Was tracking the direct Bratislava flights all week and Ryanair rumbled it on Monday afternoon. €55 until Sunday, up to €80 then €200 plus on Monday before the match.

Booked via Vienna on my phone on way out of the stadium on Monday!  

Vienna to Dublin  €33 Saturday Morning

Hope uefa don't screw us over now

Dont trust UEFA basically 

Bratislave return over €300 now and was €55 two days ago.  Was so tempted to book at risk but didnt want to be a jinxy ba$tard.

Plenty of routes to get there 

Currently €39.99 Ryanair Dublin to Prague on Wednesday 25 March at 12:05, landing 15:30.

The train takes just over four hours from Prague to Bratislava and costs €13 in advance or €29 on the day.

I should make the 17:44 train, arriving 21:50 (it's about 40m by bus from Prague airport to the main station).

I'll book it for €13 and if I miss it, at least I will still have the option of the 19:44 train, arriving 23:44.

Did the same. Hopefully we get10% of tickets and that should mean just over 2000. Can’t see too many more than that travelling

You'd be surprised. They only have to give us 5% so fingers crossed for 10, but most passing fans see this as a playoff and basically dont understand its 1 game to lead on to another game. Therefore a bit of a bandwagon booking it up.

Given it's a thursday and a few days off work that'll knock a few off it alright

2000 I suppose with a potential final to be played after Slovakia maybe the numbers will only be around 2000 travelling. 

booked the flight direct from Dublin to Bratislava on Tuesday, back on the Friday.

Accommodation booked in the old town.

Anyone else on the same roster?

Have been watching the price of a few flights today, creeping up throughout the day, airlines catching on even via Vienna 

The thurs morning Aer Lingus flight to Vienna is already sold out

No surprise, it was around 130 quid so a decent option for the day of the game. Still plenty of ways to get there

Thursday 26th March. Clue in the thread title. 

We got a nice apartment in the old town for 350 that sleeps 6....

There is a route to Bosnia that you can fare lock now for 48 hours (so until after the draw on Friday) at a current fare of about €33, for a cost now of €3 per person (non-refundable if you don't confirm the flights). The expense required now is about €3, with €30 more if you confirm the flight on Friday, and about €17 more required in the event we actually win in Slovakia and have to travel to Bosnia (because you'll then need to book a €17 train journey).

That is, if we draw an away final against either Bosnia or Northern Ireland, and you don't mind spending €33 to book a flight to Bosnia that you won't use if we lose to Slovakia or end up in Belfast, but want a route booked to Bosnia now in case we do make it and end up playing there, you can book that for about €33 now, or fare lock for 48 hours for €3. If anyone is interested, let me know, and I'll pm you. I don't want to put it up for all to see, but I will share for those who are interested.

Yeah a lot of early departures from Stansted and Birmingham. Think Manchester was ok though.

Another option is to hire a car and drive to Sarajevo. It's a 9 hour drive and a car will cost you €100 including one-way fee.

Few towns you can stop in on the way for an overnight stay to break up the journey too. Prices in those places will be dirt cheap. 

What sort of gobsh*te are you posting up routes for every tom dick and Harry to book. Keep it to pm. Your travel hero status is in the post 

Bratislava, probably get a taxi or bus if some are organised up to Trnava

 

match day venue all day long ,

 

 think zenica was the only time never stayed in match venue

Saw this, struggling to get a way out that works, might hit Vienna but that’s two flights, a bus to Bratislava and to Trnava.

It's under 30 minutes by train from Bratislava and there is f**k all accommodation in Trnava. The stadium is under 10 minutes walk from the train station in Trnava. I'll be staying in Bratislava.

Is there a train back after the game if extra time etc is played?

Would be inclined to agree. Doesn't overly bother me though, Bratislava was a bit of a kip back in '07 (rained for 3 days solid as well), I'm sure it has improved a bit since, '07 is a good while ago now. Anyone been there since ? 

Hotel booked in Bratislava arrive in morning of the game. Won't cost much to sort transfer to and from trnava

Ah f**k I just checked and the timetable generally has the last train at 22:34. That's not even time enough if the game doesn't go to extra time, never mind extra time, penalties or even the local cops holding us back in the stadium if it ends on 90 minutes.

Having said that, there are three things: one, they could well put on an extra train or two because of the game. Two, there will likely be buses organised which will definitely wait. And three, it's only a €30 taxi ride, so there'll be little enough trouble getting back no matter what happens. Even if the taxi drivers try to act the maggot and charge like €50 or €60, it's still not that much among three or four lads, and there is far more accommodation in Bratislava that will cost significantly less than what is left in Trnava.

Beware of the FOG. That's the route we used last time. Only flight to Eindhoven rely's on the plane coming back from Sweden initially. So if there's any delay on the Swedish end, you're goosed. Brendy, myself and a few others can verify that.

