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Montpellier Away - SUN 19 JAN 2020 - Travel
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4 years 3 months ago #66463
I'm after some advice please.
My husband follows Connacht rugby and gets to The Sportsground whenever he can, we live in the UK.
We would like to go to the Champions Cup match in Montpellier on 19th January.
What is the best way to get tickets? Ideally we would like to be with the Clan.
Many thanks.
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4 years 3 months ago #66472
Montpellier is a great choice, super city. Keep an eye on this section of the forum, as the season progresses there will be a main thread set up to coordinate information for each of the Champions Cup destinations. For sharing information about tckets, flights and hotels etc....
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4 years 3 months ago #66473
Last year I went to Bordeaux and bought match tickets through Bordeauxs website in the run up to the game, it may work the same for Montpellier. As said already said here it's probably best to keep an eye here and you'll see more details as they come up.
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4 years 3 months ago #66483
Montpellier - dramatic enough landing into the airport as you approach from the Med etc. Stayed in Ibis Styles near Place De La Comedie which was decent. Fitzpatricks Irish Pub is just off the same square and showed the other Heineken matches when we were there. Easy enough to get to the ground, a good tram system which you can jump onto in the same square with a short walk at the end of line. In the ground, in the stands it is cash but in the area outside the stands you get a smart card and top it up etc. Tis a lovely city for a rugby weekend. Trinh-Duc has a bar just off the square - La Chistera.
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4 years 2 months ago #66553
Going to make this trip! Some good advice there. What's the best way to get there? No direct flights I can see
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4 years 2 months ago #66565
Thinking about the trip too, it's a toss up between this and Ulster game at Christmas. I'll be coming from Scotland so Belfast is an easier trip as I can't see an easy way to get to Montpellier 
Would probably prefer Montpellier though tbf
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4 years 2 months ago #66568
Montpellier is a 2 flight trip each way. Direct flights from Gatwick with Easyjet. There is the alternative method of the TGV from Paris which takes 3-4 hours.
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4 years 2 months ago #66633
There's another option to the two flights, fly direct Dublin to Barcelona and get the TGV (3hrs) from there to Montpellier. When i looked it up the prices were similar, maybe a little more expensive than the two flights.
We went with this option, flying Friday and returning on the Monday night as i'd prefer to spend 3hrs on a train with something to look at than being on a plane or hanging around airports. Going to take in some of the Barcelona sights on the Monday. Staying in the Ibis Centre (not Centre Comedie).
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4 years 1 month ago #66739
Air France/Hop via Paris (you might need to change from CDG to Orly), or KLM via Amsterdam are options from Dublin too.
there's around 10 flights a day from Paris to Montpelier, so ryanair to Beauvais, and then Air France/Hop onwards
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4 years 1 month ago #66746
Went for a Lyon return from Dublin.
Train is 20 euro return from there to Montpellier
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4 years 1 week ago #66919
Whilst Montpellier haven't released the tickets for our match they are selling a 'Pack Europe' ticket for all 3 matches.
Has the clan looked at a block booking to get everyone in the same area for our match?
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3 years 11 months ago #67049
Hey Fourdogs - game is on Sunday at 16:15! Hope you booked back Monday?
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3 years 11 months ago #67058
Cheers Machowley.
I have I had just finished booking for Marseille as well through Paris so just mixed them up.
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3 years 11 months ago #67061
Just a heads up, The Clan are looking into the possibliity of block booking tickets for this match. If it's possible we will.
We had a great crowd in Toulouse but evryone was split up.
Would be good to keep us all in on area, what could possibly go wrong 
We will keep you posted on the the progress......
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3 years 11 months ago #67063
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Shane, count me in.
'Centrale' area on either side
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3 years 11 months ago #67079
Thanks again Shane - when will the Clan know about tickets? Anybody got suggestions on accommodations etc.?
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