Long Haul jet lag - how bad will this be ?

Murphy_The_Cat

slinga wrote: »

How did you book your LHR/Stockholm/Moscow.Singapore flights?


Thanks.

The NCL-AMS-ARN (Stockholm) positioning flights were booked via KLM online
The ARN-DME-SIN-AKL were booked via Singapore Airlines online.


Going via LHR wasn't a realistic option for us.:beer:

Roland_Sausage

Murphy_The_Cat wrote: »

I think they were about £1850/£1900, plus the positioning flight which was another £220 per person.
We booked directly with Singapore Airlines, which charged the flights in Swedish Krone, so having a Halifax Clarity card (or similar) will save you the Forex charges. Some OTA's were also selling the flights slightly cheaper, but not by enough to make adding a 3rd party an attractive proposition.


SA are currently selling flights upto Boxing Day on the route and December flights are coming in at about £1875 (23151 SEK).
Depending where you are in the country and if you have enough time to add the positioning flights, I'd thouroughly recommend the routing & SIA.


I'd very happily do the entire trip again tomorrow !

Thank you, very helpful. We’re not planning on going until November so this could well be an option. It seems a lot cheaper than any of the other routes.

Murphy_The_Cat

Roland_Sausage wrote: »

Thank you, very helpful. We’re not planning on going until November so this could well be an option. It seems a lot cheaper than any of the other routes.

The 23151SEK/£1870 fare looks like its available for various Nov & Dec dates, so Happy Days :beer:


Don't forget to add the cost of your positioning flights and a hotel night before flying (the Raddisson Blu, Arlanda Airport worked very well for us. I quick mooch will find some good rates)

lady1964

We’ve done a similar thing to Murphy-T for our trip to Australia later this year.

We’re routed LHR-ARN on BA with an overnight stay - cost for two with Club Europe seats & hotel approx £400 which include using Avios as part payment for the flights.
We then go ARN-CPH-SIN-SYD return for just over £2k each in business class on Singapore Airlines, so all told, we’re about £4.5k which although not really money saving in some respects, it is when we compared the cost of the same flights LHR-SYD return in business on Singapore Airlines, which is a fabulous way to travel long haul if affordable.

*edited to add that travelling BC helps enormously with jet lag for us as we both get a really good sleep, which benefits us hugely, particularly on the return trip to the UK.