msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:
>Terry Pinnell writes:
>> I urgently need to get to Cologne tomorrow, Sat 20th Dec. Preference
>> is Gatwick and the obvious choice is easyJet from Gatwick 25 mins from
>> here by taxi, but I was mortified to find that their bookings page
>> says 'No flights'. Can anyone tell me the alternatives please,
>> including Heathrow, hopefully faster than I can research them.
>
>Well, http://bahn.hafas.de gives these train times. Of course this
>says nothing about seat availability.
>
> +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
> | Station | Arr. | Dep. | Train No | Comments |
> +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
> | East Grinstead | | 08:07 | --- | |
> | London Victoria | 09:02 | | transfer | 55 min. |
> | London St. Pancras Inte | | 09:57 | EST 9120 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
> | Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 13:25 | | transfer | 18 min. |
> | Bruxelles-Midi | | 14:25 | THA 9433 |RP GP BT |
> | Köln Hbf | 16:45 | | | |
> +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
> | Duration: 7:38; |
>
>And similarly 3 hours later:
>
> +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
> | East Grinstead | | 11:07 | --- | |
> | London Victoria | 12:02 | | transfer | 55 min. |
> | London St. Pancras Inte | | 13:20 | EST 9132 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
> | Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 16:40 | | transfer | 18 min. |
> | Bruxelles-Midi | | 17:25 | THA 9445 |RP GP BT |
> | Köln Hbf | 19:45 | | | |
> +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
> | Duration: 7:38; |
>
>Or if you can get to London St. Pancras faster another way, then there
>are these trains:
>
> +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
> | Station | Arr. | Dep. | Train No | Comments |
> +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
> | London St. Pancras Inte | | 07:10 | EST 9110 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
> | Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 10:31 | | transfer | 18 min. |
> | Bruxelles-Midi | | 11:59 | ICE 15 |BT |
> | Köln Hbf | 14:15 | | | |
> +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
> | Duration: 6:05; |
>
> +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
> | London St. Pancras Inte | | 08:25 | EST 9114 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
> | Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 11:50 | | transfer | 18 min. |
> | Bruxelles-Midi | | 13:25 | THA 9429 |RP GP BT |
> | Köln Hbf | 15:45 | | | |
> +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
> | Duration: 6:20; |
>
> +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
> | London St. Pancras Inte | | 09:57 | EST 9120 |RP SZ CI 55 QP |
> | Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar | 13:25 | | transfer | 18 min. |
> | Bruxelles-Midi | | 14:25 | THA 9433 |RP GP BT |
> | Köln Hbf | 16:45 | | | |
> +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+----------------+
> | Duration: 5:48; |
>
>and others later in the day, but that last one is fastest. Hope this helps.
Many thanks for that fast and helpful reply, Mark. Will follow up on
it immediately.
--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK |