✈ I DON'T BELIEVE IT! I took the 4 CHEAPEST FLIGHTS in a row and ended up in...

[@tomsmith5584]

The train from Edinburgh to Glasgow was probably more expensive than the four flights combined.

[@davidg61]

Tbf it’s about £12 these days, but that’s close!

[@roadie4360]

@@davidg61 Inflation now £14.70 off peak single!

[@norman7527]

Broken Britain's railway system is a joke!

[@bill1036]

@@roadie4360 Almost £32 now they re-introduced the peak time travel con.

[@Kj_Gamer2614]

Glasgow to Edinburgh via Bucharest, Tirana and Stanstead is wild. probably the first and only person whose ever done this.

[@gdwnet]

Cheaper than the train........ ;-)

[@DateTwoRelate]

Scott's wife: Where ya goin'? Scott: Out Scott's wife: Where to? Scott: Romania

[@loredanadincu7930]

What was the joke, I must have missed it!

[@citysightswalk6361]

I think the better question is WIFE ASK WERE YOU GOING? answer I don't know Wife. Where are you now Answer Bucharest WIFE answer I always knew you would end up going nowhere 😀

[@Systematicsphere]

@@loredanadincu7930?

[@michaelschabow2911]

Scott's wife: Ok dear, be careful and watch for traffic.

[@martinahardaker8739]

"I'm going out now..I maybe gone some time.."..

[@hello3motos1]

‘Chosen that location to die’ hahahahaha. What a quote!

[@efratefi51]

Made me laugh so hard, so true!

[@TheUluxian]

That and "People will call you Scotty No-Friends." 😂

[@murtazakhwaja5041]

😂

[@martinmaxfield8285]

I laughed out loud at that line

[@notroll1279]

Frankly, you should have booked a second night at Jürgen's and spent a day to explore downtown Tirana. I have no idea if there is much to explore - but what use is it just to land, see an airport and fly out again?

[@steve-marsh]

Love the authenticity of this challenge, fantastic, you are the master of these BECAUSE it's all so real, well done mate!

[@benthwaites381]

You have to do a same or similar challenge Steve

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Yes Steve, Just do it! It's great fun, although the hours of sitting around at airports numbs your brain.

[@steve-marsh]

@@PlanesTrainsEverythingyou’ll be doing surveys ;)

[@erinmcgrathejm4985]

Yes, Steve! Do it!

[@sarahdodds6307]

Did this challenge 20 years ago in the summer of 2004. My starting point was Newcastle, flight 1 to Copenhagen, flight 2 to Berlin, flight 3 to Nice and flight 4 took me to Paris. Including the flight home from Paris to Newcastle the total cost came in at less than £100 averaging £15-£19 per flight. I do definitely recommend you go back to Albania, what a beautiful country yet not really touristy yet (well it wasn't when I was there in 2017). Another great video, keep them coming.

[@ispi_video_photo]

Reminds me of a story some years ago: A couple travelled from their home town of Bournemouth to London, to catch a coach for a mystery destination holiday. As the coach was pulling away to head for the mystery destination, the driver proudly announced that the mystery destination was... Bournemouth.

[@gdparry2727]

Parents took a mystery train ride once, ended up in Torquay... nice as the place was back then, they'd just returned a week earlier from The Egnlish Riviera. Safe to say no hanging gardens or wildebeest majestically moving across the plains on either trip.

[@MrGearoid65]

I'd say the clue is in the price!!!!

[@chrislockwood1398]

My parents, on holiday on the South Coast, went on a mystery coach trip. It took them to their home town. They had a cup of tea at home and went back to their holiday...

[@nleak92]

Was it fates way of telling them to stay at home?

[@sewing9434]

@@gdparry2727 Views that could sadly not be seen from Fawlty Towers :)

[@elliottaylor7818]

I got bored in December and booked myself a random 2 day holiday to Tirana. One of the best inpromptu journeys I've ever had.

[@paulduncan4892]

Amazing city.

[@AstraFCSP]

For Tirana airport, you just need to check in online and then go to the check in desk when it opens and they'll give you a paper ticket.

