Urgent flight Cologne tomorrow?

I urgently need to get to Cologne tomorrow, Sat 20th Dec. Preference
is Gatwick and the obvious choice is easyJet from Gatwick 25 mins from
here by taxi, but I was mortified to find that their bookings page
says 'No flights'. Can anyone tell me the alternatives please,
including Heathrow, hopefully faster than I can research them.

Thanks.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Terry Pinnell wrote:
I urgently need to get to Cologne tomorrow, Sat 20th Dec. Preference
is Gatwick and the obvious choice is easyJet from Gatwick 25 mins from
here by taxi, but I was mortified to find that their bookings page
says 'No flights'. Can anyone tell me the alternatives please,
including Heathrow, hopefully faster than I can research them.

Thanks.


Maybe you should post this on alt.travel.uk.air


Jan

Terry Pinnell writes:
I urgently need to get to Cologne tomorrow, Sat 20th Dec. Preference
is Gatwick and the obvious choice is easyJet from Gatwick 25 mins from
here by taxi, but I was mortified to find that their bookings page
says 'No flights'. Can anyone tell me the alternatives please,
including Heathrow, hopefully faster than I can research them.

Well, http://bahn.hafas.de gives these train times. Of course this
says nothing about seat availability.

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Station | Arr. | Dep. | Train No | Comments |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| East Grinstead | | 08:07 | --- | |
| London Victoria | 09:02 | | transfer | 55 min. |
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 09:57 | EST 9120 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 13:25 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 14:25 | THA 9433 |RP GP BT |
| Köln Hbf | 16:45 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 7:38; |

And similarly 3 hours later:

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| East Grinstead | | 11:07 | --- | |
| London Victoria | 12:02 | | transfer | 55 min. |
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 13:20 | EST 9132 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 16:40 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 17:25 | THA 9445 |RP GP BT |
| Köln Hbf | 19:45 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 7:38; |

Or if you can get to London St. Pancras faster another way, then there
are these trains:

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Station | Arr. | Dep. | Train No | Comments |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 07:10 | EST 9110 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 10:31 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 11:59 | ICE 15 |BT |
| Köln Hbf | 14:15 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 6:05; |

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 08:25 | EST 9114 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 11:50 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 13:25 | THA 9429 |RP GP BT |
| Köln Hbf | 15:45 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 6:20; |

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 09:57 | EST 9120 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 13:25 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 14:25 | THA 9433 |RP GP BT |
| Köln Hbf | 16:45 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 5:48; |

and others later in the day, but that last one is fastest. Hope this helps.
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(Mark Brader) wrote:

Terry Pinnell writes:
I urgently need to get to Cologne tomorrow, Sat 20th Dec. Preference
is Gatwick and the obvious choice is easyJet from Gatwick 25 mins from
here by taxi, but I was mortified to find that their bookings page
says 'No flights'. Can anyone tell me the alternatives please,
including Heathrow, hopefully faster than I can research them.

Well, http://bahn.hafas.de gives these train times. Of course this
says nothing about seat availability.

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Station | Arr. | Dep. | Train No | Comments |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| East Grinstead | | 08:07 | --- | |
| London Victoria | 09:02 | | transfer | 55 min. |
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 09:57 | EST 9120 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 13:25 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 14:25 | THA 9433 |RP GP BT |
| Köln Hbf | 16:45 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 7:38; |

And similarly 3 hours later:

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| East Grinstead | | 11:07 | --- | |
| London Victoria | 12:02 | | transfer | 55 min. |
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 13:20 | EST 9132 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 16:40 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 17:25 | THA 9445 |RP GP BT |
| Köln Hbf | 19:45 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 7:38; |

Or if you can get to London St. Pancras faster another way, then there
are these trains:

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Station | Arr. | Dep. | Train No | Comments |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 07:10 | EST 9110 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 10:31 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 11:59 | ICE 15 |BT |
| Köln Hbf | 14:15 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 6:05; |

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 08:25 | EST 9114 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 11:50 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 13:25 | THA 9429 |RP GP BT |
| Köln Hbf | 15:45 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 6:20; |

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 09:57 | EST 9120 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 13:25 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 14:25 | THA 9433 |RP GP BT |
| Köln Hbf | 16:45 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 5:48; |

and others later in the day, but that last one is fastest. Hope this helps.

Many thanks for that fast and helpful reply, Mark. Will follow up on
it immediately.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Terry Pinnell wrote:

(Mark Brader) wrote:

Terry Pinnell writes:
I urgently need to get to Cologne tomorrow, Sat 20th Dec. Preference
is Gatwick and the obvious choice is easyJet from Gatwick 25 mins from
here by taxi, but I was mortified to find that their bookings page
says 'No flights'. Can anyone tell me the alternatives please,
including Heathrow, hopefully faster than I can research them.

Well, http://bahn.hafas.de gives these train times. Of course this
says nothing about seat availability.

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Station | Arr. | Dep. | Train No | Comments |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| East Grinstead | | 08:07 | --- | |
| London Victoria | 09:02 | | transfer | 55 min. |
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 09:57 | EST 9120 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 13:25 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 14:25 | THA 9433 |RP GP BT |
| Köln Hbf | 16:45 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 7:38; |

And similarly 3 hours later:

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| East Grinstead | | 11:07 | --- | |
| London Victoria | 12:02 | | transfer | 55 min. |
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 13:20 | EST 9132 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 16:40 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 17:25 | THA 9445 |RP GP BT |
| Köln Hbf | 19:45 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 7:38; |

Or if you can get to London St. Pancras faster another way, then there
are these trains:

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Station | Arr. | Dep. | Train No | Comments |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 07:10 | EST 9110 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 10:31 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 11:59 | ICE 15 |BT |
| Köln Hbf | 14:15 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 6:05; |

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 08:25 | EST 9114 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 11:50 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 13:25 | THA 9429 |RP GP BT |
| Köln Hbf | 15:45 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 6:20; |

+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| London St. Pancras Inte | | 09:57 | EST 9120 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
| Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 13:25 | | transfer | 18 min. |
| Bruxelles-Midi | | 14:25 | THA 9433 |RP GP BT |
| Köln Hbf | 16:45 | | | |
+-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
| Duration: 5:48; |

and others later in the day, but that last one is fastest. Hope this helps.

Many thanks for that fast and helpful reply, Mark. Will follow up on
it immediately.

But looks like I've fallen at the first hurdle ;-(

Bookings page says 'Fares not available', and a pop-up adds 'There is
not enough time for an ordering.'

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Mark Brader:
Well, http://bahn.hafas.de gives these train times. Of course this
says nothing about seat availability.

Terry Pinnell:
Bookings page says 'Fares not available', and a pop-up adds 'There is
not enough time for an ordering.'

Perhaps if you tried booking them via an actual train station or the
appliable British site it would be different. I don't know.
--
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