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[nexum5me]

Thanks for all the good tips...especially on the cars

3.10. is national German holiday so we will swap them

Any tips on accommodation, hotels, etc.
Checking http://www.hrs.com/ but prices varies...

Regarding Schalke, stay in Düsseldorf and travel on match day towards the Arena...train ticket is included in the footie ticket..

Cheers,
Thomas

i love how you always put "cheers, thomas" at the end of your posts

[Poldi]

Does that mean i only need to buy a train ticket to Dusseldorf from Cologne Airport? The train to Gelsenkirchen and back will be part of the match ticket?

Yes, but there are some restrictions:
- it's only valid for the train on the match day (and into the night right after the match until 3 am.), not if your flight to Cologne is on monday and the continuing journey to Düsseldorf/Gelsenkirchen also then...

- you can use 'Nahverkehr VRR service' only: tube, busses, tram and regional Deutsche Bahn trains such as S, RE, RB (S-Bahn, Regional Express, Regional Bahn - 2nd. class only) but NO InterCity, EuroCity, ICE or such.

So if you only use the Nahverkehr service on matchday, you just need to buy a ticket from Cologne airport to the station on the 'border' between VRS (Cologne Nahverkehr) and VRR (Rhein-Ruhr-Verkehr) which is 'Langenfeld/Rheinland'. After that your match ticket is valid for the travel.

http://www.bahn.de/p/view/index.shtml

e.g.

• von Köln/Bonn Flughafen nach Gelsenkirchen Hbf
  ohne ICE-Züge, Intercity- und Eurocityzüge, Interregio- und Schnellzüge, schnelle Verbindungen deaktiviert
  
  Bahnhof/Haltestelle Datum Zeit Gleis Produkte
  Köln/Bonn Flughafen Di, 06.11.12 ab 12:08 1 RE 10808 Regional-Express
  Köln Messe/Deutz Di, 06.11.12 an 12:18 5
  
  Köln Messe/Deutz Di, 06.11.12 ab 12:34 2 RE 10516 Regional-Express
  Oberhausen Hbf Di, 06.11.12 an 13:26 9
  
  Oberhausen Hbf Di, 06.11.12 ab 13:42 6 S 2 S-Bahn Richtung: Dortmund Hbf
  Gelsenkirchen Hbf Di, 06.11.12 an 13:58 6
  
  Dauer: 1:50; fährt täglich
  
  
  
  Köln/Bonn Flughafen Di, 06.11.12 ab 12:24 2 S 13 S-Bahn Richtung: Köln Hansaring
  Köln Hbf Di, 06.11.12 an 12:39 11
  
  Köln Hbf Di, 06.11.12 ab 12:49 4 RE 10123 Regional-Express
  Essen Hbf Di, 06.11.12 an 13:50 6
  
  Essen Hbf Di, 06.11.12 ab 14:07 22 S 2 S-Bahn Richtung: Dortmund Hbf
  Gelsenkirchen Hbf Di, 06.11.12 an 14:18 7
  
  Dauer: 1:54; fährt Mo - Fr, nicht 3. Okt, 1. Nov
  
  
  Bahnhof/Haltestelle Datum Zeit Gleis Produkte
  Köln/Bonn Flughafen Di, 06.11.12 ab 12:44 2 S 13 S-Bahn Richtung: Köln Hansaring
  Köln Messe/Deutz Gl. 9-10 Di, 06.11.12 an 12:56 10
  
  Köln Messe/Deutz Gl. 9-10 Di, 06.11.12 ab 13:00 9 S 6 S-Bahn Richtung: Essen Hbf
  Düsseldorf Hbf Di, 06.11.12 an 13:48 14
  
  Düsseldorf Hbf Di, 06.11.12 ab 14:06 9 RE 30021
  RE 10221 Regional-Express
  Verkehrt als RE 30021 bis Duisburg Hbf, danach als RE 10221
  Gelsenkirchen Hbf Di, 06.11.12 an 14:52 7
  
  Dauer: 2:08; fährt Mo - Fr, nicht 3. Okt, 1. Nov

[goonermarc]

Does that mean i only need to buy a train ticket to Dusseldorf from Cologne Airport? The train to Gelsenkirchen and back will be part of the match ticket?

