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Trains & ferries, Britain & Ireland
I've got a question about tickets and reservations for my upcoming
vacation trip. We mean to travel from London (after flying from US) to Ireland without using a car. We will go by rail to Chester, spend a couple days there, then rail & sail to Dublin. How many tickets will I need for that journey? Will I buy both legs each as an individual trip? This is a "single" not a "return" ticket (in US we say "one-way" not "round trip") because homebound is even more complex. We will spend some time in Wales. Specifically, we'll leave Ireland from Rosslare by Ferry to Fishguard. Then after a couple days looking at the scenery, to Abergavenny by rail. A week or so later, to London, then home. I'm feeling pretty ignorant - like many another American, I usually use a car when I travel. Please advise me: what tickets and reservations will I need? Should I buy online from home, or over a counter? John |
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On Apr 16, 9:27*pm, jpwoodruff wrote:
I've got a question about tickets and reservations for my upcoming vacation trip. We mean to travel from London (after flying from US) to Ireland without using a car. *We will go by rail to Chester, spend a couple days there, then rail & sail to Dublin. How many tickets will I need for that journey? *Will I buy both legs each as an individual trip? This is a "single" not a "return" ticket (in US we say "one-way" not "round trip") because homebound is even more complex. *We will spend some time in Wales. *Specifically, we'll leave Ireland from Rosslare by Ferry to Fishguard. *Then after a couple days looking at the scenery, to Abergavenny by rail. *A week or so later, to London, then home. I'm feeling pretty ignorant - like many another American, I usually use a car when I travel. *Please advise me: what tickets and reservations will I need? *Should I buy online from home, or over a counter? John what's wrong with renting a car ? |
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"Runge Foreskin" wrote in message ... On Apr 16, 9:27 pm, jpwoodruff wrote: I've got a question about tickets and reservations for my upcoming vacation trip. We mean to travel from London (after flying from US) to Ireland without using a car. We will go by rail to Chester, spend a couple days there, then rail & sail to Dublin. How many tickets will I need for that journey? Will I buy both legs each as an individual trip? This is a "single" not a "return" ticket (in US we say "one-way" not "round trip") because homebound is even more complex. We will spend some time in Wales. Specifically, we'll leave Ireland from Rosslare by Ferry to Fishguard. Then after a couple days looking at the scenery, to Abergavenny by rail. A week or so later, to London, then home. I'm feeling pretty ignorant - like many another American, I usually use a car when I travel. Please advise me: what tickets and reservations will I need? Should I buy online from home, or over a counter? John what's wrong with renting a car ? -------------------------------------------------------------- ISTM that renting a car and then paying to put it on a ferry is a pretty dumb thing to do tim |
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"jpwoodruff" wrote in message ... I've got a question about tickets and reservations for my upcoming vacation trip. We mean to travel from London (after flying from US) to Ireland without using a car. We will go by rail to Chester, spend a couple days there, then rail & sail to Dublin. How many tickets will I need for that journey? Will I buy both legs each as an individual trip? This is a "single" not a "return" ticket (in US we say "one-way" not "round trip") because homebound is even more complex. We will spend some time in Wales. Specifically, we'll leave Ireland from Rosslare by Ferry to Fishguard. Then after a couple days looking at the scenery, to Abergavenny by rail. A week or so later, to London, then home. I'm feeling pretty ignorant - like many another American, I usually use a car when I travel. Please advise me: what tickets and reservations will I need? Should I buy online from home, or over a counter? Does: http://www.seat61.com/Ireland.htm answer your question? tim |
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On Apr 16, 10:04*pm, "tim....." wrote:
"Runge Foreskin" wrote in message ... On Apr 16, 9:27 pm, jpwoodruff wrote: I've got a question about tickets and reservations for my upcoming vacation trip. We mean to travel from London (after flying from US) to Ireland without using a car. We will go by rail to Chester, spend a couple days there, then rail & sail to Dublin. How many tickets will I need for that journey? Will I buy both legs each as an individual trip? This is a "single" not a "return" ticket (in US we say "one-way" not "round trip") because homebound is even more complex. We will spend some time in Wales. Specifically, we'll leave Ireland from Rosslare by Ferry to Fishguard. Then after a couple days looking at the scenery, to Abergavenny by rail. A week or so later, to London, then home. I'm feeling pretty ignorant - like many another American, I usually use a car when I travel. Please advise me: what tickets and reservations will I need? Should I buy online from home, or over a counter? John what's wrong with renting a car ? -------------------------------------------------------------- ISTM that renting a car and then paying to put it on a ferry is a pretty dumb thing to do tim ok......................why ? |
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On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:08:47 +0100, "tim....."
