Public transport strike cover?

turbowolfed · 13-05-2019 2:21pm #1

Hi,

Stressing out a bit here. I'm going to Amsterdam soon and we're due to fly back to Dublin the 28th May. They've just announced a major public transport strike covering all trains, buses, trams etc. across the country on the 28th. I was looking at changing my departure day with Ryanair out of handiness but its so expensive. Likewise, getting a taxi back to the airport will be very expensive. Dumb question I know, since it's not the airline's fault, there any way at all this would be covered by travel insurance?

Galadriel · 13-05-2019 2:44pm

turbowolfed wrote: »

Hi,

Stressing out a bit here. I'm going to Amsterdam soon and we're due to fly back to Dublin the 28th May. They've just announced a major public transport strike covering all trains, buses, trams etc. across the country on the 28th. I was looking at changing my departure day with Ryanair out of handiness but its so expensive. Likewise, getting a taxi back to the airport will be very expensive. Dumb question I know, since it's not the airline's fault, there any way at all this would be covered by travel insurance?

I went to Paris last year during a transport strike, there is always a way to get to the city from the airport. Private buses, shared taxis etc. I just did a quick google and it looks like it's about €40 from Amsterdam airport to the City.

fdevine · 14-05-2019 4:16pm

Taxi from central Amsterdam to the airport would be around €60, which is cheaper than missing a flight

Private transfer (suntransfers) would be around €50 for 4 pax.

Alternatively an Uber would be €30-40

Either would be worth the reduction in stress IMHO

Cannot see strike action being covered by travel insurance

turbowolfed · 14-05-2019 6:34pm

Thank you. I figured as much to be honest. Just wanted to check. I'm traveling alone and not the best traveller so i was stressing out about something going wrong

fdevine · 15-05-2019 11:58am

If you're staying in a hotel, ask reception to determin if there may be other travellers heading to the airport around the same time

With there being a planned strike the hotel may have some contingency plan in place for guests or may be in a position to suggest the cheapest option for getting to the airport.

turbowolfed · 28-05-2019 11:12am

Just for the sake of an update: Public transport strike going on today as planned. Ryanair has decided to move my flight to Eindhoven airport and ship us all down in buses from a train station in Amsterdam. Kind of dreading the journey just in case anything goes wrong since it's now unconfirmed what our departure and arrival times will be now we've changed. Hopefully it will be fine

Public transport strike cover?

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