Netherlands Away Nov 18th

DubLife wrote: Whats the craic with the portal for away tickets? is it open yet?

The first away game isn't until mid June so the portal will probably open in early May.

Gaz wrote: BigPodge wrote: Gaz wrote: Just booked flights there for me and my dad - €225 each return which isn't too bad as he would only fly direct Has anyone booked central accom at a reasonable price? Looking at booking.com and prices seem quite high Surprised the oul fella is going there with you again after your carry on the last time! I promised him that there will be no whacky tobaccy this time

Sorted for this now. Direct flights from Belfast on the Friday morning and back on the Sunday evening, £240 steep enough but it cuts out a lot of hassle. Hotel right in city centre, around £230 including breakfast and free cancellation. Accommodation prices dear enough in Amsterdam. Just waiting for confirmation on Greece and France to get all the away trips organised.

brendy_éire wrote: Tyronebhoy wrote: Sorted for this now. Direct flights from Belfast on the Friday morning and back on the Sunday evening, £240 steep enough but it cuts out a lot of hassle. They are steep. Booked over from BFS on the Friday. There's an easyJet flight to Stansted on the Sunday which I've booked, not too bad a price. Plenty of options back to Ireland; will hopefully get the Derry flight when they go on sale. One (maybe the only?) advantage of Brexit is that the Brits allow 4L of duty free spirits these days, so going via Britain can work out alright if you're making use of the allowance. Can't get it if you fly directly to the north from the EU, but if you fly to the north from Britain, you're allowed whatever amount you want.

Edited by Newryrep - 14 Feb 2023 at 6:17am

brendy_éire wrote: Newryrep wrote: [London to Belfast you can get duty free ? Really - you sure  ? Didn’t know that Nah, mean on the EU-Britain flight, you can get your 4L. Then bring the 4L on your flight to the north. Eu-North, it's considered the Single Market, so no duty free. Wee quirk of the protocol, I suppose. Ryanair are selling 1L of Jameson for €20, so at least stock up on that.

Edited by Newryrep - 14 Feb 2023 at 9:54pm

brendy_éire wrote: Haha, this is all going slightly OT here, but  you buy the 4L of duty free in Amsterdam (or on the Ryanair flight, which were charging €20 a litre the other day). You then just bring the duty free you bought earlier onto your flight to the north.

Roberto_Carlow wrote: Sealed Duty free bags are allowed through. On a separate note I am partial to a jameson here and there, but have been picking up a bottle everytime on a flight between Ireland and UK due to yhe price and have ended up with a cupboard of the stuff, spending more than I would have out the supermarket. Its like some brain freeze everytime I see it at that price. Brexit will be cancelled by the time I get through it all.

MayoMark wrote: colemanY2K wrote: MayoMark wrote: I'd actually love to do ferry/train combo for this Anyone have any experience in that? Best routes etc?  sail rail ticket from ireland to london then on to the direct eurostar from london to amsterdam. it would be a very long day and probably only possible if starting off from dublin. btw with the sail rail ticket you can start your journey from any train station in ireland. thanks chief

Haven't been on an away in 10 years unfortunately so I'll have no record. I'll be depending on luck, the kindness of strangers or a sneaky home section ticket!