Topic: Hamburg

[scott]

Price wise for flights, what wold we be looking at?

Will props book after 1st leg of the semis. (IF we get there)

after the semis?
at least 150

[rafa forever]

after the semis?
at least 150

150 aint that bad, was hoping around 200.

[dudleyred]

have just booked after getting tickets today

booked from stanstead to Hannover for £65 each.

90 minute drive from there so will sort car nearer time

[rafa forever]

have just booked after getting tickets today

booked from stanstead to Hannover for £65 each.

90 minute drive from there so will sort car nearer time

Return ?

[LFCStephen]

Just logged on to site and i have been given a ticket Buzzing for it now, really hope we get there!

[FinnKop]

Two tickets!!!
Holy Smoke.
C'mon you REDS!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=113344695344996&ref=ts
Uefa Europa League Final 12 May 2010

[redbyrdz]

Thought I'd bump the guide to the 2006 world cup for general travel advice.


For those not flying directly to Hamburg, a few notes on rail travel.

Website of the German Rail company:
http://www.bahn.de/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml

- Return tickets are the same price as two singles.

- Buy tickets of a machine inside the stations (they take cash and credit/debit cards). Don't buy them of a person at the ticket office, they'll add 2€ for the "service" of talking to someone. Same goes for buying on the train.

- The cheapest way to travel for groups might be using a "Länder-Ticket". Those are good for one days' travel for a group of up to five people within a specific region (usually a federal state). You can only use local trains (not those marked ICE or IC) though. Tick the "local transport" box on bahn.de and it'll give you only local trains. More here.

Hamburg is its own (small) federal state (as are Berlin and Bremen) and doesn't have it's own ticket. You can use the Lower-Saxony (Niedersachsen) Ticket for travel from and to Hamburg (within Lower Saxony of course).
On Saturdays and Sundays there's a special weekend ticket valid in all of Germany.

Quick word of warning,  the company Metronom who operate one of the main "local" trains to Hamburg have just introduced an alcohol ban on their trains.


hope i haven't jinxed us....

[Baz1LFC]

£175 flying from manchester on the 10th returning on the 13th with lufthansa.

[dudleyred]

Return ?

yes return flights.

Not too bad a price. one ticket costing as much as the flippin flights!

[LFCStephen]

Can go Stansted to Hamburg flying day before final and back day after £73.30 return!

Skyscanner keeps updated with cheapest flights

[dudleyred]

Can go Stansted to Hamburg flying day before final and back day after £73.30 return!

Skyscanner keeps updated with cheapest flights

yes saw these but they land quite a way out with ryanair - about an hour away from City apparently

We were sound with getting there but just a bit concerned how we'd get back to the airport for the early flight the next morning.

In the end we swerved it for a more leisurely schedule

[Hulting]

got a flight for about €100... and 2 nights at a hostel for €36... just hope we'll make it!

[scott]

got a flight for about €100... and 2 nights at a hostel for €36... just hope we'll make it!

what airports?

[Hulting]

what airports?

from sweden (stockholm skavstad) will be at the ryanair airport Hamburg, at 15,55 matchday. fly home from Dublin the weekend before was gonna spent time with my family, but... =/    maybe you can get a cheap flight from london to sweden, but guess it will be cheaper and/or more convenient to fly from another airport. but i only pay £20 for the flight return, ireland (dublin) - sweden.

[FinnKop]

got a flight for about €100... and 2 nights at a hostel for €36... just hope we'll make it!

What hostel?

[Alf]

A mate of mine went for a stag do 3 weeks ago. He raved about the knocking shops and the bierkellers.

[scott]

i'll probably wait until next friday morning for obvious reasons...

[-Sad Fuck-]

If we get to the final, I take it anyone with an away credit is sorted, right? (Presuming they have every home game as well).

[LFCStephen]

If we get to the final, I take it anyone with an away credit is sorted, right? (Presuming they have every home game as well).

It will be close as the allocation will only be between 10-14000 (most peoples guess). The way our TO did it last time looks like it will be done on games altogether. Attened 12 games or more, Attened between 7-12 etc

so 1 away and all homes maybe but may not be enough.

[Hulting]

What hostel?

