How to save time and money on your next weekend getaway

FAMILIES getting away for a weekend could save hours of extra travelling and great expense if they work out the quickest and cheapest way to get to their destination.

How to save time and money on your next weekend getaway

Depending on where travellers are going, they could save time and money by letting the train take the strain instead of the plane or by abandoning the bus in favour of their car.

An examination of the cost of making seven different trips to popular destinations by plane, train, coach and car found the plane was not always the quickest way but was often the most expensive, while rock-bottom fares on the bus were often outweighed by the punishingly long journey times.

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