Not wanting to tempt fate,have you made any Cardiff plans?

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Have you booked anything for the Final yet ?

Flights and hotel
7
8%
Boat and hotel
12
14%
Hotel only
6
7%
Flights only
5
6%
Boat only
6
7%
Thinking about a charter if we get there
7
8%
Still thinking about it
8
9%
Tickets only - will worry about the rest if we get there
5
6%
Won't go even if we are there
4
5%
I Live in the UK so its easier
4
5%
Everything sorted - only go if we are there
3
3%
Everything sorted - will go regardless
19
22%
 
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Re: Not wanting to tempt fate,have you made any Cardiff plan

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Fock it

Boat back from Fishgaurd and Pembroke to Rosslare is booked out
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Fly to London and get a train or share a rental car is probably your bet bet right now...if money isn't a problem try one of the charters.
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Direct flights from Belfast
Fri - Belfast -> Cardiff - 07:10 BHD Belfast City Flybe BE281
Sun - Cardiff -> Belfast - 15:35 CWL Cardiff bmibaby WW2333
€200
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Wondering if it may be an option to set up a facility for those who may have a spare seat going over to advertise said spare seats?
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Darce wrote:Fock it

Boat back from Fishgaurd and Pembroke to Rosslare is booked out
Which boat? Left my mate over in Leeds with specific instructions to book seats on a particular train/ferry combo, I hope for his sake that he has booked them.
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https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Offic ... 6189359637

£20 a night sounds quite reasonable, fair play OLSC :happy clapper:
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Lock this thread! Start another!

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Slipper1 wrote:
gfo wrote:Late to the party and all that, but anyone got any info on ferrying it to holyhead and getting to cardiff from there?
Drive, or thumb a lift. I dont mean to be flippant, but its a sh!t journey.

While I havent checked, I'm sure you could get a train to somewhere in England (Birmingham?) and change to get to Cardiff. Try http://www.thetrainline.co.uk for potential trains.
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20d ... able81.pdf
There are direct trains from Holyhead to Cardiff. Check the above timetable link.
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Re: Not wanting to tempt fate,have you made any Cardiff plan

Post by crisco10 »

hey,

I'm on these flights:

GOING OUT
From Dublin(DUB) to Bristol(BRS)
Fri, 20/05/2011 Flight 506 Depart DUB at 1635 and arrive BRS at 1735

COMING BACK
From Bristol(BRS) to Dublin(DUB)
Sun, 22/05/2011 Flight 505 Depart BRS at 1055 and arrive DUB at 1150

I have booked a car and will be driving to/from Swansea from the airport, have a few spare seats if anybody is interested in splitting the petrol bill. (obviously would swing by cardiff if required to drop/pick up)

PM me if you interested.
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I'm thinking of getting the Rosslare-Fishguard ferry and driving. Just myself traveling so would have room if folk are interested.
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So what's the current thinking on the best way to get over. Tickets look to be sorted, haven't a bejaysus how to get there though.
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I wonder if there are a few folks over in Shelbyville who may have booked flights/ferries but are now all dressed up with nowhere to go to?

Just an idea
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thank god I have this sh!t sorted!

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Had a look at a few airlines on the web today. Heres the best value to date.

Flybe Dublin - Exeter on Friday 20/5/11
Return Exexter - Dublin on Sunday 22/5/11
Cost cEUR180 per person.

Exeter is approximately 90 kms from Cardiff (up M6 and then M4)
Its a route not many would think of.

As for hotels, keep looking at the various accomodation sites www.laterooms.com etc, there are sure to be rooms that come available from our Muntser bretheren.
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Good thinking there bails! not many would think of taking the m6 alright, coz it goes through birmingham.. m5 im sure you meant :P

2.5 hours on train to cardiff from exeter, changing at bristol for £20.. not bad!
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Travelodge Merther Tydfil booked. Match tickets purchased. Roll on May 20th!
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Excellent info on the flight Dublin - Exeter , .. WWW.flybe.com 180 / head ... Get it quick
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It's still cheaper to fly to gatwick/stanstead (around €160 return fri-sun) and less time on train - 2 hours (£32 one way) from paddington with no changeovers.
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ken wrote:Excellent info on the flight Dublin - Exeter , .. http://WWW.flybe.com 180 / head ... Get it quick
Flyby also go to Southampton, is about 3 hrs on a train to Cardiff (station is at airport)...did it for the RWC 2007, worked v well.
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booked the boat and hotel back at the start of Feb - just entered the lottery now for 5 tickets

Going over on the 0900hrs sailing from Rosslare on Saturday and back on the 1430hrs sailing Sunday
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