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I am taking my first solo trip from London to Sao Paulo in just over a month and I have a few questions.

I have booked the hotel, the flights, and got all other things (apart from getting money exchanged, and shorts... would you believe I can't find any in stores in the middle of winter)

However, there'sthere're a few things I am unsure of.

  1. How do connecting flights work? I am flying London -> Amsterdam -> Sao Paulo via KLM, and the reverse on return (all flights). So I don't know what I need to do in Amsterdam. Do I stay on the plane (assuming it is the same plane), do I need to do customs checks again, or do I just walk to the other plane (assuming different planes)

  2. Is it cheaper to exchange money in a local bureau de change, the one in the airport, or one in the local one to where I am staying?

  3. What is "too early" to arrive at the airport? In the past I have travelled as an accompanied minor (last time I went was about 4 years ago), so we usually got to the airport about 2 hours before the flight.

I am taking my first solo trip from London to Sao Paulo in just over a month and I have a few questions.

I have booked the hotel, the flights, and got all other things (apart from getting money exchanged, and shorts... would you believe I can't find any in stores in the middle of winter)

However, there's a few things I am unsure of.

  1. How do connecting flights work? I am flying London -> Amsterdam -> Sao Paulo via KLM, and the reverse on return (all flights). So I don't know what I need to do in Amsterdam. Do I stay on the plane (assuming it is the same plane), do I need to do customs checks again, or do I just walk to the other plane (assuming different planes)

  2. Is it cheaper to exchange money in a local bureau de change, the one in the airport, or one in the local one to where I am staying?

  3. What is "too early" to arrive at the airport? In the past I have travelled as an accompanied minor (last time I went was about 4 years ago), so we usually got to the airport about 2 hours before the flight.

I am taking my first solo trip from London to Sao Paulo in just over a month and I have a few questions.

I have booked the hotel, the flights, and got all other things (apart from getting money exchanged, and shorts... would you believe I can't find any in stores in the middle of winter)

However, there're a few things I am unsure of.

  1. How do connecting flights work? I am flying London -> Amsterdam -> Sao Paulo via KLM, and the reverse on return (all flights). So I don't know what I need to do in Amsterdam. Do I stay on the plane (assuming it is the same plane), do I need to do customs checks again, or do I just walk to the other plane (assuming different planes)

  2. Is it cheaper to exchange money in a local bureau de change, the one in the airport, or one in the local one to where I am staying?

  3. What is "too early" to arrive at the airport? In the past I have travelled as an accompanied minor (last time I went was about 4 years ago), so we usually got to the airport about 2 hours before the flight.

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First time travelling alone, and on a connecting flight, I have a few questions

I am taking my first solo trip from London to Sao Paulo in just over a month and I have a few questions.

I have booked the hotel, the flights, and got all other things (apart from getting money exchanged, and shorts... would you believe I can't find any in stores in the middle of winter)

However, there's a few things I am unsure of.

  1. How do connecting flights work? I am flying London -> Amsterdam -> Sao Paulo via KLM, and the reverse on return (all flights). So I don't know what I need to do in Amsterdam. Do I stay on the plane (assuming it is the same plane), do I need to do customs checks again, or do I just walk to the other plane (assuming different planes)

  2. Is it cheaper to exchange money in a local bureau de change, the one in the airport, or one in the local one to where I am staying?

  3. What is "too early" to arrive at the airport? In the past I have travelled as an accompanied minor (last time I went was about 4 years ago), so we usually got to the airport about 2 hours before the flight.