[@LukeSimmondsTravel]

Just get the hotel to print it much easier

[@iGxJoshieee]

Surely for Ryanair they'll charge you for this? And if you don't have check in luggage then prinitng it out elsewhere will save the effort

[@criskity]

@@LukeSimmondsTravel In Taiwan you can just go to the local 7-Eleven and get anything printed out.

[@gillianmatthews4014]

Love Jasper the cat.

[@kathleenmorrow3792]

Yes, he is cute. But my cat is the cutest most adorable cat in the world. 😸

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

He speaks perfect English and sounds a lot like Scott, but pitch-shifted. What a smart boy he is.

[@mikestephens5622]

Jasper was the original name of Tom, from Tom and Jerry.

[@martinputt6421]

@@mikestephens5622 And for some odd reason Jerry was called Jinx

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

Luton is a tourist gem that they try to keep under wraps, because they don't want it being ruined by becoming too popular.

[@LaluBhaiya1233]

It's not a bad city tbh, nice commute to London, cheap flights out of Luton

[@TheJon2442]

The hospital, near Luton, has a lot of expertise dealing with puncture wounds in humans....

[@KnugenMooMoo]

​@LaluBhaiya1233 Luton not a City it's still a Town,

[@zaharabarry5347]

😂😂😂

[@SuitedConnectors]

Hahhahhahhahha best joke of the week

[@michaelocyoung]

Downloading the boarding pass as a PDF and then using that longer barcode off the phone screen has worked for us in the past when my other half lost her physical boarding pass at Oslo airport

[@SirPrancelot1]

Good tip. Thanks.

[@chrissymcmillan5364]

that is a good tip, my partner does this all the time as his phone is an old android platform that can't use the Ryanair app. we are frequent flyers to and from Dublin.

[@michaelocyoung]

@@chrissymcmillan5364 it is of course also dependent on you having access to your phone's storage and a PDF reader

[@JessicaRainbow]

This was my thought. I scrolled the comments to see if someone else had the same idea!

[@michaelocyoung]

@@JessicaRainbow I'm one of those infuriatingly overcautious folk, I have the boarding card in quadruplicate... The app, the PDF, the paper copy and one in the Google Wallet too.

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

The biplane at Tirana was an An2 Colt (NATO reporting name). They are still in use, over 18000 built

[@coolhand-pictures]

Hi Scott🙋. I had an 5:50 gate close at Bucharest Airport. To see Bucharest North station in the dark, waked up my memories. Many thanks for doing another exhausting trip. I you one time end up in Cologne I would be delighted to invent you at least for a coffee. Greetings from Germany Marco

[@theslamdancekid]

Always a treat to see a new upload, Scott. Doubly so when I get in early!

[@scooterspringsteen3544]

Look on the bright side Scott as you saved money as you ended in Edinburgh and you didn't have to pay for a flight back from your final destination.

[@foodyak]

Out of all of the KZbin channel travel videos that I watch, you are the most organised, naturally witty, and able to link and give reasons for all of your travels. One of a kind. Keep it up, Scott!

[@kudzumoose3861]

Oh, interesting. OI was amazed at the palm trees in Albania. Much more modern than I expected too. Had a fun trip with you. Thanks!

[@MrFlyingscot75]

Never thought Albania would be so beautiful, thanks Scott. And last time I saw an AN-2 up close was in Angola in the 80s, it was a military version, it was the middle of a civil war. Even then I thought it was ancient but it’s a blooming flying legend.

[@PeterFabian]

They're still around but less and less of them, which is a shame. I still hope I might get to pilot one at some point but my chances are getting thinner. They are fascinating machines, with a (soviet copy of) Dakota engine and just massive amounts of lift. Fun fact - in case of an engine failure it was an acceptable emergency procedure to just pull up and let the airplane gently fall into the ground... apparently with the way it's wings and whatnot it would more or less act as its own parachute and land firmly but safely.

[@inari966]

They were used as scouts and training planes during communism when the air force was actually active.

[@michasreisefieber]

If a printout is required, Ryanair must also provide it free of charge. This is exactly the case when it says in the online check-in process that you have to contact the airport staff directly, for example because of your nationality and entry requirements. Even if there is no service counter for Ryanair, there is at least one check-in counter where luggage is dropped off.

