Ryanair - dare I???

Amber_Sunshine

I'm plannning a trip from Barcelona to London in June, and usually fly with Easyjet. Ryanair are much cheaper in June, however after all the bad press I've heard about them I'm hesitant ... any views? Would I be saving euros at the expense of my stress levels?!!

sturll

How much cheaper?

Have you taken into account the infinite extras Ryanair charge?

If you have and the saving is still a good one then fly Ryanair.

Amber_Sunshine

Just been looking at the 'extra' charges and it comes to about €30 less - not sure it's worth it when I'd have to get to Reus or Girona (Barcelona airport is much more convenient).

Can't believe they charge you for a baby! Are they considered carry-on luggage now?!

dmg24

As long as you follow their (pretty simple) rules, then you will be fine.

dmg24

Amber_Sunshine wrote: »

Just been looking at the 'extra' charges and it comes to about €30 less - not sure it's worth it when I'd have to get to Reus or Girona (Barcelona airport is much more convenient).

Can't believe they charge you for a baby! Are they considered carry-on luggage now?!

So do Easyjet.

If you need to be in Barcelona, then I would fly to BCN if I was going by myself. However, if there are say four of you flying, then €120 is a much more significant amount than €30.

PolishBigSpender

Amber_Sunshine wrote: »

I'm plannning a trip from Barcelona to London in June, and usually fly with Easyjet. Ryanair are much cheaper in June, however after all the bad press I've heard about them I'm hesitant ... any views? Would I be saving euros at the expense of my stress levels?!!

I've flown Ryanair countless times and never had a problem. Don't let all the scaremongers on this forum put you off - many people have a great experience with Ryanair.

But do consider the costs of getting to/from Reus/Girona - these could be fairly significant.

Amber_Sunshine

I live in central Barcelona, so BCN airport is much more convenient, and it's just me travelling.

mobby-2554

I have flown with Ryanair quite a few times & have never had a problem.

If you're travelling alone & it's only going to be €30 less, I would stay with Easyjet.

More convenient & you know exactly what to expect.

Ryanair do seem to be making a lot of changes but we can still get some really cheap flights in comparison to others.

Driver8

The price of a ticket by coach from Girona airport to Barcelona Du Nord bus station is 12 Euro's one way and 21 Euro's return. The coaches are timed to coincide with flights too. It's about an hour trip.

old_motters

Amber_Sunshine wrote: »

I live in central Barcelona, so BCN airport is much more convenient, and it's just me travelling.

I'd pony up for Easyjet. Any accidents or congestion on the auto-routes to/from Girona/Reus could turn an hour in a coach into hours.

Megansmum

how old is the baby? If it is 20 months or so, look at this link
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1704461

It worked for me!!