Quick Read: For some of us, Chinese New Year period is the perfect time to fly off to a new place and spend some quality winter time. This note will share 5 perfect winter places I’ve picked – namely Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Italy and Norway – that doesn’t hurt your pocket at just SGD 900 to fly there! Read on to find out more…
Looking for a winter holiday this season? Well, here’s the good news! As the title suggests, you can now fly to 5 different European countries in a given period at just under SGD 900 per pax! What’s more, save yourself some annual leaves by traveling on the period where most of us are busy running around to visit families and relatives.
That is, if you’re not doing any house visits…
Yes, you’ve guessed it! You’re traveling on the Chinese New Year period. After scouring for awhile now searching for good deals, I’ve managed to spot these affordable airfares flying with the major airlines. The travel period are some of the most optimised selection, but feel free to configure it however you want it.
To start making your own configuration of the travel dates, head on over to Skyscanner today and explore to your hearts content. When it comes to finding affordable airfares, I always trust Skyscanner to help find the best suitable travel dates and timing for me.
I cannot emphasise how powerful and insanely helpful it is, to have a single platform sourcing out all major airlines for you!
When you start traveling enough, you will realise why I said the above. It’s a pain to hunt for travel deals when you need to load 20 different websites just for that.
Bearing in mind that we’re almost doing quite a “last-minute” booking here – We’re already near mid-december, you know – we can’t be too picky on the travel dates. I think it’s lucky enough to find cheap airfares, so we’ll have to play along with the selective travel dates.
Finding affordable airfares and travel dates? Always trust Skyscanner.
Find out more info: https://skyscanner.com.sg
Now, let’s get on to it, book some trips and take your family out for an awesome yet affordable winter holidays!
Note: This note is not sponsored by Finnair nor Skyscanner. Every comment and selection is non-bias and justified. If you want to enjoy these great deals, don’t hesitate now and head on over to book them!
1. Fly to Vienna, Austria with Finnair
| Travel Period | 19 Jan 2020 to 29 Jan 2020 |
| Number of Stops | 1 Stop, Helsinki – 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Flight Duration | Departure: 17 hrs 15 mins Arrival: 15 hrs 0 min |
| Airline | Finnair |
| Cost | SGD 898 |
| Any Additional Cost? | Seats are chargeable |
I started off searching in Skyscanner for the right period and price, and eventually found out that Finnair offers one of the best deals here.
The timing, in my opinion, is just perfect for me as I would land at Vienna without losing much time.
Without further ado, I cross check with Finnair website to discover that the price is more or less close to what’s stated in Skyscanner.
At this point, it’s your choice to book with Skyscanner or directly with Finnair. In my opinion, this deal is too cheap to miss regardless of where you book it from!
2. Fly to Zurich, Switzerland with Finnair
| Travel Period | 26 Jan 2020 to 03 Feb 2020 |
| Number of Stops | 1 Stop, Helsinki – 1 hr 55 mins |
| Flight Duration | Departure: 17 hrs 0 min Arrival: 15 hrs 10 mins |
| Airline | Finnair |
| Cost | SGD 897.70 |
| Any Additional Cost? | Seats are cheargeable |
Yes, Switzerland! That’s always at the top of the list in everyone’s mind when it comes to winter holidays. I, too, love this gorgeous country a lot!
And if you’re just like me, always wanting to catch a trip to this wonderful country, now is the time! Wait no longer as it’s hard to come by a cheap air ticket to fly to Zurich.
Flying with Finnair, you will be guaranteed with excellent services and comfort while in the air. That will ease your 15 hours flight and enjoy yourself with their wide range of options in their entertainment system.
It will be very cold in Switzerland during this period, so watch out on your layers. Make sure the entire family is well equipped with the right winter gears for this trip!
Note: In case for some of us who still wish to have the reunion dinner first before flying off on a trip, this would be perfect for you as it’s configured to fly off on the 26 Jan instead.
