we were flying home to dublin via stansted on the day after the game and the rome - stansted flight time was changed also. looking into an alternative now.Quote:
Originally Posted by superdubs
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we were flying home to dublin via stansted on the day after the game and the rome - stansted flight time was changed also. looking into an alternative now.Quote:
Originally Posted by superdubs
good stuff, could be pushing the 7/8k travelling so...Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulie
id say about 5,000 is the number now. i would imagine some people made more than one application to be sureQuote:
Originally Posted by McGinty
anyone heading to the game from waterford can do the following trip for €226
stay in dublin night of Bulgaria game and do the following
Outbound
Sunday - Dublin to Bari (2 flights)
Inbound
Thursday
Bari - Waterford (3 flights)
Good bit of travelling but could be a laugh!!
dont think there is many of us going from our group! in fact it maybe only myself going. thats the only thing thats putting me off this trip!!
is there many other lone irish travellers out there besides the limerick crew!! :D:D
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Originally Posted by The Scientist
Now I could say something, hummmmmmm but it will only get me into to trouble with the Limmrick people .
Same here.Quote:
Originally Posted by superdubs
I rang Ryanair and they said that the flights had been changed and that the emails were in a queue to be sent. :confused: How long does it take to send an email!
They also said that because it was more than two hours of a change we'd get a full refund. So I just changed the Dublin to Stanstead flight to a Dublin to Rome direct flight.
It has actually worked out cheaper and now we don't have to get as many flights. For once a cancellation has worked out in our favour!
Dublin to Rome now costs €120 flying in on the Tuesday and back on the Thursday. And then €124 from using Easyjet to fly to Bari on the Wednesday and back to Rome the next day.
Has anyone booked train tickets from Rome to Bari and if so had anyproblems with their website?
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Originally Posted by jok1
I havent booked tickets myself yet but heard people had problems you need an Italian address.
Gonna call into Iarnrod Eireann and see if you can get them there.
When you travelling Jok?
Going down to Bari on the Wednesday morning, have logged into the Trainitalia website, they give you a password etc. problem i have is when i put in credit card details it declines me at that point. have been on to Credit card company and they say no problem from there end. Just wanted to have tickets bought Saint as dont think my Italian will be too hot on that Wednesday morning!
Booked into Rome on Sunday and out of Milan the following Sunday. E75 all told, and hope to get a midnight train from Bari after the match, which'd save me finding accommodation in Bari and also gets me into Milan at 9:30 the following morning, which sounds perfect timing!
Train to Bari on Wednesday could be a problem though. I think I remember that problem (Italian address) from getting a train from San Marino/Rimini to Rome last time.
Yeah we tried it too but they sent back an email looking for a photocopy of a valid ID of the person associated to the User ID and a copy of the tax code number and all that carry on. Dunno what thats about. And I thought the Germans were particular in requiring info when you want to book something. Anyway I reckon well just get it through an agency here as itll be less hassle (hopefully).Quote:
Originally Posted by jok1
Lads, just booked the train tickets, went for the standard fare (€41 Single) and used a different credit card. With my previous attemps i had been going for the cheapest option (€31) and it would not work, I had registerd earlier with them, and they did ask me for ID which i sent and gave them my mobile no. I know it seems like hassle but with an early start on match day i dont want to have to worry about train tickets.
Sounds like hassle, will call into agent here soon and see what they can do for me otherwise i'll do the same as you.Quote:
Originally Posted by jok1
Presume your on the 8.00 train wed morn?
Myself, Claret Murph and AidoP and our gangs on that one and since your a newby first round on you:D
I am in Rome on Monday so I will wait until then to book the train as you never know they may have some sort of a special train going down to Bari for the match , as with the Italians you just never know what they will do .
Yeah, apparently Italy Train Stations are not very organised. Anyone know of any good pubs in Rome for the night before?
The Shamrock on Via del Colosseo isn't bad. It's an Irish bar, but it's like a proper pub instead of some themed nonsense. Load of football scarves over the bar and, if it hasn't changed, a UCD scarf (and a Galway one) in pride of place behind the bar. :cool: It's down a narrow lane about five minutes' walk (if you don't get lost, which you probably will) from the Colosseum and the Colosseo matro station.
Could fly with easyjet?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I much prefer trains to planes, to be honest. Not up for another flight across the country.
I worked with the Tartan Army in Milan, Ljubljana and then Bari - have also worked with Celtic supporters in Copenhagen, Milan (twice) and Barcelona.
When Scotland played in Bari there weren't enough hotel rooms and we organised buses from Rome, Naples and Ancona for those who only wanted to travel to the match. We also had a beach party and buses to and from the match. The local council put on a free bus service to the stadium but this was far from adequate.
I am from Belfast and based in Rome (beside the Vatican) and a "regular" on Celtic Minded. You can contact me for information and/or help. ;)
Added to the main match thread.
For those of you who want to stay in Rome we got an apartment for 6 people from this lot for about 100 euro each for 4 nights (obviously we wont be staying there on the Wednesday night but hopefully our stuff will :))
http://www.romecityapartments.com/
Question for people: I didn't send an application for tickets to the Italian match as I couldn't see any wya that I could afford to go. However 3 of my allocation are going, is it too late to apply. I've left a message with the ticket office.