[@Yrksman]

Tirana is a city that I’ve visited twice and love! I’ll be heading back fairly soon. Snow capped mountains, a huge park in centre of the city, excellent hotels at very cheap prices and great food. Friendly people and I’ve always felt perfectly safe there, as good as anywhere in the UK.

[@Benjamin.Jamin.]

I am curious as to why Scot didn't visit the centre! There was enough time.

[@SalehRealist]

​@@Benjamin.Jamin.Well you 🚶‍♂️ go then explore for yourself

[@christopherscott5093]

I was in Albania last September, interesting place and a great alternative if you want cheap late summer sun. Lots of Italians holiday in Albanian, so if you don't like the local food, you will find plenty of Italian dishes.

[@KeyBrosUK]

I’ve driven through a couple of times on road trips, it’s actually a really beautiful place with lots to do and see. I tell this to my friends and they think I’m joking. I also may or may not have been caught having a little too much fun in a rear wheel drive, and may or may not have paid £50 to get out of the situation.

[@DSTWizz]

Amazing stuff, Scott! The views of Albania look like it would be well worth another look from ground level. Thanks for taking us along with you, as ever!

[@tonygrinney7115]

I flew to Bucharesti Otopeni quite regularly in the 90s. I've also taken a train from Bucharesti Nord to Cluj and back.

[@stephenspence7208]

Thanks Scott for your videos. I really enjoy them. Enjoy your travels and take care. Steve

[@karenglenn6707]

I just found this by accident and am watching from Castlemaine In Australia. I wish that we had fares as cheap as this 😂. This is fascinating to watch (especially from someone who is so far away from Europe that it takes a day to get there). I sometimes wish that Australia was a bit closer but then we wouldn’t have our beautiful weather. It would be so lovely though to be able to pop over to Paris for a weekend (I’ve been to Adelaide for a night spontaneously with some friends, cost a small fortune). Not quite the same as Paris but still lovely. New sub here 👍

[@debshipard1664]

Hearing you I live 160km west of Port Augusta in SA. Whyalla to Adelaide (after we have driven 11/2 hours is around the $400 mark for a 35 minute flight.

[@ianfox6106]

Scott is coming to Australia in a few months

[@debshipard1664]

@@ianfox6106I hope he uses the $10 Vline fares.

[@ianfox6106]

@@debshipard1664 I wish we had $10 fares here in South Australia

[@Legionnaire1992]

I went from London to Porto, Portugal for £9 (pound sterling) last year 🤣

[@myrabenson1603]

Well.an entertaining tour you done its having patience to hang around airport terminals for hours 😮 we'll thank you for sharing 😊

[@DaveyPalmer1]

That was awesome Scott, one of the best videos you've done. A classic, and you gave us one of your classic lines too: "Just like in Italy, that means you have chosen that location to die" 😅

[@jeremysmith4437]

Really enjoyed this one thanks very much 👍

[@peterolastokke2229]

Thanks for sharing. Great edititing. Cheers from Norway

[@jonsnow9428]

This was great, how about listing your total costs, including hotel and comparing it to something else, such as trains from Scotland to London and see how it compares? I would be intersted

[@mikestephens5622]

Epic! You must of been exhausted and tired after all that, and thanks for spending 7 hours at Stansted just for us. Albania looks lovely, and top notch for quality entertainment, Scott.

[@martincox2735]

Thanks Scott! A great video, and a good theme for a video... 👍

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Thanks Martin. I appreciate your support. I was asked how hard would it be sitting on my backside for hours, but that kind of stunt is stressful (but also loads of fun). There's always the threat of a flight being canceled at short notice leaving you high and dry somewhere. Thanks again.

[@Paul-te8mz]

Excellent vid Scott, many thanks. Yes future adventures should include a no backtracking to a country you have previously been in. In my experience, most hotels will only be too happy to print out a boarding card for you.

[@susanculhane8533]

Enjoyable flying and hanging out with you, Scott - your witticisms much appreciated.

