This will be the third time I will be visiting London within a year.
I'm trying out different ways to get there to find out what's the best option for all the parties involved. (I'm staying at my friends Ezzy and Rea).
This time I'm trying the Rotterdam - London City route by plane.
The first time, Bianca and I went to Schiphol (Amsterdam) and used Easyjet to fly to London Luton.
It's the cheapest option at first glance but in hindsight, it was not, because there are a lot of hidden costs you only think about later.
Spending only 80,- euro on plane tickets (2 persons) is great but then come the extra costs and time in the form of the bus, the metro, the train and the inevitable food costs at Schiphol because you are starving.
But there is more. Also, the time and money (gas) Ezzy had to spend picking us up and bringing us back to the airport (4 hours total) should be added.
Basically, when you value your time and the time and money of others it's by far the most terrible option you can pick.
So the second time Bianca and I tried the train.
It's not as cheap as the plane at €287,89 (2 persons).
But it leaves from Rotterdam so it saved us a bunch of travel time/money (getting to Schiphol).
The journey is longer (5 hours) but also about 50x more comfortable for a tall guy like me. (being able to stretch your legs is hard to explain to short people)
Also, the train arrives at London St Pancras, which means Ezzy and Rea didn't have to drive too far to pick us up.
For me, it was a much better option.
But this time I'm going to try to fly from Rotterdam to London as a test.
It's the most expensive option out of all of them at 200 euro for 1 person. But it comes with a boatload of plusses.
I can drive my car to the airport and park next to the small terminal of Rotterdam airport (walking distance).
Get on the plane 30 minutes before it leaves and land in London City within an hour.
Basically, 3 hours after leaving my house I'll be in London.
Pretty cool when I think about it.
How it will be after I land I'm not sure yet.
I wanted to take the subway to Ezzy's house, I became pretty comfortable using the system.
But the guy insisted that he pick me up.
I hope he won't spend too much time driving and all that.
I'm looking forward to my trip a lot and meeting a bunch of Steemians on Saturday!
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