Italy Away - 1st April 2009

**Ash** · 13/02/2009, 7:14 AM

Originally Posted by Bottle of Tonic

Lads in Stuttgart and Brat I camped and it was grand. I'm a straggler for this trip (as usual) and as four walls and a roof looks hard to come by (i've been searching last couple of hours) does anyone intend to camp it cos I can't find a campsite located within Bari?

I have a few mates camper vanning it down from Rome. Anywhere to park the thing safely? Anyone been there before?

A cheapish B&B would do either.....

I'm geting a midnight train back to Rome after the game so thats my accomodation sorted

**Sligo Hornet** · 13/02/2009, 7:57 AM

Originally Posted by Ash

I'm geting a midnight train back to Rome after the game so thats my accomodation sorted

"The Midnight Express"

**gspain** · 13/02/2009, 8:13 AM

Originally Posted by Bottle of Tonic

Lads in Stuttgart and Brat I camped and it was grand. I'm a straggler for this trip (as usual) and as four walls and a roof looks hard to come by (i've been searching last couple of hours) does anyone intend to camp it cos I can't find a campsite located within Bari?

I have a few mates camper vanning it down from Rome. Anywhere to park the thing safely? Anyone been there before?

A cheapish B&B would do either.....

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.

With the way this credit crunch is going it may not be my last away trip in a tent.

**Claret Murph** · 13/02/2009, 9:59 AM

Originally Posted by Ash

I'm geting a midnight train back to Rome after the game so thats my accomodation sorted

Midnight train 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 .

**Ash** · 13/02/2009, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Claret Murph

Midnight train 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.
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 !!!!

**Saint07** · 13/02/2009, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Ash

Yeah, took me a while to find it.
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.

**Junior** · 13/02/2009, 11:47 AM

sort a decent taxi driver pre-game and arrange a pickup spot at stadium and have him there to whisk you away........

**Ash** · 13/02/2009, 2:21 PM

Originally Posted by Junior

sort a decent taxi driver pre-game and arrange a pickup spot at stadium and have him there to whisk you away........

Good call.

**irishultra** · 13/02/2009, 2:42 PM

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.

**Junior** · 13/02/2009, 2:50 PM

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.

**gspain** · 13/02/2009, 3:00 PM

Originally Posted by irishultra

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.

Crazy drive and you'd be lucky to make it as we play Bulgaria on the saturday night. Sail sunday get in Monday lunchtime.

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.

**gufct** · 13/02/2009, 4:18 PM

Ryanair fly to Brindisi & Pescara from Stanstedt which are both driveable from Bari.

**Junior** · 13/02/2009, 5:03 PM

Originally Posted by gufct

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.

**Newryrep** · 13/02/2009, 7:01 PM

Originally Posted by irishultra

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.

YBIG have a charter going tues to thur but its pricey enough at E390 ish

**elroy** · 13/02/2009, 7:23 PM

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.

**SuperDub** · 13/02/2009, 7:58 PM

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

**Bottle of Tonic** · 13/02/2009, 9:06 PM

Originally Posted by irishultra

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.

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.

**wexfordman** · 16/02/2009, 3:00 PM

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!

**pineapple stu** · 16/02/2009, 3:13 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Yeah, took me a while to find it.
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.

There's also trains at 11:59pm (one to Milan, for example), which would also solve the accommodation problem.

**McGinty** · 17/02/2009, 1:04 PM

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?