Is there an easy way to get from Norwich to Blackpool?

[Katymac]

I am seriously considering a helicopter?

I cannot drive - it will take hours

I cannot find flights (but I could be being a prat)

I guess I could get the train - but it really doesn't appeal

Any ideas?

ryanair do stansted to blackpool.

Interesting

any thoughts about the helicopter?

Or perhaps a tardis?

No flights in November - is that a glitch d'you think?

i would phone them tbh, i have had trouble online before with them.

cant help with helicopter im afraid!

DD is competing - so we must be on top form

No jetlag/exhaustion etc

I doubt if the fares are open for the Autumn yet - they're generally only for 3 months ahead . You might need to try nearer the time.

National Express coaches?

I finish work on Friday at 6pm and start work again the monday at 7.30

So quickest is the only option - unless I negociate a day off (mind you that means time off school for DD - not ideal)

Ryan air don't seem to fly to blackpool

Hmmm - any other ideas?

It's about 4 hours by car, katy - subject to traffic of course - not too bad (well, it took us 4 hours to get down there last July)

Train would be easiest. There are several alternative routes with different changes.

Only 4 hrs - gosh it took 5.5 last time we went to Liverpol and I thought Blackpool was further!!!!

Ryanair used to do Blackpool Stansted but have obviously stopped it, the sods.

Quite a long journey by train, direct from Norwich to Manchester is about 6 hrs I think. Slightly quicker going through London.

RAC reckon 5.5 hrs

Gosh!

it must be more than 4 hours by car ! There is a train - probably via Manchester - but is is SLOW too.

Are there any flights from Norwich ?

I live in Diss but my family are in Warrington, the quickest car journey we've done is 3hrs 15 mins (only happened once!) 4hrs is about average and Blackpool is about an hour further up the M6.

Chartering a plane would cost about £2500 - so only marginally less than going my rail

Not from Norwich/Stanstead/Luton

& I don't really want to hire a car the other end

Hmm Helicopter looks hopeful

Tardis?!

Sorry not helpful....

Flybe does Norwich to Manchester. You can get direct trains from Manchester airport to Blackpool (or could when I lived nearby).

Blackpool is further but you'd go a different way.

Michelin suggest heading for the M6 via Coventry, takes 4h48mins (we are about 45 mins from Blackpool so that adds up!) and their times assume driving at strict speed limits of course.

I didn't think we went that way but will check with DH.

Traveline is showing nearly 6 hours by train, but that's travelling today at this time of day.

hate to say it - but I am betting car would be quickest and cheapest and most convenient - given you have to get to airports and/or stations as well as the journey time itself. If you do it at the right time of day it shouldn't be to bad (a good audio book for dd might be worth investing in )

Will it be a weekday or a weekend, katymac? If eg Friday afternoon/evening it would take longer.

What is DD competing in?

Ballroom dancing thingie

We are at work until 6pm Friday and need to be back by 7.30 Monday am