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RWC 2015 - Rugby World Cup 2015 Travel Plans

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    #1442
    Clondalphian
    Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭Clondalphian


    Going on a bit of an adventure for the Canada game. Getting the Ferry on Friday the 18th, train to Shrewbury that night, staying in a Premier Inn then down to Cardiff in the morning for the game. Staying in a hotel in Port Talbot that night then back over to holyhead for the ferry home sunday evening


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    #1443
    flangemeistro
    Registered Users Posts: 1,692 ✭✭✭flangemeistro


    There's 8 of us going over, 4 Irish and 4 South Africans, flying Cork to Newcastle on Friday 2nd of October, staying Friday and Saturday night in Newcastle, going to the South Africa v Scotland game on Saturday, then getting the train from Newcastle to Kings cross London on Sunday morning then going to Ireland v Italy on Sunday, staying Sunday night in London and flying Gatwick to Cork Monday afternoon.
    Then planning on being extremely paranoid and anxious for two days while two nuns on Wolfback chase rainbow haired dolphins around my bed while i constantly get the sensation that I'm falling off a curb!


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    #1444
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Not much of an adventure for us for the Romania and Italy games because we live in north London! Tube or overground to Wembley and the Olympic stadium. Munster bus then to the France game.


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    #1445
    iluvfatfrogs
    Registered Users Posts: 616 ✭✭✭iluvfatfrogs


    flangemeistro wrote: »
    There's 8 of us going over, 4 Irish and 4 South Africans, flying Cork to Newcastle on Friday 2nd of October, staying Friday and Saturday night in Newcastle, going to the South Africa v Scotland game on Saturday, then getting the train from Newcastle to Kings cross London on Sunday morning then going to Ireland v Italy on Sunday, staying Sunday night in London and flying Gatwick to Cork Monday afternoon.
    Then planning on being extremely paranoid and anxious for two days while two nuns on Wolfback chase rainbow haired dolphins around my bed while i constantly get the sensation that I'm falling off a curb!

    That train journey will not be fun after 2 nights in newcastle!


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    #1446
    flangemeistro
    Registered Users Posts: 1,692 ✭✭✭flangemeistro


    iluvfatfrogs wrote: »
    That train journey will not be fun after 2 nights in newcastle!

    Don't i know it!


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    #1447
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    It's only 2 hrs 40 minutes if you get the right train. It will only be as terrible as you make it :pac:


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    #1448
    Awesomeness
    Registered Users Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭Awesomeness


    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    Not much of an adventure for us for the Romania and Italy games because we live in north London! Tube or overground to Wembley and the Olympic stadium. Munster bus then to the France game.
    Flying into london for Italy adn France games and plan on getting the munster bus to the France game


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    #1449
    flangemeistro
    Registered Users Posts: 1,692 ✭✭✭flangemeistro


    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    It's only 2 hrs 40 minutes if you get the right train. It will only be as terrible as you make it :pac:

    Ya we're leaving at 10 and into London at 12:55 so basically Cork to Dublin and I'm sure everyone has suffered on that train before.
    I'm sure we'll make it as terrible as possible!


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    #1450
    wexilad
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭wexilad


    Would have love to have went to the France game only for the shortage of accommodation available in Cardiff. Last decision Italy game looks most viable option! Anybody any advice on cheapest way and safest way to book tickets for Italy game online??


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    #1451
    kuang1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭kuang1


    wexilad wrote: »
    Would have love to have went to the France game only for the shortage of accommodation available in Cardiff. Last decision Italy game looks most viable option! Anybody any advice on cheapest way and safest way to book tickets for Italy game online??

    If you can't get any via the official ticket website then viagogo.com are supposed to be reliable, but you'll pay an extra chunk of change there.(website takes a commission from seller and also ads a commission to the purchaser)


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    #1452
    kuang1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭kuang1


    Tickets galore up since 10.00am.


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    #1453
    .ak
    Registered Users Posts: 30,308 Mod ✭✭✭✭.ak


    kuang1 wrote: »
    Tickets galore up since 10.00am.

    Damnit, typically a week before I get paid. :(


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    #1454
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    kuang1 wrote: »
    Tickets galore up since 10.00am.

    Thank you :) got 3 France Cat D together an all. Although travel costs may put a halt to my excitement.

    Anyone know how much the sail and rail from Rosslare to Cardiff costs? I think the ferry one way is 38 euro but not sure about the train on top of it.


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    #1455
    kuang1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭kuang1


    Yeah I was amazed myself at that...obviously they had an unreleased section of tickets. They're still available as I type.


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    #1456
    kuang1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭kuang1


    Interestingly though no ticket released for Italy game this morning. Checked last night...Wembley capacity is 90,000!!
    That's a lot of ex-pats making that game a sell-out!


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    #1457
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Italy game is at the Olympic stadium, which has a capacity of 54,000. Still a lot of London-based Irish going to it and a lot travelling as well because if you can get tickets for it then it's a much easier trip than Cardiff!


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    #1458
    Unfortunate Derivative
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Unfortunate Derivative


    Anyone any ideas of the best way to travel from Birmingham to Cardiff? Flights to Birmingham cost me 9.99 each way which saved buckets but looking to get back for a morning sunday flight (7ish) after a 8pm kick off the previous night in cardiff (quarter final 2, Oct. 17). Busses and trains seem not to run late on. Anyone any advice or know someone willing to carpool?


