I'm looking to travel from tampa to dublin on a real tight budget, whats the easiest way to do this?

Question

I'm going on a trip to dublin and i need to know the cheapest way to $2600!!! i need a car, and what am i supposed to eat!!! i need to figure out the cheapest way to survive there for 2 weeks without emptying my bank.

Answer 1

Hey there  and good luck,,,

Had a quick go on expedia and the lowest fare they show is about $1,200 which was Tampa / Washington/London/Dublin

If you do each leg seperately...

Tampa to JFK   -   Delta   -  $250  return

JFK  to London Gatwick  -  Zoom  (www.flyzoom.com)  $600

London Gatwick to Dublin  -  Ryanair  (www.ryanair.com)  $100

You could do it for under $1,000  and spend the rest on Guinness  !

However be aware that if you book your flights seperately and one is late the follow on air company does not have to honour your booking.

www.flyglobespan.com    will go from Orlando to Glasgow  where you could pick up www.easyjet.com  to go to belfast where you could get a train or bus to dublin cheaply.

You will need a credit car to book the car (most will not accept cash) but there are some cheap deals..

Just search the net for car rental dublin.  Make sure you ask for an automatic if you are not OK with a stick shift as the stick shift (manual transmission) is the standard model.

If you want to eat cheap buy food in supermarkets and prepare yourself.  from what I know eating out is more expensive in Ireland than the US in general.

I'm not sure what you can do about accommodation though ?

You could book self catering apartment/cottage.

http://www.irelandathome.com/

How much you pay for all this depends on when you go,  however it wil be very wet and grey by the end of October.

Good luck..........

Answer 2

call expedia.com to assist you looking for best rates possible.

Answer 3

check Aerlingus.com

they soon will have direct flights from Dublin to Orlando... might be interesting.

Flights are October to March only.

Answer 4

great article in today's (sunday, july 29) new york times about low fare options from USA to Europe by flying European airlines. Check the article out for names, departure airports and most popular destinations. Can't remember if Dublin was featured, but one of the main stories was about flights into Belfast. Check it out and best of luck.