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johnny9fingersTravelling by train from London to Faro in Portugal (first class, natch) costs an arm and a leg. We'll be going in July.
London St Pancras, to Paris. In Paris change from Gare du Nord to Montparnasse, and take the TGV to Irun on the Spanish border. Then take the overnight sleeper to Lisbon. Then a four-and-a-half hour train to Faro, where we hire a car.
It would cost us about £300-£400 to fly to Faro and back: less if we could book ahead (like around about now). It would also take about five to six hours each way including all of the mandatory searches and sniffs that Customs puts one through. This is costing us a tidy grand, and will take a day and a half each way to complete.
I booked the tickets today at Rail Europe on Regent Street, after a lunch with Fra. Will give SWMBO a cheque tonight covering my half. Let's see if it less stress-making than flying. Here's hoping.
London St Pancras, to Paris. In Paris change from Gare du Nord to Montparnasse, and take the TGV to Irun on the Spanish border. Then take the overnight sleeper to Lisbon. Then a four-and-a-half hour train to Faro, where we hire a car.
It would cost us about £300-£400 to fly to Faro and back: less if we could book ahead (like around about now). It would also take about five to six hours each way including all of the mandatory searches and sniffs that Customs puts one through. This is costing us a tidy grand, and will take a day and a half each way to complete.
I booked the tickets today at Rail Europe on Regent Street, after a lunch with Fra. Will give SWMBO a cheque tonight covering my half. Let's see if it less stress-making than flying. Here's hoping.
