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Burgos to UK or Ireland on short notice
Did not succeed in persuading Spain to give me a two-week visa and have
to be out of Schengen on 4 July. Trying to avoid flying due to the weight of my bag. Getting inconsistent results from Rome2Rio, so wonder whether anyone has knowledge (i.e. NOT guessing) about bus/train/ferry. Best thing I have so far is buses Burgos to Rennes, train to Cherbourg, then ferry to Dublin but the schedules are such that one missed connection will result in a Schengen overstay. Planes are easy, but the choices are very expensive ticket with some baggage fees or cheap ticket with HUGE baggage fees. -- Wes Groleau |
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I love Rome2Rio, I really do. But I note it has several... infelicities
that cause me to be careful with its recommendations. It is possible 4 July travel is caught in between a changeover in seasonal travel times? Check with a different resource, if you have not already, such as http://www.seat61.com/ Who knows, you might get a more reliable answer. Happy travels! On 2016-06-30 15:30:44 +0000, W. Wesley Groleau said: Did not succeed in persuading Spain to give me a two-week visa and have to be out of Schengen on 4 July. Trying to avoid flying due to the weight of my bag. Getting inconsistent results from Rome2Rio, so wonder whether anyone has knowledge (i.e. NOT guessing) about bus/train/ferry. Best thing I have so far is buses Burgos to Rennes, train to Cherbourg, then ferry to Dublin but the schedules are such that one missed connection will result in a Schengen overstay. Planes are easy, but the choices are very expensive ticket with some baggage fees or cheap ticket with HUGE baggage fees. |
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On Thu, 30 Jun 2016, W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
Did not succeed in persuading Spain to give me a two-week visa and have to be out of Schengen on 4 July. Why don't you go to Gibraltar or to the Channel Islands ? It should also be fun. (did the Channel Islands vote for Brexit ?) |
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On 06-30-2016 18:35, Giovanni Drogo wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2016, W. Wesley Groleau wrote: Did not succeed in persuading Spain to give me a two-week visa and have to be out of Schengen on 4 July. Why don't you go to Gibraltar or to the Channel Islands ? It should also be fun. (did the Channel Islands vote for Brexit ?) Gibraltar is easy to get to, but getting out without entering Schengen isn't cheap for a fellow with a 35-kilo bag. Hadn't thought of channel islands. Brexit is not relevant, as it hasn't happened and wouldn't change Schengen if it had. -- Wes Groleau |
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On Sat, 02 Jul 2016 09:38:30 +0200, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:35:39 +0200, Giovanni Drogo wrote: On Thu, 30 Jun 2016, W. Wesley Groleau wrote: Did not succeed in persuading Spain to give me a two-week visa and have to be out of Schengen on 4 July. Why don't you go to Gibraltar or to the Channel Islands ? It should also be fun. (did the Channel Islands vote for Brexit ?) CI didn't have a vote I am not sure that Channel Islands are part of Great Britain. They are possessions of the English crown. Sometimes with their own parliaments. Like Clipperton island, Mayotte or Azores, they have a special status in the EU. |
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"Paul Aubrin" wrote in message ... On Sat, 02 Jul 2016 09:38:30 +0200, Martin wrote: On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:35:39 +0200, Giovanni Drogo wrote: On Thu, 30 Jun 2016, W. Wesley Groleau wrote: Did not succeed in persuading Spain to give me a two-week visa and have to be out of Schengen on 4 July. Why don't you go to Gibraltar or to the Channel Islands ? It should also be fun. (did the Channel Islands vote for Brexit ?) CI didn't have a vote I am not sure that Channel Islands are part of Great Britain. They are possessions of the English crown. Sometimes with their own parliaments. Like Clipperton island, Mayotte or Azores, they have a special status in the EU. You have to be careful with the French overseas territories, most of them are "part" of French, vote in French elections, use the Euro and ARE part of the EU. They are a mile away from the status of the CI/IOM. I don't know abut the Azores |
