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carlisle away

somerton
somerton Posts: 237
edited September 2009 in General Charlton
Help; has any one found any cheap rail fare to carlisle, so far all I can find is £92 return seems that Virgin are not doing any cheap fares.
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  • 101
    101 Posts: 2,456
    Carlisle your mad but to be fair so am i as gunna do my best to be there might be just me and you though.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,639
    We should have a word with Mr Dowman and see if he's still got that coach firms number from last time!
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,758
    edited September 2009
    Try National Express on the East Coast mainline via Newcastle - Scottish trains are all diverted to Carlisle.
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,325
    We've looked all over for train tickets for this, waited weeks for advance tickets then found out there's major works going on, saying that we found a £12 return price but only £40 to get up their looks like this is a no go :(
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Fly to Newcastle
  • 101
    101 Posts: 2,456
    [quote][cite]Posted By: JT[/cite]Fly to Newcastle[/quote]

    Easiest way to do it init?
  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 6,169
    get the coach
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    I might drive it and make a weekender with the family. I love it up there and around Keswick
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,278
    £44 return via Newcastle to Carlisle.

    Unsure if there are any left at that price.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,118
    edited September 2009
    [cite]Posted By: Mike[/cite]get the coach


    You'd have to leave on the thursday to make it in time!!

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  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,566
    I can do it for £13 return on the train, and only takes just over an hour each way!

    For once, following Charlton from Glasgow has a benefit.

    Maybe you lot should get cheap flights up here for the weekend? (Not that I'm offering room on the floor...)
  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,682
    edited September 2009
    Bring back Persil two for the price of one!
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    I remember collecting the tokens off the packets! How sad is that!
  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,682
    [cite]Posted By: falconwood_1[/cite]I remember collecting the tokens off the packets! How sad is that!

    Tell you what fella they were the best days!so cheap!and my white lacoste was always clean!lol
  • cafcdan18
    cafcdan18 Posts: 3,664
    Coaching this one, if your gonna go to carlisle then gonna go the proper way, away coach for 10 hours!
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Seen us promoted twice at Carlisle so wasn't intending going.

    Turns out Live By The Sword has a mate who has a house in the Lake District.

    Sorted! 8 of us going up on the Friday, with a leisurely drive back on the Sunday.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,566
    Sorted too - and persuaded our neighbours to come along for the day out.

    Do we reckon we'll take more than 200?

    From their website we will either get seats in a nice covered stand or "if a big crowd is expected" we may end up on the terrace behind the goal - yes please!
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    [cite]Posted By: Weegie Addick[/cite]Do we reckon we'll take more than 200?

    around 500 i'd imagine

    nostalgia, a proof of 'loyalty' trip and see how results go in the build up, if we're doing well still i'd be disappointed not to see 500ish there
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    wont be coaching this one ever again....86 was bad enough, but a great day out.....apart from the spectacular own goal I still have fond memories of a bloke flat out on the terrace fast asleep
  • somerton
    somerton Posts: 237
    First thanks to every one for the advice. I have found the £14 fare up, getting the 8:30am frim Euston though there is one that leaves 7:30am, this is Virgin trains.
    Then getting the 18:33pm back to Kings Cross by National Express east coast line for £16.50, gets into Kings Coss 11:05pm I hope.
    Daft though that you have to book a single up from one company and a single back from another company to get a cheap trip.

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  • nichorob
    nichorob Posts: 1,794
    Im going to drive up there and book some dingy hotel for the night.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,909
    reading a Soton forum, their fans were saying they could get a return for £18.50 with a railcard, based on these times:

    London Euston 08.30 to Carlisle arrive 11.46
    Carlisle 17.52 to London Euston arrive 21.47

    Also others saying by buying two singles it could be done for £28.
  • dartfordgent
    dartfordgent Posts: 885
    early drive up saturday morning eta carlisle 10.30 flea pit or travelodge then spoons walkabout or whatever at 11 FTP what time the train in may be couple head of you but i guess you will be having a few on the train...!!!!
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Got a place to stay in Windemere, with two pubs under three minutes away :-)). So we're off for a leisurely drive up friday and back on the sunday
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,240
    [cite]Posted By: Addickted[/cite]Seen us promoted twice at Carlisle so wasn't intending going.

    Turns out Live By The Sword has a mate who has a house in the Lake District.

    Sorted! 8 of us going up on the Friday, with a leisurely drive back on the Sunday.
    [cite]Posted By: Addickted[/cite]Got a place to stay in Windemere, with two pubs under three minutes away :-)). So we're off for a leisurely drive up friday and back on the sunday

    Dementia set in or did you just want to mention that fact twice!!
  • dartfordgent
    dartfordgent Posts: 885
    couple months back my lad took be out on a crawl in carlisle......once the gates come down either end of the main road is shut off and becomes pedestrain only you just go pub to pub along the main stretch of bars and clubs.......ended up in place called Concrete .........huge kebabage. after.........then crash.........going be messy
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Dementia B.
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,755
    £38.05 with National Express. Not bad.

    Its one that you just have to go to.
  • theeenorth
    theeenorth Posts: 2,286
    Lancaster good stop off, 65 miles to Carlisle.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    That'll be a cracking train journey......tempted to do it now

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