[@Jimsraisedbedgarden]

Great update , loved it Scott 👍

[@craigscoular5238]

Brilliant as always Scott. Thanks for taking us along with you :)

[@susanschroeder3006]

I always carry hard copies of tickets and hotel reservations. Occasionally, i encounter connection issues with my mobile. Happy to have a paper copy in those moments.

[@CricketEngland]

He was booking flight on the fly so not possible

[@KeyBrosUK]

It’s well worth getting an e-sim nowadays, with European coverage. Phone just keeps working as normal whereas whenever my uk providers say EU is included it never works as it should do! You can get them with revolut now too which are very reasonably priced.

[@willb8841]

just stumbled upon this gem of a channel. bloody brilliant mate. good tunes also

[@pffyespff]

So, what site you used to book those flights? That biplane is Antonov AN-2, probably.

[@lcp51d]

Thanks

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Thanks for your support. I really appreciate it.

[@JP5isalive]

Just discovered you and subscribed. Your presenting style is relaxed and humorous. I came here from your Gibraltar video. Great work! 😊

[@keithparker1346]

For someone who cannot sleep while travelling (I'm the same) I admire your physical and mental endurance doing these trips

[@cmsaunli]

Always makes my day to see you upload. Safe travels!

[@TheSweeney-UK]

Recently discovered your channel and watched a fair few and have enjoyed them 😊 love your style 👍 maybe a little recap at the end to remind me what flights you did would be good 👍 my memory is not as good as it used to be 😂

[@LifeisStrange17]

My dad introduced me to one of your videos this evening and here I am binge watching all of them tonight!! Hopefully sometime soon we can do something similar and just as crazy who knows!

[@ukdavepianoman]

Another great adventure Scott. The spontaneity of it makes it more fun. I'm amazed how low some of those fares were. I'm going to Tirana, Albania soon for first time - looking forward to it.

[@barrybennett2544]

That worked out rather well. A nice trip away and then a flight home 😃 Albania looks superb as well 🌴

[@BoyinaBubble]

Terrific video Scott! Really inspired me to check out some really cheap flights this year and do some spontaneous travelling.

[@stevendrennan167]

Hi Scott ( and fellow Buddie) Can I ask what tool you use to find the cheapest flight. Normally you put in destination in all the tools I use

[@PeterFabian]

@34:00 That desk is not a Ryanair desk. They used to be *very* common before Ryanair switched to mobile BP, at least in CEE and the Balkans. It's an independent company which will print your BPs for much less than it would cost at the actual Ryanair airport counter (where you drop your bag if you have one). Considering a cost to print a page in black and white is somewhere in single digit cents, they only really need to print a couple to break even...

[@DdW85]

Given that the minimum wage in Albania is around £200 per month, having someone waiting all day for a single passenger to come along is already profitable. Depending on the rent the airport charges of course.

[@edwardlees4585]

That Ryanair bording pass situation is unacceptable. If they offer a flight from the airport they need to be able to process their own passes.

[@seekingtravel]

Actually that's the airport resonsibility. Ryanair can't force them. And I am sure that Albanians who want to go home are pretty grateful for those flights.

[@anthonylamesa7619]

@@seekingtravel Would it kill Ryanair to waive the fee for printing boarding passes at these airports? Nobody has a printer these days.

[@kudzumoose3861]

Amazing that they charge that much! That’s awful.

[@edwardlees4585]

@@seekingtravel Yes, they are fine getting home as their flights to Tirana leave from airports where you can just scan your code. And when they leave they can print their documents at home too. It's the tourists who are stung in such situations.

[@tareqalmu883]

How you find the cheapest available destination

[@andywillis2650]

Wow, Edinburgh Scott - who'd have thought it ! Interesting way of doing things - sooo close to ending up in Bordeaux though. Looking forward to your next one.

[@rivqah83]

I very much did enjoy this!!😂 Edinburgh! Love it! Much more exotic than Idaho where I’m at. If I did this challenge, I would probably end up in middle of nowhere Kansas.

[@deshales9426]

Love this guy Comes across as a really nice chap Love you posts and thank you for them sir .

[@EdgyNumber1]

Top tip: Portable bluetooth A4 printer, £100. Its about the size of a 1ft ruler and as thick as a couple of matchboxes. 👍 At Stansted? Take a bus ride to Bishops Stortford and grab a bite to eat. Check out the town.

