Mon fils cadet va aller faire ses études (bachelor, licence pour les Français) à l'Université d'Uppsala, campus de Gotland, à Visby. Nous habitons en Suisse, et l'aéroport le plus proche de chez nous est Genève. J'ai regardé les vols, d'une part pour lui quand il partira s'installer au mois d'août, d'autre part pour nous quand nous irons le voir pendant l'année. Si je cherche des vols Genève-Visby, sur Google ou sur Ebookers, il y a une escale à Stockholm évidemment, et ils sont assez chers (minimum 350 euros, sans les bagages, pour un aller simple). Si je cherche un vol EasyJet Genève-Stockholm sur le site EasyJet, puis un vol SAS Stockholm-Visby sur le site SAS, c'est tout à fait possible (il y a un vol EasyJet par jours mais 5 vols SAS, en tout cas en août, et EasyJet arrive à l'aéroport d'Arlanda d'où partent les vols SAS pour Visby), et bien moins cher (le tiers du prix). Y a-t-il un inconvénient à procéder ainsi ?
Bonjour je ne comprends pas vous voulez faire des économies sur un billet d avion alors que vous envoyez votre fils faire des études dans un pays où le coût de la vie est terriblement cher!
Déjà si vous avez des problèmes pour une centaine d euros j osé pas imaginer quand il va devoir se nourrir et vivre sur place...
Sinon solution économique le bus et blabla car. ..
“Le temps sera le maître de celui qui n'a pas de maître.”
Pas de problème, il suffit d'acheter ses billets directement sur le site des 2 compagnies en question. Voir également le prix pour les bagages (si beaucoup d'affaires pour l'installation sur place).
Pourquoi cette réponse peu courtoise ? Je trouve juste ridicule de payer un billet d'avion le triple du pix si je peux faire autrement, et je me renseigne.
Merci pour votre réponse. Je me demandais si ça poserait problème du point de vue des bagages justement.
Effectivement, il faudra prévoir deux bagages en soute je pense (et on lui fera envoyer des choses aussi)
Pourquoi cette réponse peu courtoise ? Je trouve juste ridicule de payer un billet d'avion le triple du pix si je peux faire autrement, et je me renseigne.
Xander45 quelque part a raison..vouloir économiser quelques dizaines d'euros en Suède est illusoire le coût de la vie est élevé en Suède.
J'ai connu un mec, il est parti un an en échange à Oslo (ville là aussi réputée économique, hein :D). Il a fait un prêt de 14000€... Il a bouffé en un semestre!!! Et pourtant, c'était pas un fêtard, flambeur, etc, d'après ce que je savais...
Oui Steffi 😉 , et la maman commence à paniquer pour trouver des billets d'avions low cost...Mais j'espère qu'elle a prévu un slip de chasteté pour son fils! 😊 Quelques petites amies et le jouvanceau va éclater le budget de l'année en un trimestre! 🤪
Mais bon avec un peu de chance maman l'a bien éduqué et il sera de ce genre là 😛
Bonsoir,
Faites attention à la durée d'escale entre les 2 vols: comme vous ne serez pas sur la même compagnie, ou en code-sharing avec une alliance, si vous arrivez en retard, le vol suivant ne vous attendra pas et sera perdu.Et si c'est à l'aller, vous perdrez le retour car vous serez no-show sur le premier vol.
Oui, j'avais pensé au temps de transfert. 3 heures me semble une bonne idée, merci.
Aux contributeurs qui trouvent bizarre d'économiser quelques centaines d'euros quand on va en dépenser des milliers par année : je ne vois pas le rapport. Je sais qu'il faut environ 1000 euros par mois pour vivre, en tant qu'étudiant, en Suède (en tout cas à Visby, ou les loyers sont heureusement plus raisonnables qu'à Uppsala ou Stockholm), heureusement nous vivons en Suisse, qui a un niveau de vie comparable, et tout est prévu. Est-ce une raison pour fiche l'argent par les fenêtres ?!?
J'ai connu un mec, il est parti un an en échange à Oslo (ville là aussi réputée économique, hein :D). Il a fait un prêt de 14000€... Il a bouffé en un semestre!!! Et pourtant, c'était pas un fêtard, flambeur, etc, d'après ce que je savais...
😮😮
mettons 1000 euros par mois x 6 ça fait 6000 la vie est horriblement cher en Norvège , je le savais mais pas à ce point-là.🤪
Pas moyen d'avoir une chambre étudiant bon marché ?
En tout cas merci pour l'info
J'ai connu un mec, il est parti un an en échange à Oslo (ville là aussi réputée économique, hein :D). Il a fait un prêt de 14000€... Il a bouffé en un semestre!!! Et pourtant, c'était pas un fêtard, flambeur, etc, d'après ce que je savais...
😮😮
mettons 1000 euros par mois x 6 ça fait 6000 la vie est horriblement cher en Norvège , je le savais mais pas à ce point-là.🤪
Pas moyen d'avoir une chambre étudiant bon marché ?
En tout cas merci pour l'info
Les chambres étudiantes ne courent pas les rues. C'est plus colocation là-bas. Et à mon avis, c'est pas le genre à faire de la colocation, donc, il a dû bien tout claqué dans un appartement... Et là, les 14000, on les atteint tranquillou...
Quelques petites amies et le jouvanceau va éclater le budget de l'année en un trimestre!
hmmmm on dérive du sujet principal et puis c'est pas trop la bonne direction...ça c'est un méga cliché sur les filles scandinaves
oui là le fiston va se retrouver avec d'autres étudiantes de pays différentes et sans la maman qui a l'air pas mal maman poule.A la limite si il ressemble à ça y aura pas de soucis pour les filles et qu'il est introverti ! 😏 Le budget n'explosera pas mais je connais des parents qui ont envoyé leurs gamins faire des études à l'étranger.Et ça été la cata et c'était même pas des pays genre la Suède.Leus gosses c'était "very bad trip"...
“Le temps sera le maître de celui qui n'a pas de maître.”
Vous me faites beaucoup rire avec vos suppositions je dois dire. La tête de mon fils s'il apprenait que je suis une maman poule et qu'il est introverti 😏😏😏
Je vous rappelle qu'à l'origine j'ai posé une simple question sur un changement de vol... 😎
Vous me faites beaucoup rire avec vos suppositions je dois dire. La tête de mon fils s'il apprenait que je suis une maman poule et qu'il est introverti 😏😏😏
Je vous rappelle qu'à l'origine j'ai posé une simple question sur un changement de vol... 😎
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