Moldova - 9th October 2016 - Travel & Acomm

SuperDave84 wrote: Worst thing about three aways in the months after Euro 2016 is knowing that if we qualify for France, I'll hardly be able to afford to go to each of them.

Would be a good problem to have surely rather than being able to afford all three because we haven't qualified for France

Seems wizzair fly to chisinau for several airports in Italy which be another option for this. Know everyone likes the direct routes especially on the way home but know for me to be able to do this 1 I'm going to be on tight enough budget so realistically will be looking at long stopovers etc to get the cheapest route possible

Transnistria is a fake state. But like Kosovo. Strangely our government recognises one but not the other. I don't recognise either.

Odessa in Ukraine is less than 5 hours from Chisinau by train with no changes. Kiev is 14 hours away, longer if travelling direct. Both of them are as useful as going to Bucharest. Bucharest is a nice city, and it's parliament is famous for being among the biggest buildings in the world.

Wouldn't advise on a micro short trip to Chisinau though. It's no sprawling metropolis but we rarely get the chance to go,
so give it a few days at least.

With the close proximity to Serbia game i can't see tickets been an issue

lassassinblanc wrote: Super Dave I know you love your train journeys was thinking of doing this from Bucharest night train what are best timetables for this

The train only runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Bucharest to Chisinau. It's not overly expensive, only about €30 in second class in a four berth compartment, or €60 in a two berth compartment. It leaves at 19:35 from Bucharest and arrives at 08:54 the next morning.

Going back, it leaves Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, at 16:35, arriving at 05:50. Ryanair fly Bucharest to Dublin on Wednesday afternoons, so if you fancy a few days around Chisinau and Transnistria, you could do that.

If there's any trip you should earmark to go to/prioritise it's the more obscure places like Moldova.

Would love to have went to Armenia, Kazakhstan and loved Georgia. Moldova was one of my picks for this one and delighted we got them.

Belgrade and Chisanau   

Will definitely do 5 nights for each of these trips and try and squeeze 3 nights out of the Vienna trip.

Edited by irishmufc - 27 Jul 2015 at 5:30pm

SuperDave84 wrote: lassassinblanc wrote: Super Dave I know you love your train journeys was thinking of doing this from Bucharest night train what are best timetables for this The train only runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Bucharest to Chisinau. It's not overly expensive, only about €30 in second class in a four berth compartment, or €60 in a two berth compartment. It leaves at 19:35 from Bucharest and arrives at 08:54 the next morning. Going back, it leaves Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, at 16:35, arriving at 05:50. Ryanair fly Bucharest to Dublin on Wednesday afternoons, so if you fancy a few days around Chisinau and Transnistria, you could do that.

As always

cathalb96 wrote: Anybody reckon tickets will be an issue? 10,500 is only around a 1,000 allocation, if even

More chance of Ireland getting a man on the moon than anyone not getting a ticket

No direct flights later on in the year it seems