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From time to time it will also let you know of
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deals.
Three reliable European travel bargains
Great travel deals come and go, as anyone who
has tried to find a 50p flight on Ryanair will
know. But some bargains are reliably good value
year-round, and most do not require you to book
months in advance nor travel on a wet Wednesday
in November.
Bargain berths
Scotrail (www.scotrail.co.uk) is doing its
best to compete with the no-frills airlines
between Scotland and England. So it sells
berths on overnight sleeper trains from Fort
William, Inverness, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and
Glasgow to London Euston for £19 each
way; if you don't get it early, the price
may rise to £29 (the most I have paid)
or £39, but considering you get a bed
for the night and at least 400 miles of travel,
it's one heck of a deal.
Rail and sail to anywhere in Holland
The standard single fare from London Liverpool
Street to Harwich is £18.90. But for
only £25 you can catch this train,
sail across to Hook of Holland with Stena
Line, and continue by rail to any Dutch station.
You must book by phone, a week ahead, on
08705 455 455.
Lander bargain
Germany's "Lander-Tickets" are such
good value that you wonder why anyone bothers
taking to the autobahn. For a flat fare of
EUR21 (£15), up to five people can travel
anywhere in a single German state (though a
couple of the smaller ones are bundled together).
You can only catch slower trains, but since
you have from 9am to 3am the next day, that's
hardly a bore. The deal also covers most local
bus, tram and U-bahn connections. And best
of all, you can simply buy it at any staffed
station on the day.
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