Re: Catalans Away : Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:28 pm  

Mick Gledhill wrote:

Here is my itinerary.

Bradford to Perpignan departing Sunday 24th April 2011

Taxi to town and then train to Leeds.

Depart Leeds 08:05
Arrive London Kings Cross 10:42
Durration 2 hours 37 mins

Walk from London Kings Cross to London St Pancras

Depart London St Pancras 11:57
Arrive Lille Europe 14:24
Durration 1 hour 27 mins

30 minute stopover in Lille Europe

Depart Lille Europe 14:54
Arrive Perpignan 21:42
Durration 6 hours 48 mins

Go out on the beer in Perpignan

Monday 25th April 2011

Catalans Dragons vs Bradford Bulls

Tuesday 26th April 2011

Depart Perpignan 06:42
Arrive Lille Europe 13:29
Duration 6 Hours 47 mins

30 minute stopover in Lille Europe

Depart Lille Europe 14:06
Arrive London St Pancras 14:31
Duration 1 hour 25 mins

Walk from London St Pancras to London Kings Cross

Depart London Kings Cross 15:10
Arrive Leeds 17:36
Duration 2 hours 26 mins.

Train then back to Bradford and bus home.

£108 Return but then it's not the quickest route from Bradford to Perpignan.

If anyone else would like any more information then please ask me. When I last did this in 2008 I was the only Bulls supporter to go by train and I suspect it'll be the same again this year

What website did you use to book an inter-country rail journey?

Re: Catalans Away : Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:20 pm  

Does anybody know what hotel CST use for their trips that stay in Lloret?

Re: Catalans Away : Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:18 pm  

Bit_of_bully wrote:

What website did you use to book an inter-country rail journey?

I used Eurostar's as they were running a special off offer on all non flexible trains (basically the late evening and early morning trains).

£108 IMO is cheap as you'll get it although I've still to book my hotel for the two nights I'm there.

Re: Catalans Away : Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:11 am  

Bit_of_bully wrote:

Does anybody know what hotel CST use for their trips that stay in Lloret?

Who are CST? I have booked into 1 of the HTop Hotels, cheap and cheerful

Re: Catalans Away : Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:26 am  

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Beaver...Beaver... wrote:

Who are CST? I have booked into 1 of the HTop Hotels, cheap and cheerful

catalan sports tours.

We are planning on booking everything ourselves but would quite like to stay in a hotel with other bulls fans. Apparantly one has a post match bbq........??

Re: Catalans Away : Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:02 am  

Would love to go but it seems pretty complicated to me.

Dont fancy the long train journey although that does seem the simplest option.

Dont fancy having to hire a car either.

Doesn't anyone fly direct into Perpignan?

Re: Catalans Away : Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:08 am  

Would love to go but like molibdimum seems really complicated to book

Re: Catalans Away : Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:50 am  

Its not that complicated really, flights from Liverpool, Hire Car and Hotel. Just like any other holiday except the hire car for me!

There seems to be a few Bulls fans that stay in Lloret de Mar and travel to france on match day but there doesn't seem to be many fans around and about for the nightlife! However the nightlife is still quite decent (pub wise)

Re: Catalans Away : Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:03 am  

In the past we have flown into Montpellier or Carcassonne. This time we have booked flights LBA to Girona Fri - Fri although we haven't decided where we are staying yet

Sorry - meant Barcelona rather than Girona. Senior moment

Re: Catalans Away : Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:05 am  

Have you booked a hotel in Lloret beaver? whete you staying? Apparantly the organised trips stay at a hotel ca??lled Fennals