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| BenHutchings: The cheapest fare for London to Helsinki appears to be Finnair's at £150. The closest airports I could find that are served by budget airlines are Tampere (2 hours away by train) and Tallinn (3 hours away by ferry). Their fares for these dates are not much lower than Finnair's. Stockholm (Ryanair) might is rather cheaper to fly to but requires a long and maybe expensive ferry journey after. | '''Womble2:''' Here are the prices I found (updated 2005-03-07): ||'''Airport'''||'''Additional travel'''||'''Airline'''||'''Departure airport'''||'''Fare including additional travel''' ||'''Fare reduction for other dates''' || ||Helsinki ||local bus ||Finnair/BA ||Heathrow ||£161 + a little = ~£165 ||£10 less if returning on morning of 17th|| ||Tallinn ||ferry, 3 hours ||Easyjet ||Stansted ||£121 + EUR40 = ~£145 ||£45 less if returning on 16th or 19th || ||Tampere ||bus, 2.5 hours ||Ryanair ||Stansted ||£184 + EUR50 = ~£219 ||£40 less if going on 11th, £20 less if returning on 19th|| ||Stockholm ||ferry, 16-17 hours ||Ryanair ||Luton or Stansted ||£73 + EUR74 = ~£124 (no cabin, group rate)||no || I'm inclined to take the quick and simple route, though going via Tallinn and spending an extra day there is looking somewhat tempting now. |
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| Gatwick is good for me, Heathrow isn't too bad. Standstead is a little more stressful, but more than doable. - JD | Womble2: KLM will fly you from Edinburgh to Helsinki via Schiphol for about £200. Gatwick is good for me, Heathrow isn't too bad. Stansted is a little more stressful, but more than doable. - JD mhy: I'll be going; travelling from Newcastle as usual. I'll have to check how much cheaper flying via London is. |
1. UK Debian travel to Debconf 5 in Helsinki, Finland, 2005
Debconf site is at http://www.debconf.org/debconf5/ for more details. Dates are Sunday 10th July to Monday 18th July.
1.1. People
Add your name below if you're interested in travelling in a group.
Name |
Nick |
DD? |
Location |
Sledge |
Yes |
Cambridge |
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David Pashley |
JD |
hahaha |
Brighton |
jcm |
No |
Reading |
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Womble2 |
No |
Cambridge |
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nattie |
Like, no |
Cambridge |
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robtaylor |
Nope |
Cambridge |
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broonie |
Yes |
Edinburgh |
Sledge: I'll add links to flight information etc. as I cba.
Womble2: Here are the prices I found (updated 2005-03-07):
Airport |
Additional travel |
Airline |
Departure airport |
Fare including additional travel |
Fare reduction for other dates |
Helsinki |
local bus |
Finnair/BA |
Heathrow |
£161 + a little = ~£165 |
£10 less if returning on morning of 17th |
Tallinn |
ferry, 3 hours |
Easyjet |
Stansted |
£121 + EUR40 = ~£145 |
£45 less if returning on 16th or 19th |
Tampere |
bus, 2.5 hours |
Ryanair |
Stansted |
£184 + EUR50 = ~£219 |
£40 less if going on 11th, £20 less if returning on 19th |
Stockholm |
ferry, 16-17 hours |
Ryanair |
Luton or Stansted |
£73 + EUR74 = ~£124 (no cabin, group rate) |
no |
I'm inclined to take the quick and simple route, though going via Tallinn and spending an extra day there is looking somewhat tempting now.
moray: I'm planning to go, but will be travelling from Edinburgh - though it looks like flying via London may be sensible. broonie: Me too.
Womble2: KLM will fly you from Edinburgh to Helsinki via Schiphol for about £200.
Gatwick is good for me, Heathrow isn't too bad. Stansted is a little more stressful, but more than doable. - JD
mhy: I'll be going; travelling from Newcastle as usual. I'll have to check how much cheaper flying via London is.