2 adults and 2 children traveling to London from Amsterdam at the end of October. We would like to get there fairly quickly but also don't want to pay a lot of money. Any suggestions? Thank you.
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Edmonton, AB, Canada
668 posts
EasyJet to Gatwick
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Northamptonshire, England
34325 posts
EasyJet to Gatwick, buying early and being extra super careful to precisely jump through all the hoops without touching the sides. Otherwise the price may jump - but they're no RyanAir.
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Kelowna, BC, Canada
453 posts
We used Easyjet a month ago. cost was about $50 per person.
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Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
Do you want to avoid the time and expense of getting to and from airports? Would you like a comfortable and relaxing ride? You can travel the entire route by train in a little over five hours for as little as €50 for an adult 2nd class ticket. Child fares can be less. Take an IC train from Amsterdam to Brussels and a Eurostar train from Brussels to London. Book the entire route at www.nshispeed.nl/en.
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Tilburg, Netherlands
2829 posts
This combination of IC + Eurostar takes too long. If you are to travel by train, buy a Thalys + Eurostar ticket instead. There is nothing to see in the route, it could be mode dull and full of noise-barriers and so.
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West Sacramento, California, USA
283 posts
For about $100 per person(314.12 euros total for 4 people), so not my definition of cheap, you can fly City Jet, the old VLM Airlines, from Amsterdam Schipol to London City Airport. If you figure leaving Amsterdam 2 1/2 hours before the flight, giving 2 hours at the airport, and 1 1/4 hours flight time, then you are in the Docklands in less than four hours. That is probably the quickest option, and it cheaper and faster than the Thalys Eurostar price I found with a quick search.