ok guys we need to think hard
cheapest airfare to munich germany
biz class or maybe roomy coach
which airlines?
depart phl or newark or i suppose new york new york
thanks chuck

Cheapest Airfare may be from a Consolidator. They buy X number of seats at a set price. You will need to contact a Full Service Travel Agent and ask for a Consolidator Airfare. Problems with Consolidator Airfares is the seat are only available from the Large airport (or Hubs). If consolidator airfare is not available the cheapest fare is from the Airline directly. You may have to book a $10 or $15 booking fee to the airline, but by calling you may be a better choice of connecting fights. Each online booking agent will offer you the flights that are "best" for them and not for you. Good luck

i found non stop biz class tickets for 2550 each but r non refundable. so more to worry about waiting on pass ports final approve of the loan.
chuck

Ms Em, good find! I was just going to post the usual web sites (Travelocity, Expedia, Priceline, etc.)

was good all but if you needed to change dates fees were high 325.00 before you leave 200.00 after you leave.we found booking directly from usair fare was alittle cheaper and fees were only 100.00
so im creating miles accounts and booking flights right after.
to many miles to not enroll my mother would shoot me if i didnt 8700 miles round trip times 3 tickets.
chuck

i had 3 level adr by dr b in feb 2006 and flew biz class and was very grateful that i did. the flight over was much worse than the flight home due to my pain level preop. the extra leg room allowed me to be more comfortable and on the way home when the stewardesses found out why i had traveled i got a whole lot of extra tlc. for what we spent to have the surgery, it didnt seem to be so bad to upgrade to biz class. as far as websites, i did it through priceline and got 2 for 1 but the dates are inflexible.

well choke choke tickets are purchased well one more thing out of the way. http://adrsupport.org/groupee_common...icon_smile.gif
chuck

It's too late for Chasswen, but remember that flying into other airports and taking the train can save quite a bit of money over flying into Munich during its busy season.

http://adrsupport.org/groupee_common...icon_smile.gif oh well all is well
and direct flights i did chose airports near by 80 mile radius thing but kept coming up at 2500
thou i did find a good one i would have loved and was cheaper was a plane change in iceland for 19hrs
that would have been pretty coolhttp://adrsupport.org/groupee_common...icon_smile.gif
that ticket was only 2k each
seeing as after this i wont have any money to travel for a long time but hopefully my back wont hurthttp://adrsupport.org/groupee_common...icon_smile.gif
so all is good so far
chuck

Good luck with hotel costs. For us, travel costs were ~2/3rds to 4/5ths airfare, and all the remainder hotel costs, but then we eat cheaply and chose to do free things during most of our trips over. I lost all of the web page references when our computer died last fall, but there are a number of apartment/house rental agencies for Munich if you're over there for a month or so. Otherwise, there are a number of cheap hotels by the train station. It's too big city for Laura and I and the cigarette smoke in the crowds got to us, but I've heard that the hotels themselves aren't bad.

For anyone who used the trains over in Germany-Did the trains vibrate alot or was it a relatively smooth ride. Did the ride cause you more pain?

Laura was in very good shape for a patient needing ADR when we rode the trains, but she did so with no problems at all. We went second class, chairs in an open area rather than an enclosed cabin in first. The movement of the train is considerably less than mild turbulence on an airplane. Stops were a bit more significant but you can stand as the train comes in and starts moving again. I'd imagine first class might also allow you to strech out which would further reduce the effect of movement.

If you are really sensitive to movements, I would suggest that you not do some of the more interesting ideas to cut airfare costs, however. We've gone so far as to compare costs of flying into hub cities like Amsterdam and using the night train, essentially a train-based mobile hotel room, to get to Munich. So far it hasn't saved enough to be worthwhile but that's probably too much for someone sensitive to movement.

Trains in Germany (Europe)
We traveled by train to/from Bremen and Frankfurt. The trains run ON TIME! Biggest problem for Jim was getting on the train after surgery. After surgery make sure your train schedule does not require a change in trains. Look at the total travel time. Jim was able to stand and walk in the asile without any problems. Being able to walk and move around made the trip more comfortable for him. Also if you make arrangements at least 24 hours in advance you can request travel assistance with a wheelchair to get through the train station. If you are traveling on Monday you must make the travel assistance reservation on Friday before your Monday departure time. Check out the Eurorail.com or bahn.dr (look for English language choice.) Good luck. If you have other questions, e-mail me.

thanks everyone
we are flying into munich non stop biz class.
and i will peter do the driving to and from the airport. anita is being very helpfull.
now if i could restain my nerves i would be in good shape.
chuck