Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[RED-DOG]

Trying to find direct flights East Midlands or Birmingham to Strasbourg.

Depart 05/09/2012

Return 08/09/2012.

Can't seem to find anything, but then I'm crap at this.

Help anyone?

[EvilPie]

There aren't any direct ones Tom.

Don't think there's any direct ones from any UK airport by the looks of it.

[EvilPie]

[RED-DOG]

There aren't any direct ones Tom.

Don't think there's any direct ones from any UK airport by the looks of it.

That will be why I can't find any then.

Thanks Matt.

[RED-DOG]

Blimey! The best I can find is ~ 6 hour journey, and that doesn't include travelling to / from & waiting at airports, so like probs 9 hours all together.

[EvilPie]

You can do it in just under 3 hours via Amsterdam using KLM then Air France. Transfer might be a bit of a run though.

Have a scroll through these Tom. You should find something to suit.

http://www.skyscanner.net/flights/bhx/sxb/120905/120908/airfares-from-birmingham-to-strasbourg-in-september-2012.html#

[RED-DOG]

You can do it in just under 3 hours via Amsterdam using KLM then Air France. Transfer might be a bit of a run though.

Have a scroll through these Tom. You should find something to suit.

http://www.skyscanner.net/flights/bhx/sxb/120905/120908/airfares-from-birmingham-to-strasbourg-in-september-2012.html#

Sorry Matt, but that looks like just under 3 hours flying time, but 6 hours waiting for my connection.

[Doobs]

Basel has trains to Strasbourg and direct flights to the uk.  Just a quick scan at the timetables gives a 1 hr 15 train time.  Any better?

[EvilPie]

You can do it in just under 3 hours via Amsterdam using KLM then Air France. Transfer might be a bit of a run though.

Have a scroll through these Tom. You should find something to suit.

http://www.skyscanner.net/flights/bhx/sxb/120905/120908/airfares-from-birmingham-to-strasbourg-in-september-2012.html#

Sorry Matt, but that looks like just under 3 hours flying time, but 6 hours waiting for my connection.

Click on "airline combinations".

Scroll down and click on page 2.

4th one down click on "book" to bring up details.

13:40 BHX - Amsterdam. 1h 10m flight lands 15:50 local time

40 minutes to get to your next plane which takes off 16:30 local time

Arrives at Strasbourg 1h 5m later.

[Rod Paradise]

You can do it in just under 3 hours via Amsterdam using KLM then Air France. Transfer might be a bit of a run though.

Have a scroll through these Tom. You should find something to suit.

http://www.skyscanner.net/flights/bhx/sxb/120905/120908/airfares-from-birmingham-to-strasbourg-in-september-2012.html#

Sorry Matt, but that looks like just under 3 hours flying time, but 6 hours waiting for my connection.

Click on "airline combinations".

Scroll down and click on page 2.

4th one down click on "book" to bring up details.

13:40 BHX - Amsterdam. 1h 10m flight lands 15:50 local time

40 minutes to get to your next plane which takes off 16:30 local time

Arrives at Strasbourg 1h 5m later.

40 minutes can be pushing it in Schipol - big damn airport & could struggle if changing terminal & you hit crowds at passport control.

[RED-DOG]

You can do it in just under 3 hours via Amsterdam using KLM then Air France. Transfer might be a bit of a run though.

Have a scroll through these Tom. You should find something to suit.

http://www.skyscanner.net/flights/bhx/sxb/120905/120908/airfares-from-birmingham-to-strasbourg-in-september-2012.html#

Sorry Matt, but that looks like just under 3 hours flying time, but 6 hours waiting for my connection.

Click on "airline combinations".

Scroll down and click on page 2.

4th one down click on "book" to bring up details.

13:40 BHX - Amsterdam. 1h 10m flight lands 15:50 local time

40 minutes to get to your next plane which takes off 16:30 local time

Arrives at Strasbourg 1h 5m later.

Yes. I can see now thanks Matt although as Rod says we could be cutting it fine.

I've booked a longer but safer option, which means I have to spend a couple of hours in Paris with Mrs Red.

It's a tough job, but someone has to do it.

[nirvana]

Can't resist, interested in why you are going to Strasbourg

[RED-DOG]

Mrs Red & I are the UK ERTF representatives. (Unpaid).

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Dear Delegate,

The Secretariat of the European Roma and Travellers Forum cordially invites you to participate at the 2012 Plenary Assembly of the European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF), which will take place as follows:

Date and time of opening the meeting:      Thursday 6th September 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
Closure of the meeting:                     Friday 7th September 2012 at 5:30 p.m.
Venue of the meeting:                                       Palais de l’Europe, Room 1
                                                            Avenue de l’Europe, Strasbourg, France
Working languages:                                       Romanes, English, French

The draft agenda is enclosed. All the materials related to the Plenary Assembly meeting will be sent to the participants in due course.

Please make sure to print out all received materials and bring them with you at the meeting. Only limited numbers of copies will be available during the meeting.   

[nirvana]

Sounds like a great trip and quite an honour as well as being important work.

I thought it may be something like this given it was Strasbourg and I have to say was really surprised that there were no direct fllights from the UK.

Flight and an hour on the train sounds like a good option to me, trains are good for a bit of a look see and pretty welll run over there

[smashedagain]

Could you not just do the whole trip on the train?