MEININGER Hamburg City Center

http://www.hostelworld.com/findabed.php?Search=1&PHPSESSID=2886745614-1004022038pFyqlORcrDSWmU6SQb9dRT

[scott]

i've got every home and 1 away but it has not got the proof of travel, shouldn't be a problem though..

[Hulting]

i've got every home and 1 away but it has not got the proof of travel, shouldn't be a problem though..

if your a STH i guess you'll get a ticket but if you "only" got a FC i'm not sure about it...

[scott]

if your a STH i guess you'll get a ticket but if you "only" got a FC i'm not sure about it...

i'm a member/fancard holder mate..

[-Sad Fuck-]

Scott, I've just checked the last two finals we were in, and FC holders with every home and at least one away were higher on the list than those STH's with no aways.

We'll be fine hopefully.

[Hulting]

Scott, I've just checked the last two finals we were in, and FC holders with every home and at least one away were higher on the list than those STH's with no aways.

of cause, but i think that STH with all home and one away will be able to buy before any FCH with the same amount of games =/

[-Sad Fuck-]

True, but 12,500 people haven't got an away game. I imagine it'll be half that.

[gnaume]

less than 3000 had one before Benfica.

[Hulting]

True, but 12,500 people haven't got an away game. I imagine it'll be half that.

true

[balticred]

True, but 12,500 people haven't got an away game. I imagine it'll be half that.

Not even that i wouldn't think - Benfica went to all fan cards and seemingly less than 2,000 sold for that. I reckon only about 3-4,000 will have one

[willss]

I'd hope that they do all homes with at least one away that has POT.  If you have an away without POT it shouldn't count.  I know POT can be
faked but why ask for it if they aren't going to use it.

Next in line should be ST with all homes in a ballot.  I wouldn't expect fancard holders with all homes to get a look in.  However, this is the LFC ticket office and wouldn't be suprised if they said ST with all homes go above fancard holders with all homes and aways!!!

With all that said, there's still a whole load of football to be played before I'll be booking any Hamburg flights.

[scott]

I'd hope that they do all homes with at least one away that has POT.  If you have an away without POT it shouldn't count.  I know POT can be
faked but why ask for it if they aren't going to use it.

Next in line should be ST with all homes in a ballot.  I wouldn't expect fancard holders with all homes to get a look in.  However, this is the LFC ticket office and wouldn't be suprised if they said ST with all homes go above fancard holders with all homes and aways!!!

With all that said, there's still a whole load of football to be played before I'll be booking any Hamburg flights.

I'm in this boat, time will tell then..

[LukeLFC]

Flights from manchester seem to be cheaper that liverpool, just looked on expedia, to see flight time and that. Around £250 for return flights and 2/3 star hotel.
Do you think STH with all home games will get a chance?? Surely no more than 5000 with 1 or more aways??
Cheers
Luke

[willss]

Flights from manchester seem to be cheaper that liverpool, just looked on expedia, to see flight time and that. Around £250 for return flights and 2/3 star hotel.
Do you think STH with all home games will get a chance?? Surely no more than 5000 with 1 or more aways??
Cheers
Luke

You'll get a chance but I wouldn't go booking anything as that chance may be slim...

[gnaume]

Didn't matter whether your credits were home or away for the previous couple of European finals, did it? I have all the aways so far (won't be able to make Madrid) but no home, so I guess I'll have to be very lucky?

[seaserpent]

I would think everyone with 8 + credits will be sorted and then season ticket holders with 7 ( equates to all homes ) would go into a ballot for the remainder

[Crosby Nick]

The company I work for has an office there (on the Reeperbahn no less!). Am  trying to come up with a plausible sounding reason to try and arrange a meeting there for mid May!

[redpirate]

I would think everyone with 8 + credits will be sorted and then season ticket holders with 7 ( equates to all homes ) would go into a ballot for the remainder

A FCH with ALL homes and NO aways will be very lucky to get a ticket...by the time the STH's with all 7 homes have their fill, there'll be nothing left.

[SwedenRed]

Holiday Inn booked.

[bryanod]

Was due to be in Berlin that week anyway, so booked the bus up for the day, not a chance of any spares I would think (though it won't sotp me searching plenty) with it being quite handy to get to, and the opposition, but should be entertaining one way or the other!

[CHOPPER]

Booked. It's a gamble like, but one am well willing to take.