[Debian-uk] Travel in the UK -- infos/help needed, please

[MJ Ray]

Heike Jurzik <jurzik@guug.de> wrote:
> I need to be in Manchester on Sunday, 7th of October, around lunch time.
> There is no direct flight from Koeln/Bonn airport that arrives in time,
[...]

Sunday mornings always seems to be hard to find flights to/from Germany.

> Alternatively,
> I'm brave enough to try the British railway system again from somewhere
> else that's close.  Anyone around who can help me with that?

At a guess, Cologne->Brussels->London on Saturday night,
http://www.seat61.com/Germany.htm#Cologne
stop over in/near London,
http://www.superbreak.com/discounted-hotels/offers-category-LO.htm
or similar, then
London->Manchester on Sunday morning. http://www.traintimes.org.uk
(pick Chiltern or G.Western as retailer to avoid a booking fee and
tell it you'll collect from a FastTicket printer at the London station).

Hope that helps,
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