JONG airline ticketing Q (multiple destinations)

[Superstar Punani]

Looking for the cheapest plane ticket for my upcoming business/pleasure trip. Work will pay for all the work-related segments, but I have to cough up the difference for the pleasure segments...

Gots to be in London Jan 28-31 and Madrid Feb1-4, then alls good.


LAX-London-Madrid-LAX (Bidness part of the trip) = $850

LAX-London-Madrid-Geneva-LAX = $1800

LAX-London-Madrid-Geneva-Amsterdam-LAX = $200



How the fucking fuck does a detour through Geneva and/or Amsterdam add >$1k to the price of my ticket? Any suggestions for cheaper alternatives? I was thinking of just using Heathrow as a hub for cheap flights.....
LAX-Heathrow-Madrid-Heathrow-Geneva-Heathrow-Amsterdam-Heathrow-LAX.

Advice, Suggestions, telling me to go fuck myself, etc all welcome.

Thanks

Punani

(Edit- used travelocity for quotes)

[bad_roo]

Try diverting to Lyon instead of Geneve and using expedia?

[elevens]

Train from London to Amsterdam is only a few bucks (150/200) and it's fast a hell. Shit, half of Europe trains it to Amsterdam for weekend get aways.....there's my suggestion.

elevens

[Snow Dog]

All you need is one of these:
http://altura.speedera.net/ccimg.cat...ts/3321230.jpg
Don't forget to bring water and snacks.

[Superstar Punani]

Originally posted by bad_roo
Try diverting to Lyon instead of Geneve and using expedia?

Thanks! Will try Expedia...

Have to be Geneva so I can visit 81yo Grandma Punani, and easy access to Cham or Verbier

[Superstar Punani]

Ok......I'm free from Jan 31-Feb 1....should I spend the weekend in London and hit the piss with you pommie bastards, or spend the weekend in Madrid with the Spanish chicas?

[truth]

Originally posted by bad_roo
Try diverting to Lyon instead of Geneve and using expedia?

Yeah...that cut my tic price by 50%.

[comish]

That's easy. Party in Madrid with the spanish chicas!!!

Your best bet is to use London as a home base and buy cheap tickets on BA, easyjet, swiss etc to Geneva and Madrid. RT to both would be like $100-$150 if bought early enough. Flights within the continent tend to be very expensive whereas flights to and from the Island (UK) are cheap. The train to Amsterdam from London isn't that fast because the Eurostar doesn't go all the way to Amsterdam. You are changing trains which adds time. Plus trains aren't as cheap as one would think. Cheapest is Easyjet/Ryanair when bought way ahead of time.

Enjoy!!!

[Lostinthetrees]

TGV from Paris to Geneve - ~ 150euro aller-retour

Fly into Lyon? Try train from Lyon to Geneve?

What dates are you in Geneve and available for skiing?
I got the wheels if you can arrange the deals!

Been to Cham? Not I. Maybe we can hit up Idris for a tour?

Snowing plenty the end of this week and into the weekend from Verb - PDS - Cham. Another 30 - 60cm predicted from Friday thru Sunday.

Out of here this evening for 2 days up in PDS!
LITT

[Superstar Punani]

Originally posted by Lostinthetrees
TGV from Paris to Geneve - ~ 150euro aller-retour

Fly into Lyon? Try train from Lyon to Geneve?

What dates are you in Geneve and available for skiing?
I got the wheels if you can arrange the deals!

Been to Cham? Not I. Maybe we can hit up Idris for a tour?

Snowing plenty the end of this week and into the weekend from Verb - PDS - Cham. Another 30 - 60cm predicted from Friday thru Sunday.

Out of here this evening for 2 days up in PDS!
LITT

Yo LITT!

Looking to be in Geneve round about the 5th-10th! I'll try and get in touch w/ Tom in Cham. He reminds me of Han Solo as he offered to take Luke and Obi Wan into the Alderon system.

I can take us on a tour, based on a hazy memory of Tom's Aiguille routes, but I'm scared shitless and don't want to die.

[Mulletizer]

Comish is on it. Easyjet all the way. Watch out though - they fly out of all three of the London Airports so make sure you realise which is which when booking (I don't want to under-estimate how much of an air tix jong you are - ignore if you know this already).

[bad_roo]

You need to watch Ryanair - they knacker you for excess baggage costs.

[splat]

Wait a minute, beeeeeatch. I'll be in Cham on the 5th. WTF are you doing on the 5th? Nursing a bad flu at Granny's, I suggest.

[Superstar Punani]

Originally posted by splat
Wait a minute, beeeeeatch. I'll be in Cham on the 5th. WTF are you doing on the 5th? Nursing a bad flu at Granny's, I suggest.

BEYYYOOTCH!!!! Give me your itinerary! I leave Madrid on night of 4th or early 5th and will head to Geneva and Cham. How long are you in Cham? You got the French Connection? (Benji, P.A., etc)

Granny Punani's liquor vault is calling. I don't think it has been opened since the last time we were there

[splat]

Originally posted by Punani
BEYYYOOTCH!!!! Give me your itinerary! I leave Madrid on night of 4th or early 5th and will head to Geneva and Cham. How long are you in Cham? You got the French Connection? (Benji, P.A., etc)

Granny Punani's liquor vault is calling. I don't think it has been opened since the last time we were there

I'll be driving into Cham from Munich on the 5th, landing wherever when I get there (Tom's, Benji's, Arno's....haven't gotten that far yet.) You know how I like to wing it. Get me Granny's GSM #.

I'll be hanging a couple weeks, probly driftin into Italy.