France away 18 November 2009 - flights

[Junior]

Similar to Paulies post.....

I checked out a train from Cologne on day of the game or day before and it was 3hrs 55m journey direct and between 25-35 euros (special pay in advance fare). I am working in Cologne on the Tuesday.

I think you can get decent cheap flights to Cologne form Ireland/UK or if not try Dussledorf and the train from there.

A bit of hassle but definitely a cheap way of doing it if time is not at a premium.

In the end I booked return from Mcr as it was a similar price but one night less away (Brownies Points with her indoors)

[mypost]

Monday flight with Aer Fungus to Paris has increased €80 from Monday's draw.

Sunday's is now the cheapest.

[markmc]

Does this happen in other countries or are we the only place that has to bend over and take it from behind if we want to support our country?

[Mayo_Bhoy]

Does this happen in other countries or are we the only place that has to bend over and take it from behind if we want to support our country?

And why would it not happen in other countries. All airlines operate on the same principle. The amount of moaning about this issue every time we play away is pathetic.

[IsMiseSean]

Should I pre book the eurostar tickets or just purchase them when I arrive at the station??

[finbarrk]

Should I pre book the eurostar tickets or just purchase them when I arrive at the station??

Advance would be advisable. You will get screwed at the station as the trains will be very full.

[wexfordman]

flying out with aer lingus to birmingham on monday, and birmingham to paris with air france return thursday. total cost €188

dep Arr
Dublin to Birmingham
13.10-----14.10

Birmingham to Paris
17.25--------19.45

return Thursday

Dep Arr
Paris Birmingham
12.55-----13.25

Birmingham Dublin
14.45-------15.45

the aer lingus return flights cost €50
and the air france return cost €138

not to bad

[philliyk]

Does this happen in other countries or are we the only place that has to bend over and take it from behind if we want to support our country?

HA - wait till we all try & get flights to South Africa, from what I would guess the english, germans, italians etcc... have booked all the cheapo flights & we'll be left flying half way round the world on connection flight's!!!

[paul_oshea]

Advance would be advisable. You will get screwed at the station as the trains will be very full.

and more importantly a lot more expensive.

[Claret Murph]

HA - wait till we all try & get flights to South Africa, from what I would guess the english, germans, italians etcc... have booked all the cheapo flights & we'll be left flying half way round the world on connection flight's!!!

Yer I would say a few have booked flights but not knowing where in SA your team is playing will stop most . Now after the draw is made then you could see a free for all .

[Sligo Hornet]

Before the draw was done, a mate of mine who lives in France sent me the information below, in case we drew them.

Dublin-Karlsruhe (Baden Baden) on Tuesday November 17th currently costs
38.37 Euros all taxes included. And there is a direct 3 hour TGV train
from Karlsruhe-Paris.

Thankfully I was able to get a direct flight but for those that have yet to book, this may be an option. The return flight is now €105 with decent flying times. You'll need to check up where the train goes from as it may go from Karlsruhe itself and not the airport. If this is the case check how far the airport is from the city as knowing Ryanair, it could be miles away. If this is ok though, and the times match up, it could be a very good option.

Get him to go and buy up some french end tickets!

[Drumcondra 69er]

flying out with aer lingus to birmingham on monday, and birmingham to paris with air france return thursday. total cost €188

dep Arr
Dublin to Birmingham
13.10-----14.10

Birmingham to Paris
17.25--------19.45

return Thursday

Dep Arr
Paris Birmingham
12.55-----13.25

Birmingham Dublin
14.45-------15.45

the aer lingus return flights cost €50
and the air france return cost €138

not to bad

Doing the same out on the Tuesday, mayl see you on the return leg!

[Paulie]

Get him to go and buy up some french end tickets!

That had occurred alright. Going on what I've read, I don't think the French will snap up their tickets that quickly, so I reckon I'll hang on to see how many, if any, tickets I get for the Irish end. If that fails I'll be calling in a favour!

[JT,New'09]

That had occurred alright. Going on what I've read, I don't think the French will snap up their tickets that quickly, so I reckon I'll hang on to see how many, if any, tickets I get for the Irish end. If that fails I'll be calling in a favour!

Flight prices dropping right left and centre. Knew I should of waited , calm after the storm of Monday & Tuesday , would rather of waited to today to book would of got out easier and cheeper

I really dont think there with 20k travelling Id say more like 6-10 ,

Think F.A.I, news etc all went bit mental this week

[gufct]

Flight prices dropping right left and centre. Knew I should of waited , calm after the storm of Monday & Tuesday , would rather of waited to today to book would of got out easier and cheeper

I really dont think there with 20k travelling Id say more like 6-10 ,

Think F.A.I, news etc all went bit mental this week

Dont know where your checking the prices as the cheapest Direct is €329 while the route i booked is €160 dearer now.

[kingdomkerry]

lads im flying dublin gatwick, luton paris.
Does anyone know how to get from gatwick to luton, how long does it take and how much?

[EastTerracer]

lads im flying dublin gatwick, luton paris.
Does anyone know how to get from gatwick to luton, how long does it take and how much?

You're crossing London from South to North but there is a train connection that takes about 80 minutes. See the link below - seems to be about £25 return off-peak.

http://www.londontoolkit.com/travel/...uton_train.htm

[dublinred]

Seen a day trip advertised in a travel agents today for e279 out weds@8am returning at 1am arriving@1.40am , not bad if you could only get the one day off work also no hotels required , travel agent was on talbot street think it was airtours or skytours.

[brendy_éire]

Does this happen in other countries or are we the only place that has to bend over and take it from behind if we want to support our country?

We get it worse cos we're an island though. All the Continentals can just jump on trains to other countries.

[paul_oshea]

lads im flying dublin gatwick, luton paris.
Does anyone know how to get from gatwick to luton, how long does it take and how much?

you need to get the thameslink(first capital connect) to luton, but you need to switch to get it, as the train from gatwick will bring you into london bridge. Sometimes you can get a direct train.

try tfl.gov.uk:

Departing: PUT_YOUR_DATE_HERE
From: Gatwick Airport Rail Station
To: Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station