Fly cheaply in Europe with low cost airlines

Travel agents are unlikely to tell you about this option as there is little or no commission in a low cost fare booking. The Internet has revolutionised airlines and the travelling public is the big winner. Skyscanner lists a huge range of flight options by city, country and airline. France is served by many low cost airlines with numerous connections from the UK, Spain and Italy.    Fares can be as little as 20 Euros one way and in most cases are cheaper per kilometre than the train or car hire. Carriers like Ryanair and Easyjet between them service more than 20 French cities out of the UK.   Check out Skyscanner.net for a range of options at prices that will surprise.

Need to know about low cost airlines

Flying low cost does have some disadvantages which most Australian and New Zealand flyers would now be familiar with. There are strict luggage limits and pay as you go everything, but the savings in money and time can be significant. The advantages of flying low cost apart from the price is that they often take you very close to where you want to go. Many of the cities and towns low cost airlines serve are popular liesure destinations so you can fly out of London to Biarritz or Carcassonne in about an hour, collect your hire car and be in your hotel or villa soon after. Skyscanner will give you every availble option and allow you to book and pay directly via their site at no extra cost. The airlines pay the commission to Skyscanner out of the listed price. To book just have your credit card and passport handy. You will be charged the AUD or NZD equivalent of the listed fare (usually in Euro or GBP) and an eticket will be automatically sent to your nominated email address.

You can book and pay online before you leave home. Fly low cost out of the UK to the following French cities:

Ajaccio, Angouleme-Cognac, Avignon, Bastia, Bergerac, Beziers, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Brest, Calvi, Carcassonne, Chambery, Dinard, Figari, Grenoble, La Rochelle, Limoges, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Nimes, Paris, Pau, Perpignan, Poitiers, Rennes, Rodez, Toulon, Toulouse, Tours