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im looking at ways of getting to our away game on boxing day. theres no trains! so whats an alternative?
lots of national express coaches going there from Victoria to Brum new street, but last one on way back is 19:30. i dont know how u cud get from new street to Villa park, buses? i dunno, cab? but its boxing day, and usually triple rate isnt it.
secondly, im just looking up hotels up there, i'd stay up there overnight,! anyone else got plans? and dont say driving coz i cant drive
Not really thought about the logistics, quite yet.
I would imagine I'll go by National Express (from Bristol)... once in Birmingham, I would imagine it'll be easy. They'll either be running the local train service to Aston and/or have a comprehensive bus service, as although it's Boxing Day, they still have to get 40,000 fans to and from the ground and for that, I'm sure they'll have a decent amount of public transport running.
Always enjoyed Villa away... seen a mix of performances there over the years, but that Pires lob over Schmeichel was special.
Birmingham New Street - Witton/Aston (26th Dec) - 10 min journey
Depart
14:47
15:17
15:47
Only 3 useful trains on a match day .... that's from the virgin trains website, so maybe it hasn't taken into account that there's a football match on, and perhaps extra trains will be put on who knows.
Anyway, not a clue about the buses either.
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also on Vllas official site, transport page, there a bus stop just down the road, which goes to Birmingham town centre, looks like i'll be staying up overnight for this!
Arsenalgal wrote:If we manage to get tickets I will be doing the 20 minute drive from my boyfriends as he lives in the midlands and ill be there for christmas
Stayed at a hotel in Broad St Birmingham the night before the FA cup semi against the mancs a couple of years back. Loads of bars, clubs, eating places there for a good night after, not sure what it'd be like on boxing day but it's a good place to head for if stuck in Birmingham for the night
stearmaster wrote:walk u lazy bastard, dicko will walk with you as she loves walking
I might be driving to this one and if I stop anywhere it will be a friends en route back on the M40 which I know realise is a little bit awkward on an evening kick-off. Hey ho it is a little early to be organising Christmas right now.
.... that's from the virgin trains website, so maybe it hasn't taken into account that there's a football match on, and perhaps extra trains will be put on 
who knows.
