QuoteOriginally Posted by Neil
as far as we can make out we are away first
Is the first leg aganst Nantes home or away ? ie. story on 23/24 July?
as far as we can make out we are away first
as far as we can make out Cork City or NEC are away first.
Lets not jinx it folks....
Champions!
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slip of the tongue
Perhaps you shouldn't type with your tongue then.
The train from Paris to Nantes can take 3 hours from what I can work out.
It wouldn't be too bad to get the ferry from Cork and drive down I suppose.
Not trying to jinx anything but there's no harm knowing where Nantes is like.
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head west-south-west of Paris past LeMans, down near the coast. It's a 3.5 hour drive, 2.5 hours by train from paris (CDG).
It has it's own airport, though it's difficult to get direct flights, Ryanair fly into La Rochelle about an hour North, but as it's school hoilday time flights out of standstead are expensive now, the car on ferry option could be the best option, it's about three and a half hours south of Cherbourg.
btw, It's obvious I've looked into it and I know that we have to beat NEC to get there (which is a much tougher task than Malmo) but as I've said before, it's best to be prepared as we'll only have five days to set this all up.
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thats all well and goog but the ferry doesnt return til the following week and doesnt sail til saturday nights
timetable
lads checked thisx out yesterday..just incase like..not jinxing or anything.....
the ferries only go and comeback on saturdays..so that means a week over and you wont even get to see the match......
as for flying....gettting to nante is ridiculously expensive at over 1200 euros....
i think the best for people is to fly over on the friday to paris...hire a car and drive the 3-4 hrs to nante...
flights from dublin as little as 144 and from shannon.. about 270 to ryanairs paris place where a car will cost abour 160 for the weekend.......
Our car cost eur95 for the weekend with eur25 for diesel.
5 comfortable in the car.
Well I was comfortable in the front anyway
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There is stanstead and the channel tunnel express train to paris, could be cheaper
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The cheapest I could work the Eurostar for was:
London Waterloo Int - Paris Nord 5 passenger(s) 297.50 GBP
Outward journey 23/07/2004
Departure time 14:09
Arrival time 17:53
Paris Nord - London Waterloo Int 5 passenger(s) 247.50 GBP
Return journey 25/07/2004
Departure time 15:19
Arrival time 16:54
Those prices are total for 5 people.
I picked 5 people on the basis that they could hire a car in Paris and drive the rest of the way.
The train from Paris to Nantes is an option too though.
Last edited by Peadar; 06/07/2004 at 1:04 PM.
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Flights to Nantes are available through Gatwick with Air France and another airline (don't know the name).
Cork-Paris with Aer Lingus, or Shannon-Paris with Ryanair, and then get the train would probably be best. The train is less than 100 euro return I think.
Ferries only go once a week I think and typically they travel at the weekend (out saturday, back sunday).
If anyone is considering driving remember that alot of motorways in France are tolled. La Rochelle is approx 100 Km. Any other town that you are likely to get to with Ryanair etc would be at least 100 km also. It's kind of in the middle of no where from that point of view.
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They also flew Cork - Brussels International as far as I remember.
That would have been nice for them last weekend.
They'd still be alive if they had a decent booking system.
Must have had the worst website in the industry!
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Brittany Ferries lousey times & they booked out.
Rosslare to Roscoff 16th Out
Cherbourg to Rosslare 19th Back
3-4 hours drive ach way.
Unfortunately Irish Ferries quoted €1500 for 5 people this morning which does not seem right.
wrong weekend Peadar AFAIK, you're a week too late.
Quick check (for five).......
Flying to Stanstead from Dublin (€73 each) on the 17th
hire a car (€15each before petrol, 1.4L Ford Focus diesel)
drive via the Eurotunnel (€52 each) coming back on the morning of the 19th
there would be a lot of driving in this so petrol could cost another €20 each (at a strectch) Even then though, you're talking €150 euro pp
throw in a cheap hotel/hostel in Nantes, and a cheap b&b on the way back to Cherbourg for the Sunday night and you could still bring it in under the €200 mark.
Cork City: Making 'Dream Team' seem realistic since 2007.
Nantes is about a four drive, but the roads are brilliant out there.
Huge city. Nice stadium.
ah the sunshine fans are coming out of the woodwork
hahah
life is random
Oops, my mistake.
How about this.
You collect the car in Paris.
Total: £545.33
Avg/person: £109.07
(This total includes items selected below and taxes. )
1 Review the trip details
Train summary
Fri 16-Jul-04
London Waterloo Int
Depart 13:41 to Paris Nord
Arrive 17:23 Eurostar / No 09030
Rates and conditions:
5 LOISIR
Total travel time: 2 hr 42 min
Sun 18-Jul-04
Paris Nord
Depart 12:19 to London Waterloo Int
Arrive 13:55 Eurostar / No 09027
Rates and conditions:
5 LOISIR
Total travel time: 2 hr 36 min
Car hire summary
Fri 16-Jul-04
Counter and car in terminal
Counter in terminal, shuttle to car
Shuttle to counter and car
Information not provided
Avis Midsize 4-door car: air conditioning, manual transmission, unlimited mileage. Pick up:
Fri 16-Jul-04 18:00 Drop off:
Sun 18-Jul-04 12:00
Location: PARIS GARE DU NORD, PARIS
Hours of operation: 16-Jul-04: 06:30 - 23:30, 18-Jul-04: 07:00 - 23:30
Note: If you are under 25 or over 65 you may not be able to hire this car. Age and driver restrictions
Attractions & services summary
Description Date Quantity
Galeries Lafayette 10% Discount Card Details Fri 16-Jul-04 -- Sun 18-Jul-04 5 Travellers
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I'm hardly a sunshine supporter James.
According to intertoto-cup.com we would be playing in Nantes on the weekend of 16th/17th. Has been a bit of confusion.
That is about right, looked into those ferries last year for a holiday.....
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