[@marieamoar2038]

Very cool video! Thoroughly enjoy your challenges. 😊

[@AshHanks-nl5bn]

Crazy... loved it, really well edited. Well it was excellent to be honest. I'm not very mobile at the moment, I'll spare you the self pitying details, but I travel vicariously with this chap & it perks me right up... I'm going to give this a go after a few warm up trips & some research, I've never used Ryan Air before. I must say charging a customer €20 to process their own printed boarding pass when there is no alternative seems a bit rich.

[@jonjohnson2844]

There's a perception that Ryanair has bad legroom but you actually get 2 inches more 'pitch' than on a Wizzair A320, though the seats are slightly narrower.

[@alexf7377]

Indeed. No problem with Ryanair, whereas national carriers Air Malta and Aegean are never agains for me due lack of legroom.

[@jonjohnson2844]

@@alexf7377 definitely, Iberia was the worst for me, granted it was an old MD80 but my knees were crushed against the seat in front. Ryanair is luxurious in comparison.

[@andynightingale7335]

Really enjoyed this! Great fun guessing where you'd end up each time 😀 Well done Scott 🛫🛬✈

[@hyseb2]

26:50 pasta also means dough in Italian, and pasta madre means sourdough, which may be what they use to make the pizza or some other baked goods there

[@mattraschke2889]

I will never think of pedestrian crossings the same - thanks Scott!! What a fabulous adventure you shared with us!

[@quinnerefc]

£22 for flight to Romania. £23 for coffee in airport

[@PaulPhilbin-wu5ny]

Quite 🌰

[@PeterEdin]

😆

[@colinmacdonald5732]

My barber's off to Bucharest this August. £1150 return for a family of three, from Edinburgh. Even budget airlines are expensive in peak season.

[@ptlerner]

10:15 I think you are doing an injustice to Memmingen comparing it to "Frankfurt" Hahn. Memmingen e.g. has excellent connection to public transportation and you can get from there to Munich with a regional train in an hour, or to Ulm or go anywhere else in the beautiful Algäu Region of Germany. The town itself is also quite fine. It also has a beer garden right in front of it (it's Bavaria after all), so you can enjoy a cold one in summer while you watch your budget flight land and then hop through security fairly quickly. If you see it up on your flight radar, I wouldn't dismiss it :)

[@SirPrancelot1]

Good tip. Thanks!

[@R.Daneel]

Y'know. That cat's got a point. Done. Also, there's a place called Toronto in Canada, too! Oh... wait... Tirana? Never mind.

[@mcallisterk]

Great video Scott I will click the like button just to encourage you more your videos are brilliant

[@samanthawoodward7551]

Brilliant video, really enjoyed it thank you x. Bad thing was it reminded me I have to fly from Stansted in April!! Bummer!

[@ailishbethd4033]

Love watching your videos. That was a great experiment. I've just subbed! Thanks🎉

[@Beechhill]

Good and honest content as always! Thank you! Tirana is an absolute fave destination for us. Friendly and cheap. The standard taxi fare for city centre is €20, so well done for sticking to the airport!

[@kimberlysimmons787]

Love this challenge! One of my top faves you’ve done. Well done 👏🏼 (ps - hello Jasper 🐈!)

[@IWMD]

I love the fact that you wander around aimlessly trying to find something to eat or killing time on your travels ……..spent a lot of time doing that too 👍

[@johnbshannon]

started with the train videos, but you are getting more and more interesting, and being a fellow buddie I feel the need to offer support. Keep up the good and interesting work. COYS.

[@TheDoyleDoyle]

This could well be my fave video of yours Scott, unreal!

[@tonycook603]

Love this video Scott, great idea and some bargain flights there. Classic where you ended up at!

[@kazzicup]

I am 7 minutes into the video. I have a feeling this four cheap flights journey will be very tiring. But good luck!! I would have flown to Kopenhagen from Bucharest and stayed for at least 24 hours in Kopenhagen to sleep and recharge.

