Plans for Borefts 2013

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Message harrisoni P beers 25356 º places 68 º 14:11 Thu 6/13/2013 So I might buy a Any Station Brussels Eurostar ticket and then wait to find out how the Dutch trains are running.
Message Theydon_Bois P admin beers 40505 º places 1239 º 14:14 Thu 6/13/2013 Originally posted by harrisoni So I might buy a Any Station Brussels Eurostar ticket and then wait to find out how the Dutch trains are running. It’s the most flexible and best investment IMHO. Will sort mine tomorrow. End of the day guarantees you to Antwerp. Antwerp to Bodegraven is E13.90 each way. Cheapest Brussels to Bodegraven one way was E37 and the trains that were of any use were more like E40-60!
Message harrisoni P beers 25356 º places 68 º 14:32 Thu 6/13/2013 Where are you buying your Antwerp to Bodegraven tickets from?

Message Theydon_Bois P admin beers 40505 º places 1239 º 14:38 Thu 6/13/2013 Originally posted by harrisoni Where are you buying your Antwerp to Bodegraven tickets from? http://www.nshispeed.nl/en Although it’s called ’NL highspeed’ it seems to cover all services. I want to determine whether the E13.90 fare is in fact the best deal as an advance purchase or if you can rock up on the day to buy it at that cost? Presuming an advance special but will do more digging. No big rush to nail this leg down. btw - the Borefts weekend isnt open for booking yet so the E13.90 fare applies to the nearest Friday/Sunday to Borefts 6th/8th Sep. Can’t see this changing for our weekend.
Message Benzai beers 20020 º places 321 º 15:30 Thu 6/13/2013 Originally posted by cgarvieuk Originally posted by Benzai Originally posted by cgarvieuk Im arriving Fri morn and out Sunday. Im on my Own, so looking to share with someone Fri/Sat night. Will you stay at Tulip Bodegraven again Cgraig? I’m on my own as well so looking for someone to share the room with. Also I’m only there on Friday and a couple of hours on Saturday. Let me know if you want to share a room Not sure Yet. Need to Hassle Jan, as i hope we will have a Sunday Breakfast Beer Tasting :-)
Message harrisoni P beers 25356 º places 68 º 00:07 Fri 6/14/2013 Originally posted by Theydon_Bois Originally posted by harrisoni Where are you buying your Antwerp to Bodegraven tickets from? http://www.nshispeed.nl/en Although it’s called ’NL highspeed’ it seems to cover all services. I want to determine whether the E13.90 fare is in fact the best deal as an advance purchase or if you can rock up on the day to buy it at that cost? Presuming an advance special but will do more digging. No big rush to nail this leg down. btw - the Borefts weekend isnt open for booking yet so the E13.90 fare applies to the nearest Friday/Sunday to Borefts 6th/8th Sep. Can’t see this changing for our weekend. Thanks Colin, will do the Eurostar bit today and wait for the NL bit. Will still be going out Friday back Sunday though.
Message Borresteijn P beers 11296 º places 404 º 00:26 Fri 6/14/2013 Originally posted by chriso Originally posted by chriso Originally posted by madmitch76 ChipKaart - thanks for the correction. Yeah I think I have about 35 Euros on mine. Guess I will have to check at the Airport if this is sufficient funds for a round trip. Doubt that will be enough. I think we put 25 euros on and couldn’t go anywhere. Also, have you used it on the trains before? If not, you have to go through some convoluted procedure to enable it for that purpose at a machine. We couldn’t work out what to do so we had to hunt down a member of staff to help us. Then the bloody thing wouldn’t work because there were insufficient funds on it. I’ve just checked and the "boarding fee" is 20 euro so we must have had less than that. Perhaps we’d used some on trams and buses before trying to use it on the train. So unless you have at least 20 euro left on the card before starting your last train journey you’ll need to top it up. Plus, you have to find somewhere that you can top it up with cash because you can’t use non-Dutch cards. Since the card itself costs a non-refundable 7.50 you effectively lose out by 27.50 less whatever your last train journey costs unless you want to go through the hassle of getting a refund of the unused balance, for which an administration fee is charged. Thanks for reminding us Dutch that the Chipkaart is a PITA and basically an almost incomprehensible monstrosity . As a foreigner, just use a chipcard for tram/buses etc. For the train you can buy online tickets here http://www.ns.nl/en/travellers/arrange-and-buy/tickets-and-passes/the-e-ticket. Order and print out yourself, at home. Useful if you know when and where to go. Also, if you have a maestro or V Pay card you should be able to buy tickets at the vending machines. Good luck!

Message Borresteijn P beers 11296 º places 404 º 00:48 Fri 6/14/2013 Originally posted by Theydon_Bois Originally posted by harrisoni Where are you buying your Antwerp to Bodegraven tickets from? http://www.nshispeed.nl/en Although it’s called ’NL highspeed’ it seems to cover all services. I want to determine whether the E13.90 fare is in fact the best deal as an advance purchase or if you can rock up on the day to buy it at that cost? Presuming an advance special but will do more digging. No big rush to nail this leg down. btw - the Borefts weekend isnt open for booking yet so the E13.90 fare applies to the nearest Friday/Sunday to Borefts 6th/8th Sep. Can’t see this changing for our weekend. This is indeed the cheapest fare. If you want to go today it’s almost double that price. Which is funny b/c Dutch train prices are fixed. Please keep in mind that on Saturday and Sunday of Borefts there are no intercity trains between Den Haag and Roosendaal.
Message Christian beers 17296 º places 278 º 01:04 Fri 6/14/2013 Hotel in Bodegraven booked a month ago :) See you all there!
Message Theydon_Bois P admin beers 40505 º places 1239 º 02:03 Fri 6/14/2013 Originally posted by Borresteijn Originally posted by Theydon_Bois Originally posted by harrisoni Where are you buying your Antwerp to Bodegraven tickets from? http://www.nshispeed.nl/en Although it’s called ’NL highspeed’ it seems to cover all services. I want to determine whether the E13.90 fare is in fact the best deal as an advance purchase or if you can rock up on the day to buy it at that cost? Presuming an advance special but will do more digging. No big rush to nail this leg down. btw - the Borefts weekend isnt open for booking yet so the E13.90 fare applies to the nearest Friday/Sunday to Borefts 6th/8th Sep. Can’t see this changing for our weekend. This is indeed the cheapest fare. If you want to go today it’s almost double that price. Which is funny b/c Dutch train prices are fixed. Please keep in mind that on Saturday and Sunday of Borefts there are no intercity trains between Den Haag and Roosendaal. Thanks, I’ll look to book via this site then.