Need help, Which is better :D

Posted by warez_qoy on 01/27/14 07:58 AM

Hello,

I'm going to europe this 27,28 feb, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 march with my dad. So i will arrive at heathrow airport in 27, and spend time in london till 1 march. So Starting 1 march i've gt 2 plan, then tell me which is better.

Plan no.1 : at night of 28feb take a bus to paris then spend in paris for 2 days. Then on 2 of march take a train to amsterdam maybe for 2 days to. Then on 4th of march take a train to franfurt for 2 days. And then take a flight at franfurt hanh airport to stansted airport on the 6 of march and go to cambridge as my father will graduated on the 7 of march. Then spend 2 days somewhere in london(maybe manchester)

Plan no.2: on 1 march take a flight to barcelona spend 3 days then on the 3rd of march take a flight to franfurt about 3 days to. Then on the 6 of march take a flight to london and same as plan 1..

So tel me which is better? Thanks :)

Posted by Emily

Vienna, Austria

01/27/14 09:23 AM

5429 posts

Barcelona vs. Amsterdam/Paris = totally personal preference. Only you can decide.

Posted by warez_qoy OP

01/27/14 09:26 AM

5 posts

Haha yeah. But which one is totally the best for the time being? Considering the duration of staying..or which one do you prefer or maybe you have a suggestion. Thank for replying By the way :D

Posted by pat

victoria, Canada

01/27/14 09:27 AM

11507 posts

'somewhere in London maybe Manchester".. er Manchester is not in London.. Manchester is two hours or so north of London. Why would you go there ( I mean you haven't allowed much time in London itself)

You also would not want to take the bus to Paris.. its an all day affair.. 10-12 hours or something.. you don't have time for that.. . Taking the Eurostar makes more sense as its only 2.5 hours city center to city center.

With all these train rides and flights you are mostly getting a tour of train stations and airports.. and also, if you decide to do this trip then do book tickets as soon as possible as prices only go up closer to date.

Personally I would opt for at least three days ( 4 nights) in London and Paris and at least 2 nights in Amsterdam. If you decide to go south instead, then Barcelona is also worth at least 3 nights.

I am a wimp with the cold so likely would not choose to go to Frankfurt in the winter.. and I think Munich would be a better choice anyways just for fun and sightseeing.

Posted by warez_qoy OP

01/27/14 09:47 AM

5 posts

Oh sorry i mean maybe somewhere in london or maybe manchester..thanks for your opinion :)

Posted by Ilja

Seattle

01/27/14 07:02 PM

4637 posts

Better plan? That's very subjective and because I don't know you I cannot tell you which one would be better for you. But I can tell you which one would be better for me. Plan no.2: Barcelona has certainly better weather in March than Amsterdam or even Paris. Besides I haven't been to Barcelona. Amsterdam and Paris visited several times. If it was me I would postpone Frankfurt for better weather and stay longer in Barcelona or add some other Spanish destination or southern France (Provence, Riviera). In England: why Manchester? Even Liverpool I liked better. There is enough to do and see in London. Otherwise York or Bath. Cambridge you will see anyway.

Posted by Nigel

Northamptonshire, England

01/27/14 07:52 PM

33019 posts

for your ?Ryanair? flight from "Frankfurt" Hahn to Stansted you better know the rules for Ryanair, one of which is it is possibly too late to get a cheap fare for early March, and the luggage and check in rules. Also realize that Hahn is miles and miles and miles away from Frankfurt, not the easy 11 minute train ride that Frankfurt airport is. Hahn is nearly to Trier, near the Mosel. Stansted while inconvenient to most may work out OK for Cambridge.

Posted by Lee

Lakewood, Colorado

01/27/14 10:47 PM

19120 posts

Before you commit to RyanAir from Hahn to Stansted, understand that on March 6 one flight leaves Hahn at 6:30 AM, the other arrives in Stansted at 8:10 PM.

Hahn is 2 hours by direct bus from Frankfurt. Allowing for check-in, you'll be leaving Frankfurt around 3 AM for the early flight.

Stansted to London is around an hour, so you'll be getting into London probably after 9 PM. Make sure you have a hotel reserved for late arrival.