To be fair SD a 300 min train journey wouldn’t bother you as a train journey is involved 

Walked back into town from Serbia as the taxi drivers were charging nearly 4 times the prices and as for buses **** that 

Are you flying to Bratislava?

Looking at that myself too but it’s a two flight job at this point with a bus to Bratislava and a train to Trnava.

Again wait and see what happens with the draw tomorrow as still no idea how to get to Bosnia never mind getting home afterwards .

And before someone says that I said I would never go back to Brat EVER AGAIN , well shoot me .

We could literally charter a train from Trnava to Bratislava. I'm not sure if we'd need to charter it both ways (it might make sense to allow people make their own way up from Bratislavav - there are loads of local trains) but a Trnava - Bratislava charter at about half eleven or midnight would be perfect and would allow for extra time and penalties, if needs be.

Obviously that depends on the game being in Trnava but if it is confirmed for Trnava, I might look into chartering a train. There'll be loads of takers, no doubt. The email address for Slovak railways was easily enough found: if they can put on a train that holds 500 people for less than €10 a head, I'd say we are golden.

I know most of our lads would be all over that. Might be worth starting a list if Trnava is confirmed.

Great idea but I think SD just wants to drive a train 🚂

They're still charging the guts of nearly €300 return, alot of cheaper routes still available.

https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-schedules-extra-flights-for-republic-of-ireland-fans/?fbclid=IwAR1s8GIZ_YpJG2QHN4wEUJhAvVtR6tq2yNlC-4idrQqXFPUSIEqvtG4UEdQ" rel="nofollow - https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-schedules-extra-flights-for-republic-of-ireland-fans/?fbclid=IwAR1s8GIZ_YpJG2QHN4wEUJhAvVtR6tq2yNlC-4idrQqXFPUSIEqvtG4UEdQ  

In.other times they may have got a nixer from the visiting association 

Guesstimate - 5% allocation no 1800 allocation maybe 

What are the last 10 games?

Éire2206 wrote: Pretty sure The game can be any of the 26/27/28 March still nothing confirmed.

You might be pretty sure, but you're wrong.

https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0255-0d9926b2a701-942b394ef206-1000--how-euro-play-off-draw-works/?iv=true" rel="nofollow - https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0255-0d9926b2a701-942b394ef206-1000--how-euro-play-off-draw-works/?iv=true

"The semi-finals will be played on Thursday 26 March, with the finals five days later on Tuesday 31 March. Kick-offs are generally 20:45 CET but exceptions may apply, in particular related to time zones."

Apologies if posted already but this is a good guide written by a Welsh fan for Welsh fans who were thre last month.

http://www.podcastpeldroed.cymru/guide-to-trnava-bratislava/" rel="nofollow - http://www.podcastpeldroed.cymru/guide-to-trnava-bratislava/

This is SD's Cup Final, right here.

Honest question here SD: Have you asked Slovakian Railways can you have a go at driving the train also? 

Assume you'll be running there and back Craig??

It was last 9 used for Gibraltar but 3 probably not. I'd say maybe 5 might be needed for this 

And is he providing free beer?

 That's his grave stone epitah sorted so  

Honestly, if the game is in Trnava, and if I can charter a train for 500-1,000 at a reasonable cost, I'll charter a train, post up here the screenshots of the costs and take a per person revolut for the per person cost. I won't ask to drive... much and all as I'd love it.

And on the free beer point: there'll be no free beer, but I'll damn well expect that *I'll* drink for free for the whole trip for organising the train!

Of course, we could all throw in an extra few euro to hire a throne. You could sit on it in first class and the rest of us can queue up to pay tributes (free beer).

I'm picturing a train like Kim Jong Un travels on!

You already have gobsh*te status for posting up flights earlier and now you have superhero status for organizing a f**king train. Some week for you kid 

Most are staying in Bratislava anyway, don't see the point of staying in Trnava, by all accounts there isn't much to see or do up there, but yeah each place has a different policy, should give you a date when you book thats the cut off for free cancellation

There's not much more to do in Bratislava, except take up.residence in The Dubliner. 

Vienna is the nearest tourist city..But in March, you could get any kind of weather in that part of Europe.

Wont be going near the dubliner anyway, a kip by all accounts.

I'm sure there will be, just looks like the majority are in Bratislava and if the game is in trnava then I'm sure something will be sorted buses, train etc.

In an ideal world the fai would organise it and for example a match ticket is your ticket to a bus or train too.

The boom is back!

On the strip clubs I wonder how many f**kwits will be stupid enough to go into that strip club and drink the free shots that knock you out. They'll wake up on the street with a red arse and an empty bank account. 

Bohs on Tour 

YBIG

Said they still have checks to do on the stadium but they made known it's the preference 

22500 Capacity 

Booked Dublin to Zadar, Croatia. Out Mon 30th back Wed 1st. 4 hour drive to Zenica/Sarajevo. For those planning to stay out there after Bratislava, it’s a good option for Return flight, on a punt.

Free drink is hard to turn down.