5 European festivals that are cheaper than Glastonbury
8th May 2014
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As festival season fast approaches (or in the case of Coachella go-ers, has already begun) it’s easy to get swept up in the magic of headline acts and floral headbands, completely overlooking the hefty price tags attached to these hedonistic weekends.
With this in mind, UK flight comparison website compareandfly.com has conducted some research into the costs surrounding these British weekenders and discovered that once tickets and travel costs are totted up, it can work out just as cheap, if not cheaper, to fly to sunnier climes for your festival fill.
When taking into account travel to and from a UK festival, as well as the ticket itself, the costs creep up... A Londoner travelling to Glastonbury can spend up to £281.14*on a ticket and travel whilst the likes of Benicassim in Barcelona and Exit in Belgrade both come to under £250, including ticket, return flights and transfers. Here are compareandfly.com’s five festival recommendations…
EXIT, Belgrade, 10th-13th July
Price: £176.10 (includes festival ticket, return flights between London and Budapest, and transfer)
EXIT (pictured) is held annually at the Petrovaradin Fortress in the city of Novi Sad in Serbia, this year taking place between 10th and 13th July. The festival was started as a student movement fighting for democracy and peace in Serbia and still today upholds a strong social mission to help youth in the Balkans.
Meadows in the Mountains, Bulgaria, 13th-15th June
Price: £210.57 (includes festival ticket, return flights between London and Sofia, and transfer)
Set in the beautiful Rhodope Mountains, in the Bulgarian village of Polkovnik Serafimovo, Meadows in the Mountains revolves around the sunrise each morning. The event prides itself on escaping the trends of other festivals with a fundamental ethos of wildlife and fauna.
With this in mind, UK flight comparison website compareandfly.com has conducted some research into the costs surrounding these British weekenders and discovered that once tickets and travel costs are totted up, it can work out just as cheap, if not cheaper, to fly to sunnier climes for your festival fill.
When taking into account travel to and from a UK festival, as well as the ticket itself, the costs creep up... A Londoner travelling to Glastonbury can spend up to £281.14*on a ticket and travel whilst the likes of Benicassim in Barcelona and Exit in Belgrade both come to under £250, including ticket, return flights and transfers. Here are compareandfly.com’s five festival recommendations…
EXIT, Belgrade, 10th-13th July
Price: £176.10 (includes festival ticket, return flights between London and Budapest, and transfer)
EXIT (pictured) is held annually at the Petrovaradin Fortress in the city of Novi Sad in Serbia, this year taking place between 10th and 13th July. The festival was started as a student movement fighting for democracy and peace in Serbia and still today upholds a strong social mission to help youth in the Balkans.
Meadows in the Mountains, Bulgaria, 13th-15th June
Price: £210.57 (includes festival ticket, return flights between London and Sofia, and transfer)
Set in the beautiful Rhodope Mountains, in the Bulgarian village of Polkovnik Serafimovo, Meadows in the Mountains revolves around the sunrise each morning. The event prides itself on escaping the trends of other festivals with a fundamental ethos of wildlife and fauna.
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