We are thinking of a short city break and are agnostic on destination so long as the flights and dates work. We want to keep costs down so want easy links from airport to the named city location. Which European airports are well-located or have good public transport into their city/named destination? Are there any we should avoid because they’re only tenuously located near their city or have awful links?
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boatyardblues · 28/04/2022 17:42
HolyHiVisOfStEvenEdge · 30/04/2022 06:04
Lapad is fine, fairly quiet, mostly hotels (many beachside) with a few small shops. There is a frequent, reliable bus service which takes about 10 minutes into Dubrovnik. IIRC you can buy booklets of tickets for not too many kuna to cover a few bus journeys. Be aware that the return bus can be pretty busy depending on the time of day, standing room only for the first part of the journey. Dubrovnik is lovely, would happily go back.
boatyardblues · 29/04/2022 07:34
Dubrovnik is looking promising for our budget and dates. There are some nice beach hotels in Lapad coming up on the search. Does anyone know how easy it is to get into Dubrovnik old town from Lapad and whether Lapad is a nice place to be in its own right?
Madrid also looks like it would fall within our budget. What are prices like once you are there? Is there a capital city premium, like London?
bestbefore · 28/04/2022 22:09
Dubrovnik! Short taxi to the city and lovely beaches to the north of the city. Plus the city is lovely to visit
boatyardblues · 08/05/2022 10:48
Yes, we did but posting our agreed destination could be outing. Your suggestions helped us narrow down a shortlist & then the budget and the convenience of the flights decided it. I’ve kept a note of your other destinations for next year. 😄
boatyardblues · 28/04/2022 17:42
We are thinking of a short city break and are agnostic on destination so long as the flights and dates work. We want to keep costs down so want easy links from airport to the named city location. Which European airports are well-located or have good public transport into their city/named destination? Are there any we should avoid because they’re only tenuously located near their city or have awful links?
Monty27 · 30/04/2022 06:22
Great ideas here. I'll add Brussels by train right into the centre.
boatyardblues · 29/04/2022 07:34
Dubrovnik is looking promising for our budget and dates. There are some nice beach hotels in Lapad coming up on the search. Does anyone know how easy it is to get into Dubrovnik old town from Lapad and whether Lapad is a nice place to be in its own right?
Madrid also looks like it would fall within our budget. What are prices like once you are there? Is there a capital city premium, like London?
bestbefore · 28/04/2022 22:09
Dubrovnik! Short taxi to the city and lovely beaches to the north of the city. Plus the city is lovely to visit
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