BA8747 LCY to UIP (Quimper)
May 21, 2019, 10:55 am
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BA8747 LCY to UIP (Quimper)
Is there any transport available from the airport to Quimper ville when this flight arrives at 10:00 on a Saturday? It appears the Avis office is closed and there aren't any bus routes which serve the airport. Looking to do a weekend trip to Brittany but actually leaving the airport seems tricky!
May 21, 2019, 12:22 pm
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There is a bus that leaves ~30 minutes after arrival that will take you from the airport to the train station. You just walk outside and cross the roundabout to get there. The route planning website says something about a reservation needed which seems new, so I can't speak to that.
May 21, 2019, 5:01 pm
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Yes that is new, I certainly didn't need to call when I used it last year, but the number is 02 98 95 26 27 and you need to call before 17 hrs CET the day before travel.
May 21, 2019, 5:06 pm
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Despite advertised hours, the BA flight is one of the few flight to arrive there, so the Avis hours Im sure will open for it. Basically someone comes up from the city office specially.
That was certainly the case when I went there
That was certainly the case when I went there
May 21, 2019, 5:11 pm
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I think the bus doesn't run at weekend either, judging from the bus website. But yes, in common with many provincial French airports, car hire is pretty popular, there is also Hertz, Budget and Europcar.
May 21, 2019, 11:53 pm
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We hired a car from this airport on a Saturday morning arrival last year - I’m pretty sure it was Avis. When we landed it was closed but the guy arrived 15 minutes later with his kid in tow! He was very friendly and explained that they had shifted the BA schedule and he had forgotten lol
May 22, 2019, 3:55 am
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