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Rowley Birkin QC · 18-11-2008 7:04pm

From which of the London airports is it easier to get into the city centre?

Been there twice but cannot remember what airports I flew into.:o

askU · 18-11-2008 8:22pm

davton wrote: »

lloydstsb

Halifax uk

Lloydstsb:

Suitable for resident and non-resident personal customers
Direct debit payments and cheque book facilities available
All the control of banking online
A VISA electron card offering access to the largest ATM network in Spain, ServiRed.

But:

You’ll need to be able to confirm the statements below. If you can’t, call us on +34 902 024 365 to talk through your account options.

I am aged 18 or over.
I am prepared to open my account with a minimum of 1,000 Euros (£700).

__________________________________________

HALIFAX UK:
You cannot apply for a Easycash Account if you are not a UK resident.

bmaxi · 18-11-2008 10:29pm

johnfás wrote: »

Visa Electron is more akin to a Laser Card. I think Halifax are the only people doing them. If you have one Ryanair don't charge you a credit card fee so you would get the flights for 2c return rather than 10.02.

AFAIK Halifax in Ireland don't do the Visa Electron, the only ones who were doing it were MBNA, a prepaid version.

adamski8 · 18-11-2008 10:31pm

bigkev49 wrote: »

From which of the London airports is it easier to get into the city centre?

Been there twice but cannot remember what airports I flew into.:o

for the airports ryanair flys to, stansted is pretty good with the train that goes form the something like 20euro return and goes like every 15 minutes into liverpool street and possibly waterloo i think form memory, you can look them up "stansted express"

okidoki987 · 18-11-2008 10:47pm

Depends on where you want to go in London.
Luton is a dog to get to/from.
Stansted is on the Stansted Express direct to London but the train is expensive, drops you at Liverpool Street station.
Gatwick is on the Gatwick Express but a better bet is the Southern Train (nearly half the price, 5 minutes longer and drops you at the same Tube station Victoria).

johnfás · 18-11-2008 10:58pm

When travelling to London for specific business I fly to Stansted because it is quick to get to London from and it goes to the area which I require. When I go for leisure I go to Gatwick because it is also easily accessible to London centre but crucially it is far cheaper to get into London from in comparison to Stansted. If you are going for leisure fly to Gatwick and take the local train (rather than the Express) into London. Buy your ticket at the airport (desk in the baggage reclaim area) and ask for the cheapest ticket including london underground travelcard. If there are more than one of you it is likely that you will get a reduced ticket on the train because that company does a reduced rate.

Enjoy yourself, London is great.

undo · 19-11-2008 4:04am

About Visa Electron... the simplest way really is to get one from Entropay. If you get what they call a "virtual Visa card" there and choose GBP as the currency for it (this is important, it must be GBP), the card will be accepted as a Visa Electron by Ryanair. I use this all the time.

Caros · 19-11-2008 10:57am

Oh dear in a bit of a dilem here, booked 2 flights to Barcelona but the first time round I put in the wrong country for my credit card details so I re-entered it correctly, the page said NOT CONFIRMED and PAYMENT PENDING and I haven't received an email.
Does anyone know if there's a phone number I can check this with?
Or will I get an email confirmation?

johnfás · 19-11-2008 11:05am

0818 30 30 30

I have always found them quite good on the phone.

Caros · 19-11-2008 11:12am

Thanks a million John!

MOH · 19-11-2008 11:42am

johnfás wrote: »

Bit annoying that Saturdays are not included (they usually are) but you gotta take the deals you are offered and I am not complaining as I have to travel to the UK alot and I can work around the dates.

It says Saturdays aren't included, but yesterday I booked return flights to London for matches on two different Saturdays in January, out and back on the same day, total cost 4 cents thanks to Visa Electron.

askU · 19-11-2008 12:12pm

MOH wrote: »

Total cost 4 cents thanks to Visa Electron.

Where did you get your Visa Electron?

19-11-2008 7:24pm

Stevek101 wrote: »

Read read read...

