sellyoakvilla Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Was thinking of doing that because £10 to London is still OK, just need a cheap bus back because Megabus prices have inflated to £10 each now so would still be marginally more expensive than just going by national express Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NulliSecundus Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Depends if the time saved travelling by train is worth it really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLord Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 has anybody had any luck finding trains that get there pretty early and leave fairly late both on the saturday for a reasonable price? Best Ive managed to find is about £40!!! Is there no football specials at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NulliSecundus Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Might be better times now the strike has been cancelled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowandlow Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 cheapest train i can find is £32, it was £19 for the carling cup, and around the same every other time i've been for the football, including saturdays, sundays and midweeks, all on chiltern anyone know if you can get the train cheaper than this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NulliSecundus Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 London Midland are doing a maximum 10 quid return anywhere on their network over 2 weeks in April. http://www.londonmidland.com/sale If you have a railcard as well you can basically get to London for £6.70 return Don't know if you saw it mate, if you did sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowandlow Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 London Midland are doing a maximum 10 quid return anywhere on their network over 2 weeks in April. http://www.londonmidland.com/sale If you have a railcard as well you can basically get to London for £6.70 return Don't know if you saw it mate, if you did sorry. do you know if you can come back on the saturday night using this ticket, as i have had a look before and cant work it out for myself (probably being a retard) preferably i wanted to come back as late as possible (think 22:00 is the last train) if not, i will give them a bell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLord Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Im in the same boat, want to come back as late as possible but the latest I can see that it lets you pick under that "sale" is around 17:45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NulliSecundus Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Ah hah! Got it. Basically the cheap tickets are only for single train journeys (no changes) although it seems to only have to be on the outward journey. I presume you are looking for Birmingham to Wembley, which may be the problem, you may have to go back to Euston to come back to Birmingham. I've just done New st to Euston, arriving 2pm and leaving Euston at 9pm and it's offered me a ticket for a tenner. Obviously nothing to stop you getting off at Wembley on the way if possible on the train, don't know if this is any use to anyone. I personally won't be using it for this game (going in car) but I am planning on going to London in the next couple of weeks so this should suit me fine. Edit: Just looked at LM's timetables, they don't actually stop at Wembley which would explain why you can't get a fare there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 yeah you will have to get the tube out to wembley park. however, it only takes about 15/20 minutes on the metropolitan line from euston, and not much longer from kings cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NulliSecundus Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Yep, did that for the LC final to be fair, think it was £6 for a travelcard. So £16 quid for transport with access to London isn't bad IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carew_villa Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 did anyone go to the torch on the carling cup final? I'm thinking either going the green man, the greyhound or the torch. Anyone know which one is better? And know the prices of a pint? etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfee Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 I have 6-8 seats available on a mini bus leaving from kings norton at 10 am cost if full £25, maybe a little less.If interested PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parisvilla Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 just used thetrainline.com and got a return from moor street to marylebone for 13 bones with a railcard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted April 5, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2010 did anyone go to the torch on the carling cup final? I'm thinking either going the green man, the greyhound or the torch. Anyone know which one is better? And know the prices of a pint? etc.. green man was awesome for cc final...proper party atmosphere. £3 a pint but they sold cans too for £2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avillafan.com Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Ive booked my Train with London Midland. From New Street to Euston and then onto wembley for £16 return. I think the last train is 9.30pm. Im on the 8.30am train so should be in Wembley for around 11ish. How would i get to the green man from the Wembley Station? I went to Silverspoons last time, but i fancy something different this time out. Also, is there a place for flags here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby87thminhero Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Is there any more space on the official coaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcTheObsession Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 This thread seems to be a bit quiet compared to what it was for the CC Final! Where's everyone gonna be drinking? Have we got the Green Man again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claretandblue77 Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 did anyone go to the torch on the carling cup final? I'm thinking either going the green man, the greyhound or the torch. Anyone know which one is better? And know the prices of a pint? etc.. green man was awesome for cc final...proper party atmosphere. £3 a pint but they sold cans too for £2 im travelling up on my own from cardiff so anyone that can advise where the villa will be drink would be very appreciated, wheres the green man, greyhound or torch. im getting into london victoria 12:20pm so will get a tube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBirminghamVilla Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 did anyone go to the torch on the carling cup final? I'm thinking either going the green man, the greyhound or the torch. Anyone know which one is better? And know the prices of a pint? etc.. green man was awesome for cc final...proper party atmosphere. £3 a pint but they sold cans too for £2 im travelling up on my own from cardiff so anyone that can advise where the villa will be drink would be very appreciated, wheres the green man, greyhound or torch. im getting into london victoria 12:20pm so will get a tube This is the link to the Green Man, http://www.thegreenmanhotelatwembley.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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