1K return flights to Kenya!!!

snooping_around

Hello, Id be very grateful to hear any advice on how I could reduce the cost of flight tickets to kenya. There will be me and 3 family members going and I got a quote of £900 return each. This is rather expensive :eek:

We are flying out in late July in the peak period (we cannot fly out any other time). I read somewhere that I could reduce the costs if I have a stop over in europe but im not too sure about this.

Thanks

Deleerious

You could walk?

No, but seriously if you are travelling long haul and split it up (i.e have a stop) then it should reduce it. Look on expedia and where it says how many stops put "1" as the number. This should offer you a cheaper selection.

Keep in mind though getting you and the family off a plane, sitting about for hours, then onto the next plane can be a real pain in the backside...

HTH

Deleerious

Caz3121

not sure of your departure and arrival airports and dates but LON to Nairobi can be done for £575 return with Egypt Air changing in Cairo but long layover on outbound, or £587 with Turkish changing in Istanbul....try kayak.co.uk with your details

misa.blue

I would always check kayak.co.uk best flight search website I know.

Incapuppy

Emirates are currently offering Nairobi from £481 return

snooping_around

Thanks for the advice and links guys

Incapuppy wrote: »

Emirates are currently offering Nairobi from £481 return

Hmm I need to fly out sometime soon after July 15th and return early August.. had a look on the Emirates site for London -> Nairobi and cant find cheaper than £880 return . Thanks anyway!

bagand96

A quick look at Kayak, and Netflights can do outbound 16th July, returning 2nd August from Gatwick with Qatar airways for £490 each return. Fairly long stopover in Doha on the way out, but its cheap!

HXDave

Outbound Flight Details
15/07/11 dep heathrow 21:00 16/05/11 arr nairobi 07:50 (Direct Flight)

04/08/11 dep nairobi 10:05 04/08/11 arr heathrow 16:55 (Direct Flight)

Price Breakdown

£790 Adult
£560 child (2-11)

Virgin Atlantic.

HXDave

bcl999

bagand96 wrote: »

A quick look at Kayak, and Netflights can do outbound 16th July, returning 2nd August from Gatwick with Qatar airways for £490 each return. Fairly long stopover in Doha on the way out, but its cheap!

I just travelled with Qatar last month for the frist time and was very impressed with the service although i'm not sure how comfortable Doha would be for a long stopover. I only had time to go round the duty-free and then my connecting flight was already boarding. They are upgrading the airport but it won't be finished till 2012. The ground floor where the duty-free is looks like it has already been done but when you go upstairs to the departures, you can tell you are in a developing Middle East country.