Berlin marathon flights = cheap

Peckham

Not sure who else here is confirmed for Berlin in September, but I've been monitoring the Aer Lingus site for the past few weeks waiting for the price to drop on these flights.

They seem to have introduced some discounts today, and a return flight, out on Friday, back on Monday is €145 all-in, down from €175 yesterday.

Have booked at that price, as it's probably the cheapest it's likely to go.

OBWON

I booked my flights last week to berlin. Cost me €160 which included €30 bag and so on. I am flying out the Thursday and coming back monday from Dublin with Aer Lingus. Looked at flights for Ryanair but they were more expensive than Aer Lingus. I can't wait for it. It is going to be my first marathon. Have you booked accommodation yet?

Woddle

I'm staying in 2 hotels due to my own stupidity
Kempinski Hotel Bristol Berlin for 2 nights
Hotel Elba am Kurfürstendamm for one night
Booked them ages ago

ike

Booked early as well, flights in December for €95 with ryanair - Staying in the Hotel Berlin - Thurs- Mon. The whole lot is costing about €350 for flights and accommodation. Never been to Berlin so looking forward to seeing a few sights as well as everything else.

We'll have to arrange a meet up out there maybe do a few gentle miles on the friday evening somewhere as a group.

jimbo007

at least two of us planning on making the trip but will prob wait until next month before sorting it all out...

Krusty_Clown

Any of those hotels near the start/finish?
Hotel Berlin looks like around 358 euro for 3 nights 2 nights..

hunnymonster

Aldon is right at the start, finish but it is even more pricey. You do get a butler though, and if you're bringing anyone with you, it is pure indulgence.


Thanks for the reminder on flights, I just booked my Frankfurt/Zurich trip for July. €260 for both of us including bags but excluding bike.

Woddle

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Any of those hotels near the start/finish?
Hotel Berlin looks like around 358 euro for 3 nights..

Kurfürstendamm, I'm staying on this street and its 3 stops to the marathon if I remember 10/15 mins. This street is great for shops pub and pretty much everything

Krusty_Clown

hunnymonster wrote: »

Aldon is right at the start, finish but it is even more pricey. You do get a butler though, and if you're bringing anyone with you, it is pure indulgence.


Thanks for the reminder on flights, I just booked my Frankfurt/Zurich trip for July. €260 for both of us including bags but excluding bike.

At those rates, they'd want to guarantee a sub-three hour marathon.

Daithi BC

hunnymonster wrote: »

Aldon is right at the start, finish but it is even more pricey. You do get a butler though, and if you're bringing anyone with you, it is pure indulgence.

If I give him my number will he be able to run a 2:30 marathon for me?

I've booked an apartment just north of the Tiergarten where the race starts and finishes. I like having a fridge and cooker so I'm not running round Berlin on Saturday night trying to find somewhere serving platefuls of pasta.

Krusty_Clown

Daithi BC wrote: »

If I give him my number will he be able to run a 2:30 marathon for me?

I've booked an apartment just north of the Tiergarten where the race starts and finishes. I like having a fridge and cooker so I'm not running round Berlin on Saturday night trying to find somewhere serving platefuls of pasta.

Do you have a website for where you booked the apt?
If you put me up in the Aldon for a few days, I'll run a 2:30 for you.

Daithi BC

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

If you put me up in the Aldon for a few days, I'll run a 2:30 for you.

I might hold you to that!

The site I used was http://www.ferienwohnung-zimmer-berlin.de/Unterkuenfte-eng/suche.php - it seems to be run by a general tourist organisation. I got a small apartment for two people for 68 euro per night off it.

OBWON

I booked an apartment from thur to mon. http://www.only-apartments.com/
I got an apartment for €24 a night and 3kms from startline which is very good.
The areas in berlin which are close to the start line are:
Tiergarten
Mitte
Wedding
Schoneberg
Charlottenburg
Kreuzberg.
All of these areas are close enough to the start line.

Peckham

I'm in Hotel Transit (Hagelberger Str). Booked it through hostelworld.com. 186EUR for a single room for 3 nights.

OBWON

Forgot to say the startline is in tiergarten so if you get accommodation there, perfect.