Also whats the scenario if I decide a day or two before that I'm going to head over? Is there any realistic chance of getting a ticket. I've done away matches before and never had a problem, but thats due to booking months in advance! :)
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Originally Posted by Kingdom
i'd imagine that as we we're given a 9,000 allocation but are only taking 5,000 that getting a ticket won't be a problem. even if a section assigned to us is given back to the italian allocation, i still can't see getting a ticket being a problem.
Email FAI fo rthe application form. Return the completed application form all for free.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
As magnumpi says the match ticket allocation to RoI is very generous. There will be an increased interest as the date gets nearer. Don't worry that you are makeing a decision a little later than normal. Other vitals like transport and Accomodation should open up to through March. But these last two will be tight availability by late March.
cheers men.
They failed to sellout Scotland last time so they will hardly sell unsold tickets for our section unless they sell them on the day to Irish fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by magnumpi
This game is very unlikely to sellout based on previous Italian home games and games in Bari.
Lads have flights booked flying into Bari Monday staying until Friday still no accomodation booked.Anyone know of anything around only two of us travelling so an aul twin room do the job preferably in a hotel with a bar.Any help be great.
we also missed the deadline for application form (looking for 2 tickets). they eventually sent us a form and we returned it. am thinking that there should be plenty of tickets available.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
I am still working my way through all the messages on this board (maybe the first 19 pages should be removed as they are all about where the venue will be ;)) and I will have full info about trains, planes, buses etc.
Just a few comments for now:
Train information Rome/Bari
Eurostar approx 4hrs 15mins €59.90 1st class one way
€41.80 2nd class one way
Still available amica fair (cheapest) €47.90 1st class one way
Train information Milan/Rome
Eurostar high speed approx 4 hrs €93.10 1st class one way
€67.50 2nd class one way
Still available amica fair (cheapest) €54.00 2nd class one way
Flight information :-
Airlines that fly from Rome to Bari
• Easyjet www.easyjet.com
• Airone www.flyairone.it
• Alitalia www.alitalia.it
Airlines that fly from Milan to Bari
From Milan Malpensa :-
• Easyjet www.easyjet.com
• Alitalia www.alitalia.it
From Milan Orio al Serio:-
• Ryanair www.ryanair.com
• Airone www.flyairone.it
From Milan Linate:-
• Alitalia www.alitalia.it
Coach information
We are working on coaches Rome-Bari-Rome
Leaving Termini station very early -Bari in afternoon - leave Bari at 11pm (ish)
Price to be fixed but max is €65 return.
Beach party in Bari - buses to and from the stadium.
Full details in a day or two :)
Well done Helen , very good info .
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Originally Posted by Claret Murph
Thanks :D
The train situation is a bit difficult - the "amica" fares are the cheapest but you can only usually get them if you pay well in advance and it is difficult to pay for tickets online if you aren't an Italian resident.
Going on the example of the Scots visit to Bari the trains will be fully booked up in advance, people should try and get tickets asap. If anyone wants help just email me and I will see what I can do (no extra charge :cool:). There used to be a fare called Tok, really cheap, but can't find it now.
Pub info for Rome is easy to find online.
Fidlers Elbow and Druids Den are two of the oldest Irish pubs - near the station/Santa Maria Maggiore. Druids Rock a new addition to this group.
Finnegan's is owned by a Belfast man - a Celtic pub, great team!!!!
We are going to have a special Irish pub crawl on the Sunday and Monday - details to follow:cool: (very limited number of smilies on this site)
Just booked Amica tickets online no problem €33 each way.
Wasn't asked were I was resident or anything like that. Only 4 weeks now cant wait
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Originally Posted by Saint07
Great - that is what it should be but some have had problems - the sooner you book the better. Are you travelling from Rome?
Yeah arrive Tue evening and getting train 1st thing Wed mornQuote:
Originally Posted by Helen Donegan
we're staying in brindisi the night before the game, its only a 1:20 train journey, so i'm assuming that booking tickets head isn't necessary or should i be booking them now?
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Originally Posted by magnumpi
The cheaper fares go fast - otherwise remember that the heel of Italy is a bit out of the way, not so many trains etc. Local trains aren't a problem so if you can't get on a fast train there will be local trains from Brindisi to take the strain (you can't book seats on them). Be careful where you go in Brindisi - it has a bad reputation :(
Beach party in Bari - buses to and from the stadium.
Full details in a day or two :)
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Intresting, should be fun!
One or two of you may be interested to know if there will be a ban on alcohol or not.;)
They had a ban when the Scots were in Bari but it didn't really work. Buses and trains were filled with beer etc. (and I mean filled!!!) Then the beach where we had the party was outside the control zone so that was ok!!!So all in all the only people who suffered were the owners of bars in the centre.
I was talking to someone in the major's office this morning and they haven't decided anything yet on the matter - said it was far to early to make plans for a match on April 1st, they don't like rushing anything in the south of Italy!!
I was also talking to someone in the police who will be co-ordinating things. I keep telling them what a failure the ban was the last time - hopefully they will have learnt something by now:p
It was fantastic the last time - sun shining but cold for the Italians, Scots in kilts and short sleeves - some had their kilts off and in the water in no time :pQuote:
Originally Posted by finbarrk
Italians came from all over to watch!!!
Will it be after the match or the night before. Me and the buddy don't arrive till Wednesday morning!Quote:
Originally Posted by Helen Donegan