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Jimbo:
It really does depend where you live and how much suffering you want to put up with.

Taking July 15 for 14 nights:

Thomson from Doncaster: £299 pp = £598
EasyJet from Gatwick = £281.16 pp = £562

Train fare from Hull to Gatwick return for 2 = £180
Hotel overnight in Gatwick =  approx £80

Or approx £75 petrol to have a long drive

So - allowing for £100 for taxi: EasyJet cost for us using train = approx £842
                                          EasyJet using car approx £717

Doncaster petrol approx £15 : Thomson cost =  £613

Add to this: journey times Hull to Gatwick and back 10 hours + overnight; Hull to Doncaster and back 100 minutes.

If you were us would you take the apparently cheaper £36 flight difference with EasyJet as a no-brainer or would you take the total travel cost into account? Unless you live next to the perimeter fence of a budget airline you have to look at a broader picture.

What counts is the actual overall cost - not the raw flight! I could pedal-lo from Hull to Corfu for nothing. So what? It would take about 18 days of continuous leg-work, but it's the cheapest deal.

Let's not make these mathematically dubious comparisons! 

YANNIS26:
I am with you Jimbo.Lots of things need taking into account when comparing Easyjet/Taxi verses Thomson/bus.It is about time we put this old chestnut to bed. Especially when all Susan wanted to know was how she got a taxi from the airport to San Stefanos.
A belated welcome to the forum Susan ,have a great holiday at the Romanza.If you wish to know any details about the hotel or San Stefanos please ask.
Back to the subject of Easyjet V Thomsons here are a few simple guidelines in making your decision.
I base these on a cost basis only. I realise that reasons other than cost can come into the equation.
1 You need access to both airlines where the travel time and costs to either, including parking are not restrictive.
2 Having achieved this it is a fact that booking Easyjet when the flights are first announced is the far cheaper option.If you include a taxi transfer with  Noula at San Stefanos travel you will still save money against Thomsons.
3 It is a fact that as Easyjet flights fill up the price rises.This being the case as time passes the savings reduce until Easyjet may no longer be the cheap option.
4 If like me you have access to 6 airports within1-3 hrs of home here is another way of saving money if you have the nerve.Book your hotel only either indy or package.Now wait till the very last minute to book the flight and you should get a bargain price from at least one of the airports.Now book the flight and transfer with Thomsons. 
I hope the posting is helpful and brings an end to the never ending comparisons.
Yammas
Yannis

loftyscot:
And here was me thinking it was the Scottish who knew the price of a pound! My ghast has been well and truly flabbered at all this knowledge.

Jimbo:
Thanks, Yannis. And loftyscot.  And the Academy for giving me the Oscar.

The other factor is apparent versus real prices. I just looked up jet2 from Leeds/Bradford to Corfu at around the same time. The headline price for 2 people is £387.96. Great. But when you click through the additions of taxes and booking and baggage bring it up to £570.92

At today's prices we could stay at Romanza via Thomson, flight included, for two weeks for a total of £966. That makes the accommodation cost about £400 in total.

Not all is easy in the relative costs of DIY versus package.

loftyscot:
Tend to agree with you Jimbo. We investigated going to Disneyland Paris on our local holiday weekend in June. We can travel to Paris from Edi using Sleasyjet, Air France or Ruinair Alternatively we can drive to Glasgow and have the choice of FlyBe too. Guess what.......Air France offers the best deal!

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