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Blackpool Travel Plan

I assume most are having the same problems.
Any advice on what will be the best route of travel without having to sit in a car for 10 hours, or changing 5 times on route back.

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  • MSE7
    MSE7 Posts: 1,345
    Plane mate.. Take 30mins.
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,215
    Airport??
  • MSE7
    MSE7 Posts: 1,345
    Biggin Hill
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,206
    What with the early ko and the bank holiday w/end traffic, I've decided to give this one a swerve.
    As for flights - good luck unless you're chartering, piloting yourself or flying in from Belfast via the Isle of Man!
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,845
    was gonna have my Stag do up there that weekend, but after looking into it have decided to give it a swerve, gonna go somewhere else now.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,739
    edited April 2014

    Airport??

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_International_Airport#Airlines_and_destinations

    Fly to either Dublin or Belfast with Ryanair / Easyjet and then connect ;-)

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  • Fly to Manchester from heathrow it's £56 at the moment then get a train which is £13 simple
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,215
    edited April 2014
    Been looking into it all morning, driving up Friday afternoon, then back Saturday after the game may be only option.
    So 10 hours in a car in a weekend it'll be!
  • CAFCjoe94
    CAFCjoe94 Posts: 57
    Luckily i have a mate who lives in Preston so i am going there for weekend, everybody is welcome, the more the merrier
  • MSE7
    MSE7 Posts: 1,345
    cafcfan said:

    What with the early ko and the bank holiday w/end traffic, I've decided to give this one a swerve.
    As for flights - good luck unless you're chartering, piloting yourself or flying in from Belfast via the Isle of Man!

    I have a contact there. I slip him a couple of quid and he fly's me up. Its quick and easy...Leave at 12:00 there by 12:30. No traffic,No queues. Even stop off at the MacDonald fly through..


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  • Shag
    Shag Posts: 4,555
    oh hold on ...
  • mrbligh
    mrbligh Posts: 3,056
    CAR POOOOOOOOOL!
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,066
    MSE7 said:

    cafcfan said:

    What with the early ko and the bank holiday w/end traffic, I've decided to give this one a swerve.
    As for flights - good luck unless you're chartering, piloting yourself or flying in from Belfast via the Isle of Man!

    I have a contact there. I slip him a couple of quid and he fly's me up. Its quick and easy...Leave at 12:00 there by 12:30. No traffic,No queues. Even stop off at the MacDonald fly through..

    You know it's a 12.15 ko right? ;-)
    mrbligh said:

    CAR POOOOOOOOOL!

    No. It's BLACK POOOOOOOOOL! ;-)

  • AddickFC81
    AddickFC81 Posts: 4,053
    CAFCjoe94 said:

    Luckily i have a mate who lives in Preston so i am going there for weekend, everybody is welcome, the more the merrier

    Just as long as your mate wasn't planning on going away that weekend.
  • JonnyK
    JonnyK Posts: 830

    CAFCjoe94 said:

    Luckily i have a mate who lives in Preston so i am going there for weekend, everybody is welcome, the more the merrier

    Just as long as your mate wasn't planning on going away that weekend.
    Even better a whole weekend party house for the boys from SE7 ;-))
  • MSE7 said:

    cafcfan said:

    What with the early ko and the bank holiday w/end traffic, I've decided to give this one a swerve.
    As for flights - good luck unless you're chartering, piloting yourself or flying in from Belfast via the Isle of Man!

    I have a contact there. I slip him a couple of quid and he fly's me up. Its quick and easy...Leave at 12:00 there by 12:30. No traffic,No queues. Even stop off at the MacDonald fly through..

    Richard Branson?

  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited April 2014
    I'll be driving up in my Citroen van from Cornwall. First major drive since my trusty mk 2 mondeo deceased just short of 150k miles. Ive gone from mondeo man to white van man. Thats if I can get tickets.
  • killer kish
    killer kish Posts: 2,019
    Driving up Friday and returning Sunday,have booked two nights in The Big Blue Hotel!
  • Hi - B/pool fan needing lift to/from Camberwell (SE5) with u guys
    - fair local knowledge of B/pool area.
    Need to share a lift up Sat am and back Sunday am if u can assist - best of luck Tues night - thanks
    Paul in Camberwell - contact paulalupton@aol.com
  • Driving up Friday and returning Sunday,have booked two nights in The Big Blue Hotel!

    Same - see you in the bar Friday night after, I'm guessing, around 7 hours in the car.

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  • Shag
    Shag Posts: 4,555
    Man from Brighton arranges to meet another man on the internet in a hotel called the Big Blue ....
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,754
    Working in Hull on Friday, finishing pm sometime, picking up TelMc32 at a train station up north somewhere and then heading over.
  • killer kish
    killer kish Posts: 2,019
    Are you joining us then shag?!
  • killer kish
    killer kish Posts: 2,019
    Brighton Addick I'm looking at a 5-6 hour drive
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    Driving up after work on Friday, may have room for two in the back of the car leaving from SE London.
  • Anyone driving to and back from the game on the Saturday from anywhere really in the SE? The girlfriend and I are desperate are for two spaces in the car. I don't drive and she doesn't fancy the five hours on a motorway! Will pay our share of petrol money of course and a pie in the ground! Thanks.
  • Same for myself guys - I live in Camberwell (near The Green) and need a lift up or back (or just back on Sunday)
    Happy to contribute to petrol etc - afraid I'm a Blackpool fan so used to despairing situations like we are both in.
    Can join you for a beer and give advice on where to go in B/pool for those staying over.
    Best wishes Camberwell Paul
    Text me on 07833117241 if any of this fits your plans etc
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,015
    Mate id take your number down until someone PM's you