RWC 2015 - Rugby World Cup 2015 Travel Plans

Podge_irl · 31-07-2015 10:52am

dedaw wrote: »

Lads can I sail to Fishguard and rail sperately? Rather than book them as a package.
Also I'm staying in Swansea for the France game. Is Swansea easily accessible from Fishguard?
Cheers. Not long to go now!

Yes, but I have no idea why you would want to as it'll be way more expensive.

deisedude · 31-07-2015 11:06am

Anyone get their tickets in the post yet? Still waiting on mine

Clearlier · 31-07-2015 11:07am

Brianderunner wrote: »

Have people seen how expensive the England vs Ireland game in Twickenham is for the warm up game?

Why anyone would pay £96 quid plus to a friendly i'll never know.

I had planned to bring my kids but decided against the moment that I saw the prices. Given the size of London I expect that they'll sell out anyway.

vienne86 · 31-07-2015 11:09am

Clearlier wrote: »

I had planned to bring my kids but decided against the moment that I saw the prices. Given the size of London I expect that they'll sell out anyway.

Total rip off for a friendly. But you're right - there'll be plenty of customers.

llcoolj14 · 31-07-2015 11:12am

vienne86 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies folks. I'm trying to figure out if I can make it to the match on a day trip to Stanstead. Match is at 1645 and last flight home leaves Stanstead at 2205.

You could easily do it. I will go out on a limb and presume its the Italy match your over for(ie a Sunday, so less traffic/but also less trains, so the option to switch at Tottenham Hale wont work well Id think).

you can train it round trip on the Stansted Express to Liverpool Street. Plenty of discounts available if you book early and/or travel in groups (best is booking up to a month before if going solo, full details: https://www.stanstedexpress.com/tickets-fares/ticket-types)
This option willl put you on what will be a very busy central tube line (Liverpool Street to Stratford) heading twoard the game (you need tickets for this too). On non match days, this trip would take about an hour, but you may struggle to get on a tube for a while thinking back to the experience around the Olympics to exit Stratford)

You can pre-book a taxi back from Stratford (pick a fixed point not at the stadium) for £40 Stratford to Stansted, for up to 4 people. The trip on a Sunday would generally be around 50 minutes but give a little extra for any match traffic. Booked for 8pm,youd have given post game numbers an hour to clear, and be in plenty of time for that last flight.

vienne86 · 31-07-2015 11:17am

llcoolj14 wrote: »

You could easily do it. I will go out on a limb and presume its the Italy match your over for(ie a Sunday, so less traffic/but also less trains, so the option to switch at Tottenham Hale wont work well Id think).

you can train it round trip on the Stansted Express to Liverpool Street. Plenty of discounts available if you book early and/or travel in groups (best is booking up to a month before if going solo, full details: https://www.stanstedexpress.com/tickets-fares/ticket-types)
This option willl put you on what will be a very busy central tube line (Liverpool Street to Stratford) heading twoard the game (you need tickets for this too). On non match days, this trip would take about an hour, but you may struggle to get on a tube for a while thinking back to the experience around the Olympics to exit Stratford)

You can pre-book a taxi back from Stratford (pick a fixed point not at the stadium) for £40 Stratford to Stansted, for up to 4 people. The trip on a Sunday would generally be around 50 minutes but give a little extra for any match traffic. Booked for 8pm,youd have given post game numbers an hour to clear, and be in plenty of time for that last flight.

OK - I was wondering about a taxi, but assumed it would be more expensive. Thanks for your help.

llcoolj14 · 31-07-2015 11:18am

Clearlier wrote: »

I had planned to bring my kids but decided against the moment that I saw the prices. Given the size of London I expect that they'll sell out anyway.

Much bigger sales for the Ireland game, but they are offering heavy discounts for the France game, if you know the right people. We always get ripped off due to our numbers, hence why our games in the RWC2015 are more expensive against the minnows than their other neighbours France!
The IRish game tickets were cheaper to the English clubs, with 1/2 price children tickets available, up until last May.

Current discounted tickets blurb for their French warm-up!:

What a great chance to see two great teams as they warm up for the World Cup in September.

Tickets are discounted to £30 (£32.40 with fees) for the England v France game which kicks off at 8.00pm.

