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23.02.2011, 22:41
| | Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early!
I have to fly back to Edinburgh this Saturday and I'm going from Basel Euroairport.
The flight is at 7.20 with check in closing at 6.40 but there is no train from Neuchatel to Basel for that time.
Is there a bus or any other option (bar a car) that could get me to Basel in a reasonable time?
Thanks in advance
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23.02.2011, 22:47
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| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early! | Quote: | |  | | | I have to fly back to Edinburgh this Saturday and I'm going from Basel Euroairport.
The flight is at 7.20 with check in closing at 6.40 but there is no train from Neuchatel to Basel for that time.
Is there a bus or any other option (bar a car) that could get me to Basel in a reasonable time?
Thanks in advance | | | | | We had this problem with getting to the Geneva airport from Lausanne for an early flight. None of the buses/ trains were running early enough and a taxi was going to cost us a fortune. We discovered the best option was to stay overnight in an airport hotel and use the free shuttle to get to the airport. It saved us a fortune in cab fare! | This user would like to thank nic80 for this useful post: | | 
23.02.2011, 22:48
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| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early!
Apart from spending the night over in a hostel in Basel or elsewhere, you might want to alternatively try 5 hours on the train.
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23.02.2011, 22:49
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| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early!
You can stay with a friend in or near Basel perhaps.. maybe Olten?
Girlfriend has the same problem and stays with friends in Basel, just so she would get the flight..
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23.02.2011, 22:53
| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early!
Can you get to Bern? At 04:15 there is a train connection.
Do you have a car? I could drive you to Basel, drive back and park the car here.
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23.02.2011, 22:55
| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early!
I'm pretty sure I can persuade a friend who is going to Basel to take me...but not sure she would be a friend after I tell her what time we'd have to leave | The following 2 users would like to thank for this useful post: | | 
23.02.2011, 23:00
| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early! | Quote: | |  | | | Can you get to Bern? At 04:15 there is a train connection.
Do you have a car? I could drive you to Basel, drive back and park the car here. | | | | | No car I'm afraid. I wonder if I could do a one way mobility to Basel and then get the bus to the airport.
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23.02.2011, 23:27
| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early! | Quote: | |  | | | I'm pretty sure I can persuade a friend who is going to Basel to take me...but not sure she would be a friend after I tell her what time we'd have to leave  | | | | | Try her, maybe you can drive her there next time?
Or borrow her car and she collects it at Basel on Saturday?
Mobility cars have to be returned to origin.
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23.02.2011, 23:30
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| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early!
Alternatively, you can come on late Friday night, get drunk with Basel people and take the 5:00 am bus to airport from SBB | 
23.02.2011, 23:39
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23.02.2011, 23:43
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I learnt the hard way that saving a few quid on an early flight can turn out to be very expensive and a pain in the proverbial. Hope you get something sorted out - tell us how you did it! Now I always check transport to airport before selecting flight.
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23.02.2011, 23:49
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| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early!
I have to get a 6:28am train Saturday morning to get to Zermatt.
You can crash at mine Friday night. I've a sofa bed and live next to a Bus 50 stop.
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24.02.2011, 00:00
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| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early! | Quote: | |  | | | I have to get a 6:28am train Saturday morning to get to Zermatt.
You can crash at mine Friday night. I've a sofa bed and live next to a Bus 50 stop. | | | | | Fairplay to ya!
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24.02.2011, 11:45
| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early! | Quote: | |  | | | I have to get a 6:28am train Saturday morning to get to Zermatt.
You can crash at mine Friday night. I've a sofa bed and live next to a Bus 50 stop. | | | | | That's very generous of you and I will keep this in mind. As it stands my friend is willing to help and says we can go up the night before and stay at her in laws even...although I'd rather not impose myself on anyone unless I really have too
+Rep though
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24.02.2011, 11:53
| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early! | Quote: | |  | | | I have to fly back to Edinburgh this Saturday and I'm going from Basel Euroairport.
The flight is at 7.20 with check in closing at 6.40 but there is no train from Neuchatel to Basel for that time.
Is there a bus or any other option (bar a car) that could get me to Basel in a reasonable time?
Thanks in advance | | | | | You can stay at our place you silly! but you would have to book a taxi to the airport anyways (~50 CHF from our place)
EDIT: oh Adrian beat me to it!
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24.02.2011, 12:15
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| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early! | Quote: | |  | | | You can stay at our place you silly! but you would have to book a taxi to the airport anyways (~50 CHF from our place) 
EDIT: oh Adrian beat me to it! | | | | |
Porsch, you can't stay at mine (because I ain't no rep whore)
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24.02.2011, 12:17
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| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early!
Same offer as the rest of the Basel Crew. We have no place to go on Saturday and would be happy to host you Friday night.
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24.02.2011, 12:21
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| | Re: Neuchatel to Basel Airport - my flight is too early! | Quote: | |  | | | That's very generous of you and I will keep this in mind. As it stands my other friend is willing to help and says we can go up the night before and stay at her in laws even...although I'd rather not impose myself on anyone unless I really have too 
+Rep though | | | | | Fixed that for you. You don't want to be offending our Adrian now do you?
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24.02.2011, 12:44
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Hey you mimi, I did not get (or by any chance looking for ehem  ) any rep! | This user would like to thank for this useful post: | | 
24.02.2011, 13:01
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