RWC 2015 - Rugby World Cup 2015 Travel Plans

rebel girl 15 · 26-08-2015 10:43pm

afatbollix wrote: »

The UK trains are like the air lines in that its the cheaper the sooner you book and on the day being a lot higher. A friend of mine pays £250+ for a day trip to Manchester very often. Book as soon as you can.

Trainline is great for bargin prices for trains. I got return first class tickets to Manchester for much much less than that by booking it in advance!

hellfish08 · 26-08-2015 11:53pm

ManAboutCouch wrote: »

I have to go to London for a thing on the 25th and 26th of next month, so I've extended my stay and have just ordered a ticket for Ireland v Romania.

Does anyone have rough idea where the after-match craic is likely to be? London is pretty huge, and even with the RWC in full flow it probably won't be noticable in most parts of town.

The Faltering Full Back in Finsbury Park is a good spot

llcoolj14 · 27-08-2015 9:06am

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

Trainline is great for bargin prices for trains. I got return first class tickets to Manchester for much much less than that by booking it in advance!

You do realise that trainline is just a booking site who will be more expensive than booking with the train operater themselves as they put a service charge/levy for the service? Its a decent source to find cheap prices, but you can always save that fee by booking direct once you have found what you want.

nc6000 · 27-08-2015 9:17am

Anyone have any ideas for accommodation in Cardiff for the QF weekend? I see even the campsite in Cardiff is full.

Did I read on here before that one of the Rugby clubs in Cardiff let people camp there for a Six Nations game recently?

llcoolj14 · 27-08-2015 9:22am

shortys94 wrote: »

Do you guys think its worth pre-booking train seats?

I am going to the Canada game and will be travelling from Bristol to Cardiff day of game and back in evening.

Cheers!

A word of warning re the trains over here on match weekends, for anyone who has never done them before...

Ive only ever got the train from London up to Cardiff, did it twice for old HC finals and the experiences there put me off, so we usually drive/ get a private group bus these days. I did the train down for the 6n game in March this year and it was as bad as ever out of London. You can book a seat out, but will be lucky to get into it-the trains were so rammed people were sardines the entire route standing in the isles. Any station we stopped at en route(including Bristol) no one had a hope of boarding at.

On the way back its a free for all (you can not book a seat). We had dinner, a few drinks, trying to leave the queue's die down, but still ended up waiting for well over 2 hours when we did try leave. They have a system to queue depedning on location, with one line for London only. Again for many, it was standing room only the entire way back to London...

My point is for anyone banking on being on a London train,or getting on any of the stops, be very aware to give yourself extra time as its a free for all! I'd imagine for a RWC, there will be a fair few making the trip for the first time, and unlike in a 6N when there is only 1 away team, for the likes of the French game, the bulk of their fans will also be using the same route.

I do presume there is some sort of local/non London originating service going from Bristol to Cardiff, but given the lack of accomadation in Cardiiff, would expect those services to face the same strains.

llcoolj14 · 27-08-2015 9:40am

wexfordgal15 wrote: »

Hi, am travelling to London for the Romania match and was looking for a bit of advice as to what area to stay in, have never been to London and we are going over the 26th and not coming back till 29th so plan is to do a few tourist sightseeing as well....was wondering if we would be better staying somewhere between wembley and central london but haven't a notion about the areas.....appreciate any advice, thanks...

Whats your budget?You can usually get a decent room in London for about £100 per night... not a lot out by Wembley but if you did want to base yourself there, the Novotel is showing up£110 a night for your 3 nights. Get yourself anywhere in zone1/zone 2 thats a short walk to your local tube station. You'll then be at worst, 40 minutes away on the tube form most of central London (Which is quite a small commute over here). For good value on a weekend, try looking at options in the "city". The "city" (the financial part of London as opposed to the city centre) is quieter on the weekends with the offices closed and hence hotels can be cheaper (area's like St Pauls/Liverpool St/Tower Hill)

A booking site like Agoda etc will give you a good overview of options...this site is very popular and gets good deals too (that you wont find on the mass search engines as specific to travelzoo, a bit more time, but worth it if you find something: http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/uk-hotels-breaks/london/

shortys94 · 27-08-2015 10:14am

llcoolj14 wrote: »

A word of warning re the trains over here on match weekends, for anyone who has never done them before...