wrote: "jpwoodruff" wrote in message I'm feeling pretty ignorant - like many another American, I usually use a car when I travel. Please advise me: what tickets and reservations will I need? Should I buy online from home, or over a counter? Does: http://www.seat61.com/Ireland.htm answer your question? What train is that in the picture? -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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Hatunen wrote:
On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:08:47 +0100, "tim....." wrote: Does: http://www.seat61.com/Ireland.htm answer your question? What train is that in the picture? Virgin pendolino. David -- (*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate. www.davidhorne.net (email address on website)- "The fact is that when I compose I never think of and never have thought of meeting the listener." -George Perle (RIP 2009) |
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"jpwoodruff" wrote in message ... I've got a question about tickets and reservations for my upcoming vacation trip. We mean to travel from London (after flying from US) to Ireland without using a car. We will go by rail to Chester, spend a couple days there, then rail & sail to Dublin. How many tickets will I need for that journey? Will I buy both legs each as an individual trip? This is a "single" not a "return" ticket (in US we say "one-way" not "round trip") because homebound is even more complex. We will spend some time in Wales. Specifically, we'll leave Ireland from Rosslare by Ferry to Fishguard. Then after a couple days looking at the scenery, to Abergavenny by rail. A week or so later, to London, then home. I'm feeling pretty ignorant - like many another American, I usually use a car when I travel. Please advise me: what tickets and reservations will I need? Should I buy online from home, or over a counter? You will have to buy tickets on a leg by leg basis. You can buy online through the portal at http://nationalrail.co.uk/ The site is fairly easy to navigate and gives you "best price options". For the route:- London--Chester--Dublin.......Rosslare--Fishguard--Abergavenny--London, the total cost (including the two ferries) should cost in the region of about GBP120 (if you stick to off-peak travel). Buying train tickets in advance is ALWAYS cheaper than over the counter. Have a nice vacation! Gerry |
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On 16 Apr 2009 20:28:52 GMT, "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)"
wrote: Hatunen wrote: What train is that in the picture? Virgin pendolino. Are Virgin speeds high enough to need a Pendolino? -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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michaelnewport is a little frustrated so it seems...
"Runge Foreskin" a écrit dans le message de ... On Apr 16, 10:04 pm, "tim....." wrote: "Runge Foreskin" wrote in message ... On Apr 16, 9:27 pm, jpwoodruff wrote: I've got a question about tickets and reservations for my upcoming vacation trip. We mean to travel from London (after flying from US) to Ireland without using a car. We will go by rail to Chester, spend a couple days there, then rail & sail to Dublin. How many tickets will I need for that journey? Will I buy both legs each as an individual trip? This is a "single" not a "return" ticket (in US we say "one-way" not "round trip") because homebound is even more complex. We will spend some time in Wales. Specifically, we'll leave Ireland from Rosslare by Ferry to Fishguard. Then after a couple days looking at the scenery, to Abergavenny by rail. A week or so later, to London, then home. I'm feeling pretty ignorant - like many another American, I usually use a car when I travel. Please advise me: what tickets and reservations will I need? Should I buy online from home, or over a counter? John what's wrong with renting a car ? -------------------------------------------------------------- ISTM that renting a car and then paying to put it on a ferry is a pretty dumb thing to do tim ok......................why ? |
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