roonst83 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Fully expect this to fall on deaf ears as its only a pre season friendly - but just wondered if anyone else is planning on hitting Dusseldorf for the Villa pre season game against VfL Bochum? Ive just booked to go with a mate for £35 return (Ryannair) and will be hitting the local bars, pubs etc - so was just seeing if any other Villa fans are heading out? Ps, flights were £35 return Ticket - $9euros Bargain. (no doubt i'll get raped on the price of the beer but at least it'll taste nice) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Bargain & a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Fully expect this to fall on deaf ears as its only a pre season friendly - but just wondered if anyone else is planning on hitting Dusseldorf for the Villa pre season game against VfL Bochum? Ive just booked to go with a mate for £35 return (Ryannair) and will be hitting the local bars, pubs etc - so was just seeing if any other Villa fans are heading out? Ps, flights were £35 return Ticket - $9euros Bargain.(no doubt i'll get raped on the price of the beer but at least it'll taste nice) Sounds like a plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggy_333 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Is that flying from Birmingham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Is that flying from Birmingham? ryanair you should be asking is that landing in dusseldorf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo82 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 my mate lives in gutersloh (army) so he is going to the Paderborn game. really want to go to one if these games in Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 2, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2013 ryanair you should be asking is that landing in dusseldorf ZING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo82 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 just checked the flights details on Ryanair and the only flights to Dusseldorf are from Standstead and the closest airport to the ground is Dortmund anyway and they dont fly to Dortmund from the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I am lead to believe Ryanair only use one airport on the continent but will offer a connecting bus service to the city destination of your choice for a very reasonable additional fee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 I'm flying into Dusseldorf from London Standstead (I live in London) - Dusseldorf is half an hour away on the train to Bochum - so we figured we'd base oursleves in Dusseldorf and have Saturday and Sunday night out there (the game is Sunday). Train to Bochum is circa $20euros return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Flights are £36.99 each way from what I can see. Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 my mate lives in gutersloh (army) so he is going to the Paderborn game. really want to go to one if these games in Germany The company I work for has an office in Gutersloh and I go there often... I considered going to the friendly match as Germany is also an awesome country to visit but unfortunately with a 3 month old it really isn't practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Only just seen this topic so sorry I'm late but just a heads up for anyone doing this... Düsseldorf Weeze airport (the Ryanair one) is nowhere near Düsseldorf. I would recommend getting a minibus to Essen and then getting the train to Bochum from there. Unless you are wanting to base yourself in Ddorf, in which case you will have to use public transport, there is a bus to Weeze train station and then a train to Ddorf; itakes just over an hour but as far as I remember, it's been a couple of years since I lived in Nordrhein Westfalen and I had free train travel, you can't buy a ticket at Weeze station so you may want to book in advance if possible. Would probably be easier to go with the bus. Get the train up to Bochum from Ddorf, takes about 40 minutes on an RE train and if you are travelling in a group you should be able to get a discounted ticket. In terms of drinking in Ddorf, head to the Altstadt (the nearest U-Bahn stop in Heinrich-Heine-Allee), great area for drinking. Nightlife in Bochum is pretty poor so if you're wanting a night out don't base yourself in Bochum! I would say that Köln would be the best place to stay in the region but it is an hour south of even Ddorf. And whoever mentioned Dortmund... it is dead close to Bochum and Easyjet fly there to and from Luton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXD Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I'm thinking of driving up there, for the one time they're playing closeby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks1876 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I'm going to sit in the garden and enjoy the weather while it lasts and drink a few Beck's Bier + listen to the commentary on AVT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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