sweller

Des wrote:

> I don't like flying, so am faffing around with the Eurolines [1] and
> National Express [2] sites, trying to find a coach journey. The
> 'quickest' from London to Glasgow is nine hours, and the longest
> fifteen hours (with a 2-hour stop in Birmingham).

Go by train. I've bought pre booked tickets KX to Glasgow first class
for £29.

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The Older Gentleman

sweller <sweller@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> Go by train. I've bought pre booked tickets KX to Glasgow first class
> for £29.

That's rather good. Staff discount, or can anyone do it?

Slightly OT: I remember discussing with the BCB about booking rail
travel to the Pyrenees for our annual ski holiday, and the sheer amount
of hassle involved in so doing.

Is there any* website *anywhere* where one can choose one's departure
point in the UK, choose one's arrival point on the Continent, click *Go*
and get a price instantly, and then book? Like with all the airline
sites? Because if there is I haven't found it.



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sweller

The Older Gentleman wrote:

> > Go by train. I've bought pre booked tickets KX to Glasgow first class
> > for £29.
>
> That's rather good. Staff discount, or can anyone do it?

Public fare. I go for free (as do Fiona and Jess) but only second class.

Fiona's family are from Rothesey and normally we go first as I just ask
the guard. This particular occasion they travelled by themselves and a
guaranteed seat in first on a busy train was very cheap. Galls me to pay
for a ticket though.

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Des

The Older Gentleman <chateau.murrayTAKETHISOUT@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> sweller <sweller@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Go by train. I've bought pre booked tickets KX to Glasgow first class
>> for £29.
>
> That's rather good. Staff discount, or can anyone do it?
>
> Slightly OT: I remember discussing with the BCB about booking rail
> travel to the Pyrenees for our annual ski holiday, and the sheer amount
> of hassle involved in so doing.
>
> Is there any* website *anywhere* where one can choose one's departure
> point in the UK, choose one's arrival point on the Continent, click *Go*
> and get a price instantly, and then book? Like with all the airline
> sites? Because if there is I haven't found it.

I just found out five seconds ago, that you _can_ do this on the SNCF
website [1][2]. It is, of course, _horrendously_ expensive compared to
Ryanair or Easyjet or whatever: 181,50¤ is the cheapest ticket I can find,
but that's the Eurostar portion of the journey.

D.

[1] http://www.voyages-sncf.com/
[2] at least in the Continent --> UK direction
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CT

Des wrote:

> [1] http://www.voyages-sncf.com/
> [2] at least in the Continent --> UK direction

I just did London - Barcelona OK but I can't get far enough to get a
price. It takes 15 hours, though.

Waterloo-Paris Nord-Paris Austerlitz-Barcelona.
Dep: 16:12h Arr: 08:24h

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Des

CT <me@christrollen.co.uk> wrote:
> Des wrote:
>
>> [1] http://www.voyages-sncf.com/
>> [2] at least in the Continent --> UK direction
>
> I just did London - Barcelona OK but I can't get far enough to get a
> price. It takes 15 hours, though.
>
> Waterloo-Paris Nord-Paris Austerlitz-Barcelona.
> Dep: 16:12h Arr: 08:24h

I just tried it and got 'Aucun train ne circule au delà de l'horaire
indiqué', which means, 'no train circulates past the hour indicated', which
is strange, as I wasn't asking for a train _after_ the indicated time.

http://coughlan.fr/sncf_sucks.jpg

D.

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CT

Des wrote:

> I just tried it and got 'Aucun train ne circule au delà de l'horaire
> indiqué', which means, 'no train circulates past the hour indicated',
> which is strange, as I wasn't asking for a train after the indicated
> time.
>
> http://coughlan.fr/sncf_sucks.jpg

That's what I got, but as I didn't really know what it meant[1] I just
thought that I'd done something wrong and gave up.


[1] I guessed something about wrong trains.
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Des

CT <me@christrollen.co.uk> wrote:
> Des wrote:
>
>> I just tried it and got 'Aucun train ne circule au delà de l'horaire
>> indiqué', which means, 'no train circulates past the hour indicated',
>> which is strange, as I wasn't asking for a train after the indicated
>> time.
>>
>> http://coughlan.fr/sncf_sucks.jpg
>
> That's what I got, but as I didn't really know what it meant[1] I just
> thought that I'd done something wrong and gave up.

My initial thought was that it was having trouble finding which 'Barcelone'
to use, as if you click on the little magnifying glass with the words, 'ou
choisissez ici', you get several choices. But it still won't work. Oh,
well..

D.
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The Older Gentleman

CT <me@christrollen.co.uk> wrote:

> I just did London - Barcelona OK but I can't get far enough to get a
> price.

That's the sort of problem I mean.

> It takes 15 hours, though.

Not a problem if it's an overnight sleeper, but still a helluva long
time in an era where we have choo-choos that go quite smartly.

I reckon I could do it by road in less time.


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