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    #1459
    kuang1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭kuang1


    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    Italy game is at the Olympic stadium, which has a capacity of 54,000. Still a lot of London-based Irish going to it and a lot travelling as well because if you can get tickets for it then it's a much easier trip than Cardiff!

    Oh yeah sorry...so its Romania that we play in Wembley?????
    Sounds like the organisers missed an opportunity there...90,000 to see Ireland vs Romania?! I think not! But you might have got close to that number had we played Italy there.
    I'm sure they had their reasons though!


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    #1460
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    Are there any cheapish accomodation options in or around Cardiff for the France game? I'm guessing not.

    Sail and rail - Rosslare to Fishguard is 82 return. Availability to go over the Saturday night.

    It looks like Swansea and Bristol could be options too.


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    #1461
    efb
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    Trying to get £50 Cardiff tickets keep missing out!!!


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    #1462
    Clearlier
    Registered Users Posts: 4,454 ✭✭✭Clearlier


    Unfortunate Derivative wrote: »
    Anyone any ideas of the best way to travel from Birmingham to Cardiff? Flights to Birmingham cost me 9.99 each way which saved buckets but looking to get back for a morning sunday flight (7ish) after a 8pm kick off the previous night in cardiff (quarter final 2, Oct. 17). Busses and trains seem not to run late on. Anyone any advice or know someone willing to carpool?

    Assuming that you meet the minimum age requirements I don't know of a better way than to rent a car. If you're planning on drinking and can't drive then the only option I can think of is a long distance taxi but you're probably looking at £130+ for that. Whereas you'd probably pick up a rental for £25 + £30-40 for petrol depending on how heavy your foot was. I did this for the 'hand of Back' european cup final and the drive was very straightforward then with free parking easy to find in Cardiff - :eek: that's 13 years ago now so the parking situation could have changed.


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    #1463
    shanagarry
    Registered Users Posts: 599 ✭✭✭shanagarry


    kuang1 wrote: »
    Tickets galore up since 10.00am.

    Gah, the one day I was late having a check! Typical. Did manage to swap out my corner upper tier Cat Bs for lower tier Cat Cs for France though, so happy enough with that.

    Now if I could only find cheaper than the £315 semi tickets which I still haven't figured out whether I'm going to pay for or not (sitting on the cc)/


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    #1464
    munsterrugby09
    Registered Users Posts: 186 ✭✭munsterrugby09


    Managed to get tickets for both quarter finals in Cardiff and also managed to swing two double rooms off a couple in Cardiff City centre.

    A great mornings work.

    Now for travel- ferry seems only option. What would it cost me return?


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    #1465
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    munsterrugby09 wrote: »
    Managed to get tickets for both quarter finals in Cardiff and also managed to swing two double rooms off a couple in Cardiff City centre.

    A great mornings work.

    Now for travel- ferry seems only option. What would it cost me return?

    Sail and rail from Rosslare to Fishguard and train onwards to Cardiff is 82 euro return, although some of the ferries are now sold out for France game so I'm not sure what I'll do.


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    #1466
    llcoolj14
    Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭llcoolj14


    munsterrugby09 wrote: »
    Managed to get tickets for both quarter finals in Cardiff and also managed to swing two double rooms off a couple in Cardiff City centre.

    A great mornings work.

    Now for travel- ferry seems only option. What would it cost me return?
    Flights into London that weekend from €40-€60 return from Dublin/Cork/Shannon etc still... MRSC bus down £30/£35 return ...


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    #1467
    munsterrugby09
    Registered Users Posts: 186 ✭✭munsterrugby09


    Doing rosslare - Pembroke fri- mon

    Can book going over but not coming back?

    Is it booked out Monday oct 19?


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    #1468
    eclipsechaser
    Registered Users Posts: 879 ✭✭✭eclipsechaser


    Is anyone else getting the circle of death trying to log on just now?

    I don't know if this means there's a fresh batch up or my a account is just a bit stuck...


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    #1469
    kuang1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭kuang1


    eclipsechaser wrote: »
    Is anyone else getting the circle of death trying to log on just now?

    I don't know if this means there's a fresh batch up or my a account is just a bit stuck...

    No circle of death, but getting the "we're sorry, there has been an unexpected error" message.


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    #1470
    rebel girl 15
    Registered Users, Moderators, Education Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 15,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭rebel girl 15


    All QF's still not sold out


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    #1471
    ArmaniJeanss
    Registered Users Posts: 13,340 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    kuang1 wrote: »
    Oh yeah sorry...so its Romania that we play in Wembley?????
    Sounds like the organisers missed an opportunity there...90,000 to see Ireland vs Romania?! I think not! But you might have got close to that number had we played Italy there.
    I'm sure they had their reasons though!

    Wembley has severely limited availability because of other bookings (Euro 2016 qualifier, NFL etc) and is being used for 2 games only in the rwc, both in the first 9 days.
    Now obviously Ireland Italy could have been one of those two games if theyd wanted, but that would have meant a completely different fixture matrix for the entire comp.


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