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Cirencester to Fairford

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Hi, this is a massive long shot but my mum and myself are camping at RIAT for the weekend but arent arriving at Fairford until friday. However the train takes us to Cheltenham and the 51 bus will take us from Cheltenham to Cirencester, the problem starts once we get to Cirencester at about 1:45 as the 77 and 76 buses to Fairford are not until 4.20 :shock: So i was just wondering if anyone had any idea how to get from Cirencester to Fairford on the Friday afternoon as cheap as possible as we have already spent £140 on train tickets and a taxi would cost £40 into Fairford and then £40 back again on the Monday.Thanks. :sad:
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£40 for 9 miles? I think the taxi company are having a laugh. :dizzy:

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Big Eric wrote:£40 for 9 miles? I think the taxi company are having a laugh. :dizzy:

Indeed, i checked a local taxi company in my city and a 9 mile journey is £15 and about £21 on a busy day, so yes £40 is ridiculous however it might be the only choice other than a 9 mile walk or waiting 2 hours for a bus after an already 6 hour journey :sad: :dunno:
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Does cirencester have Uber? Could try that.
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rdchawk wrote:Does cirencester have Uber? Could try that.

Im not sure,I will have a look and see.
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Could you go to Swindon on the train and then use the shuttle bus?

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Big Eric wrote:Could you go to Swindon on the train and then use the shuttle bus?


Unfortunately not i did think about that but the shuttle bus only runs until 12.00 into Fairford and we won't be arriving until around 2.00 :sad: .
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davidjones533 wrote:Will you still be able to get to Fairford at that time or will the one way system have been reversed for people departing the show?

Im not entirely sure, but i was just planning on getting to Fairford and then walking the last 2 miles to the campsite.
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Airshowguy1 wrote:
davidjones533 wrote:Will you still be able to get to Fairford at that time or will the one way system have been reversed for people departing the show?

I'm not entirely sure, but i was just planning on getting to Fairford and then walking the last 2 miles to the campsite.


With all your camping gear and everything else you'll need for the weekend? Can't you leave home a lot earlier to avoid all of this hassle?

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Big Eric wrote:
Airshowguy1 wrote:
davidjones533 wrote:Will you still be able to get to Fairford at that time or will the one way system have been reversed for people departing the show?

I'm not entirely sure, but i was just planning on getting to Fairford and then walking the last 2 miles to the campsite.


With all your camping gear and everything else you'll need for the weekend? Can't you leave home a lot earlier to avoid all of this hassle?


Unfortunately not we are already leaving our house at 5.30am and the train tickets are booked :sad: Looks like its just going to have to be an Uber if we can get one. The walk itself shouldnt be too bad we are packing quite light and ive walked further than that with my camping gear before. :smile:
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Where are you coming from?

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Big Eric wrote:Where are you coming from?

Liverpool, we have to get 2 buses and 3 trains.
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Airshowguy1 wrote:
Big Eric wrote:Where are you coming from?

Liverpool, we have to get 2 buses and 3 trains.


Surely there's a quicker way of getting there, Liverpool to Cirencester is only about 170 miles.

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Big Eric wrote:
Airshowguy1 wrote:
Big Eric wrote:Where are you coming from?

Liverpool, we have to get 2 buses and 3 trains.


Surely there's a quicker way of getting there, Liverpool to Cirencester is only about 170 miles.

Probably although i cant think of any the train seemed to be the cheapest option (even a coach was more expensive) and we don't have a car so it's a bit of a nightmare really.
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Has anyone else got any ideas?

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I think the problem is that you are travelling to the wrong station... whilst Ciren might be notionally 'closer' to RAF Fairford than Swindon, it's really Swindon which offers the better connections for getting to the Fairford area.

I had a quick look on trainline.com - if you were to leave Liverpool at 0830 you'd arrive into Swindon at 1258 (with a couple of stops at Chester and Newport), from Swindon it should be much easier to get a connecting bus to Fairford.

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If you've bought your train tickets in advance it is still usually possible to change them, or get refunds. I've done that once or twice via Trainline or National Rail, however you bought them.

But as above, its Swindon station you need to get to, if using public transport.

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There's a train that leaves Liverpool South Parkway at 06.40 and gets to Swindon at 10.23 according to Trainline, it has 2 changes at Birmingham and Gloucester.

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What about the Champions League train from Liverpool ?
Other trains stop, but this one lets you slip right thru :lol:
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Hope fully what the guys suggested will get you sorted.

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Sorry everyone forgot about this from yesterday thanks for all the suggestions :smile: . the problem with Swindon was that the shuttle bus only runs until 12 into Fairford and i wouldnt know how else to get from Swindon to Fairford. Anyway we called a Cirencester taxi company and spoke to the manager and he said he can get a taxi to take us as close as possible to fairford for £25 so id say that was pretty good (if close means no more than 3 miles of course :biggrin: ).
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