Yes, but there are some restrictions:
- it's only valid for the train on the match day (and into the night right after the match until 3 am.), not if your flight to Cologne is on monday and the continuing journey to Düsseldorf/Gelsenkirchen also then...

- you can use 'Nahverkehr VRR service' only: tube, busses, tram and regional Deutsche Bahn trains such as S, RE, RB (S-Bahn, Regional Express, Regional Bahn - 2nd. class only) but NO InterCity, EuroCity, ICE or such.

So if you only use the Nahverkehr service on matchday, you just need to buy a ticket from Cologne airport to the station on the 'border' between VRS (Cologne Nahverkehr) and VRR (Rhein-Ruhr-Verkehr) which is 'Langenfeld/Rheinland'. After that your match ticket is valid for the travel.

http://www.bahn.de/p/view/index.shtml


[/list]

Thanks Poldi, this is what i booked for 14 Euros each, can't argue with it.

Halt Datum Zeit Gleis Fahrt Reservierung
Köln/Bonn Flughafen 06.11. ab 14:44 1
Köln Hbf 06.11. an 14:59 11
S 13
Köln Hbf 06.11. ab 15:10 4
Düsseldorf Hbf 06.11. an 15:31 18
IC 2312
Düsseldorf Hbf 07.11. ab 07:39 5
Weeze 07.11. an 08:44 2
NWB75012

Enough time on the stopover in Cologne to buy some Kolsch for the journey to Gelsenkerchen too! I presume they don't sell it in Dusseldorf?

Any tips for where to go after the match in Dusseldorf baring in mind it's a Tuesday night? I've never been.

[jamjc64]

We are playing fucking City...any advise?

I can give you some on fucking Schalke

Cheers,
Thomas

Thomas 12 of us are staying in Dortmund Monday to Wednesday, will travel by train be allowed using match ticket from here ?

As for Manchester hotels. Try http://www.premierinn.co.uk or http://www.travellodge.co.uk or http://www.accorhotels.com for many choices

[arseofacrow]

We are playing fucking City...any advise?

I can give you some on fucking Schalke

Cheers,
Thomas

Thomas 12 of us are staying in Dortmund Monday to Wednesday, will travel by train be allowed using match ticket from here ?

As for Manchester hotes. Try http://www.premierinn.co.uk or http://www.travellodge.co.uk or http://www.accorhotels.com for many choices

Yes mate, you can use your ticket for the train from Dortmund and back to Dortmund

And I stayed in the Premier Inn near Bury the night before we beat them 1-0 in '98 - thoese were the days...

[franksav63]

MEH!

[arseofacrow]

MEH!

[jamjc64]

We are playing fucking City...any advise?

I can give you some on fucking Schalke

Cheers,
Thomas

Thomas 12 of us are staying in Dortmund Monday to Wednesday, will travel by train be allowed using match ticket from here ?

As for Manchester hotes. Try http://www.premierinn.co.uk or http://www.travellodge.co.uk or http://www.accorhotels.com for many choices

Yes mate, you can use your ticket for the train from Dortmund and back to Dortmund


And I stayed in the Premier Inn near Bury the night before we beat them 1-0 in '98 - thoese were the days...

Cheers mate.

I stil have my Shalke card from last game with a little credit, i bet its not valid lol.

[augie]

Hope we lose all 6 games and hit the arseholes in the pocket where it really hurts If that financial hit results in sacking wenger or cutting his wages then so much the better cos getting massive wages to produce also rans is a disgrace

[SurreyGooner]

German scene right now is top notch, nice to see decent supporters coming to the bowl again

[arseofacrow]

Hope we lose all 6 games and hit the arseholes in the pocket where it really hurts If that financial hit results in sacking wenger or cutting his wages then so much the better cos getting massive wages to produce also rans is a disgrace

You know that won't happen mate - will be the same old same old.

[ClockEndNick]

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[arseofacrow]

Anyone else looking at getting the coach there ?

Coaches still exist?

[Dan_85]

Anyone else looking at getting the coach there ?

The Pravda bus is actually not bad, £89 including match ticket. When you consider the match ticket will probably be £40, quite possibly more, it's pretty decent. I just don't really fancy sitting on there for 8-10 hours with no alcohol

[goonermarc]

I went ahead and booked up for Montpellier, told myself i would wait until ticket info was released.

Can't see it making reds plus i reckon they'll do a Villarreal/Marseille and sting us a ridiculous price for tickets.