I was just wondering whether you people who how much a flight from Central Europe to Northern Michigan would cost. That would mean paying for about 3-4 flights, right? I had a look myself, but I'd like to know what you think the best and cheapest way to travel this far is.

Thank you in advance!

which orger lives in central michigan?



edit: you're only 16!!
[Edited 2/8/09 13:57pm]

emm said:

Oh my god, I am!




My girlfriend (not very active on the Org) lives in Northern Michigan for half a year as an exchange student and I would like to visit her if possible.

Is she in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? Would you be flying into Detroit?

€ 871.13

Dave - I live near Detroit - you might want to look at flying into Detroit and then taking a bus/train to northern Michigan.

applekisses said:

That would take too long taking a bus or train from Detroit to Up North. If you have the money, I would just fly all way. But that's just me, I can't stand to be in the car too long.

dustysgirl said:

That's a good point. I don't know which would be less expensive. Plus, I think he could get a direct flight to Detroit if the multiple plane changes were an issue. Do you know which airports are up there? (I have no idea )

Thanks for all the replies. The airport up there I'd like to attend is Chippewa County Airport (not sure whether I spelled it correctly).

So far I'd have to fly from Vienna to Frankfurt, from Frankfurt to Chicago, from Chicago to Detroit and from Detroit to Chippewa County, which doesn't make me happy at all!

i know 6 months seems like an eternity but it really isn't. think what you could do when she gets home with the $1000 that you would spend on airfare! you are so lucky now with the internet and web cams and instant messaging.

emm said:

I fully agree with you. I think I'll rather spend it on a trip with her when she's back than on a flight to the U.S., where I'd only be staying for a few days, which would mean having to give another sad "Good-bye" for some time again. I've always wanted to see America too, but I guess a week is nowhere near enough to do that. Plus, because I would spend all the time I have with her anyway I would lose interest in getting to know the American culture for that time

Thanks for such good advice.

http://www.farecompare.com

Also, you can try flying Air Kuwait from Paris to NY, which normally is a couple hundred bucks cheaper than other flights.
Then fly a local carrier from New York.

A good place to start is farecompare because it figures out the cheapest days to fly in the year, and recommends different carriers.

Another handy booking site is Opodo - German version - www.opodo.de

You can do it with 2 stops - Vienna - Paris CDG - Detroit - Middleofnowhere. Not cheap though.

Dave1992 said:

was my quote even close?

ZombieKitten said:

Depends on what your definition of close is. If you think that the sun is close to the earth, then yes.

Dave1992 said:

so, how much will it cost you?

ZombieKitten said:

All in all, about 2300€, which is beyond the amount of pocket money I will have saved by the time she's back for twenty years.

Dave1992 said:

that is way too much!
when I did a quote it was vienna - detroit only, and I put the date for april - you'd have to catch a train for the rest of the trip

Dave1992 said:

Look here - for Vienna to Detroit...

http://www.nwa.com/

ZombieKitten said:

I have to get back somehow too

I don't think I'll have the money to visit her, but thanks very much for your help anyway!

applekisses said:

Okay that's a different kind of story, then! Sorry, ZombieKitten, you were right too.

I'll see whether I can afford going there.. I'd really love to..

Dave1992 said:

you'll need to start washing cars, waiting tables, busking, mowing lawns, shovelling snow, whatever the hell you need to do!!

ZombieKitten said:

I know about a "job" that would make the money flow in over-night

Dave1992 said:

woohoo! then instead of you visiting your girlfriend, your girlfriend can visit you! in juvenile detention!! good thinking!

emm said:

Why? I was talking about the local market garden. I'd have to get up at four to work, which is still night for me, and the salaries are huuuuuge there!

Dave1992 said:

oh. much better. good for you then.
when you put job in quotes combined with the evillol my mind went all sorts of bad places!!

emm said:

Was that my intention?

You may have to take a direct flight into Detroit from Vienna and then drive or take a train to the UP of Michigan just like applekisses said.

According to Farecompare, Orbitz (using NWA) is going to run you $774 us dollars. if you fly out on April 10th, and return April 25th.




Fri, Apr 10 Depart: 10:15 am Vienna, Austria (VIE) LOT Polish Airlines 224
LOT Polish Airlines 1
2+ stops
Arrive: 8:30 pm Detroit, MI (DTW) Northwest Airlines 3598 operated by MESABA AVIATION/NWA AIRLINK



Sat, Apr 25 Depart: 3:18 pm Detroit, MI (DTW) Northwest Airlines 1241
LOT Polish Airlines 2
2+ stops
Arrive: 6:45 pm next day Vienna, Austria (VIE) LOT Polish Airlines 225

BSOD said:

Thank you for looking this up! But I'd have to be back by April 20th, because we're off for a school trip to France the day after