Blackout Period: 19th Dec '08 - 05th Jan '09
30th Jan '09 - 01st Feb '09
Notes on this fare: All Holidays, School Breaks and Major Sporting Events are excluded from this offer

i booked flights for the 30th dec to the 1st jan for €30 going from cork to liverpool, flights were free and then taxes and handling fee came to 30

still i'm happy, €30 to liverpool, wouldnt get the train to dublin for that

kingtut · 19-11-2008 7:32pm

johnfás wrote: »

these flights will cost you €10.02 including your credit card fee and nominal charge. If you want priority boarding, check in at the airport or to bring baggage aside from hand baggage you will be charged more.

Don't you just love the "low-fares" airline....
€10 handling fee when I'm the one doing the booking by myself?? What a joke.

johnfás wrote: »

"I don't like Ryanair because they charged me for a cup of coffee" carry on.

no surprises there!

latest news - €2 charge for the use of the toilet while on board :eek:

undo · 19-11-2008 7:35pm

kingtut wrote: »

€2 charge for the use of the toilet while on board :eek:

Psst... don't give them any ideas.

MOH · 20-11-2008 11:52am

askU wrote: »

Where did you get your Visa Electron?

Used to work abroad, kept the account open.

Randi · 20-11-2008 1:35pm

flight from dub 0.00, coming back 0.00 but taxes are 185.93 whats up with that

undo · 20-11-2008 2:58pm

Randi wrote: »

flight from dub 0.00, coming back 0.00 but taxes are 185.93 whats up with that

That's a regular Ryanair fare. Most flights cost more or less €0 plus taxes these days. You need to select a fare labeled "SPECIAL FARE" (in all caps) to get the €0 taxes.

Randi · 20-11-2008 3:04pm

undo wrote: »

That's a regular Ryanair fare. Most flights cost more or less €0 plus taxes these days. You need to select a fare labeled "SPECIAL FARE" (in all caps) to get the €0 taxes.

Cheers, its just odd that the lower the price of the flight the higher the tax, as i tried with with a flight for a tenner and the tax was about 30 less

daveyjoe · 21-11-2008 2:56pm

Here's a walk through of how to get a virtual Electron card using EntroPay and avoid paying Ryanair's €5 credit card charge.

bittihuduga · 21-11-2008 2:59pm

i have got one of these entropay card
works like a magic on ryanair site

andrew1977 · 21-11-2008 3:03pm

daveyjoe wrote: »

Here's a walk through of how to get a virtual Electron card using EntroPay and avoid paying Ryanair's €5 credit card charge.

Thanks a lot and will look into that this afternoon
Is there any hidden charges/sneaky fees etc ?

daveyjoe · 21-11-2008 3:06pm

Nope, it's all in the post. Flights will cost a grand total of one cent!

muppetkiller · 21-11-2008 3:14pm

I tried to setup one of them Entropay accounts and it wont accept Ireland or United Kingdom as my country ?

daveyjoe · 21-11-2008 3:17pm

Hmmm, worked fine for me yesterday using Ireland as my country.

They have a speedy team of support guys so get in touch with them if you're still having problems: http://entropay.com/info.contact.php

muppetkiller · 21-11-2008 3:55pm

I'm applying through a US IP address

Randi · 21-11-2008 4:17pm

daveyjoe wrote: »

Here's a walk through of how to get a virtual Electron card using EntroPay and avoid paying Ryanair's €5 credit card charge.

Thanks will have a look later

undo · 21-11-2008 4:48pm

My Entropay got blocked straight away as I applied with an IP from one country using a credit card from another. The support team is really great though and after I faxed in some confirmation of my ID, the unblocked it straight away.

daveyjoe · 21-11-2008 4:59pm

undo wrote: »

My Entropay got blocked straight away as I applied with an IP from one country using a credit card from another. The support team is really great though and after I faxed in some confirmation of my ID, the unblocked it straight away.

Yeah, that's the same problem that I had, although I didn't realise that my location was the problem, I presumed it was because the credit card wasn't under my name but under a family members name.

joeswatch · 21-11-2008 6:35pm

Is there a reason why GBP is chosen as the currency when the example given is Ireland? Surely EUR would be the obvious choice.

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