Game in Switzerland

[pcarolan]

is there anyone travelling independent of travel packages.
would like to know what you are planning.
have applied to FAI for tickets.
what is the nearest airport, train station etc...anyone already done some research on this?

many thanks
paul

[tiktok]

don't know too much about ticketing i'm afraid, but i used to live in switzerland and Basle is a nice sized town (about the same as cork), it's got a nice city centre but is pretty industrial on the outskirts, like cork a lot is pharmaceutical.

It's pretty much on the french-swiss-german meeting point (the Basel airport is in france). It's easy to get to though and everything runs on time due to swiss efficiency. You can get cheapish flights via stanstead and gatwick and the airport is very close to the city, bus runs often.

check out www.baseltourismus.ch, the swiss trip should be good, country and the people are great.

[lopez]

I got a Ryanair flight to Strasbourg from Stansted for £60 which is 1 1/2 hours by train. Basle flights are quite expensive now. So are Zurich.

Tickets? Unless we lose to Russia, they'll be difficult to get. Maybe you should try joining a golf club. They always seem to have the odd spare for these big games.

[Mayo_Bhoy]

Ya, Strasbourg seems the best option. We’re flying into Amsterdam for a couple of days R&R (ahem) before getting a train down to Basel. Will stay there on Sat night though nothing booked yet…hotels are mad dear. Staying in Strasbourg Sunday night and flying back Monday. Six of us going but I think tickets will be a prob. Easy get them for last two away games – Lisbon and Moscow but we’re only getting 3,000 for this game and it’s a biggie. **** it the crack will be good there anyway even if we don’t all get tics.

[tiktok]

ryanair to geneva from stanstead is an option too, although it's a little further by train.

[Neil]

Originally posted by tiktok
ryanair to geneva from stanstead is an option too, although it's a little further by train.

Are ya sure?

My computer don't give me that route a tall like...

[gspain]

Aer Lingus to Frankfurt €160 incl all taxes out friday back sunday - train from Frankfurt airport to Basle takes 2 hours 47 minutes.

[lopez]

Easyjet go to Geneva from Stansted. Trouble is Swiss railways are mucho expensive (three hours from Basle) so unless you intend hiring a car or touring Switzerland, not worth it.

[Neil]

Originally posted by gspain
Aer Lingus to Frankfurt €160 incl all taxes out friday back sunday - train from Frankfurt airport to Basle takes 2 hours 47 minutes.

Where is that flying from? Cork?

[Neil]

Originally posted by lopez
Easyjet go to Geneva from Stansted.

not on my internet they don't!

Gatwick or Luton yeah, but not Stansted

[gspain]

Originally posted by Neil
Where is that flying from? Cork?

Dublin I'm afraid.

[Mayo_Bhoy]

not on my internet

What! You have your very own internet. Seriously you're messing up somewhere on easyjet.com Definitely fly Stansted - Geneva

[lopez]

Originally posted by Neil
not on my internet they don't!

Gatwick or Luton yeah, but not Stansted

Apologies! Got my airports mixed up.

[Neil]

Originally posted by Mayo_Bhoy
What! You have your very own internet. Seriously you're messing up somewhere on easyjet.com Definitely fly Stansted - Geneva

They don't! Check there again on your internet....

[Mayo_Bhoy]

Sorry. You're right. I'm all muddled as i've been flat out the last few days sorting flights etc. Diff airlines and airports are spinning roynd my head.

Have you tried Ryanair from Stansted to Strasbourg Fri-Sun for €100 approx. S'burg is only 1.5 hours by train and much cheaper than train form Geneva.

[Neil]

Originally posted by Mayo_Bhoy
Have you tried Ryanair from Stansted to Strasbourg Fri-Sun for €100 approx. S'burg is only 1.5 hours by train and much cheaper than train form Geneva.

Thats the route I'm going with alright.
Just booked it.
Rent-a-car from Strasbourg Airport for 130 snots from Fri -> Sun.
See ye there

[gspain]

Be careful renting a car as you must pay to use motorways in Switzerland - you buy an annual pass and it costs approx €50.

I believe you can avoid it by keeping off the motorways and Basle is on the border but just oen thing to be careful of.

Trains are great on the continent - nothing like the 1950's carriages from CIE and the timetable means something.

[Neil]

Originally posted by lopez
I got a Ryanair flight to Strasbourg from Stansted for £60 which is 1 1/2 hours by train.

Have you looked into the train option?
I was going to rent a car but is there a train that runs from Strasbourg airport to the City and onto Basel?

[lopez]

Neil. You're right.

5 mins 'au pied' from the arrivals hall according to the Strasbourg Airport web site. SNCF.com has details of times to Basel (you may have to change at Mulhouse).

[Junior]

Originally posted by gspain
Aer Lingus to Frankfurt €160 incl all taxes out friday back sunday - train from Frankfurt airport to Basle takes 2 hours 47 minutes.

Gspain,

Im doing that route myself. 3 of us from Manchester and another few from Dublin (I think they are on a 7am ish flight from Dublin on the Fri morning).

I think we are planning on staying in Frankfurt on the Friday night and getting the train to Basel on Saturday morning, then heading back to Frankfurt Sunday afternoon.

What are your plans, have you any accomodation booked?