that they are completely competent airlines. There is no ‘this one is better than that’ here, it just depends on your routes, since some routes are available on one airline and yet not on the other. If you’re trying to compare more airlines, you can use cheapflights or skyscanner instead! These two websites are known to give you the cheapest tickets available! (However, they apparently don’t include Eurowings or Vueling so check their fares as well!)

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So, the upside is: they’re cheap. And the downside? They’re cheap. You might be raising eyebrows at me now. But the thing is, who wouldn’t want to fly from Frankfurt to London for 35 Euros? Tickets are selling really fast, so if you’re trying to use these airlines make sure you book them 1-2 months in advance! Sometimes booking near the deadline might have an advantage though, they might have some last minute promos! But to be safe, just book in advance!

Here’s another unbelievable offer from Vueling, they have tickets from 20.99 Euros!

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Screenshot from Vueling website

That’s my small guide to cheap flights across Europe. Ask me for any questions and I’ll try my best to answer them. Now, what do you want to see? The classy London? or the ever-eternal Rome? Book your vacation now!

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