Bookings need to be completed using the below link via Ticketmaster: (All tickets are subject to availability)

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/35004E648602198D?did=uk15part

dedaw · 31-07-2015 11:44am

Podge_irl wrote: »

Yes, but I have no idea why you would want to as it'll be way more expensive.

Thanks for the reply.
Way more expensive? 80 euro a head b&b for 2 nights? Train in and out to Cardiff? Simples!
You show me cheaper than that in Cardiff and I'm there!

TheRedDevil10 · 31-07-2015 11:49am

Tickets up for all our group games and both quarter finals in Cardiff

Super Sidious · 31-07-2015 12:01pm

TheRedDevil10 wrote: »

Tickets up for all our group games and both quarter finals in Cardiff

Circle of death...

shanagarry · 31-07-2015 12:04pm

Boo, first time ever getting access relatively quickly, and nothing I want available (cheaper than B for Italy and France). Have been better tickets available on random days rather than their 'big' release.

kuang1 · 31-07-2015 12:05pm

The 'latest availability' update link isn't showing any availability for the French or Italian games.
Anybody able to confirm that this is untrue?
Grey circle staring me down again!

kuang1 · 31-07-2015 12:07pm

Just got in...no France or Italy tickets left.

shanagarry · 31-07-2015 12:09pm

I'm in - nothing for Italy or France now (were some Cat B France when I logged in first). Keep checking each day though, more will come online. I put tickets on resale at the start of the week and they didn't release them for this sale.

kuang1 · 31-07-2015 12:13pm

shanagarry wrote: »

I'm in - nothing for Italy or France now (were some Cat B France when I logged in first). Keep checking each day though, more will come online. I put tickets on resale at the start of the week and they didn't release them for this sale.

Yeah there were CAT C tickets available at 9.00 this morning for french game but couldn't get one in my basket!

Podge_irl · 31-07-2015 12:21pm

dedaw wrote: »

Thanks for the reply.
Way more expensive? 80 euro a head b&b for 2 nights? Train in and out to Cardiff? Simples!
You show me cheaper than that in Cardiff and I'm there!

Ah, ok. Misunderstood, thought you just wanted to book the trains seperately but travel up as normal. Sail&Rail is significantly cheaper than booking ferry and train seperately.

Book the train in advance - tickets will go on sale 12 weeks beforehand and are much cheaper if you book a specific train.

eclipsechaser · 31-07-2015 12:23pm

There's hospitality for the final on offer at £1,200 pp. Cat. D tickets. Double that for dinner and a Cat. A ticket.

dedaw · 31-07-2015 12:39pm

Podge_irl wrote: »

Ah, ok. Misunderstood, thought you just wanted to book the trains seperately but travel up as normal. Sail&Rail is significantly cheaper than booking ferry and train seperately.

Book the train in advance - tickets will go on sale 12 weeks beforehand and are much cheaper if you book a specific train.

No worries. Would I be right to assume that booking the sail/rail would be cheapie booking then separately rather than through Stena?

hotcupoftea · 31-07-2015 2:01pm

Has anyone received their tickets from DHL yet? Its been quite a while now since they mentioned they would be dispatched so am beginning to wonder. Thanks!

D. Coughlan · 01-08-2015 8:20am

hotcupoftea wrote: »

Has anyone received their tickets from DHL yet? Its been quite a while now since they mentioned they would be dispatched so am beginning to wonder. Thanks!

Mine arrived yesterday with DHL. Ordered tickets in November and a couple since the resale started.

They send you a email with a tracking number when the tickets are on the way. The DHL guy yesterday said he spent the morning delivering tickets to Cork City!

Their emails said they would start delivery on July 1st and all tickets will be delivered by the end of August.

P_1 · 01-08-2015 7:16pm

Tickets sourced for Ireland Canada, will be staying in bloody Bristol though

patsy mulcaghy · 02-08-2015 4:37am

Wondering if any fellow board members living in Australia have received their tickets for Irish group games and QF?

hotcupoftea · 02-08-2015 9:22am

D. Coughlan wrote: »

Mine arrived yesterday with DHL. Ordered tickets in November and a couple since the resale started.

