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Originally Posted by Bottle of Tonic
I'm geting a midnight train back to Rome after the game so thats my accomodation sorted :)
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Originally Posted by Bottle of Tonic
I'm geting a midnight train back to Rome after the game so thats my accomodation sorted :)
"The Midnight Express":eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
I'm pretty sure we camped in Bari in 1990 during the WC. It was out in the countryside though and you needed a car. I will ask my partner in crime if he can remember.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bottle of Tonic
With the way this credit crunch is going it may not be my last away trip in a tent.
Midnight train Ash ?????Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
So far I have only found a 5:35 an train back the next day .
Also another point the game will finish around 11pm I hope it gives you enought time to get back for your train .
Yeah, took me a while to find it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Claret Murph
Its at 00.15 but its only visible when you search for trains departing on 1/4/09.
It lists the train saying that departure is "next day", but for some reason it
doesnt appear when you search for trains departing on 2/4/09.
Ticket has the departure date correct though
Not sure how far stadium is from the station though!
Hopefully its all in order or else I'll be quite the fool !!!!
I saw that too but thought it would be tight with the match not over till 11. After reading the Tartan Army forum it seemed a nightmare getting back to the city centre after the match.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
sort a decent taxi driver pre-game and arrange a pickup spot at stadium and have him there to whisk you away........
Good call.Quote:
Originally Posted by Junior
just pie in the sky stuff at the moment, although i know id need to get sorting it out now, but i got the form from the fai but im trying to consider what should i do.
we were thinking of the boat to cherbourg and then all the way down...lmao
then looked up ryanair to bari but seems its booked out.
could anyone recommend anything else? closest airport to bari?
i was going to try stay in a hostel if i end up going.
have a look at the ferry port in Bari - they ferry to Albania overnight (I did that for our game there) but they go to a few other ports. Perhaps you could get a cheap flight to one of them and get the ferry in to Bari?
Ryanair also fly to a couple of airports either side of Bari on that Coast.
Crazy drive and you'd be lucky to make it as we play Bulgaria on the saturday night. Sail sunday get in Monday lunchtime.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishultra
If you fly on the sunday or Monday there are still good options to Rome and elsewhere. Hahn - Bari and Malta - Bari on Ryanair are options too.
Ryanair fly to Brindisi & Pescara from Stanstedt which are both driveable from Bari.
Thats the one! couldnt think of the name. Very easy to get to Bari from there by bus.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufct
YBIG have a charter going tues to thur but its pricey enough at E390 ishQuote:
Originally Posted by irishultra
Abbey travel are advertising fairly regularly on newstalk, apparently they have already filled one plane and are now trying to fill another. Works out at circa 650 PLUS taxes........robbing basta*ds. Out tues back thurs.
I think its fair to say that on average most people are doing the bari trip for at worst half of what they're charging.
Flying out dub-rome sunday 29th back 4th April Aer lingus €140. we were booked with ryanair but they messed around with our flight times so this option is cheaper. Got a full refund from ryanair
I'm going Ryanair Glasgow(prestwick)-Milan(Bergamo)-Bari. Flights are cheap, at reasonable times and get you there in about 8 hours total. You'd have to get to glasgow first but its an option. I paid about £140.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishultra
the FAI had friday the 13th as the deadline for the return of the ticket application forms. By what date will they inform you if your application was successful.
I can wait till the last week of march really looking forward to a much needed trip abroad!
There's also trains at 11:59pm (one to Milan, for example), which would also solve the accommodation problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Lads, where is everyone staying?
Bari looks like a bit of a hole, i've heard monopoli is a bit better but where do you think the drinking will be done after we sneak a 1-0? ;)
After we pass Go!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by McGinty
According to the Scots Bari was a great town, looks a bit like Aarhus, student town small poppulation, no hotels, but a great place and a great result!Quote:
Originally Posted by McGinty
bari is no hole, scots had a ball, locals loved it! :D
Can't wait, it will be fab
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Originally Posted by irishultra
Swiss air to rome and alitalia down to bari seems like the best and cheapest option. all in for flights i got it 260 return.
I beg to differ!Quote:
Originally Posted by Conormack
€258.62!Quote:
Originally Posted by rambler14
Anyone returning on the flight from Bari - Bolognia - Stansted is screwed now as well by Ryanair as they have cancelled the one to Bolognia on the Thurs morning.
Which part of that is cancelled. I have checked and you can still booked Bari to Bologna on Thursday and Friday morning.
aer lingus belfast-milan
easyjet or ryanair milan-bari
ryanair bari-milan
aer lingus milan-belfast
works out cheap . (as little as €145)
Ryanair are now selling a return flight dublin-bari for €299 rtn all in.
SAY IT AINT SO.....WE'RE FCUKD IF IT IS:mad:
Nothing on the Ryanair website about it and you can still book the flights on the Ryanair website and also I have not received a mail about it either so not sure where it came from that it was cancelled.
I think its the London to Bologna bit that is cancelled having done a bit of research on it.
Fingers crossed the new recruit has his wires crossed,otherwise our 200euro all in trip is down the drain.Cheers for info Neil.
Sorry, I made a mistake there. It's the Bologna - Stansted one thats cancelled untill the Friday.Quote:
Originally Posted by finbarrk
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Originally Posted by rambler14
sure we won't argue over 2 euro!!!
Still seats available on fans charter flying out at 12 the day before the match and returning the day after at 2 - direct to Bari, 395 euro - sportevents.ie
One of the so called soccer tour operators has cancelled thier trip to Bari. Only got 16 bookings, while they have not officially informed people it is no longer advertised on their website and probably wont be in their Sunday World adverts tomorrow!
Anyone concerned PM for name of company.
When will people get confirmation for tickets?
Maybe the hotels rooms will become mysteriously available againQuote:
Originally Posted by Greenforever
had flights booked dublin-lon stn-rome on tuesday 31/03/09.just happened to check status of flights, and time of lon to rome flight has changed,so will miss connection.didn't receive an email from ryanair yet so contacted a mate who works for them,he said emails should be sent in next few days! will get a refund for flight thats changed so rebooked direct flight to rome.it works out about the same price. will cancel dub-lon flight and battle for refund with ryanair! so word of warning for anyone who booked flights early with our friends in ryanair,check to see if they've rode us again!:mad:
I rang the FAI earlier today about this and they said that they were still waiting on the Italian FA to confirm the price of the tickets but there should be something sent out in the post very shortly. They also said that they would be able to cater for all applicants with about 5,000 travelling.Quote:
Originally Posted by rambler14