Anyone other than Stena do a UK-EUR sail & rail?

zagmund · 06-10-2014 03:55PM #1

I know that Stena do a sail & rail ticket using the Harwich-Hook of Holland route, which covers through connections to anywhere in the Netherlands, but does anyone know if any of the other lines do something similar?

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munchkin_utd · 06-10-2014 04:24PM

DFDS also sails from England to Netherlands but doesnt seem to do a deal all in one including rail fare.
http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/customer-service/newcastle-amsterdam-ferry/getting-to-us/trains/

Trains in the Netherlands though arent all that dear. Its only €25 for an on the spot ticket to get from Hook of Holland to the other end of the country to Maastricht which is a 3 hour journey.

schemingbohemia · 06-10-2014 04:29PM

If you're heading to Germany and aren't stuck on the sailing part DB have special London- Germany fares

http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/prices/europe/london-spezial.shtml?dbkanal_007=L04_S02_D002_KIN0001_at0-london-spezial_LZ001

zagmund · 06-10-2014 05:02PM

Thanks scheming . . . I think I'll give that a go. I'm just in Garrett Fitzgerald mode at the moment working out possible timings, routings, etc . . .

In terms of value it's going to be hard to beat that.

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zagmund · 07-10-2014 10:51PM

It looks like all the €59 tickets involve an overnight in Brussels & an early start the next morning. Not unmanageable, but I'll have to price that in t othe equation.

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munchkin_utd · 07-10-2014 11:31PM

zagmund wrote: »

It looks like all the €59 tickets involve an overnight in Brussels & an early start the next morning. Not unmanageable, but I'll have to price that in t othe equation.

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A night in Brussels enjoying the moules and some Trappist beers.
There's worse options!

zagmund · 08-10-2014 10:14PM

I ended up booking the €59 overnight fare in the end. Actually, the €109 1st class fare. If my cunning plan works, the extra €50 will get me a glass of wine and cold snacks on the evening Eurostar to Brussels (saving me €10-€15 on food in London). I think the ICE from Brussels to Koln is crummy on the catering front if it exists at all. I delayed the departure from Koln so I have 1h30 to kill. I reckon I'll get a free breakfast in Koln in the DB lounge (again saving me ~€10). And then when I get to Berlin I'll check in to the lounge again and (if the 1st class lounge in Munich is anything to go by) I'll grab a quick sambo, soup & a little something fizzy (saving me €10-€15 again). I reckon the €50 is worth it, apart from the extra space on the train.

Munchkin - I'm not the biggest fan of moules, but I do like frites & beer, so I think I'll go with your suggestion. The only gotcha will be the 0625 departure from Brussels, but I reckon that a combination of various alarms set really loud will get me up in time. I tried moving it to the 1025 departure, but that made the price shoot up by ~€100 or so.

Meantime (related to my other thread), I'm meeting Mrs Zag in Berlin and getting the sleeper back to Paris after a night or two in Berlin at the Christmas markets.

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Anyone other than Stena do a UK-EUR sail & rail?

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