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RWC 2015 - Rugby World Cup 2015 Travel Plans

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    #1682
    sydneybound
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭sydneybound


    glack wrote: »
    Doing a day trip to the Italy game flying from Standsted. Anyone know the best way to travel too and from the stadium to the airport?


    The stansted express is £15 return if booked a month in advance, by far the quickest and most reilable route into central London.


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    #1683
    CZ 453
    Registered Users Posts: 1,730 ✭✭✭CZ 453


    Doing a day trip from Cork to Heathrow for the Italy game. Is my best bet to get a taxi to the ground?


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    #1684
    rebel girl 15
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    CZ 453 wrote: »
    Doing a day trip from Cork to Heathrow for the Italy game. Is my best bet to get a taxi to the ground?

    Olympic is other side of London, and is anywhere between an hour and 90 mins by car and given that it is motorway for a lot of it, you could be caught in traffic I know a few housemates of mine have gotten taxis from Heathrow for a 15/20 min drive and costing £20 or more so best best and probably cheapest is to jump on the Picadilly line in Heathrow and change onto the Central line at Holborn.

    What time are you flying in?

    Check out journeyplanner.rugbyworldcup.com and also Google Maps


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    #1685
    CZ 453
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    rebel girl 15 wrote: »
    Olympic is other side of London, and is anywhere between an hour and 90 mins by car and given that it is motorway for a lot of it, you could be caught in traffic I know a few housemates of mine have gotten taxis from Heathrow for a 15/20 min drive and costing £20 or more so best best and probably cheapest is to jump on the Picadilly line in Heathrow and change onto the Central line at Holborn.

    What time are you flying in?

    Check out journeyplanner.rugbyworldcup.com and also Google Maps

    Arriving Heathrow at 13.05.


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    #1686
    shanagarry
    Registered Users Posts: 599 ✭✭✭shanagarry


    Given you don't have loads of time I'd probably pay the extra for the Heathrow Express. When you get to Paddington, don't get on the tube there, walk 5 mins to Lancaster Gate tube and get the Central Line directly to Stratford. Don't get a taxi anyway, it won't get you there any quicker, could potentially take much longer, and will cost a fortune.


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    #1687
    rebel girl 15
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    Has you arriving at the stadium at 4

    Leaving Heathrow at 2 gets you into the Olympic Park at 3.20, so can stop in Stratford Shopping Centre and have a drink and lunch

    Change at Ealing Broadway, get the Heathrow Connect. I'll be heading in on the Central Line as well to Stratford


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    #1688
    rebel girl 15
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    shanagarry wrote: »
    Given you don't have loads of time I'd probably pay the extra for the Heathrow Express. When you get to Paddington, don't get on the tube there, walk 5 mins to Lancaster Gate tube and get the Central Line directly to Stratford. Don't get a taxi anyway, it won't get you there any quicker, could potentially take much longer, and will cost a fortune.

    Game is at 4.45 v Italy


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    #1689
    shanagarry
    Registered Users Posts: 599 ✭✭✭shanagarry


    rebel girl 15 wrote: »
    Game is at 4.45 v Italy

    I'm well aware of that.


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    #1690
    garbanzo
    Registered Users Posts: 742 ✭✭✭garbanzo


    Just paid my buddy for the three tickets we got. stg£250 worked out at €347 via the bank transfer I made to him in London. We're going to be screwed by the exchange rate when over there but hey . . . .first world problems.


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    #1691
    vienne86
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    rebel girl 15 wrote: »
    There is a bus that goes from Stansted to Stratford, £6 one way. Was talking to a housemate about it last night because I was moaning about the cost of getting from where I am to stansted for cheap flights home

    Which bus is this? We're going over on the day of the match, and doing an overnight in Stratford afterwards.


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    #1692
    rebel girl 15
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    vienne86 wrote: »
    Which bus is this? We're going over on the day of the match, and doing an overnight in Stratford afterwards.

    Terravision

    http://www.terravision.eu/airport_transfer/bus-stansted-airport-london/#

    A52 bus, if you scroll down the page


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    #1693
    vienne86
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    rebel girl 15 wrote: »
    Terravision

    http://www.terravision.eu/airport_transfer/bus-stansted-airport-london/#

    A52 bus, if you scroll down the page

    Great! It seems that National Express run a service every half hour as well. Just wondering if it is necessary to book.


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    #1694
    aimee1
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    tickets for all games up,

    ABCD Canada and Romania
    A for Italy
    AB for france.


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    #1695
    pwurple
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    Has anyone NOT got their tickets yet? I got tickets for my brother for the Ireland Canada game (next week!) and the blasted tickets have not arrived yet.

    I can't get through on the phone lines (experiencing high volumes etc) and their chirpy message says to leave an email query on the website, but I can't find any place to do that.

    They have some bloody cheek charging 15 sterling for delivery and then not delivering.


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    #1696
    jasonrwc
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭jasonrwc


    Hi all,

    Just wondering what plans people have for the Italy Ireland game in the olympic stadium on October 4th? I have a 2 berth camper van and I am looking for a place close to the stadium to park up for the saturday and sunday of the game if anyone knows one?


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    #1697
    Trabejo
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    jasonrwc wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Just wondering what plans people have for the Italy Ireland game in the olympic stadium on October 4th? I have a 2 berth camper van and I am looking for a place close to the stadium to park up for the saturday and sunday of the game if anyone knows one?

