Re: [Talk-GB] State of the Map 2019, Heidelberg 21-23 Sept

[Philip Barnes]

On Sat, 2019-03-30 at 14:13 +, Jez Nicholson wrote:
> That's interestingI'd wanted to go by train before as its more
> eco-friendly and more interesting, but struggled with the cost
> compared to flights. Do you use Loco2.com to plan?

I have used loco2, but since they have stopped selling Eurostar CIV
tickets (nobody sells CIV tickets anymore) they have become quite
expensive in that they only seem to find expensive but tickets to
London.

For FOSDEM this year I was able to find much cheaper advance tickets to
London from TFW.

Phil (trigpoint)



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Re: [Talk-GB] State of the Map 2019, Heidelberg 21-23 Sept

[SK53]

On Mon, 1 Apr 2019 at 13:14, Andy Allan  wrote:

> On Sat, 30 Mar 2019 at 15:14, Jez Nicholson 
> wrote:
> >
> > That's interestingI'd wanted to go by train before as its more
> eco-friendly and more interesting, but struggled with the cost compared to
> flights. Do you use Loco2.com to plan?
>
> I find it's worth paying a little extra both to avoid the carbon
> emissions and the general hassle of flying and airports. Train travel
> is often a few quid more expensive than flying, but it's only a small
> amount to pay in the grand scheme of things.
>
> Also worth noting that DB sell regional day tickets
> ,
> that for Baden-Württemberg is around 24 euros, for the whole of Germany
> from 44 euros. I found them very useful for travel after SotM-EU at
> Karlsruhe, but they could be useful for part of getting to Heidelberg
> whether by train or plane.


Jerry
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Re: [Talk-GB] State of the Map 2019, Heidelberg 21-23 Sept

[Andy Allan]

On Sat, 30 Mar 2019 at 15:14, Jez Nicholson  wrote:
>
> That's interestingI'd wanted to go by train before as its more 
> eco-friendly and more interesting, but struggled with the cost compared to 
> flights. Do you use Loco2.com to plan?

I find it's worth paying a little extra both to avoid the carbon
emissions and the general hassle of flying and airports. Train travel
is often a few quid more expensive than flying, but it's only a small
amount to pay in the grand scheme of things.

For buying tickets to Germany from the UK, it's worth booking the
Eurostar leg and onward travel to Germany as a combined ticket e.g.
using Deutsche Bahn, and to avoid booking individual legs. This is
because Deutsche Bahn do great "Super Sparpreis Europa" tickets for
journeys that start or end outside of Germany, which are often cheaper
than just the German part of the journey alone! A quick look at
Loco2.com shows they also offer these fares, so that's an option if
you prefer to book with them.

The best route from London to Heidelberg is via Brussels and changing
at either Cologne (Köln) or Frankfurt. I've made similar trips a few
times before, both to get to Karlsruhe and also going further afield,
and I've had good experiences each time. Definitely worth considering
the train as an option for SotM.

Thanks,
Andy

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Re: [Talk-GB] State of the Map 2019, Heidelberg 21-23 Sept

[Jez Nicholson]

That's interestingI'd wanted to go by train before as its more
eco-friendly and more interesting, but struggled with the cost compared to
flights. Do you use Loco2.com to plan?

On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:37 Philip Barnes,  wrote:

> On Wed, 2019-03-13 at 17:03 +, Jez Nicholson wrote:
>
> Have you considered going to State of the Map 2019 in Heidelberg?
> https://2019.stateofthemap.org/
>
> Assuming that we are still allowed to travel to Europe, you could
> currently get a return flight from Gatwick to Stuttgart for £75 and a
> Stuttgart-Heidelberg train for around £36 return.
>
> It would be great to have some more UK presentations too
> https://2019.stateofthemap.org/calls/general/
>
>
> Another option
>
> I received an email from Interail saying that they are offering 10% off
> passes if bought before 9th April, to start within 11 months.
>
> I have also spotted that they now offer a 3 days within a month pass which
> at £171 looks like a good deal when considering that it allows unreserved
> travel on peak trains into and out of London/channel port. With maybe an
> option to explore another city.
>
> Eurostar reservation is £30 and a reservation of the Brussels to Frankfurt
> ICE is €6 although it could be fun to travel on slower reservation free
> services.
>
> Last year I used a 5 day Interail to travel to SOTM Milan and had a
> fantastic trip home.
>
> Phil (trigpoint)
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Re: [Talk-GB] State of the Map 2019, Heidelberg 21-23 Sept

[Philip Barnes]

On Wed, 2019-03-13 at 17:03 +, Jez Nicholson wrote:
> Have you considered going to State of the Map 2019 in Heidelberg? 
> https://2019.stateofthemap.org/
> Assuming that we are still allowed to travel to Europe, you could
> currently get a return flight from Gatwick to Stuttgart for £75 and a
> Stuttgart-Heidelberg train for around £36 return.
> 
> It would be great to have some more UK presentations too 
> https://2019.stateofthemap.org/calls/general/
> 

Another option

I received an email from Interail saying that they are offering 10% off
passes if bought before 9th April, to start within 11 months.

I have also spotted that they now offer a 3 days within a month pass
which at £171 looks like a good deal when considering that it allows
unreserved travel on peak trains into and out of London/channel port.
With maybe an option to explore another city.

Eurostar reservation is £30 and a reservation of the Brussels to
Frankfurt ICE is €6 although it could be fun to travel on slower
reservation free services.

Last year I used a 5 day Interail to travel to SOTM Milan and had a
fantastic trip home.

Phil (trigpoint)
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