Ive only ever got the train from London up to Cardiff, did it twice for old HC finals and the experiences there put me off, so we usually drive/ get a private group bus these days. I did the train down for the 6n game in March this year and it was as bad as ever out of London. You can book a seat out, but will be lucky to get into it-the trains were so rammed people were sardines the entire route standing in the isles. Any station we stopped at en route(including Bristol) no one had a hope of boarding at.

On the way back its a free for all (you can not book a seat). We had dinner, a few drinks, trying to leave the queue's die down, but still ended up waiting for well over 2 hours when we did try leave. They have a system to queue depedning on location, with one line for London only. Again for many, it was standing room only the entire way back to London...

My point is for anyone banking on being on a London train,or getting on any of the stops, be very aware to give yourself extra time as its a free for all! I'd imagine for a RWC, there will be a fair few making the trip for the first time, and unlike in a 6N when there is only 1 away team, for the likes of the French game, the bulk of their fans will also be using the same route.

I do presume there is some sort of local/non London originating service going from Bristol to Cardiff, but given the lack of accomadation in Cardiiff, would expect those services to face the same strains.

Cheers, My train to and from would be originating from Bristol temple meads, so looks as if it will not be hampered by london services, cheers though

TheDoctor · 28-08-2015 10:02am

Tickets for Ireland V France and two Qfs which I purchased in June arrived today.

dubal · 28-08-2015 11:14am

TheDoctor wrote: »

Tickets for Ireland V France and two Qfs which I purchased in June arrived today.

DHL have been spamming me since yesterday evening, they better turn up now!

Dubal

irishbucsfan · 28-08-2015 11:18am

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

Another option is Slough.

Nope. No. Nope nope nope. No. Dont.

adelcrowsmel · 28-08-2015 11:19am

dubal wrote: »

DHL have been spamming me since yesterday evening, they better turn up now!

Dubal

Same, come on DHL!!

llcoolj14 · 28-08-2015 11:51am

These events should give fans (especially in the vastness of London) a bit of direction/be of interest to some on here!

Tickets for RWC Irish fan parties are now on sale, events that see the Official IRFU, Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster supporters clubs collaborating for the first time ‬ http://tiny.cc/GreenWCparties

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rebel girl 15 · 28-08-2015 12:07pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Nope. No. Nope nope nope. No. Dont.

Eh, can I ask why???? Handy for getting into London, Twickenham etc - don't believe all the stories you were told!

Cat D tickets for QF3, where if Ireland win the pool they will be in are up now

dubal · 28-08-2015 1:07pm

DHL man just arrived, all done now

I am deliberately not counting how much they cost, though thankfully its all spent now, and it was nice spreading (i.e. paying in November and June).

Dubal

shanagarry · 28-08-2015 5:23pm

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

Eh, can I ask why???? Handy for getting into London, Twickenham etc - don't believe all the stories you were told!

I can firmly vouch from first hand experience for the unpleasantness of Slough. Not somewhere you want to go on your holliers Wexfordgal! There is a reason prices there are cheap.

irishbucsfan · 28-08-2015 5:24pm

I work in Slough. I haven't been told things, I've lived them.

EDIT: I am lucky enough that where I work is on the outskirts and I live far enough away from Slough that I can make a conscious decision to avoid it. I'd suggest others follow the same strategy

rebel girl 15 · 28-08-2015 5:51pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I work in Slough. I haven't been told things, I've lived them.

EDIT: I am lucky enough that where I work is on the outskirts and I live far enough away from Slough that I can make a conscious decision to avoid it. I'd suggest others follow the same strategy

Seriously? I'm there two years, lived there and have had no hassle! Same with a number of other colleagues of mine in the same industry! Certain parts to be avoided like any place. Holiday inn right alongside the train station and travel lodge five mins walk from the station.

I'm just putting my experience there, and given the location of the hotels works out well. ive done the journey to Wembley and currently doing the journey to Twickenham now . I've had no issues walking to the bus stop alone to get a flight at 4.30 in the morning, I wouldn't be staying in Chalvey or anywhere like that!!

rebel girl 15 · 28-08-2015 5:53pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I work in Slough. I haven't been told things, I've lived them.

