Belgium, Luxembourg, France – incredible cheap traveling
Is it possible to organize a cheap city – break to the countries like: Luxembourg, Belgium or France? Certainly! Take a look how to organize it!
Low transport cost
Western Europe is famous for a very good railway system but on the other hand it can be very expensive. What we should do to minimize this price?
We recommend to use bus transport, more precisely Flibco! Tickets for this bus are sold on the basis: first come, first served. The prices start from 5 euro.
Travelling with Flibco can be described as a VIP transport. Usually we had the whole bus only for us! These buses are very comfortable but sometimes Wi-Fi is out of order and there are no sockets.
Free overnight stay
Where is the best and free overnight stay? Certainly at the Charleroi airport! For instance when you arrive at 11 p.m. it doesn’t make sense to go to the hotel, when you go with Flibco early in the morning. This airport is so popular that at 11 p.m. there’s a problem to find a good place!
Of course the best places are located on the floor in various nooks of the airport. There are two drawbacks: the floor is cold (but you can take a blanket) and at 4 a.m. the airport staff will wake you up. But all in all, we can say that Charleroi airport is our best “sleeping hub”. During our 3 trips, we stayed there every time for at least one night.
Great location
This famous airport is a perfect place for start a lot of trips.
Option 1: Charleroi – Brussels – Charleroi
It’s a good destination for the first trip. What is the capital of Belgium famous for? The main attractions are: beautiful Old Town Square, Galeries Saint Hubert, peeing boy and girl and what’s the most important: the best chocolates, fries, waffles and beer in the world! (more details you will find on our blog soon).
From Charleroi, you can go there with Brussels City Shuttle (it’s a part of the Flibco). It stops at Bruxelles – Midi. To get to the city center from the stop – Gare du Midi take a tram no. 4 (direction Gare Du Nord) or 3 (direction Esplanade) and get off at Bourse stop. One way ticket costs 2,10 euro (you can also buy a daily ticket).
How much does it cost?
Flight – 20 euro (you can find cheaper deal)
Charleroi airport lodging – 0 euro
Return bus ticket (Flibco) to Brussels – 10 euro
Public transport in Brussels – 4,20 euro
Accommodation in Brussels (one night) – 28 euro
Full cost per person: 62 euro
Option 2: Charleroi – Ghent – Bruges – Charleroi
It’s a very interesting weekend trip. Bruges known as Flemish Venice is famous for picturesque canals, beautiful architecture and unfortunately tourists crowds (soon on our blog).
Flibco stops at the train station. To get to the city center, get on the bus no. 6 or 16 (in the direction – St. Kruis) and get off at the Brugge Kruispoort stop. There are some interesting windmills.
To get to the main square – so called Burg, walk around 1 km or use these bus lines. One way ticket costs 3 euro.
Additionally it’s well worth visiting less crowded Ghent (learn more here).
To get there take a train from Brugge to Ghent Dampoort (direct trains are available). Here you can find trip planner. Ticket costs 6,5 euro. From the station go about 1 km to the city center. How to return from Ghent to Charleroi airport? By Flibco, obviously!
How much does it cost?
Flight – 20 euro
Charleroi airport lodging – 0 euro
Flibco to Bruges – 5 euro
Public transport in Bruges – 3 euro
Train to Ghent – 6,5 euro
Accommodation in Ghent – around 20 euro
Flibco to Charleroi – 5 euro
Full cost per person 60 euro
Option 3: Charleroi – Metz – Luksembourg – Vianden – Luxembourg – Charleroi
Flibco stops at Avenue Foch, in the center of French city – Metz. Main attractions can be easily reached on foot (more details on our blog soon). The cheapest option to get to Luxembourg is you know what… Flibco.
Unfortunately it stops at the Luxembourg airport. The bus from the airport to the city center costs 2 euro and on Saturdays public transport in Luxembourg City is free. (more information about this city you will find here soon)
Here you can find buses from the airport to the city center.
Luxembourg is famous for beautiful castles. We’re able to visit only one in Vianden because we didn’t have much time (soon on the blog).
Daily train ticket costs only 4 euro. To get to Vianden you need to get on train from Gare Centrale to Ettelbruck. There’s a bus no 570 from Ettlebruck to Vianden (it stops close to the train station). Get off the bus at the stop next to the canal with fountain. Transport by bus is included in the train ticket price.
How much does it cost?
Flight – 20 euro
Charleroi airport lodging – 0 euro
Flibco to Metz – 5 euro
Flibco to Luxembourg – 5 euro
Transport from the airport to the city center – 2 euro
Accommodation in Luxembourg – 38 euro
Daily train ticket – 4 euro
Flibco from Luxembourg to Charleroi – 5 euro
Total cost per person: 80 euro
There’s also option 4: Charleroi – Lille – Charleroi, we hope that we’ll visit it soon.
It’s not the end. Flibco operates also in Portugal or Germany. Here’s the full list of stops. As you can see the sky is the limit!
Gosia
Who I am... I'm just an ordinary girl, who once believed that dreams come true, and since then, I’ve been pursuing them consistently. My adventure with travelling started in 2008 and since then, I've seen a lot of interesting places which I describe on my blog. I’m interested in the history and culture of the countries that I visit and that’s why I travel as much as I can. However, in addition to the preservation of my memories, the main purpose of the blog is to show you that dreams come true and you can travel often and cheap!
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