Volcano - Alternative Options Thread
Apr 18, 2010 | 1:20 pm
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Volcano - Alternative Options Thread
Hi! I have just got back from a three-day odyssey London-ZRH since the pilot came on the PA after landing in LCY "Welcome to London. You´re stuck here".
Anyways, I have not seen any thread collecting the alternative ways of travel all of us affected chose (pls forgive me if I overlooked and then remove this).
I suggest a heading <Origin>-<Destination>
So here´s mine:
London-ZRH
Ferry had cabin, diner and breakfast included, plus crew offered to do laundry for those travellers stranded and in need of clean undies - such as me who planned to be in and out of London the same day
Anyways, I have not seen any thread collecting the alternative ways of travel all of us affected chose (pls forgive me if I overlooked and then remove this).
I suggest a heading <Origin>-<Destination>
So here´s mine:
London-ZRH
- Train from London Kings Cross to Hull - GBP50 - ~3hrs - ticketed at station (First Hull Railways)
- Taxi Hull Station - Hull Ferry Terminal - GBP 8 - 10mins
- Overnight ferry from Hull to Zeebrugge - EUR 250 - ~15hrs (1900-1000) - ticketed on the German P&O Hotline
- Shuttle Bus Zeebrugge Terminal - Brugge Station - EUR 4 - ~20mins
- Train Brugge - Aachen - Cologne - EUR 50 ~4hrs
- Train Cologne - Basel - Zurich - ~EUR 110 - ~5,5hrs
Ferry had cabin, diner and breakfast included, plus crew offered to do laundry for those travellers stranded and in need of clean undies - such as me who planned to be in and out of London the same day
Apr 18, 2010 | 3:34 pm
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Apr 18, 2010 | 3:51 pm
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Apr 18, 2010 | 3:58 pm
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LHR-MEL
Going to wait until Tuesday to make a decision:
LHR-IST train ~GBP 200-400. IST-SIN-MEL.
Be home for the weekend..
LHR-IST train ~GBP 200-400. IST-SIN-MEL.
Be home for the weekend..
Apr 18, 2010 | 5:30 pm
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LIS-BOS
A friend managed to secure a flight LIS-BOS via the Azores. on SATA International. http://www.sata.pt/pt-pt
Looks like they have some availability and prices aren't sky high.
(Of course, he was supposed to be flying LHR-BOS, so getting to LIS has become an interesting adventure.)
Looks like they have some availability and prices aren't sky high.
(Of course, he was supposed to be flying LHR-BOS, so getting to LIS has become an interesting adventure.)
Apr 18, 2010 | 10:12 pm
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Radical way for a diehard avian to think, but I love surface transport, so I'd jump for it in the blink of an eye.
Apr 18, 2010 | 11:05 pm
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Apr 19, 2010 | 7:50 am
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Actually, on the low end of the fare on QM2, think of it this way: you have your own room for a week aboard the QM2, where all meals, drinks and facilities are included. On the high end of the fare, you get more amenities and a bigger room (outside, higher deck, etc.). $4295US is typical for First Class airline fare TATL. With the way some airlines charge a cheap fare but then hit you with fuel surcharges and security fees as add-ons, the QM2 fares are actually quite competitive.
