Europa Travel Thread. Serious Input Welcome

[Iggy Pope]

Can we have a thread that's dedicated to sharing travel ideas in what is looking like (hopefully two) tricky trips for the intrepid Hibby?
Try and keep all the puns and backbiting chit chat elsewhere. It's worked on campaigns previous and that's one of the good things about a fans forum I reckon.

Personally I'm open to hearing anything about how people might find their way there from anywhere in the UK, and I'm ready to hop on to anything, but I reckon charter deals are looking the best bet for either.

The last trip to Greece resulted in a week in Aegina for me and plenty of others and no game! Been plenty of helpful shared discussion and links on here since to places like Vilnius, Dnipropetrovsk, Dauguvpils, Maribor, Malmo and Copenhagen as well as getting to friendlies in Germany, Ireland, Holland, Belgium and Ireland amongst others.

Thoughts welcome.
Let's help as many Hibbies get there as possible.

[zlatan]

http://www.ktelarkadias.gr/%CF%85%CF...F%CE%BB%CE%B7/

This looks like a bus timetable for Athens to Tripoli to get this thread up and running

[Iggy Pope]

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http://www.ktelarkadias.gr/%CF%85%CF...F%CE%BB%CE%B7/

This looks like a bus timetable for Athens to Tripoli to get this thread up and running

[My_Wife_Camille]

Good thread, especially interested if anyone has any creative ways to make Faroes without it costing a stupid amount. Would be happy to do some daft travelling to keep the cost down

[CapitalGreen]

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Good thread, especially interested if anyone has any creative ways to make Faroes without it costing a stupid amount. Would be happy to do some daft travelling to keep the cost down

Going via Amsterdam or Copenhagen are your best bet but you’ll be lucky to get anything below £400.

[Speedy]

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Good thread, especially interested if anyone has any creative ways to make Faroes without it costing a stupid amount. Would be happy to do some daft travelling to keep the cost down

When I looked earlier it was £300 return from Edinburgh for direct flights (Thursday to Monday).

Biggest tip/request is for people to browse in private/incognito/secret mode when searching for flights. As is it we are all collectively shafting each other.

[tamig]

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Good thread, especially interested if anyone has any creative ways to make Faroes without it costing a stupid amount. Would be happy to do some daft travelling to keep the cost down

Vlad could have made a killing.

[Dunfyhibee]

A question for fans thinking about making the possible Greece trip, will it be best to stay in tripolis the night of the game and Athens the rest of the nights or is staying in tripolis every night the preferred option?

[Billy Whizz]

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A question for fans thinking about making the possible Greece trip, will it be best to stay in tripolis the night of the game and Athens the rest of the nights or is staying in tripolis every night the preferred option?

You’d want to stay locally, night of the game

[Hermit Crab]

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A question for fans thinking about making the possible Greece trip, will it be best to stay in tripolis the night of the game and Athens the rest of the nights or is staying in tripolis every night the preferred option?

Hotels are sold out in Tripolis on the night of the game on booking.com

[Billy Whizz]

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Hotels are sold out in Tripolis on the night of the game on booking.com

They were probably only holding a few anyway

[CapitalGreen]

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They were probably only holding a few anyway

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[marinello59]

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They were probably only holding a few anyway

There’s only a limited amount of hotels there and the prices went up quickly. . We’re looking at taxi/minibus hire from Athens for the game.

[Hibbyradge]

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There’s only a limited amount of hotels there and the prices went up quickly. . We’re looking at taxi/minibus hire from Athens for the game.

Keep me posted with what you learn please, J.

[andyf5]

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There’s only a limited amount of hotels there and the prices went up quickly. . We’re looking at taxi/minibus hire from Athens for the game.

Thomas Cook are doing a week in Greece for £420....at the nearest airport to the ground. link

[JeMeSouviens]

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A question for fans thinking about making the possible Greece trip, will it be best to stay in tripolis the night of the game and Athens the rest of the nights or is staying in tripolis every night the preferred option?

If you've not been to Athens before, definitely have some nights there. It's a brilliant city.

[green with envy]

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A question for fans thinking about making the possible Greece trip, will it be best to stay in tripolis the night of the game and Athens the rest of the nights or is staying in tripolis every night the preferred option?

Our iteniry if this helps... Bearing in mind there is hardly any if at all accomodation to be had in Tripoli

Five of us are flying out from Edinburgh on the 31st £300.00 PP, staying one night in Athens - due to the late arrival - all ready booked an apartment which cost £100 for the five of us. We're then planning on hiring a car the following morning then driving halfway between Athens & Tripoli having one night in a beach resort - not booked this as yet but seen a hotel with a pool looking over the beach again around £100 for the five per night. On the morning of the game we drive the hour to Tripoli where we have booked a farmhouse 3klm from the town centre through Air bnb - £75.00 for us all, the following day we will drive back to the same beach resort again to break up the journey and have one night there before driving back to Athens to drop the car of the following afternoon. Due to the late flight on the saturday - 10pm it give's us a day to do a bit of exploring around the centre of Athens.

[Billy Whizz]

Iggy, great thread, other than Athens, what are the other nearest airports to Tripoli

[andyf5]

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Iggy, great thread, other than Athens, what are the other nearest airports to Tripoli

map here https://hibseuropa.wordpress.com/201...ound-opponent/

Zanti flights showing for £80 return but no idea how to get from there to football ground. There is an airport nearby called Kalamata International (KLX) but only flights from London, Birmingham and Manchester and they are expensive and on latter 2 a Saturday only.

