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#31556 - 25/05/2001 16:32 Meet - Car share from Airport
mardibloke
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Registered: 14/08/2000
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Loc: Penarth, UK
I would be interested to hear from anyone arriving into Schiphol Airport for the day on Sunday, to take the chance to share a hire car to the meet.

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#31557 - 25/05/2001 17:26 Re: Meet - Car share from Airport [Re: mardibloke]
thinfourth2
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Registered: 13/04/2001
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Loc: The land of the pale blue peop...
what times are your flights?


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#31558 - 25/05/2001 17:49 Re: Meet - Car share from Airport [Re: thinfourth2]
mardibloke
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Paul, not booked anything yet, but am watching for a last minute deal. Would get into Schiphol airport sometime after 9am ( LOCAL Netherlands time ), and look for a flight around 10pm ( LOCAL Netherlands time ). I have to get back the same day, so will not be staying over.

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#31559 - 25/05/2001 23:59 Re: Meet - Car share from Airport [Re: mardibloke]
schofiel
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Registered: 25/06/1999
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Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
To be honest, it will be VAST expense and you will then have to fight through the heaviest traffic in NL, where the largest number of speed cameras are installed. Even on a Sunday, it will be hard work.

Why not just use the train? It is cheap, fast and direct - and the railway station is right under the airport terminal. Instructions are in the announcement.

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#31560 - 26/05/2001 00:30 Re: Meet - Car share from Airport [Re: schofiel]
thinfourth2
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Registered: 13/04/2001
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Loc: The land of the pale blue peop...
We live in the uk where we have a unbelivably crappy public transport system. Just kind of assume the same every where.

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#31561 - 26/05/2001 02:46 Re: Meet - Car share from Airport [Re: mardibloke]
phaigh
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Registered: 04/11/1999
Posts: 649
Loc: Reading, UK
Me too.

I'm on the LHR -> Schipol BA flight (7:40 london - 10:30 Schipol).

I'm probably going to get the train (it's direct).

Feel free to mail me.

paul@nailed.demon.co.uk

Paul.

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#31562 - 26/05/2001 05:26 Re: Meet - Car share from Airport [Re: schofiel]
mardibloke
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Will I have any problems getting a train back to the airport on Sunday evening - I would hate to miss my return flight !

I wonder if its a nice walk from the bus station to the meet, if its a nice day I might take a walk, as I make it only around 1 mile ?

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#31563 - 26/05/2001 07:14 Re: Meet - Car share from Airport [Re: mardibloke]
schofiel
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Registered: 25/06/1999
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Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
Well, I wouldn't try walkng from the centre of Amersfoort (Amersfoort central station). You could walk from Amersfoort Schothorst (about a mile).

Both stations have regular bus services to the meet (number 12). Trains back to the airport are every half hour all day; you should have no trouble getting a train back to Schiphol all day. If there is any problem then I will drive people out to Schiphol after the meet, so don't worry!

If you want to look at train times, check out the NS timetable and look for the English language version of the page. Buses are also every half hour.

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#31564 - 26/05/2001 07:55 Re: Meet - Car share from Airport [Re: schofiel]
mardibloke
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Registered: 14/08/2000
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Loc: Penarth, UK
Thanks, still sat watching flight prices

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