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June 28, 2016 2 Comments

Great Airfare to Europe

I’ve been keeping an eye on airfare to Europe for several years and lately it seems good fares are a lot easier to come by. I remember scoring a fare of $504 from Halifax to Copenhagen and out of Stockholm on Icelandair in 2008. A few years later a fare of $549 to Glasgow appeared for a short while and we nabbed it. We thought we might never beat those. However, at least today, there are quite a few in that ballpark. 

Here are a few random examples:

Halifax – Venice $581 (Aug. 23 – Aug. 31) Air Canada

Halifax – London $569 (Sept. 19 – Sept. 27) WestJet

Halifax – Paris $593 (Aug. 23 – Aug. 31) Air Canada

Halifax – Glasgow $556 (Oct. 10- Oct. 8) WestJet

Moncton – Paris $623 (Aug. 23 – Aug. 31) Air Canada

Saint John – Copenhagen $623 (Sept. 19 – Sept. 27) Air Canada

At the moment, many of these fares are available well into next year. Of course, if you have specific dates, that can make finding a super low fare quite challenging. However, sometimes one can indeed find a reasonable fare on popular travel dates. For example, here is a very good fare to Europe for someone whose March Break lines up with the dates:

Halifax – Brussels $ 694 (Mar. 11 – Mar. 19) United (appears to book as “economy flexible”)

Anyway, if you’re thinking of a trip to Europe you should check out a site like Google Flight Explore for possibilities. There is also a Flight Centre promo that offers $100 off round-trip flights to select cities until June 30.

Remember, when you’re planning a trip that will include more than one destination, it’s convenient to book an “open-jaw” or “multi-city” ticket so you can fly home from a different city, saving you the backtracking. Often any increase in airfare is outweighed by the cost and time of getting back to your arrival city.

 

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  1. Fernand says

    June 29, 2016 at 10:11 am

    For those interested in flying to one European city and wish to return from another – there are interesting and cheap deals on Condor. Halifax to Frankfurt or Munich (both direct) can be had for 332$. For the same price, you can laid in Munich and continue on to Berlin.

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  2. Fernand says

    June 29, 2016 at 10:12 am

    *land in Munich

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