The International Transport Game

[Bodie]

Avoiding the risk of an airplane cul-de-sac we instead opt to go to the capital.

This is aboard Cebu Pacific flight 858 leaving at 1325 and arriving into Manila (MNL) at 1505 Sunday Afternoon

Source: Flightstats.com

 

[Quakkerillo]

Willing to go to somewhere more advanced with public transport, we decide to head to Singapore, using the 16:50 Airbus A333 that flies Singapore Airlines flight 19.

We arrive at Singapore Changi International at 20:20 on Sunday evening

Source: Manila Airport schedule, Flightaware

 

[DasLunatic]

We come full circle on our globetrotting travels, and after 363 posts, are able to repeat a previous movement. We board one of British Airway's many Boeing 747-400s, this particular one ending up on flight BA12 (IB7571) to London Heathrow Airport. We arrive back where we started at 0505 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0650 British Airways flight 832 to Dublin Airport, arriving there at 0805 on Monday morning local time.

(Source: Flightstats)

 

[Quakkerillo]

We leave the airport, and at 9:20 we take a bus into the UK.
Translink X1 takes us all the way to Belfast, and drops us off at the Europa Buscentre at 11:25 on Monday morning

Great Britain is not to be played, yet nothing prohibits entering Northern Ireland.

 

[Bodie]

That's why I love this game. Manila to Belfast in four moves.

We are perfectly placed to sample some of the railways in this part of the Emerald Isle.

Hop footing it over to Great Victoria Street station we board the 1132 Northern Ireland Railways service to Bangor where this train terminates at 1213 on Monday afternoon

Source: Translink journey planner

 

[DasLunatic]

We're back on the buses at 1225 on the Translink no. 3 bus. It deposits us at Donaghadee, New Street at 1305 on Monday morning.

Source : This timetable

 

[Bodie]

Changing bus routes we board Ulsterbus route number 7 at 1325 making our way to Newtownards, Gibsons Lane arriving at 1350 on Monday afternoon

Source: Translink journey planner

 

[Springs Branch]

We're just around the corner from Newtonards Bus Station, where we board Ulsterbus service 10A at 1405 to Portaferry (Portaferry Square) arriving at 1457 Monday afternoon.

Source: Translink Journey Planner

 

[Bodie]

We stroll down to the pier and at 1515 set sail across Strangford Lough to the town of the same name, Strangford where we dock at 1530 Monday afternoon

Sources: various

 

[Springs Branch]

We continue on the 1645 departure of Ulsterbus service 16E from Strangford Square to Downpatrick Bus Station arriving at 1710 Monday afternoon.

Source: Translink Journey Planner

 

[Bodie]

Ever onwards, this time by Goldline and the number 240 service.
Leaving at 1730 and reaching journeys end at Newry, Newry Buscentre at 1845 on Monday evening

Source: Translink journey planner

 

[Springs Branch]

We could proceed from Newry into the Irish Republic, but we're having such an enjoyable time in the North, we board the ....

1915 Goldline Express bus service 238 to Belfast (Europa Buscentre) arriving at 2028 Monday evening.

Source: Translink Journey Planner

 

[Bodie]

Heading over to Great Victoria Street railway station we take the first thing we can get.

This is the 2040 Translink/Northern Ireland Railways service to Portadown arriving there at 2128 on Monday night

Source: Translink

 

[Springs Branch]

This quiz seems to have slowed down a lot lately, so maybe time for an international border crossing ....

From Portadown we board the 2144 Irish Rail "Enterprise" train to Dublin Connolly arriving at 2312 Monday night.

Source: www.irishrail.ie

 

[dzug2]

We consider going to the airport but the last flight has long since departed and it's a long wait until morning

So we walk to Busaras (3 minutes) and take the Redline at 2337 to Red Cow, arriving at 0007 Tuesday morning


Source - google maps

 

[Springs Branch]

We're just in time to see an airport-bound route 726 bus pulling away from the Red Cow Luas interchange, so we wait for the next south-bound Dublin Coach service 726 departing 0050 to Portlaoise, Laois Shopping Centre arriving at 0220 Tuesday morning.

Source: Transport for Ireland journey planner

 

[Bodie]

Normally it would be time to call it a day at this hour but we are fortunate that this town is on an all night Airport bus route.

Thus that is our destination.

Mindful of the rule regarding re boarding the same service we just got off, we give the return 726 a miss. Instead we loiter for a wee while then...
At 0258 we board Kenneally's Bus Service number 735 to Dublin Airport (Zone 14) where we arrive at 0430 Tuesday morning

Source: Transport for Ireland journey planner

Coincidently arriving just five minutes after the 726 service.

 

[DasLunatic]

We decide to visit the lovely city of Bradford, using Aer Lingus 3390 to get there. It departs Dublin at 0615 and arrives into Leeds Bradford Airport at 0730 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Quakkerillo]

Which is good in time to catch the 09:30 Ryanair FR2326 to Palma de Mallorca airport, where we arrive at 11:10 on Tuesday morning.

 

[DasLunatic]

It's a quick transfer onto Norwegian 4212, and the service to Stockholm Arlanda. Departing Palma at 1150, we arrive into Sweden at 1550 Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Bodie]

Time to take a trip on the Arlanda Express.

Noting the airline we arrived on, we know we will be boarding at Arlanda North.
Departure is at 1620 and the journey takes twenty minutes so arrival at Stockholm Central is 1640 on Tuesday afternoon

Source: Wikipedia and Arlanda Express website

 

[Springs Branch]

Time for a ride on the Stockholm Metro....

At the nearby T-Centralen Metro station we take the 1656 line 19 Metro to Alvik arriving at 1710 Tuesday afternoon.

Source: Storstockholms Lokaltrafik Journey Planner

 

[Bodie]

Now onto line 22. Departing at 1721 we journey to Årstaberg arriving at 1735 on Tuesday afternoon

Source: sl.se

 

[Springs Branch]

Given the vocal push a few months ago to get an International game started, it's odd how few participants now seem interested in posting land-based (rail or bus) moves - recently it seems just Bodie and myself alternating. But when we get on aircraft, we get a number of different posts in quick succession. Isn't there an internet aviation forum with this facility for plane enthusiasts?

Anyhow, given we're on a Rail forum, we board the 1752 Line 36 commuter train across the city to Solna, arriving at 1808 Tuesday afternoon.

Source: sl.se

 

[DasLunatic]

We then take to the Tvärbanan and its fleet of Flexity Swifts. We exit the station, and at 1816, one turns up, on the 22 service. We take it five stops, to Karlsbodavägen Spårv, arriving at 1826 Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Bodie]

To avoid a return to Alvik we cross platforms and await a Northbound line 22 tram.

Boarding at 1836 it's a short hop to Sundbybergs centrum arrival all of three minutes later at 1839 on Tuesday evening

Source: sl.se

 

[Quakkerillo]

We then take the short walk to the "Tunnelbana" station, where we take metro line 10.
Departing at 18:59, we arrive at T-Centralen (Central station) at 19:11 on Tuesday evening


Source: resrobot.se

 

[Bodie]

Perfectly timed for a transfer over to the mainline station of Central.

A long distance train beckons, in the shape of SJ train 547 to Malmo Central departing at 1921 and reaching Malmo at 2342 Tuesday night

Source: sj.se

 

[DasLunatic]

This appears to be it for the night, so we find a nearby hotel and, at the wickedly early 0455, board the Flygb bus to Malmö Airport Sturup flygplats, arriving at 0535 Wednesday morning.