EDIT: I am lucky enough that where I work is on the outskirts and I live far enough away from Slough that I can make a conscious decision to avoid it. I'd suggest others follow the same strategy

Seriously? I'm there two years, lived there and have had no hassle! Same with a number of other colleagues of mine in the same industry! Certain parts to be avoided like any place. Holiday inn right alongside the train station and travel lodge five mins walk from the station.

I'm just putting my experience there, and given the location of the hotels works out well. ive done the journey to Wembley and currently doing the journey to Twickenham now . I've had no issues walking to the bus stop alone to get a flight at 4.30 in the morning, I wouldn't be staying in Chalvey or anywhere like that!!

eclipsechaser · 28-08-2015 10:35pm

Could anyone say when is the most recent that you've bought and had delivered been?

I recently got opening tickets to England Fiji for some friends in England. They're to be posted to me and I was going to send them on to them in the UK. It's all getting extremely tight...

They've had years to prepare. What the hell is going on?

Any advice?

irishbucsfan · 28-08-2015 10:54pm

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

Seriously? I'm there two years, lived there and have had no hassle! Same with a number of other colleagues of mine in the same industry! Certain parts to be avoided like any place. Holiday inn right alongside the train station and travel lodge five mins walk from the station.

I'm just putting my experience there, and given the location of the hotels works out well. ive done the journey to Wembley and currently doing the journey to Twickenham now . I've had no issues walking to the bus stop alone to get a flight at 4.30 in the morning, I wouldn't be staying in Chalvey or anywhere like that!!

Well you're the only person I know whose ever spent any time in Slough and managed to escape with their soul intact. We've had employees leave us purely because they couldn't stand working in Slough any longer...

rebel girl 15 · 28-08-2015 11:11pm

eclipsechaser wrote: »

Could anyone say when is the most recent that you've bought and had delivered been?

I recently got opening tickets to England Fiji for some friends in England. They're to be posted to me and I was going to send them on to them in the UK. It's all getting extremely tight...

They've had years to prepare. What the hell is going on?

Any advice?

Ring them and see, all the tickets are tracked - you could be in for a wait though. It is ticketmaster who are behind the ticket sales and delivery. How recent is recent?

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Well you're the only person I know whose ever spent any time in Slough and managed to escape with their soul intact. We've had employees leave us purely because they couldn't stand working in Slough any longer...

Maybe I'm just lucky so!

maryd26 · 29-08-2015 12:12pm

I was in contact with RWC today via phone - apparently the tickets that were purchased recently will be sent out during the next two weeks (I'm away between 11th and 18th Sept, which is not good timing!). Was told to call again if they don't arrive by 11th... finger nails are torn to shreds!

funrunner95 · 31-08-2015 12:14am

nc6000 wrote: »

Anyone have any ideas for accommodation in Cardiff for the QF weekend? I see even the campsite in Cardiff is full.

Did I read on here before that one of the Rugby clubs in Cardiff let people camp there for a Six Nations game recently?

For those late to the party that need to stay in Cardiff...

http://snoozeboxhotel.co.uk/event/snoozebox-cardiff-rugby-hotel/

millhousegirl · 31-08-2015 11:12am

Now that most people have had their tickets delivered, are people going to be contacting the RWC office to see if they can claim back the £15p.p charge for the ticket purchases at various times but which were all delivered in one batch?

Has anybody any luck on this front yet? I know I will be contacting them shortly. I was hit with 5 p.p charges and only 2 deliveries from DHL.

Iompair · 31-08-2015 11:18am

For anybody getting a train from Bristol Temple Meads, leave yourself plenty of time to get to Cardiff, the station gets wedged for any 6 nations games, I can imagine it'll be busy for any of the big RWC games in the Millennium Stadium.

kuang1 · 31-08-2015 11:21am

millhousegirl wrote: »

Now that most people have had their tickets delivered, are people going to be contacting the RWC office to see if they can claim back the £15p.p charge for the ticket purchases at various times but which were all delivered in one batch?

Has anybody any luck on this front yet? I know I will be contacting them shortly. I was hit with 5 p.p charges and only 2 deliveries from DHL.

I definitely plan to do this. I've had no delivery yet but have no less than 12 of these charges on my account.
Someone posted about this on this thread before saying they got the "credit card charges" refunded. I attempted to get them to be more specific (sent a pm message) but never got a response.

