Absolute Cheapest Way To Amsterdam?

saubryn

Hi all,

My husband and I would like to get to Amsterdam from Newcastle sometime on the afternoon of the 8th Feb, stay over 1 night, then head home the next day.

Problem is, I'm skint.

I'd gotten it into my head that iPoints did ferry vouchers for amsterdam, but it turns out they don't, and I don't have enough points for the flight thing - plus, the vouchers probably wouldn't arrive in time anyways.

It looks like the ferry is nearly £150 per person! Flights, with the new airport tax, are looking expensive too.

The National Express do coach trips for £18 per person, leaving from London - we're thinking of doing that, but we couldn't face a coach ride to London, then another coach ride so soon after....

If anyone has any tips for either really cheap rail travel to London, so that the coach is an option, or suggestions for other really cheap ways / vouchers to get to Amsterdam another way, it would be much, much appreciated.

Why do people always arrange things at such short notice

jonesMUFCforever

If your skint then is it really a good idea to go at all?
If you plan it properly for the summer you could get cheapy flights from a number of airports.

sloppychops

2 nights Mini Cruise Break to Amsterdam
leaves 5th Feb from Newcastle @£29pp

http://www.lastminute.com/lmn/pso/catalog/Product.jhtml?PRODID=470091991&CATID=98462

pennylane99

Jet2.com flights Newcastle/Amsterdam return

LS553 8 February 2007 NEWCASTLE AMSTERDAM 17:05 Arrive 19:25
LS554 9 February 2007 AMSTERDAM NEWCASTLE 19:55 Arrive 20:15

Total Cost including taxes

Outbound flight per adult/child
Fare £ 9.00
Charges £ 19.00
Total £ 28.00

Return flight per adult/child
Fare £ 29.00
Charges £ 20.18
Total £ 49.18

Total per adult/child £ 77.18

LS553 8 February 2007 NEWCASTLE AMSTERDAM 17:05 19:25
LS552 10 February 2007 AMSTERDAM NEWCASTLE 10:00 10:20

Outbound flight per adult/child
Fare £ 9.00
Charges £ 19.00
Total £ 28.00

Return flight per adult/child
Fare £ 19.00
Charges £ 20.18
Total £ 39.18

Total per adult/child £ 67.18

Theres also a cheaper flight going out on the morning of 8th Feb for 99p

£ 0.99 LS551 Thu 8th Feb 2007 07:10 Arrive 09:30

Sam_Bee

I hitched hiked from Swansea for a University Rag Trip. It did take 24 hours, but we even got the ferry free (it was for charity and all). Total cost = 1 Litre of Duty Free Vodka to make the ferry journey more interesting..

Well, you wanted the cheapest way!

saubryn

Thanks for the responses.

Unfortunately, this is something that has to be on that day or not at all If we could reschedule, we would, but its to meet some people that are being sent over to a party (I envy people that get to go to 'networking events' all expenses paid) by their work - they live in the USA, and its unlikely they'll ever come this 'close' to where we live again for at least a couple of years.

That mini-cruise looks promising, the dates are a bit off, but if we can find a cheap way back (maybe one of those flights) that could work out.

Not sure if hubby would go for the hitchhiking thing though

pennylane99

if you are thinking of the DFDS mini cruise....some dates in Feb are cancelled due to maintenance on the ship...

Please note that due to maintenance on the m.s. Queen of Scandinavia, the following sailings are cancelled:

31st January
2nd February
4th February
6th February
8th February

http://www.dfds.co.uk/DSW/EN/TimeTable/na.htm?month=200702