3. Fly to Dublin, Ireland with Finnair
| Travel Period | 25 Jan 2020 to 04 Feb 2020 |
| Number of Stops | 1 Stop, Helsinki – 1 hr 40 mins |
| Flight Duration | Departure: 17 hrs 15 mins Arrival: 15 hrs 10 mins |
| Airline | Finnair |
| Cost | SGD 889.40 |
| Any Additional Cost? | Seats are chargeable |
While you may not get much snow in the city area, it’s nevertheless winter for them with temperature as low as 5 deg. It’s the perfect time and condition for your family to experience winter weather comfortably if it’s their first time!
Considered the most western side of Europe, Ireland is no doubt a fine city to start your winter holidays.
It’s cold, it’s wet but never mind all of these when there’re fine wines for you to enjoy.
Maybe you can even create an itinerary just touring around the winery vineyards to taste their wines!
Why not?
Note: This is also another flight selection configured to fly off after reunion dinner. However, in this case it might be very tricky as the flight is the same night as you had the dinner. Though there should be plenty of time for you to get to the airport if you have that dinner at 7pm. Just saying…
4. Fly to Milan, Italy with Lufthansa
| Travel Period | 23 Jan 2020 to 01 Feb 2020 |
| Number of Stops | 1 Stop, Munich – 1 hr 20 mins 1 Stop, Frankfurt – 1 hr 45 mins |
| Flight Duration | Departure: 15 Hrs 30 mins Arrival: 15 hrs 10 mins |
| Airline | Lufthansa |
| Cost | SGD 806 |
| Any Additional Cost? | Seats are chargeable |
It’s no wonder people love going to Italy. Much less to say when it’s winter season. The streets are less crowded for you to enjoy so much more! Indulge yourself with their melancholic opera music and literatures, while sipping on a Italian wine and enjoying their famed Italian pizza.
What’s a better way to spend your winter holiday than that?
5. Fly to Oslo, Norway with Lufthansa
| Travel Period | 24 Jan 2020 to 02 Feb 2020 |
| Number of Stops | 1 Stop, Frankfurt – 1 hr 0 min 1 Stop, Frankfurt – 1 hr 0 min |
| Flight Duration | Departure: 16 hrs 10 mins Arrival: 15 hrs 25 mins |
| Airline | Lufthansa |
| Cost | SGD 829 |
| Any Additional Cost? | Seats are chargeable |
Aha! Northern Europe, how can I miss that out when suggesting winter holidays? What’s a good winter trip without visiting the North and having a chance to witness the Northern Lights?
Well, if you agree with that then Norway is one of the best place to kickoff your winter holiday mood! With so much to see, so much to experience, there’s endless possibility in this country. Right to the left of Oslo is the famous Bergen city, where your adventure is just getting started.
If you’re adventurous enough – and has spare money and time – traveling upwards to Alesund will most certainly reward you even more.
I guess, I don’t need to spell out Lofoten. Do I? Cause I’m dying to go there.
Final Verdict
Yup, that’s all the 5 European countries I’ve sourced out that costs under SGD 900 for you! I’ve been traveling for awhile now and quite honestly, getting a deal like this is hard to come by. I wouldn’t say it’s rare – it’s fairly frequent now with major price wars – but when there’s supply, there’s demand.
Travel deals like these go out fast and there isn’t always a fix period all the time. Hence, hard to come by. So when you do spot it, snatch it before others do!
Just for my community sake, I shall help you to map out the possibilities of these trips in various combination. Check out the table below.
You don’t have to thank me. Just book a trip now, enjoy and go have fun with your family!
Bearing in mind that these estimations are to help you gauge in terms of base cost expected for your group size. Naturally, other factors like activities, car rentals and other components will come into place and affect the grand total cost.
These estimations are also using one single hotel (bestseller or most affordable yet decent one) as the base cost modifier. Adjusting this to your personal preference, in my opinion, this will swing your cost upwards/downwards the most of all components of a trip.
Oh, and don’t forget, expenses are also dependent on personal preferences and what you eat, do and spend on. However, as a rough gauge, the assumption is that certain type of costs (e.g. transport) can be split amongst the group – hence, the larger the group, the lower the average expenses estimated.