They send you a email with a tracking number when the tickets are on the way. The DHL guy yesterday said he spent the morning delivering tickets to Cork City!

Their emails said they would start delivery on July 1st and all tickets will be delivered by the end of August.

Thanks for the update! Reminder to self ... be patient

adrian522 · 02-08-2015 3:09pm

adrian522 wrote: »

I haven't received any tickets yet but I've been hit with 3 separate delivery charges @ £15 each. That's over 60 quid in delivery charges and they won't even deliver to my work has to be to the house.

Mailed them about it but no response yet.

Got a mail back from them, no mistake has been made here.

Thanks for getting in touch.

I'm sorry for any confusion. All tickets purchased in separate transactions after July 27th will incur a separate delivery fee and will be delivered separately.

If you still haven't received the tickets or a card from DHL 14 days before your first match, please let us know and we'll help you track them down.

So I'll get 3 different deliveries, presumably on different days, there will be no one home, so I'll have to arrange to be at home on those days and pay £45 just for the delivery charge, even though 2 of those transactions were from the same day.

Shedite27 · 02-08-2015 3:49pm

adrian522 wrote: »

So I'll get 3 different deliveries, presumably on different days, there will be no one home, so I'll have to arrange to be at home on those days and pay £45 just for the delivery charge, even though 2 of those transactions were from the same day.

The delivery fees are already included in what you've paid.

Just get onto DHL and tell them to deliver them to your workplace of a friend/family's home, or else you can collect them at DHL office.

adrian522 · 02-08-2015 5:54pm

Shedite27 wrote: »

The delivery fees are already included in what you've paid.

Just get onto DHL and tell them to deliver them to your workplace of a friend/family's home, or else you can collect them at DHL office.

Still seems ridiculous that tickets ordered on the same day can't be sent out together, and also that you can't get them sent to anywhere other than your billing address.

£15 is really excessive anyway, never mind having to pay it 3 times.

Podge_irl · 02-08-2015 6:45pm

I'm getting my tickets sent to my workplace though I can't remember whether I just lied about my billing address and it just worked anyway.

dedaw · 03-08-2015 10:47am

Lads, for the France weekend would you stay in Swansea, Neath or Port Talbot?

Considering cost/ease of train service, cost of taxi if late out of Cardiff and general craic if you got stuck there for pints!
Cheers.

Mushy · 03-08-2015 10:59am

Booked flights to Cardiff last night, coinciding with Canada game. Fly out Thursday, back the Monday, €105. Not too bad. Cancelled a reservation on booking.com for a place in Barry, I see it is back up fir €64 for night of the game only. Have alternative accommodation booked in anyway. Will probably get tickets for the game on the day too, assuming Cat D is still available then. Can't see them not being available either. Looking forward to return to Cardiff.

TheDoctor · 03-08-2015 11:07am

Got a room yesterday for three nights around the France game. 60 euro a night. 10 minute walk from Millennium Stadium.

Thank you whoever mentioned Airbnb!

zambrotta11 · 03-08-2015 12:10pm

Tickets for every single match except the final are up on the RWC website now

TheDoctor · 03-08-2015 12:47pm

Amazed there's still so many tickets on sale the month before the tournament starts

Mushy · 03-08-2015 1:00pm

TheDoctor wrote: »

Amazed there's still so many tickets on sale the month before the tournament starts

At those prices?

homecouldbhere · 03-08-2015 1:32pm

Yeah I just filled my boots there with tickets in the last hour.
Bought over and above what I need, but fully sure that I have enough friends who are in the "maybe I'll go...if I get tickets" category to know that I'll find homes for every ticket.

I assume this is all happening because of their anti-tout approach of drip feeding ticket supply to the masses.
I must say though I feel like a right tit now when I look back at last November, and when I panic-bought a CAT A ticket for the french game, and here I am on the 3rd of August picking up 2 CAT C tickets side by side! (Funnily though had to go back in to get the 2nd as it wouldn't let me get 2 at once, and then they turn out to be side by side! Means however; I have to pay the £15 delivery fee twice!!! Conspiracy!!!!!!!! )

03-08-2015 1:37pm

Mushy wrote: »

At those prices?

Just had a look at the site, thought I might treat myself.