    Try a camper van site nearby? Im sure they cater to vans


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    #1698
    jasonrwc
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭jasonrwc


    I have tried find around was just wondering if anyone had one sorted already, the only ones i can see are over 2 and a half hours from the stadium which would be a nightmare


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    #1699
    exiledelbows
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    Quick google brings up Lee Valley campsite, 75 mins on public transport from the ground.

    https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/en/content/cms/where-to-stay-and-short-breaks/sewardstone-campsite/accomodation/#Sewcamping


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    #1700
    maryd26
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    pwurple wrote: »
    Has anyone NOT got their tickets yet? I got tickets for my brother for the Ireland Canada game (next week!) and the blasted tickets have not arrived yet.

    I can't get through on the phone lines (experiencing high volumes etc) and their chirpy message says to leave an email query on the website, but I can't find any place to do that.

    They have some bloody cheek charging 15 sterling for delivery and then not delivering.

    I spoke to them last week on the phone - it is possible just about! They told me that all tickets purchased in August should be sent out by this week at the latest... Ours arrived on Saturday apparently.

    If you go to the FAQ section and do a search for anything, it then becomes possible to fill out a form online.

    If they do not arrive before you leave, it is possible to ask them to reprint the tickets and to collect them on the day at the stadium - or so they informed me!


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    #1701
    rebel girl 15
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    pwurple wrote: »
    Has anyone NOT got their tickets yet? I got tickets for my brother for the Ireland Canada game (next week!) and the blasted tickets have not arrived yet.

    I can't get through on the phone lines (experiencing high volumes etc) and their chirpy message says to leave an email query on the website, but I can't find any place to do that.

    They have some bloody cheek charging 15 sterling for delivery and then not delivering.

    I've heard about them reprinting tickets this week for some games, not sure was this originals or new tickets for misplaced ones as I think it was someone who had not received their tickets yet. Will check it out

    Email address is ticketing@england2015.com that I got from their website.


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    #1702
    rebel girl 15
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    aimee1 wrote: »
    tickets for all games up,

    ABCD Canada and Romania
    A for Italy
    AB for france.

    Cat B to the opening game up - very tempting, but I might end up going to the fanzone in Richmond Park instead.

    Anybody in and around Twickenham stadium, if you walk up from the west stand past Kneller hall there is a giant Ireland rugby ball on one of the greens, worth a picture!


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    #1703
    Nemesis
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    I got my Tickets on Friday for the Canada Match.

    Wonder is there is anywhere in Cardiff that will show the All Ireland Football final.


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    #1704
    rebel girl 15
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    Nemesis wrote: »
    I got my Tickets on Friday for the Canada Match.

    Wonder is there is anywhere in Cardiff that will show the All Ireland Football final.

    Dempseys Castle Street and O Neills on Marys Street are Irish pubs there of the top of my head that should be showing it


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    #1705
    gucci
    Registered Users Posts: 4,282 ✭✭✭gucci


    rebel girl 15 wrote: »
    Dempseys Castle Street and O Neills on Marys Street are Irish pubs there of the top of my head that should be showing it

    The game is on Sky Sports too, so its not like days of yore where a specialist channel or subscription required.


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    #1706
    pwurple
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    maryd26 wrote: »
    I spoke to them last week on the phone - it is possible just about! They told me that all tickets purchased in August should be sent out by this week at the latest... Ours arrived on Saturday apparently.

    If you go to the FAQ section and do a search for anything, it then becomes possible to fill out a form online.

    If they do not arrive before you leave, it is possible to ask them to reprint the tickets and to collect them on the day at the stadium - or so they informed me!

    August what year I wonder... I purchased mine October 2014, and still no sign of them. For booking them a year in advance, I would bloody hope not to have to pick them up there.

    Will try that online query.


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    #1707
    maryd26
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭maryd26


    pwurple wrote: »
    August what year I wonder... I purchased mine October 2014, and still no sign of them. For booking them a year in advance, I would bloody hope not to have to pick them up there.

    Will try that online query.

    I know - definitely not ideal, especially when travelling for the matches! I can understand delays in late purchases, but you really should have received the ones from last year! Good luck:)


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    #1708
    jasonrwc
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭jasonrwc


    I only bought mine there at the end of may and had them out the first week of july. I'd definitely be getting onto them now about your tickets!!


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    #1709
    naughto
    Registered Users Posts: 7,349 ✭✭✭naughto


    Being keeping an eye on the exchange yet the last few weeks to say we are going to get screwed is an understatement.
    Going over on the 25th for the Romania game with about 15 headers flying from knock. Booked it this time last yr so got the flights for half nothing. Brother booked the match tickets and got them a few weeks ago.


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    #1710
    pwurple
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,449 ✭✭✭✭pwurple


    jasonrwc wrote: »
    I only bought mine there at the end of may and had them out the first week of july. I'd definitely be getting onto them now about your tickets!!

    Yes, well 15 calls to the phone lines have gone unanswered Or, "we are currently experiencing very high call volumes" followed by a disconnect.

    I've submitted that form, so will see if I hear anything by wednesday. I hate disorganisation like this. Makes me think the event will be a total shambles of poor organisation as well.


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    #1711
    factnee
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    Two of us landing in Birmingham the morning of Sunday 11th at 11.10 for the French game and leaving on Monday 12th at 8.05am - going to stay in Birmingham on the Sunday night. Just wondering if anyone has similar travel plans and would consider sharing a taxi either from Birmingham to Cardiff on the Sunday morning or/and back to Birmingham on the Sunday evening after the match.


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