Lyon travel plans

[berryblue]

Made it to Kelly's Bar by the river for 00:30 after the game. Place was fairly full of drinkers but was told "we are closed". Informed later that they didn't want City fans in there after the match. Know now where NOT to go next time in Lyon.

 

[Blue Mist]

Made it to Kelly's Bar by the river for 00:30 after the game. Place was fairly full of drinkers but was told "we are closed". Informed later that they didn't want City fans in there after the match. Know now where NOT to go next time in Lyon.

00.30hrs !!! hell we were still on our 3rd trip round a huge roundabout at that point, we were on the last bus that left just after midnight and it still took nearly an hour, at least you had the chance to be refused entry.

 

[squirtyflower]

I did the Eurostar option, staying in Camden after the West Ham game, and then arriving in Lyon on the Sunday afternoon.

Enjoyed the trip, although Lyon was relatively bland, and it shouldn’t take almost two hours from the Final Whistle to finally reaching your accommodation.

It’s strange how we can be trusted in Hoffenheim and Basel, yet locked in the stadium (supposedly for our own safety) in other parts of Europe.

Surely, if we can sup all day without any sign of nastiness, then why can’t we be bussed to the same bars with the Riot Police keeping a close eye on processing’s if necessary?


One final point:

My 13:30 Lille-St Pancras connection was cancelled, so I had to wait for the 14:15, which arrived at St Pancras around 3pm (UK time)

At the time, it didn’t seem a major problem, but like many other City fans, my Euston-Stockport “Off Peak” Return was now invalid until 7pn.

I was advised to go to the Virgin Ticket Office, whereby I was greeted with a loud female scouse accent at the Information desk:

“What do you want?”

I was momentarily lost for words, but then she confided: “Only joking love. I saw your Man City top and couldn’t resist"

Thankfully, there was a happy outcome, which for both our sakes, was probably a good thing.

Just for future reference, how much was it for the return St Pancras-Lyon and how long did it take

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

Just for future reference, how much was it for the return St Pancras-Lyon and how long did it take

I got a return for £95, travelling on the 10:15: Sunday morning, and returning on the 9am from Lyon:Wednesday Morning.
However, that was booked on the day that the fixture was confirmed as Tuesday 27th (meaning that the West Ham game couldn't be switched to the Sunday). Other blues were on the same train, but had paid more, presumably because they'd waited and shopped around.

As regards the length of journey, it all depends where you change. For me it was Paris outbound and Lille on the return journey.
However, it was roughly 5 hours sat in the buffet carriage, plus 1 hour waiting for the connection in France.
Also, the security checks are far quicker than most airports, so you don't need to arrive at St Pancras ridiculously early.
Hope that helps.

 

[bluesteve1964]

00.30hrs !!! hell we were still on our 3rd trip round a huge roundabout at that point, we were on the last bus that left just after midnight and it still took nearly an hour, at least you had the chance to be refused entry.

We were on the 2nd batch of 4 buses that left ground. Dropped at Bellacourt but nothing open there so walked to the Old Town. Only place open we found was Flemings bar just round from Smoking Dog. Stayed open till 2am. 100yds away was an all night Boulangerie, slightly better than Greggs!!! Eclair and a bowl of Pasta Bolognese at 230am went down a treat. Home at 10pm yesterday, work at 6am today....knackered.

 

[squirtyflower]

I got a return for £95, travelling on the 10:15: Sunday morning, and returning on the 9am from Lyon:Wednesday Morning.
However, that was booked on the day that the fixture was confirmed as Tuesday 27th (meaning that the West Ham game couldn't be switched to the Sunday). Other blues were on the same train, but had paid more, presumably because they'd waited and shopped around.

As regards the length of journey, it all depends where you change. For me it was Paris outbound and Lille on the return journey.
However, it was roughly 5 hours sat in the buffet carriage, plus 1 hour waiting for the connection in France.
Also, the security checks are far quicker than most airports, so you don't need to arrive at St Pancras ridiculously early.
Hope that helps.

Cheers, helps a lot, especially as I’m in Lyon airport and worried we’ll miss our connecting train from St Pancras

 

[jimbo101]

I couldn’t get any time off work. Used my 2 day’s off work. Working 5 day’s on the run now.

We didn’t get back until about 2.45am. Flight was delayed. Paperwork issues. The the plane circled Manchester for a good 15 minutes before landing. Got home about 3.30am. In bed by 4am.

We didn't leave the bar until gone 4am.
Found a kebab shop open & eventually got back to the apartment at 4.45.
Happy days

 

[Mifred]

Stansted to Marseille £30 return
Train from Marseille €25 To Lyon return
Few shuttle buses
Me and two adult son's £200 all In _not including beer or fuel to Stansted
Great trip

 

[andyhinch]

Just got home, it’s been a long day met some great lads and squirty :-) had a few beers with Mark Weaver, ex Doncaster Rovers manager, what a lad, google him, didn’t know it was possible to be that hated.

 

[Tbilisi]

Think I will try Eurostar next trip to France/Germany as waiting times in airports with split journeys is such a pain and a waste of time.