underdogunderdog underdog Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Anyone else staying in Bonn ahead of game in Cologne? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 4 minutes ago, underdogunderdog underdog said: Anyone else staying in Bonn ahead of game in Cologne? Yes we're travelling up from Augsburg match day staying Bonn overnight then back to Augsburg following day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qos_75 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 15 hours ago, DG.Roma said: Really? I've been surprised in Germany about the amount of places that were cash only. Last time I was in Berlin was just before Covid, so maybe it's changed since. I was in Munich at the end of last year and a lot more places were taking card, but nowhere was card only. I was in Munich for a stag do last April and most places we went to took cash and cards. Never had any issues in bars and restaurants. The wife and I have a Halifax credit card that we only use for holidays. So I used that. It offers no fee ATM withdrawals or point of sale transactions. I just top loaded it before I went and I don’t think there was much if anything to pay when I came back. I can only remember withdrawing Euros once when we were there 4 nights. I think that was to give somebody a sub. The Post Office do a decent holiday pre-pay Mastercard too, Just load it up with Euros and away you go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) I've used Revolut loads of times but generally for 2 or 3 day trips. The standard card allows for only £200 of ATM withdrawals and £1000 total usage per month before adding on a 2% fee. Since I'm going to be spending a lot more than that on a 10 day trip I'll have some money on Revolut as a back up but my main card will be Chase. Edited March 5 by Arch Stanton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Remember not to top up your Revolut card in Euros at the weekend or you'll get charged exchange fees, as I recently found out to my cost. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdogunderdog underdog Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) Thought I was smart booking a flight to Amsterdam but now struggling to find a train to Bonn on 17th June. Anyone got any advice of alternative ways of getting to Bonn from Amsterdam? Tried via Utrecht but can get to Utrecht but Utrecht to Bonn is sold out. Just to add flight doesn't get to Amsterdam till 1725 Edited March 5 by underdogunderdog underdog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 9 minutes ago, underdogunderdog underdog said: Thought I was smart booking a flight to Amsterdam but now struggling to find a train to Bonn on 17th June. Anyone got any advice of alternative ways of getting to Bonn from Amsterdam? Tried via Utrecht but can get to Utrecht but Utrecht to Bonn is sold out. I just looked at Amsterdam to Cologne on that day on thevDB site, there are plenty of trains available. Once in Cologne get a S-Bahn train to Bonn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdogunderdog underdog Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 3 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: I just looked at Amsterdam to Cologne on that day on thevDB site, there are plenty of trains available. Once in Cologne get a S-Bahn train to Bonn. Thanks for reply. I've been on there tonight but can't get anything booked for after I arrive. It shows as if they are available but when I go to book part of journey is not available 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 2 hours ago, underdogunderdog underdog said: Thought I was smart booking a flight to Amsterdam but now struggling to find a train to Bonn on 17th June. Anyone got any advice of alternative ways of getting to Bonn from Amsterdam? Tried via Utrecht but can get to Utrecht but Utrecht to Bonn is sold out. Just to add flight doesn't get to Amsterdam till 1725 Flixbus goes direct from Amsterdam to Cologne/Bonn airport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdogunderdog underdog Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 On 05/03/2024 at 23:23, lubo_blaha said: Flixbus goes direct from Amsterdam to Cologne/Bonn airport. Yeah, that's an option I've considered. Other one is to get bus to Düsseldorf then train to Bonn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 On 06/03/2024 at 00:23, lubo_blaha said: Flixbus goes direct from Amsterdam to Cologne/Bonn airport. Just find yourself a route to Cologne or even Dusseldorf and there local trains to get you into Bonn. Much easier from Cologne of course but from Dus is possible direct too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 On 05/03/2024 at 21:02, underdogunderdog underdog said: Thought I was smart booking a flight to Amsterdam but now struggling to find a train to Bonn on 17th June. Anyone got any advice of alternative ways of getting to Bonn from Amsterdam? Tried via Utrecht but can get to Utrecht but Utrecht to Bonn is sold out. Just to add flight doesn't get to Amsterdam till 1725 Some Amsterdam to Cologne trains aren't available to book yet. Here's DB a few months back replying to someone asking similar about Amsterdam and Brussels trains and further down the thread they suggest it might not go on sale until 3 months before so I'd suggest trying again later in the month and seeing if you get any joy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnieman Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 On 05/03/2024 at 00:36, underdogunderdog underdog said: Anyone else staying in Bonn ahead of game in Cologne? Aye, there for 3 nights. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 On 03/03/2024 at 07:21, lubo_blaha said: Not strictly travel related but interested to know what people are doing for spending money. I have a credit card with zero fees abroad that I usually use but would rather set what I have beforehand than run up a huge bill to pay off. Tempted to get a monzo account or similar, although I’ve heard a lot of Germany still prefers cash. I was in Berlin in November and I barely dipped into the 50 euros cash I had with me. There might be the odd place that is cash only, and perhaps it's more common in smaller places, but I'm planning to be relying on my fee-free credit card and just having a small amount of cash handy just in case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdogunderdog underdog Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 19 hours ago, Burnieman said: Aye, there for 3 nights. Nice one. Going yourself or with a group? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnieman Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 2 hours ago, underdogunderdog underdog said: Nice one. Going yourself or with a group? No, myself and my better half. The rest of the group will be in Cologne, easy enough to get the train up there.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Diego De la Vega Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Booked to stay provisionally in Garching on the outskirts of Munich for the Germany game, seems to be decent transport links if not overly exciting,. anyone been there or staying there too? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 21 minutes ago, Don Diego De la Vega said: Booked to stay provisionally in Garching on the outskirts of Munich for the Germany game, seems to be decent transport links if not overly exciting,. anyone been there or staying there too? You're not far from. the Allianz Arena and about 25 minutes from Marienplatz by U-Bahn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 1 hour ago, Don Diego De la Vega said: Booked to stay provisionally in Garching on the outskirts of Munich for the Germany game, seems to be decent transport links if not overly exciting,. anyone been there or staying there too? I'm staying there, it's a University town so hopefully some decent bars. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 2 hours ago, welshbairn said: I'm staying there, it's a University town so hopefully some decent bars. I'd expect there to be plenty in Garching itself, but as said above you're in a perfect location for the Allianz arena, 20ish minutes from the city centre at Marienplatz by direct u-bahn train but also all down that underground line (U6) there are plenty of places to eat/drink. Quite a studenty area right down the west side of the Englischer Garten - if you jump off the train at Studentstadt, Alte Heide or Munchner Freiheit you'll be within seconds of a decent boozer. If the weather's decent a wee afternoon in the Englischer Garten with a beer and a currywurst is *very* pleasant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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