Site Supporter Ratwhite Posted August 11, 2016 Site Supporter Share Posted August 11, 2016 Got a couple of three mates going to Wimbledon on Saturday., (not mentioning any names T-Shape). They decided as a "money-saving" exercise to get the National Express and now have to be in Manchester for 5amish for a five hour bus journey to the capital, before getting on the tube. Better still, after booking the journey, had second thoughts on the journey home times involved and decided to book trains for a return journey, so with the travel card will have paid well over the £42.50 for Saturday speacials on a train... Got to admire the commitment, but got me thinking of anyone else had equally strange friends, who have crackpot travel ideas.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I believe a delve into the Euro away game archive might be in order here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaacunt Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 What Mark505 said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Horwich Posted August 11, 2016 Moderators Share Posted August 11, 2016 Driving down to gatwick to fly to porto seemed a good idea at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted August 11, 2016 Site Supporter Share Posted August 11, 2016 We went to Sardinia for the 90 world cup. We got a minibus to Gatwick, a flight to Ajaccio in Corsica landing on a Sunday evening when there is no public transport. Had to hire a coach between about 15 of us to the other side of the island. Had to sleep in the foyer of a hotel then get a ferry & a train to Cagliari the next day. The return journey included a ferry strike & then 3 taxis ( of which there were only 2 available, so 2 of us had to wait 90 mins for one to return) across the island at about £90 a throw if irc, we would have missed our flight back to Gatwick if it hadn't been delayed. Ended up in Manchester in the early hrs thus incurring another taxi fare...ended up costing us a lot more than we originally saved & a ball ache of a journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted August 11, 2016 Moderators Share Posted August 11, 2016 Stansted to Porto was fine, as we were playing there, well almost. There were folk who flew to Germany for 1p. Except it was to Frankfurt. From Bristol. And other ridiculous shit. Manchester->Prague->Sofia then 6 hours through the mountains via a KFOR checkpoint to Skopje was a long trip. When you get there and there's a BWFC steward pointing the way... Yes mate, I've made it this far, do one. Up at 5am and all the way back. 4 timeszone changes and currencies in a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I frequently travel to Barcelona via New Jersey, and once did Athens to Manchester, also via Newark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Driving down to gatwick to fly to porto seemed a good idea at the time As did driving to Edinburgh to fly to Munich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted August 11, 2016 Moderators Share Posted August 11, 2016 As did driving to Edinburgh to fly to Munich we did Heathrow - took something like 7 or 8 hours to get home on way back did Gatwick for Plovdiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshape Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 (edited) Got a couple of three mates going to Wimbledon on Saturday., (not mentioning any names T-Shape). They decided as a "money-saving" exercise to get the National Express and now have to be in Manchester for 5amish for a five hour bus journey to the capital, before getting on the tube. Better still, after booking the journey, had second thoughts on the journey home times involved and decided to book trains for a return journey, so with the travel card will have paid well over the £42.50 for Saturday speacials on a train... Got to admire the commitment, but got me thinking of anyone else had equally strange friends, who have crackpot travel ideas.. You're wrong mate. It's cost a grand total of 36 quid. I'm a pint up. Munich away we did Manchester to Stansted on national express, stansted to Salzburg for a night, Salzburg to Munich for a night then the same way back. Home for 6 Saturday morn for an 8 o'clock start at Asda. Great few days. Edited August 11, 2016 by tshape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 We did Heathrow to Lisbon/Munich/Madrid as it was about 30 quid per person cheaper on the flights. Chuck in petrol, parking and a service stop there and back we probably saved about 20p each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydee Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 We drove to Stansted, flew to Salzburg then train to Munich ...was a bloody long drive coming back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Fudge Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Getting a taxi all way back from Scotland then doing a runner outside your house..???? (Not me by they way) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Not watching Bolton but hitching it to Torquay in 74, caught a bus to Leigh then one to Lowton, walked a few miles to the M6. got a lift off folk going to S Wales and they went the wrong way, we was only 15 miles from London, they headed west down the M4 and over the Severn Bridge before i bailed out.Got a lift to Bristol and decided to catch the midnight train, fell asleep and woke up at Plymouth. Finally got in Torquay after about 20 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birch-chorley Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 We drove to Stansted, flew to Salzburg then train to Munich ...was a bloody long drive coming back! We did the same On the way home had a double blow out on the M6 Toll then waited over 2 hours on the grass verge of the hard shoulder waiting for a tow back to Bolton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanGreavsie Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Not exactly an "idea", but spewing up in the taxi in Istanbul the morning after Besiktas and thus missing my flight meant an emergency single from Euston to Wigan for 50 summat quid (after an emergency single to the UK from BA for fuck knows how much). I wouldn't have bothered, but I'd flown out from Manc and my car was me owd mum's in Daisy Hill. I see Th'East Midlands Airport now- now!!! - does flights direct to Turkey. Cunts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkonion Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Drove to Stanstead,overnight in a good b&b,flight to Santiago in Spain, hire car to Braga for night before match, drove to Guimares for the game and stayed in a hotel for the night, drove back to Santiago the morning after and home from Stansted all on the same day. Including ale and food and all other expense it was still cheaper than the official day trip by a wide margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeOghani'sIroningBoard Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Fixed a meeting up in Paris for a Wednesday morning and drove there and back from Tottington. By sheer chance(!) we played Gillingham in the League Cup the night before, couple of goals from Eidur did the job. Piss wet through I got to the Ibis in Calais about midnight for a couple of hours kip before driving down the A26. My Volvo S40 took 17 cases of Stella in the boot on the way back. Made a few quid on the old expenses, a couple of days "off work" and a good win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjayoghani Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Did Manchester to Madrid-Vigo-Guimaraes Overnighter in Madrid taking in a Champions League game Not a bad trip Also did Mcr-Stuttgart, train to Munich. Was ok but the flights were full of Everton who'd been playing Nuremberg I was only following orders And thinking about it, Blackpool-Stansted-Toulon with Ryanair. Train to Marseilles, then back on Traf's coach to Nimes, Nimes to Liverpool Last away day, I did Happy Airways to Lisbon, no fucking wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Ratwhite Posted August 12, 2016 Author Site Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2016 I frequently travel to Barcelona via New Jersey, and once did Athens to Manchester, also via Newark. Some crackers on there, but this is fucking barmcakes... (T-Shape compulsive liar, no beer up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonk Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 He livesin the States you weapon. ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted August 12, 2016 Site Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2016 He livesin the States you weapon. ???? I thought it was because he works for an airline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 And thinking about it, Blackpool-Stansted-Toulon with Ryanair. Train to Marseilles We did that. The train from Toulon took about 4 hours. Complete nightmare. Never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 We did that. The train from Toulon took about 4 hours. Complete nightmare. Never again. Was it as bad as a certain coach trip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Was it as bad as a certain coach trip? Yes the train pulled up an hour before the destination and everybody got off and had 3 course meal and a play in the amusements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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