[AldoHFC]

Does anyone know how to get from Toftir to Torshavn after the match for the Runavik game? Doesn't seem any public transport and is an hour drive so would imagine a taxi (if there are any) would be extortionate and there doesn't seem to be any accommodation near the ground.

[CapitalGreen]

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Does anyone know how to get from Toftir to Torshavn after the match for the Runavik game? Doesn't seem any public transport and is an hour drive so would imagine a taxi (if there are any) would be extortionate and there doesn't seem to be any accommodation near the ground.

taxi.fo suggests a 1 hour taxi ride to be £45-60

[BullsCloseHibs]

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map here https://hibseuropa.wordpress.com/201...ound-opponent/

Zanti flights showing for £80 return but no idea how to get from there to football ground. There is an airport nearby called Kalamata International (KLX) but only flights from London, Birmingham and Manchester and they are expensive and on latter 2 a Saturday only.

Be around £120 from Zante to Athens. You could fly back single Athens to any UK airport

[andyf5]

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Can we have a thread that's dedicated to sharing travel ideas in what is looking like (hopefully two) tricky trips for the intrepid Hibby?
Try and keep all the puns and backbiting chit chat elsewhere. It's worked on campaigns previous and that's one of the good things about a fans forum I reckon.

Personally I'm open to hearing anything about how people might find their way there from anywhere in the UK, and I'm ready to hop on to anything, but I reckon charter deals are looking the best bet for either.

The last trip to Greece resulted in a week in Aegina for me and plenty of others and no game! Been plenty of helpful shared discussion and links on here since to places like Vilnius, Dnipropetrovsk, Dauguvpils, Maribor, Malmo and Copenhagen as well as getting to friendlies in Germany, Ireland, Holland, Belgium and Ireland amongst others.

Thoughts welcome.
Let's help as many Hibbies get there as possible.

I tried to pull together some information which was partly my own research on the possibility of going to the ties. It's here https://hibseuropa.wordpress.com/. Happy for folk to collate information there if felt useful.

[TheReg!]

Can someone confirm the possible dates for the 2nd round game in Greece please, getting different answers.
I’ve pre booked a hotel for £74 for two nights on thinking it’s the 2nd of August

[andyf5]

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Can someone confirm the possible dates for the 2nd round game in Greece please, getting different answers.
I’ve pre booked a hotel for £74 for two nights on thinking it’s the 2nd of August

The Herald report has the game in Greece on 27 July.....but Uefa site does not say. I thought the first name drawn was at home.

[CapitalGreen]

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Can someone confirm the possible dates for the 2nd round game in Greece please, getting different answers.
I’ve pre booked a hotel for £74 for two nights on thinking it’s the 2nd of August

August 2nd

[Iggy Pope]

Faroe Islands
Spoke to a good mate who made the Scotland trip on the charter and he reckons it was about £300 max. Nothing like the money being talked about on the other thread. Was chartered independently through the TA website and not the SFA, by a fellah in Aberdeen (?) who put it out there for interest and then first dabs. Maybe about 200 made the trip. I'll share anything else he lets me know after he digs about. Maybe one or two on here were on the trip?

Tripoli
It googles a drive of less than 2 hours from Athens. Cab sharing or bus hire must be an option and digs in the fleshpots of Athens????
Don't think my boss or my bank will let me squeeze in a week island hopping.
Even a hired car and a willing god fearing teetotal nutcase to drive there and back....

[Hermit Crab]

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Faroe Islands
Spoke to a good mate who made the Scotland trip on the charter and he reckons it was about £300 max. Nothing like the money being talked about on the other thread. Was chartered independently through the TA website and not the SFA, by a fellah in Aberdeen (?) who put it out there for interest and then first dabs. Maybe about 200 made the trip. I'll share anything else he lets me know after he digs about. Maybe one or two on here were on the trip?

Tripoli
It googles a drive of less than 2 hours from Athens. Cab sharing or bus hire must be an option and digs in the fleshpots of Athens????
Don't think my boss or my bank will let me squeeze in a week island hopping.
Even a hired car and a willing god fearing teetotal nutcase to drive there and back....

Poster HI8SRY is a ERCoM TA member, maybe he can find out about a charter flight?


If a charter is that price to Faroes Island and back then count me in.


I think the big money chat is coming from Brondby away which was £750 travelling with the team and 1 night in a B+B, if its anything like that for the Faroes then forget it.

[SouthsideHarp_Bhoy]

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Poster HI8SRY is a ERCoM TA member, maybe he can find out about a charter flight?


If a charter is that price to Faroes Island and back then count me in.


I think the big money chat is coming from Brondby away which was £750 travelling with the team and 1 night in a B+B, if its anything like that for the Faroes then forget it.

I'd be in at that price. To be honest, it's time that's my enemy as I've put money aside (within reason) but I can only realistically go if it's for 1 night.

[HibeeDaz6270]

We have booked
Edinburgh to zante 29th July
3 nights in zante.

going to travel to tripolis on the 1st ( 6 hour via bus /ferry )

3 nights in tripolis
Fly back from athens on saturday to london
London to edinburgh

the 3 flights + hotel in zante for 3 night & Hotel in tripoli for 3 nights cost us £340 each approx

Just need to sort the bus/ferry which im told will be around £30 or so.