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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Hey guys, I know this is off topic, but I didn't know which section to post this in... I am going to be in England from March 15 - March 20, staying in London. While I'm there, I'd love to come check it the EC premises, but Google says it is a 7 hour trip each way via public transport. Is it easier than that or is it just that difficult to get there via public transport from London?
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ChrisR	ChrisR posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 363, Visits: 3K	To be completely honest, it's probably cheaper and quicker to hire a car and drive there! Probably looking at 2 1/2 -3 hrs each way traffic depending. And/or take a detour to Birmingham and check out the museums etc and make a day of it
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Hmmm, sounds like it is a bit difficult to get to. I was hoping Google was telling me lies and it was just a quick 1hr train ride. It isn't worth me getting an international drivers license for just that, I won't be driving anywhere else. Might have to give it a miss then unfortunately.
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ChrisR	ChrisR posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 363, Visits: 3K	It's nearly 300km! Do you need an international licence? When I wen to Aus (OK 10 years ago) I didn't need one for a short trip it was only if I was staying/driving for months that I'd need one.
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	I don't know whats happened to the train services lately but you used to get a regular 2 hour train service from london to birmingham. Then it's only 1 hour to Stoke on Trent then a 10 minute taxi ride from the station to our premises. Sometimes the trains go straight through to Stoke with no change at Birmingham. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant Edited 11 Years Ago by Warren (Staff)
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	ChrisR (16/09/2014) It's nearly 300km! Do you need an international licence? When I wen to Aus (OK 10 years ago) I didn't need one for a short trip it was only if I was staying/driving for months that I'd need one. I'm in Aus, these distances seem small to us! Warren, thanks for that mate, that may be doable. I guess I'll have to find out when I get over there, I just can't figure out a train schedule online.
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ChrisR	ChrisR posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 363, Visits: 3K	I know they are small in comparison but no matter how you look at it 300km is not an hours trip!
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Hey all, Was hoping someone might be able to help me plan my trip. I WAS going to be in England from the 15th-20th of March, but Matt informed me that EC would be unlikely to be running a training course in March. So, I've decided to reshuffle my trip so that I can attend the February course. So I can get to Stoke-on-Trent by the 11th and I'll sort out accommodation, that's fine. However I have got tickets to watch FC Bayern play HSV at the Allianz Arena in Munich on the 14th at 3:30pm, so I need to be back in Munich by then. I've done a quick search, and it certainly isn't easy to get back to Munich from England! How hard is it to get from Stoke-on-Trent to Luton? I can get a 7:30am flight out of Luton on the 14th and that should be fine, if I can get there...
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Just gonna bump this back above the bloody spam post...
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ChrisR	ChrisR posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 363, Visits: 3K	Stoke on trent station to luton airport is about 3hrs on the train (3 changes) but you'll have to stopover in the airport, there's a late on that gets in a 1.30am to the airport but thats the last one that will get you to the airport on time have a play on this site http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/planjourney/search
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