[@PaulSlater]

Absolutely brilliant Scott. Loved this. Back in the day my best friend and I used to turn up at our local travel agent, sit down and ask what was available leaving from Manchester next week. We didn’t really care where we were headed it was just an easy way to get a holiday sorted. Now it’s so easy to do all of this ourselves from the comfort of our own iPhone. Sorely tempted to give this a go sometime.

[@saxmanzzz]

Really fun to watch. Albania looked great - almost Mediterranean. I agree with your new rule - no backtracking to country of origin.

[@elliotwarnes3255]

That cat is simply adorable

[@aztravelguy]

My vote is to select the cheapest destination where you have never been for all flights. If all the

[@rossmcgarrie9787]

Edinburgh my favourite city on the planet 🌎 where I was born in & I was brought up in Falkland Fife where some of Outlander was filmed in. Gorgeous wee village Scott . 👍👍

[@ohheyitskevinc]

Albania does look nice! And hotels with cupboards containing oxygen, nitrogen, argon and carbon dioxide is always a bonus! Fresh too!

[@kbf6434]

All that to go from Glasgow to Edinburgh 😂😂😂 Hey at least you got to see some of Albania! It looks nice there!

[@mattjayclay]

Great video Charles. I love your ability to hoof it while at the same time being both articulate and light hearted. It's great to hear that news even from your car. The scene setter video showing the setup there is also interesting. Great stuff mate.

[@andymerrett]

Brilliant! At least you didn't get stung with an expensive flight back from somewhere further afield. :)

[@joeeshwar8578]

Simply wow. What a special storytelling. Adventure at the peak.

[@spidyman8853]

I love your videos Scott. Looking forward to your next adventure or challenge

[@GMMilambar]

I knew you ended up back in Scotland, as soon as I saw the rain. Joke. Loved this video, out of all of them that I've watched over the past 2 days, this one is my favourite so far.

[@stuartibbertson2009]

fantastic video you have inspired me do do some traveling

[@xandrios]

Backtracking in aviation usually means direction. Meaning that if you head east with your first flight, you may travel north, south or east - but not back in a westerly direction. It also means that you keep moving away further from your starting point allowing to see more exotic places!

[@christinehodge3608]

Good video, thank you for sharing this, 😊

[@davidwebb4904]

You should have taken the cablecar ride to top of mountain at Tirana. Its the only good thing about that city

[@lja8187]

Tad harsh that. It's a great city.

[@davidwebb4904]

@@lja8187 Lets see. The river is full of human sewage. Theres trash just dumped all along every road and river. The girl in Burger King shortchanged me. And the bus to the airport overcharged despite an actual published fare. I was being nice…..

[@lja8187]

​@@davidwebb4904guess all about your personal experiences....

[@neilrmartin1984]

Legroom is a bit of a lottery on Ryanair in my experience - it can be quite generous on one of their sister companies, eg flying to Poland, or on an older plane. Wizzair (in my limited experience) was the most cramped seating I've come across

[@mikepowell2776]

Vueling is a close contender.

[@Jimo1956]

17:50 Russian built Antonov AN-2 (if I remember correctly). Even the East German Air Force used these reliable work horses up until the unification with West Germany. Were amazingly used by the Bundeswehr Luftwaffe afterwards. Great fun watching your "adventure".

[@oldscooldinghybuoys]

Just joined your channel, really enjoyed this video 👌😊

[@Gts2pro]

😂😂 train peep ! “‘oh yeah “ cracked me up

[@russellhouchin2640]

You are so right to want to come back to Albania. It's a gem of a place to view architectural styles, see the sights at the central plaza and masses of interest with 0.25 mile of the centre. Tirana Airport isn't on the Adriatic - it's at Durres - 40 minute coach ride from the airport bus station at the far end of the hire car offices.

[@Mat-eq8mk]

I found this last summer. I was island-hopping in Greece but the cheapest route was never another island or anywhere else exotic. It was always the UK. Great video - thanks!

[@simonmurray2530]

Sorry if you,ve already covered this Scott, but which app do you use to find your flights? I have an idea for doing 10 days away, maybe 5 flights, spending no more than £1000 for everything. Should give me time to look around..? And adding whatever it takes to get home from the final airport....

[@tracygeddes5867]

Great fun watching your jaunts, back home after all, such is life!