Any updates from anyone would be greatly appreciated.

woodyg · 31-08-2015 11:29am

funrunner95 wrote: »

For those late to the party that need to stay in Cardiff...

http://snoozeboxhotel.co.uk/event/snoozebox-cardiff-rugby-hotel/

any body book with these guys?
£119 for the saturday night before the france game seems very good value, all most too cheap!

ArmaniJeanss · 31-08-2015 12:38pm

woodyg wrote: »

any body book with these guys?
£119 for the saturday night before the france game seems very good value, all most too cheap!

You realize its a pimped up shipping container, yeah?

woodyg · 31-08-2015 12:40pm

well if it's good enough for Eddie Jordan to stay at for the Silverstone GP then i think it's deffo good enough for a drunk me!

and if anyone has seen Grand Designs you will have seen what's possible these days with a shipping container.

bmwguy · 31-08-2015 2:53pm

woodyg wrote: »

any body book with these guys?
£119 for the saturday night before the france game seems very good value, all most too cheap!

Yep, I booked today for 6 of us. 3 rooms. £864. That is for 6 people, 2 nights. So average cost is £72 per person per night. Quarter final weekend so should will be there for both quarter finals on Saturday and Sunday, as we don't know which one Ireland will be in yet.

maryd26 · 31-08-2015 5:13pm

kuang1 wrote: »

I definitely plan to do this. I've had no delivery yet but have no less than 12 of these charges on my account.
Someone posted about this on this thread before saying they got the "credit card charges" refunded. I attempted to get them to be more specific (sent a pm message) but never got a response.

Any updates from anyone would be greatly appreciated.

I contacted them previously and the general gist of the reply was that if I were charged for multiple postage fees and if they also managed to send them out in one batch (cumulative conditions), then I could give them the details and they would sort it out for me. As I'm still waiting for further orders to be delivered, I haven't followed up on it yet but it did sound promising.

Key part in reply was: 'We will always attempt to package and deliver all of your tickets in one delivery where possible. If you have received all of your tickets in one package but paid multiple postage charges, please contact us and we will refund you the cost of the additional postage fee. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

The Rugby World Cup 2015 Customer Service Team are available to answer any questions you have on 0333 003 2015.

Callers from outside the UK should call +44 (0)161 971 2015.

Opening Hours are Monday - Friday 09.00 - 18:00 and Saturday 0900 - 1300.'

Good luck

thebrad85 · 31-08-2015 7:37pm

Hi folks,

Does anyone know of the best way to travel to Cardiff from Pembroke on the Friday before the game? Arriving in around lunchtime. I know there is public buses and trains but they appear to take hours whereas the drive is only an hour and a half. Anyone know of any private companies doing a direct bus? Any help would be appreciated!

kuang1 · 01-09-2015 10:21am

Fresh batch of tickets up again.

bmwguy · 01-09-2015 8:47pm

kuang1 wrote: »

Fresh batch of tickets up again.

Yeah I just looked today and picked up 4 tickets for both quarter finals. £150 per ticket for match if Ireland are pool d winners, £215 per ticket if we are the runners up. I don't think we will go to both matches so hopefully I can offload the ones for the match I don't want. Won't know which match we want until the crunch French match in all probability though. That said, it's the only weekend we are going so might hit the 2 matches. Is there any chance I will be stuck with them or will there definitely be demand for them if I do want to sell?

ArmaniJeanss · 01-09-2015 9:13pm

bmwguy wrote: »

Yeah I just looked today and picked up 4 tickets for both quarter finals. £150 per ticket for match if Ireland are pool d winners, £215 per ticket if we are the runners up. I don't think we will go to both matches so hopefully I can offload the ones for the match I don't want. Won't know which match we want until the crunch French match in all probability though. That said, it's the only weekend we are going so might hit the 2 matches. Is there any chance I will be stuck with them or will there definitely be demand for them if I do want to sell?

Depends on the game to an extent.
If its NZ v Fra then you'll have no trouble getting rid.
The other possible combinations have descending degrees of ticket demand, e.g., NZ v Italy, Arg v Fra, Argentina v Italy, Tonga v France etc.

bmwguy · 01-09-2015 10:03pm

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Depends on the game to an extent.
If its NZ v Fra then you'll have no trouble getting rid.
The other possible combinations have descending degrees of ticket demand, e.g., NZ v Italy, Arg v Fra, Argentina v Italy, Tonga v France etc.