£125.00 to see the Italy or France game.

Go home RWC, you're drunk.

Mushy · 03-08-2015 2:15pm

Janelle Famous Toddler wrote: »

Just had a look at the site, thought I might treat myself.

£125.00 to see the Italy or France game.

Go home RWC, you're drunk.

Even £50 for the Canada game. And they're the cheapest tickets. They've made a meal out of it trying to fleece fans. France v Canada is cheaper too. I think a large part of the problem is the exchange rate too though, but £30 is more than enough for these tickets.

03-08-2015 2:22pm

Mushy wrote: »

Even £50 for the Canada game. And they're the cheapest tickets. They've made a meal out of it trying to fleece fans. France v Canada is cheaper too. I think a large part of the problem is the exchange rate too though, but £30 is more than enough for these tickets.

My god, 125 sterling is nearly €180 at the current rate. Lunacy.

nc6000 · 03-08-2015 2:31pm

Janelle Famous Toddler wrote: »

My god, 125 sterling is nearly €180 at the current rate. Lunacy.

The prices in STG£ are bad enough but the current exchange rate doesn't help either.

ArmaniJeanss · 03-08-2015 3:20pm

Mushy wrote: »

Even £50 for the Canada game. And they're the cheapest tickets. They've made a meal out of it trying to fleece fans.

We won't know for another 6 weeks whether the pricing was correct or not, if they sell out 95%+ of tickets for a match then they've probably nailed it perfectly. Still currently being stuck with the last 1000 or so isn't a major thing. Ironically if everything was sold now and nothing was easily available then it would be a sign that they'd fcuked it up completely.

Podge_irl · 03-08-2015 4:56pm

Advance train tickets now available for QF weekend.

eclipsechaser · 04-08-2015 1:21am

Podge_irl wrote: »

Advance train tickets now available for QF weekend.

Would you mind linking or saying which company? I'm coming from Bristol. Many thanks for the heads up.

Podge_irl · 04-08-2015 7:59am

eclipsechaser wrote: »

Would you mind linking or saying which company? I'm coming from Bristol. Many thanks for the heads up.

Just got them on NationalRail.co.uk (though its a FGW trian).

kuang1 · 04-08-2015 8:35am

eclipsechaser wrote: »

Would you mind linking or saying which company? I'm coming from Bristol. Many thanks for the heads up.

Paid £30.80 for a return ticket from Bristol airport to cardiff central. 17th October.
(Return ticket=Bus from airport to bristol train station-28 minutes, train to cardiff central-50 minutes)

kuang1 · 04-08-2015 5:44pm

Loads of tickets up for quarter and semis lads and lasses. I just bagged myself a CAT D for SF2 (£125) and a CAT C for the final (£315). And now I've decided to beg borrow or steal but I'm going to that final regardless.

8 years before I'll get another chance...just as well it's very windy coz I've a lot of caution to throw around!

iluvfatfrogs · 04-08-2015 5:59pm

Bought Tickets last November, received email from DHL today, they are en route!

Super Sidious · 04-08-2015 6:15pm

kuang1 wrote: »

Loads of tickets up for quarter and semis lads and lasses. I just bagged myself a CAT D for SF2 (£125) and a CAT C for the final (£315). And now I've decided to beg borrow or steal but I'm going to that final regardless.

8 years before I'll get another chance...just as well it's very windy coz I've a lot of caution to throw around!

Thanks, picked up CAT D for the Semi final should/when we win the group.

TheDoctor · 04-08-2015 6:37pm

So tempted to pick up a CAT C semi ticket............

Currently got:
CAT D V France £50
CAT C V QF Winner Ireland Group £150
CAT D V QF Runner Up Ireland Group £95

£295 plus £30 pnp equals a cool £325.

Do not want to know what that is in € for the three games!

rainbow kirby · 05-08-2015 7:28am

Got my Romania tickets delivered yesterday. Those were the first ones I ordered so not surprised to get them first.

Teferi · 05-08-2015 9:34am

Best way to get from London to Cardiff on the 19th of August anyone? The trains are mad prices at the moment.

rainbow kirby · 05-08-2015 9:40am

Megabus or National Express?

RWC 2015 - Rugby World Cup 2015 Travel Plans

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