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From Strasbourg to Eindhoven - how?
I need to get from Strasbourg (FR) to Eindhoven (NL) on 17th May. Have
done a quick search but I can't find any sensible flights or trains, and running out of time this evening. SXB has its own teeny airport, but is also accesible from Basel-Mulhouse, Frankfurt and probably Karlsruhe. Eindhoven also has a teeny airport, but pushshove, I could fly to Dusseldorf or Amsterdam. Driving would take at least 4 hours, do-able but not my preferred option Anyone familar with the territory? Would really appreciate any options - air or rail. TIA. |
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zkat schrieb:
I need to get from Strasbourg (FR) to Eindhoven (NL) on 17th May. Have done a quick search but I can't find any sensible flights or trains, and running out of time this evening. Fastest train connection seems to take about 5h 40min, for example this one: Strasbourg 08:58 EC Karlsruhe 09:53 10:00 ICE Mannheim 10:22 10:35 ICE Duesseldorf 12:32 12:48 RE Venlo 13:57 14:03 IC Eindhoven 14:35 Similar connections exist every two hours. Standard one-way fare, 2nd class, is about EUR 77. Look at http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/que...5&time =08:00 for details. SXB has its own teeny airport, but is also accesible from Basel-Mulhouse, Frankfurt and probably Karlsruhe. There seem to be no direct flights from any of these to Eindhoven. Eindhoven also has a teeny airport, but pushshove, I could fly to Dusseldorf or Amsterdam. There are no direct flights from Strasbourg to Amsterdam either. (As it takes two hours from Duesseldorf to Eindhoven, I wouldn't recommend flying there. Likewise, Strasbourg - FRA takes more than 2 hours on the train.) .... Martin |
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zkat schrieb:
I need to get from Strasbourg (FR) to Eindhoven (NL) on 17th May. Have done a quick search but I can't find any sensible flights or trains, and running out of time this evening. Fastest train connection seems to take about 5h 40min, for example this one: Strasbourg 08:58 EC Karlsruhe 09:53 10:00 ICE Mannheim 10:22 10:35 ICE Duesseldorf 12:32 12:48 RE Venlo 13:57 14:03 IC Eindhoven 14:35 Similar connections exist every two hours. Standard one-way fare, 2nd class, is about EUR 77. Look at http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/que...5&time =08:00 for details. SXB has its own teeny airport, but is also accesible from Basel-Mulhouse, Frankfurt and probably Karlsruhe. There seem to be no direct flights from any of these to Eindhoven. Eindhoven also has a teeny airport, but pushshove, I could fly to Dusseldorf or Amsterdam. There are no direct flights from Strasbourg to Amsterdam either. (As it takes two hours from Duesseldorf to Eindhoven, I wouldn't recommend flying there. Likewise, Strasbourg - FRA takes more than 2 hours on the train.) .... Martin |
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zkat wrote:
I need to get from Strasbourg (FR) to Eindhoven (NL) on 17th May. Have done a quick search but I can't find any sensible flights or trains, and running out of time this evening. SXB has its own teeny airport, but is also accesible from Basel-Mulhouse, Frankfurt and probably Karlsruhe. Eindhoven also has a teeny airport, but pushshove, I could fly to Dusseldorf or Amsterdam. Driving would take at least 4 hours, do-able but not my preferred option Driving would take more than 4 hours. It is at least four hours from Strasbourg to Paris, and another 2-3 hours from Paris. I thought there were regular trains from Strasbourg to Paris. That is a four hour train ride. |
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Thanks, Martin - both for taking the trouble to look up DB and the
clarifications. I should have mentioned that I am constrained to leave SXB at the end if the business day (give or take), so a 5.5 hour journey with 4-5 changes is not appealing. I'm beginning to think that my options are either to drive SXB-EIN, possibly halting overnight somewhere in Germany. But any further ideas are most welcome. |
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Thanks, Martin - both for taking the trouble to look up DB and the
clarifications. I should have mentioned that I am constrained to leave SXB at the end if the business day (give or take), so a 5.5 hour journey with 4-5 changes is not appealing. I'm beginning to think that my options are either to drive SXB-EIN, possibly halting overnight somewhere in Germany. But any further ideas are most welcome. |
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OK, here's the whole deal.
I need to travel fro London (LHR) and spend a day each in Strasbourg and Eindhoven. At this time, it looks OK to visit each city in any order, but LHR-SXB-EIN-LHR is the preferred itinerary, for various reasons. Now, anyone to rise to the challenge? |
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OK, here's the whole deal.
I need to travel fro London (LHR) and spend a day each in Strasbourg and Eindhoven. At this time, it looks OK to visit each city in any order, but LHR-SXB-EIN-LHR is the preferred itinerary, for various reasons. Now, anyone to rise to the challenge? |
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zkat schrieb:
I should have mentioned that I am constrained to leave SXB at the end if the business day (give or take), so a 5.5 hour journey with 4-5 changes is not appealing. I'm beginning to think that my options are either to drive SXB-EIN, possibly halting overnight somewhere in Germany. But any further ideas are most welcome. You may stop en route for hotel stay (provided not longer than 60 days) with an international train ticket Strasbourg - Eindhoven, at any station included in your ticket. Regards, ULF - rte |
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Dave Smith schrieb:
zkat wrote: I need to get from Strasbourg (FR) to Eindhoven (NL) on 17th May. Driving would take more than 4 hours. It is at least four hours from Strasbourg to Paris, and another 2-3 hours from Paris. I thought there were regular trains from Strasbourg to Paris. That is a four hour train ride. Err, driving would avoid Paris. Regards, ULF |
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