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**pinknic38** · 10-24-2007, 05:44 PM

when everyone does multiple country visits is it generally more expensive to fly into one airport and go home from another? I'm considering an additional trip this coming summer besides seeing moscow... I get a lot lot lot of leave in june/july and then I move home 30 days before school starts in september, so I was thinking of trying to get in some time in germany, netherlands, and poland... I've only ever done single country trips, so I am unfamiliar with how multiple country visits work. it's sort of an inconvenience to fly into germany, see the other 2 countries, and come back to germany tofly home. so just wondering how everyone has done that in the past, I guess I never really thought about it before.

this whole thing is fueled by the free time and the desire to see these places, especially see krakow and go to the holocaust sites (something I've wanted to do for a long time), but I'm not going to lie... celine dion is going on her world tour starting in february and will be going to south africa, france, belgium, germany, switzerland and a few other places I think... and I wanna go.

don't hate!

**marc873** · 10-24-2007, 05:51 PM

When we do Europe, we always fly in and out of one city, and travel as far away as we want. With the amazing low cost airlines in EU now, catching a flight back to your starting point is sooooo cheap. Or that has been my experience. On our last trip, we started in Holland, finnished in Greece, and caught a cheap flight back to A-dam. Its truly amazing how a flight can be cheaper than a train ticket. Especially in Northern EU.

**lost in texas** · 10-24-2007, 05:58 PM

I've only flown out of the same place, but if you can find something that doesn't cost too much more, it's probably worth it. I don't think it's worth the wasted time and hassle of going back to your starting point unless you planned on going back anyway.

**LiveFreeorDie** · 10-24-2007, 06:42 PM

It depends on the airline and the situation. I know sometimes it is not a big deal if you fly out of the same region Europe would be a region, Asia would be a region (i.e. Boston to Germany, Paris to Boston). I think unfortunately you will have to scout tickets and see what you can find but have hope because you should be able to find something.

**joe7f** · 10-24-2007, 07:46 PM

^I think that is pretty much right. I did a quick search to see how close the prices were for flying roundtrip between Tampa and Barcelona, Tampa and Rome and then a Tampa-Barcelona Rome-Tampa. In order they were 731, 985, and 950. For the difference of 120 bucks you'd be hard pressed to get a roundtrip ticket that would save you any sizable amount of money. Convenience, imo, wins out.

Your mileage may vary...

--Joey

**Sijuki** · 10-24-2007, 09:11 PM

Yeah, it's all just luck of the roll... I have priced out flying to London and back from Amsterdam or Madrid and then flying back form London, and sometimes it's similar prices, sometimes it's a bit more. I guess depends on how busy of a season it is.