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Renting a train to Lancaster would be an overkill

Paris/Essex, France/UK, United Kingdom

alioth wrote:

It might not be necessary to go to the expense and hassle of having a car for a few days if you’re visiting someone close enough to Lancaster.

Train tickets for two persons plus some bus tickets to campus plus maybe some tickets for trip to somewhere near by will be more than rental car fee and fuel. Depending on trains it can be 60€ per person in one direction which easily covers 6 days of renting a car. But generally, the comfort of having car available can’t be compared with relying on public transportation schedule. Cost of flying from Croatia to UK and airport fees totally dwarf any other expense.

Last Edited by Emir at 28 Jan 16:47
LDZA LDVA, Croatia

Emir wrote:

If I have to get the train to Lancaster to rent a car then I don’t need a car

Well, that was kind of my point :-) It might not be necessary to go to the expense and hassle of having a car for a few days if you’re visiting someone close enough to Lancaster.

Last Edited by alioth at 28 Jan 10:21
Andreas IOM

alioth wrote:

You can also get the train from Squires Gate (easy walking distance from the airport) to Lancaster if you can’t do it during Avis opening hours. It takes about 1hr on the train via Preston.

That’s exactly what I want to avoid I want to land at Blackpool, rent a car, drive to Lancaster, come back few days later and fly back home. If I have to get the train to Lancaster to rent a car then I don’t need a car

Last Edited by Emir at 27 Jan 20:21
LDZA LDVA, Croatia

You can also get the train from Squires Gate (easy walking distance from the airport) to Lancaster if you can’t do it during Avis opening hours. It takes about 1hr on the train via Preston.

Andreas IOM

I guess so, I used Avis to rebt for a drive to the Lake District last year in May, they close Sunday all day and only open Saturday early morning, so it was a run against clock to get there for the car but they had a box to drop keys on return and their desk is near the main apron (airport is not a favourite unless you have to )

Paris/Essex, France/UK, United Kingdom

I’m planning trip to Blackpool this spring to visit my daughter who studies in Lancaster. Is renting car possible at the airport?

LDZA LDVA, Croatia

A mess.
Shortly after departure we had a major AP malfuction so we decided to diverted in Germany
The plane is a Cessna P210N Pressurized Centurion

Last Edited by Gladio at 26 Jan 07:12
LIPR, Italy

How did the trip go, @gladio?

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Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom

I’ve enjoyed my day trips to Blackpool recently. It’s convenient for GA (transport right outside the airport, easy all day ticket for buses/trams), and if you want to go to the bit with the nice restaurants etc. you just go down to St. Anne’s which is only a few minutes in the other direction.

Andreas IOM
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