Travelling to Europa Park from England

[nadroJ]

Has anybody ever done a day trip to Europa/can it be done?

Basically what I need to know is what is the closest airport and how easy is it to get from the airport to the park if I have to use public transport?

Thanks!

 

[ECG]

Strasbourg Airport (SXB) just over the French border is the closest. The airport is located 10 km from Strasbourg & Europa Park is another 50 km from Strasbourg. There is a special bus that goes to Europa Park from Strasbourg. The bus leaves at 8am & returns at 6pm. It costs 31.50 €, which includes park admission.
http://www.cts-strasbourg.fr/en/Services/Europapark.aspx

 

[peep]

^It includes admission!? Urgh, if I knew that I would've continued looking into doing it but the info on the coaches from the airports is so minimal and annoying.

*starts new plan for going there*

 

[Ian]

There is a special bus

That'll be perfect for Jordan then!

 

[gavin]

Nadroj, are you in any rush?

I'm 90% sure I'm going to head there for October half term. More than likely going give it two days though.

 

[marc]

Jordan you will not get round the park in a day, you will just about get the coasters done and thats it. We had a whole day there and there is loads we did not see.

 

[ECG]

I agree. It took Aidan & I two days to take everything in. We've never needed more than a day for any other park we've been to (including doing WDW, DHS & Animal Kingdom in a day). One day simply isn't enough for Europa Park, unless you're planning on going back again to finish seeing everything you miss the first time around.

 

[nadroJ]

Nadroj, are you in any rush?

I'm 90% sure I'm going to head there for October half term. More than likely going give it two days though.

I'll keep that in mind Gavin, I was planning to go for my birthday which is in October anyway, and it's more fun (and cheaper) to go with more people!

And yh marc, I did think that might be a problem so I've decided on setting aside two days for the park.

Thanks for all the info on the airport Jerry, the only problem is the cheapest flights I can find are like, £300 return, which is a bit off-putting =/

I looked into flying to Basel and getting a train to Ringsheim and staying in a hotel there for two nights. Flights and hotel total at around £100 so that's not too bad going at the moment. Just wish I could hire a car it would make my life soooooo much easier!

I'll be making a topic in Trip Planning closer to the time so everyone will be welcome I just thought I'd get a few ideas together beforehand =D

 

[Mushroom]

Karlsure Baden-Baden (FKB) is pretty close as well. All of us on the first euro live flew back from there. So you can make that a option =]

 

[Nemesis Inferno]

But Baden Baden only flies from Stanstead, and NO-ONE deserves that punishment...

Plus, the flight was at stupid o clock in the morning... Blergh...

 

[Ben]

omdz, I'm coming.

 

[Jake]

Yeah, depending on my uni situation in October I might be up for it too. By october i'll have only just started, so skipping a couple of days mid-week shouldn't be a problem. I'll have to keep an eye on finances though, supposed to be going to Iceland after my Jan exams, and I sort of promised myself that would be my only trip, but we'll see!

 

[Nic]

This reminds me of a couple of months ago when I was talking about doing a trip over there in Oct :roll: hehe

It'd prob be cheapest to fly to RuinAirBaden then hire a car. But yeah, we'll have a look nearer the time.

 

[marc]

I think the days for cheap flights have gone now tbh.

 

[Nic]

At the moment, return flights in October are about £70

 

[marc]

^Thats quite good then

 

[nadroJ]

I found return flights with EasyJet for £45, but that's flying out on the 3rd and back on the 5th (my birthday is the 4th, that's why I chose that date).

It would be amazing if someone came who was willing to do the hire car thing.

 

[robbeal]

Yeah, Baden Airpark is, like, 50 mins away, and its Ryanair so its cheaper. Its easily doable in a day, but as everyone's said, you won't get everything done. You can do the main shiz though, and i've only ever spent a day there and i've always enjoyed it, so its not going to make it any less fun!