Planes, trains or auto(surf)mobile

[Ava_Banana]

Your thoughts please ladies and gentlemen...

My brother is getting married in a Castle in November, on a Thursday.

I live in the middle of Essex and am draggin my wife and 2 children with me.

To drive it will take over 6 hours to get there (360 miles), rough cost estimate of £120 return in fuel.

I know Carlisle airport exists, but haven't found a flight to there from Stansted airport yet (it keeps defaulting to NCL which my wife says is Newcastle...but I think might be something to do with Carlisle)....I'd then have to get a cab 40 mins to the castle....or rather to somewhere cheaper to stay, then a cab on the day, then a cab to the airport later.

I haven't even looked into trains yet......but the lack of wheels when I get up there will be a pain.

..........any thoughts "outside the box".....or inside....appreciated.

[yoshie]

1. 360 mile is nothing take the truck.
2. No fannying about with check in, delays or such crap.
3. You can't sing out of key like a dafty on the train without people staring and pointing

[Scorpion]

Having flown out from Newcastle airport dozens of times, I can tell you your wife is right!

NCL = Newcastle

You can get the Metro from the airport to the Central Station in Newcastle and then catch a train to Carlisle. Seems a bit of a fanny on though, I think I'd trust in the Surf if I were you.

[Vultch]

Drive it in the Surf...

Airlines are now squeezing every penny of their customers..
Baggage costs will add to the trip cost..

3 weeks ago BMI baby at boarding (this is after check in) stopped every passenger and insisted on one piece of hand luggage only and it had to be of a certain size or less...if you had more than 1 piece or if it did not fit .. £50.00 and it went into the hold...8 people were caught out

I was carrying lots of kit, at check-in I was charged £315.00 normally it would be about £100 roughly...

[Ava_Banana]

Ok....thanks.

Thinking about it...I should probably take the mondeo estate as that will be more economical....and potentially faster. just duller

[Albannach]

Ok....thanks.

Thinking about it...I should probably take the mondeo estate as that will be more economical....and potentially faster. just duller

And less comfortable.

[Cant Get Right]

Take the surf, the comfy mobile, whether u take the mondeo or not, its not gonna save u that much money is it. Faster, well that all depends how fast u drive, but the faster u drive the more fuel u use.

[charvell]

Ok....thanks.

Thinking about it...I should probably take the mondeo estate as that will be more economical....and potentially faster. just duller

fill the surf with veg