Can't see anything other than a combination of Ireland France New Zealand and Argentina but I get what you are saying. Hopefully Ireland v the argies and nz v France

Shedite27 · 02-09-2015 9:23am

bmwguy wrote: »

Is there any chance I will be stuck with them or will there definitely be demand for them if I do want to sell?

Assuming NX top their pool, the combinations I can see happening are....

Ireland top group:
Anyone trying to sell NZ/Fra tickets will have no problem.
Anyone trying to swap NZ/Fra tickets to get Ire/Arg tickets will have no problem.

Ireland runners up:
NZ/Ire tickets will be golddust.
Fra/Arg tickets will be everywhere.

In that scenario, I can see a lot of Irish getting stuck with Fra/Arg tickets and not finding anyone to swap with, or else trying to sell those tickets and finding the price to be a lot less than asking.

If Ireland end up in the Saturday QF, Saturday night will be a late one (game over at 10), so getting back to the stadium for 1pm kickoff the next day will be going through the motions.

kuang1 · 02-09-2015 11:39am

Well I've been trying to resell a CAT B ticket for the sunday QF since November & no joy. I'm getting a little more optimistic lately as interest in the tournament gathers pace. But if anyone has been watching ticket availability, that sunday QF in Cardiff has (by a long way) been the least popular in terms of demand of all the QFs.
Mainly (I presume) due to the likelihood that one of the teams in that game will be Argentina, who will have very few supporters attending.

shanagarry · 02-09-2015 11:42am

I may have just bought a ticket for the final. Can someone please take my credit card off me for a few weeks.

maryd26 · 02-09-2015 11:48am

shanagarry wrote: »

I may have just bought a ticket for the final. Can someone please take my credit card off me for a few weeks.

If it comes with the ticket to the final, happily!

kuang1 · 02-09-2015 11:55am

shanagarry wrote: »

I may have just bought a ticket for the final. Can someone please take my credit card off me for a few weeks.

Good man! I was gonna comment...it's only the second time I've seen tickets for the final available this morning.
I got a CAT C ticket a month ago (£315)...did you go all out and get the glorious £715 CAT A variety???!!!
(If so you'll have a better view than me!)

shanagarry · 02-09-2015 12:20pm

Woman! (No comments about that explaining the ease which I used my credit card!)

Yes, a cheap as chips Cat A to think about for a while. Crazy money. But if we're in it... Need to put a few hedge bets on.

TheDoctor · 02-09-2015 12:21pm

£715 ticket for a rugby match!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shanagarry · 02-09-2015 12:27pm

I know, I know, I know. But I do live quite close to Twickenham, so in totality it would probably be the cheapest RWC final I could attend, given I've no flight/accomm costs etc.

There isn't a hope in hell I will be going if Ireland aren't in the final, and even if they are it will require thinking about, but nice to have the option anyway.

kuang1 · 02-09-2015 12:38pm

Apologies m'lady.
You're dead right.

When I had the final ticket in my 'basket', I was torn between removing it and paying for it. Decided to go for it when my logical voice kicked in and told me that I'll easily find a home for it and get the price of it back if I decide not to go.

Then 10 minutes after buying decided I was going and proceeded to book flights and hotels etc.:rolleyes:

Awesomeness · 02-09-2015 12:43pm

If I get the chance of a lower level ticket for the final I will for sure snap it up

shanagarry · 02-09-2015 1:01pm

Yeah, zero chance of getting stuck with it, so I don't mind paying a few quid for the option. It's if they make the final that the problems start!

exiledelbows · 02-09-2015 1:06pm

I've noticed a couple of affordable and centrally located AirBnB properties go up in the Cardiff area for the France weekend in the last few days. They've no reviews, so caveat emptor and all that, but might be worth a look if you're struggling to find anywhere.

hellfish08 · 02-09-2015 4:40pm

Got two cat D tickets for the Romania game just before lunch time. Glad I waited

rebel girl 15 · 02-09-2015 10:06pm

Got tickets to Fiji v Canada Sunday at the Stoop, wouldn't be surprised to see Joe Schmidt and a few Irish faces at that game to run the rule over Canada

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