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On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:30:44 +0200, W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
Did not succeed in persuading Spain to give me a two-week visa and have to be out of Schengen on 4 July. Trying to avoid flying due to the weight of my bag. Andorra is outside of the Schengen zone. http://visitandorra.com/en/summer/th...elling-advice/ information-on-customs/ Getting inconsistent results from Rome2Rio, so wonder whether anyone has knowledge (i.e. NOT guessing) about bus/train/ferry. Best thing I have so far is buses Burgos to Rennes, train to Cherbourg, then ferry to Dublin but the schedules are such that one missed connection will result in a Schengen overstay. Planes are easy, but the choices are very expensive ticket with some baggage fees or cheap ticket with HUGE baggage fees. Buses. For historical reasons there are few long distance buses in France. http://www.eurolines.es/en/ http://uk.ouibus.com/ Paris Bercy to London by bus 9H00 29EUR. For train connections see voyages-sncf http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ Ferries http://www.brittanyferries.com/ |
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On 07-01-2016 07:08, Paul Aubrin wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:30:44 +0200, W. Wesley Groleau wrote: Did not succeed in persuading Spain to give me a two-week visa and have to be out of Schengen on 4 July. Trying to avoid flying due to the weight of my bag. Andorra is outside of the Schengen zone. http://visitandorra.com/en/summer/th...elling-advice/ information-on-customs/ Even harder to leave than Gibraltar. Impossible to leave on land without re-entering Schengen. Getting inconsistent results from Rome2Rio, so wonder whether anyone has knowledge (i.e. NOT guessing) about bus/train/ferry. Best thing I have so far is buses Burgos to Rennes, train to Cherbourg, then ferry to Dublin but the schedules are such that one missed connection will result in a Schengen overstay. Planes are easy, but the choices are very expensive ticket with some baggage fees or cheap ticket with HUGE baggage fees. Buses. For historical reasons there are few long distance buses in France. http://www.eurolines.es/en/ Rome2Rio told me Eurolines but the route didn't exist. I didn't know France well enough to find another route. http://uk.ouibus.com/ Paris Bercy to London by bus 9H00 29EUR. Didn't find that one, either. After digging a while, bought ALSA bus from Burgos to London for €113. Probably can't get refund. Had to wait till the third to get a seat. Going to the bus station today to see whether I can bump it sooner. For train connections see voyages-sncf http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ Ferries Brittany ferries: July 3rd, foot passenger Bilbao Portsmouth departure 10:30 Arrival 09:00 Santander Portsmouth departure 17:45 Arrival 20:45 Didn't see those either. Hmmm. Thanks for the info. -- Wes Groleau |
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On Fri, 01 Jul 2016 07:25:32 +0200, W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
Buses. For historical reasons there are few long distance buses in France. http://www.eurolines.es/en/ Eurolines: Burgos-London Jul. 2. 118EUR+taxes(5EUR) Burgos-Paris (Gallieni) Jul. 1. 18H00 86EUR http://www.ouibus.com/ Paris(Bercy) to London Jul. 2. 14H00 - 22H00 29EUR. 21H00-5H00 35EUR Paris Gallieni to Paris Bercy one metro ticket. |
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On 07-01-2016 13:55, Paul Aubrin wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jul 2016 07:25:32 +0200, W. Wesley Groleau wrote: Buses. For historical reasons there are few long distance buses in France. http://www.eurolines.es/en/ Eurolines: Burgos-London Jul. 2. 118EUR+taxes(5EUR) Hmmm. That's what Rome2Rio said, but when I clicked the link, it took me to the EuroLines site, which in several tries seemed to indicate there is no such route. Tried first and third of the month also. But ALSA's site first showed €123 (IVA included), but then dropped it to €113 with the "senior discount." In Spain, IVA on buses is ten percent, so it would have been €111.82 + €11.18 Burgos-Paris (Gallieni) Jul. 1. 18H00 86EUR http://www.ouibus.com/ Paris(Bercy) to London Jul. 2. 14H00 - 22H00 29EUR. 21H00-5H00 35EUR Paris Gallieni to Paris Bercy one metro ticket. €121 plus the metro. Not bad. -- Wes Groleau |
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