Trip to Cardiff

Dr. Bill

For those of you that are going ... What route are you taking to Cardiff???

MBC

Boat from Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead and Rail down to cardiff (takes 4.30 hours)......thats 4.30 hours off solid Stella Artois time....Happy Days!

Sail & Rail Ticket: €78
Crate of Stella: £12 (duty free prices)
Waking up with a new mustache, Pair or Glasses & A black eye......Priceless

Evil Sausage

Dr. Bill wrote:

For those of you that are going ... What route are you taking to Cardiff???

Ferry from Dublin to Holyhead on Friday night, then driving down to Gloucester. Then a Saturday morning train from Gloucester to Cardiff.

Now all I need is a ticket!!

PowerHouseDan

Dublin to Birmingham on Thursday.... Going to Chelteham for 2 days train from Birmingham to Cardiff.... Pull an All Nighter on the saturday night... Flights Return 40euro, Free accomadation

Dr. Bill

Class .... Do you have to book the trains from Glouster to Cardiff?? Anyone know how much they cost??

Amz

Dr. Bill, have you done any research on this yourself?

RuggieBear

Amz wrote:

Dr. Bill, have you done any research on this yourself?

lol

I'd defo be bbooking things now if you haven't already, Dr Bill.

PowerHouseDan

All i can say is good luck finding a place to stay

P.s Congrads Ruggie just noticed your a Mod of the Rugby....

RuggieBear

PowerHouseDan wrote:

P.s Congrads Ruggie just noticed your a Mod of the Rugby....

Just so i can persecute you pesky munster fans;)

PowerHouseDan

Harsh Very Harsh.... I am going to have to complain about conflick of interest!

Dr. Bill

Yeah I have .... Thinking of staying in Bath. Hopefully pick up some tickets there too.

Amazotheamazing

Flying Knock to London, getting a bus down to Cardiff.

I've slept in phoneboxes before so I'm not too worried about accommadation, stay up all night drinking if needs be.

daveirl

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Amazotheamazing

The possibilty of being drunk driving back to London put me off renting a car, buses are pretty cheap and only 3 hours. No good for sleeping in though!

super_furry

Bit of advice for those struggling to find accomodation in Cardiff - stay in Bristol. Flights are much cheaper, it's 50 minutes on the train, which drops you outside the stadium and has some great nightlife. I stayed there in 2001 and am heading back over for this year's FA Cup final.

Crash

3 leinster fans as mods - i like these odds

anyhow back on topic - Ruggie have you recieved any more contact from Ryanair as to how your flights'll be affected? bristol i assume - but have they informed you directly?

PowerHouseDan

Just got confirmation i have two tickets for the final.... Now have to look for some for my brother incase he doesnt get it through the Munster Supporters Club

RuggieBear

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3 leinster fans as mods - i like these odds

anyhow back on topic - Ruggie have you recieved any more contact from Ryanair as to how your flights'll be affected? bristol i assume - but have they informed you directly?

Yeah we got an email this afternoon about the change and whether we accepted it or not.

You'd think they were doing us a ****ing favour or something. I think i'll pay the ****ing cardiff airport increse if it gets me into ****ing cardiff

LostinBlanch

PowerHouseDan wrote:

Just got confirmation i have two tickets for the final.... Now have to look for some for my brother incase he doesnt get it through the Munster Supporters Club

Typical munster fan. Self styled "bestest" rugby fans in the world ever so good they need two tickets for themselves :cool:

Only havin a laugh Dan.; Good luck in the final but not next year

PowerHouseDan

Ah myself and my Buddy have gone to all the International + Munster games so its only fair i bring him... My Brother wouldnt bring me if it was the other way around. Pity the HC Final isent in Mil Statium Next year could of put ye all up... Moving to Swansea in Augest... :O Will Dan have to become an Ospreys Fan???

Evil Sausage

Dr. Bill wrote:

Class .... Do you have to book the trains from Glouster to Cardiff?? Anyone know how much they cost??

It would be best to book them in advance alright. Gonna do that over the weekend if I can.

You can see them here but basically the trains run every 20 minutes on the morning of the match and like Bristol, it only takes 50 minutes! And I think the last train is at 9 which is a little early, but its gonna be a long trip home the next day and Im probably gonna be drinking all day Saturday.....

GWAN MUNSTER!

Dr. Bill

Anyone flying Cork to Durham ... and getting a train to the match?? I'm having problems trying to get down from Durham to Cardiff even by train. Any help????

RuggieBear

durham is up towards newcastle....it's the other side of the country.Is that your only option?

Dr. Bill

From Cork ... Thats my only option!!!

RuggieBear

my girlie went to uni in Durham. She reckons:

5hrs 30mins on a train from Durham station to cardiff staion with a change at bristol.

Not including getting from durham airport to station.....might not be that close

EDIT: she looked into it

the airport is actually closer to darlington.

it will take about the same time 5-5.5 hours. and you have to change in either bristol or derby.

it coould cost anywhere between £55 and £150 for a return ticket depending on when you book.

www.qjump.co.uk is a good site to look at.

It might be quicker (and possibly cheaper) to drive

PowerHouseDan

Yuck 5.5 Hours....I am glad i am going to Birmingham

p.pete

After the semi I was talking to one bloke who reckoned he was going to fly to Paris first and then start travelling back in the direction of Cardiff. I suggested he fly to London and get a train but I of course was the one with two heads

Dr. Bill

RuggieBear wrote:

my girlie went to uni in Durham. She reckons:

5hrs 30mins on a train from Durham station to cardiff staion with a change at bristol.

Not including getting from durham airport to station.....might not be that close

EDIT: she looked into it

the airport is actually closer to darlington.

it will take about the same time 5-5.5 hours. and you have to change in either bristol or derby.

it coould cost anywhere between £55 and £150 for a return ticket depending on when you book.

www.qjump.co.uk is a good site to look at.

It might be quicker (and possibly cheaper) to drive

I can't check the prices on that site ..... You need to register and it won't let me without a postcode. Could you give me a quote for a student return??

RuggieBear

what days are you travelling? to and from

Dr. Bill

19th of May after 17:30 and back on the 21st after 12:00

RuggieBear

you are going to have to pay through the nose.

Maybe look into charter flights

Plastic Scouser

Dr. Bill wrote:

I can't check the prices on that site ..... You need to register and it won't let me without a postcode. Could you give me a quote for a student return??

Pretty sure you don't need a postcode just to check the prices - I just had a go and it didn't ask me for my details just to look at the times and prices. You probably do need a postcode to book them though.

As far as I know there's no such thing as a student return in the UK, unless you have previously purchased a young persons/students railcard and you're using this.

If you don't have a UK address/postcode I think it's unlikely that you'll be able to buy tickets online, and buying them at the station on the day is usually an awful lot more expensive.

One other thing...train journeys on Fridays are generally quite a bit more expensive than the rest of the week.

Is there no other way you can get there? You're facing a really long and expensive journey taking this route that's for sure!

WhatsGoingOn

Dr. Bill wrote:

I can't check the prices on that site ..... You need to register and it won't let me without a postcode. Could you give me a quote for a student return??

I sent an email to them using this link and they setup an account for me. Purchased train tickets from Birmingham to Cardiff last week, I can pick them up at the station.

Dr. Bill

See you on the train Sham!!!

Diamondmaker

Dr Bill you from ballyshannon? by any chance?