(meteorobs) Travel to IMC 2008

[Jan Verfl]

Hello,

a possible, altough lenghty, way is flight to Prague and then train. Flights
fetween Prague and many German cities are numerous and sometimes very (i
mean _very_ cheap), but it is only half-way through. From Prague, there is a
a plethora of direct trains to Slovakia, especially overnight, taking 9 to
11 hours to Banska Bystrica (directly or with one change) and the fare is
also very low (particularly when compared to Germany/Austria).

This route (over Ostrava/Zilina/Vrtuky) shall be recommended particularly to
those travel people among you - especially the overnight trains still retain
something from the train-travel romancy of the old times - the speed is not
amazing, nor is the design of the cars, but it is an interesting journey. On
the overnight trains, the last, very scenic portion from the Slovak border,
is often travelled already in daylight, offering magnificent views.

Jan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org 
> [mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Bernd Brinkmann
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 1:50 PM
> To: meteorobs at meteorobs.org
> Subject: (meteorobs) Travel to IMC 2008
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm searching for a convenient and fast possibility to travel 
> to the IMC
> 2008. How do the other participants travel, especially those from
> western Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands?
> 
> Up to now I found the following (starting point Bochum in the Ruhr
> Area):
> 
> By car about 1250 km and estimated 14 h plus overnight sleeping.
> 
> By train about 20 h (start on Wednesday 19:36, via Mannheim and Vienna
> and arrival in Banska Bystrica at 15:48) and retour starts at 17:51 in
> Banska Bystrica and back in Bochum on Monday at 12:09 or 13:09.
> 
> There are no direct flight connections from Dusseldorf or Dortmund to 
> Bratislava. The best I found from Dusseldorf is via Budapest: 
> LH 3472 departure 
> at 11:50 and back on Sunday evening with LH 3475, departure 
> at 20:10 in 
> Budapest.
> 
> But it seems impossible to reach Budapest airport at 18:00 on 
> Sunday by train. 
> So I would probably prefer to rent a car at Budapest airport.
> 
> I'm looking forward for your considerations.
> 
> Clear skies
> Bernd
> 
> 
> Bernd Brinkmann
> 
> Sternwarte Herne, MPC code A18
> Herne, Germany
> 
> e-mail: info at sternwarte-herne.de
> http://www.sternwarte-herne.de
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