Over 5 hours on the train when i'm going in August And they have the cheek to want £170 for me and the mrs (return),going to drive down.
Over 5 hours on the train when i'm going in August And they have the cheek to want £170 for me and the mrs (return),going to drive down.
What dates?
Over 5 hours on the train when i'm going in August And they have the cheek to want £170 for me and the mrs (return),going to drive down.
What dates?
Sun 27th aug - Wed 30th i think Euston is closed that weekend.
Don't mind driving down to be honest but i will post on here nearer the time for advice as i haven't a clue about where is best to park on the outskirts.
Don't mind driving down to be honest but i will post on here nearer the time for advice as i haven't a clue about where is best to park on the outskirts.
I'll get in touch via your email if you want, though I'm away for a peeve tonight!
Don't mind driving down to be honest but i will post on here nearer the time for advice as i haven't a clue about where is best to park on the outskirts.
I'll get in touch via your email if you want, though I'm away for a peeve tonight!
Cheers,that would be great,any advice would be welcome.
Have you looked at going via Leeds and Kings Cross?
Referring to an article in the news and star I'm not sure how they work out that it will be quicker than train from London to Carlisle when you have to fly from Southend airport to land 10 miles outside Carlisle. The Euston to Carlisle train is only 3hrs 20 mins.
Thanks. Looks like its gonna be up against it to make it a more desirable option. Ive got a hotel booked in august at Stratford so would be changing tube at Liverpool street anyway. I may give the plane a go depending on prices and timings for novelty value. Not convinced itd be a preferred option for regular travellers though. Hopefully it is successful as it can only be a good thing for the area if it is.
Longest pier in Britain think you'll find IBO
By the time you've got out to the airport from town, boarded the flight, flew to Southend, waited for a train and then got into Liverpool Street you'll barely be saving any time than if you'd have gone by train. With flights being around a ton then another 20 for the train at the far end you're looking at about 3x the price of the normal train service.
By the time you've got out to the airport from town, boarded the flight, flew to Southend, waited for a train and then got into Liverpool Street you'll barely be saving any time than if you'd have gone by train. With flights being around a ton then another 20 for the train at the far end you're looking at about 3x the price of the normal train service.
By the time you've got out to the airport from town, boarded the flight, flew to Southend, waited for a train and then got into Liverpool Street you'll barely be saving any time than if you'd have gone by train. With flights being around a ton then another 20 for the train at the far end you're looking at about 3x the price of the normal train service.
The ‘normal’ off-peak saver return from Carlisle to London is £116.60...
By the time you've got out to the airport from town, boarded the flight, flew to Southend, waited for a train and then got into Liverpool Street you'll barely be saving any time than if you'd have gone by train. With flights being around a ton then another 20 for the train at the far end you're looking at about 3x the price of the normal train service.
The ‘normal’ off-peak saver return from Carlisle to London is £116.60...
The "normal" was used as a way to differentiate between the "train at the far end" and the train all the way from Carlisle to London. Was nothing to do with price.
The "about 3x" I was talking about referred to the Carlisle-London day return tickets I booked yesterday for £39.50 and are readily available.
if you box clever you can nab a great price, went to Glasgow the other weekend for £4. again, doing searches helps. we went to London august bank holiday weekend, can't remember exact prices but was cheaper going train to Newcastle then down the east coast direct than going down west coast with all the stops. about 2 hours quicker too.
if you box clever you can nab a great price, went to Glasgow the other weekend for £4. again, doing searches helps. we went to London august bank holiday weekend, can't remember exact prices but was cheaper going train to Newcastle then down the east coast direct than going down west coast with all the stops. about 2 hours quicker too.
Think you must have been looking at the wrong west coast train Marra. Unless their was a replacement bus on for part of route.
Thanks. Looks like its gonna be up against it to make it a more desirable option. I've got a hotel booked in august at Stratford so would be changing tube at Liverpool street anyway. I may give the plane a go depending on prices and timings for novelty value. Not convinced itd be a preferred option for regular travellers though. Hopefully it is successful as it can only be a good thing for the area if it is.
By the time you've got out to the airport from town, boarded the flight, flew to Southend, waited for a train and then got into Liverpool Street you'll barely be saving any time than if you'd have gone by train. With flights being around a ton then another 20 for the train at the far end you're looking at about 3x the price of the normal train service.
The ‘normal’ off-peak saver return from Carlisle to London is £116.60...
The "normal" was used as a way to differentiate between the "train at the far end" and the train all the way from Carlisle to London. Was nothing to do with price.
The "about 3x" I was talking about referred to the Carlisle-London day return tickets I booked yesterday for £39.50 and are readily available.
Except they’re not ‘readily available’. They’re advance tickets booked well before travel (In most cases). Sold in limited numbers at each price level, on a supply and demand scale.
You’ve nabbed a great price, but is it always available at the same rate? Doubtful...
Durham Tees has had a fall from grace in recent years, always thought it was too near Newc/Leeds-Brad myself.
Its another Blackpool just waiting to happen
NS, I think the plan is to limit the losses on the passenger side rather than make money out of the scheduled flights. They have had a nice £4.95 million 'investment' from the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership and the plan all along was to use the airport mainly for cargo flights.
Eastern Airlines have lost most of their North Sea oil business after the collapse in the oil price so last year they entered into a franchise arrangement with Flybe who operate from Southend and who Stobart Air also operate flights for. Big question is the likely demand which Stobarts themselves probably don't know. Eastern have crew bases at Newcastle and Durham Tees Valley so it might make sense to start small with 29 seater planes. I am not sure Stobart have any spare planes at the moment so they may have to lease a couple if they end up operating the route. Interesting because without government subsidies these new routes are a licence to lose money.
As i understand it Stobbarts have access to planes owned by Aer Lingus who i believe also have access to unused slots from Belfast and Dublin which i imagine are the ones they.ll be using and the Dublin ones could prove popular because i believe if you fly from there to the USA you can do your immigration checks etc at the Irish end.
Durham Tees has had a fall from grace in recent years, always thought it was too near Newc/Leeds-Brad myself.
Its another Blackpool just waiting to happen
They’re wanting to shut the Railway Station there now. In 16/17 it had a grand total of 30 entries/exits, down from 98 the year before. Think one year it was as low as 8! Think there’s one service a week stops now, on the one remaining open platform! Any customers are usually oddbods who are trying to go to all Stations in the UK.
It’s an utterly useless Station with poor connection to the Airport, and the disused platform is apparently in a bad state. One case where closure is justified!