View Full Version : This can't be right...


spiderdust
Nov 16, 06, 4:30 pm
I'm scoping out some possibilities for my trip to Europe at the end of May, and found that there's a flight from Oslo to Bremen for 39 NOK. That's $6! That can't be right, can it?

emailkid
Nov 16, 06, 4:43 pm
Without knowing any details whatsoever, it's kinda hard to say :rolleyes:

Of course it may always be a mistake fare, in which case it probably won't last long ...

EmailKid

MADflyer
Nov 16, 06, 5:05 pm
Sure it can. I just booked a $0.12 flight from MAD to SNN where Transatlantics are much cheaper and they sell one-way fares. When they add in baggage fees and other charges and taxes those 'free' flights can get up to between $15 to $30 but still a good deal. There are of course no ff miles with these LCC's.

I am flying to Sweden from MAD next week that I got for around $18 total and then return in C with JK for $175, earning 3400 frequent flyer miles.

schmare
Nov 16, 06, 5:17 pm
That's the Ryanair flight, I assume?

I just priced it out for a random date in May, and got the NOK39 rate, plus taxes comes to NOK216 (about $35US). Add a little more for ryanair's fee for using a credit card, baggage charges, etc.

Still not a bad deal, but all those extras definitely add up!

bcmatt
Nov 16, 06, 5:21 pm
And if it is Ryanair, you have to factor in the inconvenience of getting to an airport (TRP) that is 120km[sic] from Oslo!

spiderdust
Nov 16, 06, 6:16 pm
And if it is Ryanair, you have to factor in the inconvenience of getting to an airport (TRP) that is 120km[sic] from Oslo!

YIKES! :eek: That's not convenient at all!

Still, it's good to hear that the price may not be a typo. Even with the fees and taxes added, that's a pretty good deal.

And yes, it was a Ryanair flight. :)

bhatnasx
Nov 16, 06, 9:49 pm
The legroom on Ryanair - http://flickr.com/photos/43919623@N00/97874091/

http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/11/16/reader-rant-ryanair-the-airline-for-the-extremely-poor-or-very-lonely/#more-439 (scroll up a bit to start the article)

schmare
Nov 16, 06, 10:10 pm
If you do end up taking the flight from TRP, you can take a bus to get from Oslo to the airport.

http://www.torpekspressen.no/english/rutetider_uk.htm

about 2 hours, about $22US one way. Not ideal, but do-able.

But for that price and extra time, you might want to look at other LCCs from OSL to other cities in Germany - depending on your final destination, it might not be that much more expensive.

farci
Nov 17, 06, 3:02 am
If you do end up taking the flight from TRP, you can take a bus to get from Oslo to the airport.

http://www.torpekspressen.no/english/rutetider_uk.htm

about 2 hours, about $22US one way. Not ideal, but do-able.

But for that price and extra time, you might want to look at other LCCs from OSL to other cities in Germany - depending on your final destination, it might not be that much more expensive.
Try Norwegian (http://www.norwegian.no/) - they fly from Gardermoen the main Oslo airport


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