[EuroPython] Train from London Heathrow to Birmingham this Saturday

[Zeth]

On 13 July 2010 15:31, Terry Jones <terry at jon.es> wrote:
>> your quickest and cheapest option looks like it is the national express
>> coach
>
> I highly recommend taking a coach too. It's so much easier.

+1 on the national express coach, I take it all the time. However, I
do have the ability to sleep the whole journey, and/or read/use
computer the whole way without getting travel sick. One tip is to
stack up on water and cold food at the airport (hot food is not
allowed on the bus). You book the bus online and print yourself the
ticket:

http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/airport/Airport-Foreign-Landing-Page-Coach-English.aspx

If you miss the coach you are booked on, you can normally just get the
next one. (You can sometimes also blag your way onto an earlier one
too if your plan lands early). Might be worth listening to this song
before you start!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3NVPOedkEk

Otherwise the train will work by just turning up, although very
expensive in comparison. Sometimes savings can be made by booking in
advance.