Alkmaar away

jaymitch81 · Post by **jaymitch81** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:28 pm

Anyone going?

I imagine Amsterdam is going to be expensive to fly into. Anyone reccommend a cheaper travel option? (Not on a donkey or anything)

There are some hotels in Alkmaar list on www.matchotels.com We have booked the best wester hotel for the night.

Jay

jaymitch81 · Post by **jaymitch81** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:30 pm

sorry its www.matchotels.com oops!

norfbankN16 · Post by **norfbankN16** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:31 pm

eurostar to brussels and then change over to the mainland rail network (which is very good and cheap). done it before and was in the dam within 4 hrs. not so bad considering flying normally involves a bit of travel to and from the airports plus check in times...

digger · Post by **digger** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:50 pm

Get the boat train from Liverpool Street. Takes you to Harwich, boat to Netherlands, train to Amsterdam Centraal.

jamjc64 · Post by **jamjc64** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:09 pm

Flying from Bristol Â£60 return. How cheap do you want it ?

crocit · Post by **crocit** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:08 pm

Ryanair to Eindhoven, Â£20 return, happy days

SCREAM AIM FIRE · Post by **SCREAM AIM FIRE** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:09 pm

coach? takes 12 hours though

digger · Post by **digger** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:39 pm

crocit wrote:Ryanair to Eindhoven, Â£20 return, happy days

Could you have gone to a further away Dutch airport?

Have you checked the trains?

North bank girl · Post by **North bank girl** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:51 pm

I'm up for this one! I was looking at flights today!

Post by **Chippy** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:54 pm

digger wrote:
crocit wrote:Ryanair to Eindhoven, Â£20 return, happy days
Could you have gone to a further away Dutch airport? Have you checked the trains?

Its about 2-2 1/2 hours. Also the airport is quite a long way out of town with a really crappy bus service. Other than that fine.

herbert · Post by **herbert** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:33 pm

eindhoven to the dam by train takes 1hr 20 mins

Post by **Chippy** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:32 am

herbert wrote:eindhoven to the dam by train takes 1hr 20 mins

Never(perhaps once a day) and we're talking to Alkmaar, you know, where the football game is.

herbert · Post by **herbert** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:18 pm

check the dutch railway times mr aggresive
and i know the games in Alkmaar but thats only 30 mins from Amsterdam central where most of the travelling gooners will be based

crocit · Post by **crocit** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:00 pm

yup indeed Herbert, gooners will be based/staying Amsterdam, as for travel, Newcastle went to Alkmaar 2 seasons ago, i had a link for their travel advice for fans, they had a coach for fans from Alkmaar stadium after game to Amsterdam Central. i have 2 mates who have gone from Eindhoven to Amsterdam, wen we went to Psv, theres a coach from Eindhoven airport which takes to Amsterdam, as for hotels, anyone booked up yet? i found one, Â£50 2 single bed, in Amsterdam central, will book it soon.

rtpgooner · Post by **rtpgooner** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:20 pm

I went to the amsterdam tournament in 2008 and went there at the start of august for my 21st and stayed here

http://www.francehotelamsterdam.com/

It is bang in the middle of amsterdam right near the red light district

, the coffee shops and is less than a 5 minute walk to amsterdam central station