IT sounds crazy but flying can be cheaper than getting a train.
One guy went the extra mile to save money when he found out the cost of the
cheapest one-way ticket from Sheffield to his home in Shenfield, Essex was
£47.
Jordan Cox, also known as The Coupon Kid, flew home instead by taking an
international flight home via Berlin, Germany rather than getting on a
train.
The
blogger, who travelled an extra 1,017 miles, saved a mind-blowing £7.72
He even had enough cash for a currywurst sausage by the Brandenburg Gate.
The 18-year-old said: “I know that flying is not environmentally friendly
and I won’t do this every time I travel, but this was the cheapest way for
me to get home and I got to enjoy a ‘free’ mini holiday to a city I’ve
always wanted to visit.”
He spent £4 on a train from Sheffield to Derby, £4.20 on a bus from Derby to
East Midlands Airport, £11.83 on a Ryanair flight to Berlin and £9.54 on a
flight from Berlin to Stansted and £8 on his bus ride home, totalling
£37.57.
Jordon also got to spend seven hours sight-seeing in Berlin, which he said was
a city “on his bucket list”.
To get the cheapest price on flights, he advises to look two to four weeks
before the travel date.
He found the following savings when check flights on January 15:
London to Bristol – Ryanair flights via Dublin: £14. South West train: £41.
London to Manchester – Ryanair flights via Milan: £33. Virgin train: £101.
Bristol to Newcastle – Ryanair flights via Dublin: £14. Cross Country train:
£74.
So the next time you are looking to travel by train, have a look at the flight
prices too.