Alaska to Europe as cheap as possible
Sep 26, 2016, 10:06 pm
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Would costs be lower if you left from Canada, perhaps YVR? You'd need a separate ticket from Alaska or ground transportation.
Norwegian has some good TATL fares.
DUB TATL fares typically are cheap, but I don't know whether their dog rules are similar
to those of England.
Norwegian has some good TATL fares.
DUB TATL fares typically are cheap, but I don't know whether their dog rules are similar
to those of England.
Sep 27, 2016, 8:08 am
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Weather in Alaska in December?
Cycling in Alaska in December? That sounds painful. If you don't already have shipping boxes for your bikes then you might want to look in to prearranging them. There is an REI store in Fairbanks and a handful of adventure shops that might be able to get what you need but you certainly won't find the cycling support infrastructure that is enjoyed in other parts of the world.
Sep 27, 2016, 8:19 am
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Thanks for pointing that out, somehow I missed it 
Work took me to Fairbanks the week between Christmas and New Year, and the HIGH temperature was -20 degreez.
There was snow everywhere, and sun was out only about 5 hours each day.
I'm sure it's warmer along the coast, but days will be short.
Maybe rethink Alaska in December on bicycles @:-)
Work took me to Fairbanks the week between Christmas and New Year, and the HIGH temperature was -20 degreez.
There was snow everywhere, and sun was out only about 5 hours each day.
I'm sure it's warmer along the coast, but days will be short.
Maybe rethink Alaska in December on bicycles @:-)
Sep 27, 2016, 10:15 am
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Originally Posted by OrangeCrow
Anyway, if I would buy the miles with 40% bonus offer, I would need 40K miles and that would cost around 850USD plus the dog 400usd (100usd per each AS segment plus 200usd for TATL segment), plus the bikes 450usd (300usd for TATL segment and 150usd for FAI-PDX segment), so a total of 1700USD.
If you end up flying into FRA, you might want to look into the cost of a one-way car rental from FRA to BER, instead of flying the final leg.
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Sep 27, 2016, 10:23 am
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Cycling in Alaska in December? That sounds painful. If you don't already have shipping boxes for your bikes then you might want to look in to prearranging them. There is an REI store in Fairbanks and a handful of adventure shops that might be able to get what you need but you certainly won't find the cycling support infrastructure that is enjoyed in other parts of the world.
Thanks for pointing that out, somehow I missed it
Work took me to Fairbanks the week between Christmas and New Year, and the HIGH temperature was -20 degreez.
There was snow everywhere, and sun was out only about 5 hours each day.
I'm sure it's warmer along the coast, but days will be short.
Maybe rethink Alaska in December on bicycles @:-)
Work took me to Fairbanks the week between Christmas and New Year, and the HIGH temperature was -20 degreez.
There was snow everywhere, and sun was out only about 5 hours each day.
I'm sure it's warmer along the coast, but days will be short.
Maybe rethink Alaska in December on bicycles @:-)
Sep 27, 2016, 10:27 am
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"Anyway, if I would buy the miles with 40% bonus offer, I would need 40K miles and that would cost around 850USD plus the dog 400usd (100usd per each AS segment plus 200usd for TATL segment), plus the bikes 450usd (300usd for TATL segment and 150usd for FAI-PDX segment), so a total of 1700USD."
If you use AS miles for an award ticket and check your bikes through from FAI to Germany, are you sure that you'd have to pay a bike fee for each leg?
If you end up flying into FRA, you might want to look into the cost of a one-way car rental from FRA to BER, instead of flying the final leg.
If you use AS miles for an award ticket and check your bikes through from FAI to Germany, are you sure that you'd have to pay a bike fee for each leg?
If you end up flying into FRA, you might want to look into the cost of a one-way car rental from FRA to BER, instead of flying the final leg.
Sep 27, 2016, 10:27 am
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