Note: Please note that below table was tabulated for your reference and are purely estimates. Before you book a trip, always ensure you perform your fair-share of research first. Have fun!
Vienna, Austria
| For a group of 2 | For a group of 4 | For a group of 6 | |
| Air Tickets | SGD 898 per pax | SGD 898 per pax | SGD 898 per pax |
| Accommodations | SGD 180 per night | SGD 200 per night | SGD 220 per night |
| Average Expenses | SGD 175 per day | SGD 165 per day | SGD 155 per day |
| Grand Total | SGD 6,916 | SGD 11,992 | SGD 16,668 |
Zurich, Switzerland
| For a group of 2 | For a group of 4 | For a group of 6 | |
| Air Tickets | SGD 898 per pax | SGD 898 per pax | SGD 898 per pax |
| Accommodations | SGD 220 per night | SGD 438 per night | SGD 657 per night |
| Average Expenses | SGD 255 per day | SGD 245 per day | SGD 235 per day |
| Grand Total | SGD 7,416 | SGD 14,498 | SGD 21,267 |
Dublin, Ireland
| For a group of 2 | For a group of 4 | For a group of 6 | |
| Air Tickets | SGD 889 per pax | SGD 889 per pax | SGD 889 per pax |
| Accommodations | SGD 209 per night | SGD 417 per night | SGD 626 per night |
| Average Expenses | SGD 160 per day per pax | SGD 150 per day per pax | SGD 140 per day per pax |
| Grand Total | SGD 6,859 | SGD 13,309 | SGD 19,368 |
Milan, Italy
| For a group of 2 | For a group of 4 | For a group of 6 | |
| Air Tickets | SGD 806 per pax | SGD 806 per pax | SGD 806 per pax |
| Accommodations | SGD 127 per night | SGD 253 per night | SGD 380 per night |
| Average Expenses | SGD 165 per day per pax | SGD 155 per day per pax | SGD 145 per day per pax |
| Grand Total | SGD 5,598 | SGD 10,828 | SGD 15,706 |
Oslo, Norway
| For a group of 2 | For a group of 4 | For a group of 6 | |
| Air Tickets | SGD 829 per pax | SGD 829 per pax | SGD 829 per pax |
| Accommodations | SGD 116 per night | SGD 232 per night | SGD 348 per night |
| Average Expenses | SGD 165 per day per pax | SGD 155 per day per pax | SGD 145 per day per pax |
| Grand Total | SGD 5,556 | SGD 10,752 | SGD 15,588 |
WAIT – Bonus one here. Let’s consider flying to Helsinki, Finland too!
Never saw this coming did you? Ok fine, maybe you did. Considering knowing how much I love Finland and also mentioning of Finnair, it’s not hard to guess.
Been to Finland 3 times now, and I’m still not sick of it.
| Travel Period | 20 Jan 2020 to 28 Jan 2020 |
| Number of Stops | Direct flight |
| Flight Duration | Departure: 12 hrs 15 mins Arrival: 11 hrs 20 mins |
| Airline | Finnair |
| Cost | SGD 898.10 |
| Any Additional Cost? | Seats are chargeable |
What’s not to love of this country? Really, the people are nice, the country is spectacularly beautiful, the food is decent, lots of activities to do, Northern Lights, lots of snow… Do I need to go on?
If there’s ever a chance you’re considering to travel to Northern Europe, please give Finland a chance to start it off with you properly. We always hear lots of media covering Iceland and Norway, and both of them tend to overshadow Finland quite a bit.
Obviously, I’m not saying they aren’t good. In fact, I’ve been to all 3 and I must say that they are all unique on its own. There’s nothing you should be comparing and I strongly recommend you to experience all of them.
If I may suggest, you can consider going in this order: Finland > Norway > Iceland.
No, not ranking them in terms of awesomeness, but in terms of experience. Finland being less rough and more gentle experiences, while Iceland can be a little harsh yet otherworldly beautiful.
So there you go! A total of 6 European countries to consider for your next Chinese New Year travel plans! But hey, don’t stop there! If you spot more awesome deals and would like to share with the community, tell me!
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