While traveling through Europe we decided to fly rather than take trains. The travel time was much less giving us more time to enjoy our destinations, and for airline Ryanair (recommended by many), the fares were dirt cheap. one of our fares was NOTHING. zero pounds.
sounds all fine and dandy, until you start adding up all the extra fees, charges and things you don't normally think about. they charge you for checking in, checking a bag (that must be under 15 kilograms i think, that's kinda small and i had to do the embarassing unpack stuff in front of the line and stuff things into my uncle and cousins bags and carry ons), food and beverages on the plane are not free, the airports that ryanair flies in and out of are tiny and out of the way requiring taxi/bus fares, no assigned seating (much like southwest used to do) only it was completely unorganized and people would rush the gate because they would start boarding late (and i must admit no one in europe seems to have learned the concept that cutting in line (or the queue) is rude...)
i wasn't impressed and all in all i'm not sure it was worth the money or stress unfortunately. and now, according to this article by The Guardian, ryanair is considering charging to use the bathroom. while paying a pound for a public restroom in london is actually common (just a heads up), it still doesn't seem fair for an airplane where you have no other option.
moral of the story: try to allow yourself enough time to take the train. (you also get to enjoy the countryside)
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