12 Apr
2009
12 Apr
'09
3:17 p.m.
Hi all,
I seem to have put myself in a brilliant position... My flight lands at
22:30 in Milan Malpensa airport, meaning that I can't make the last
train from Milan to Parma.
I have two possibilities: either stay a night in Milan and take the
morning train, or rent a car in Malpensa, drive it to Parma and drop of
it there the next morning. I've done the accounting for both scenario's,
and the first one would come down to 100eur, while the car rental would
set me back about 120 eur. Therefore I'm probably going to rent the car
as it saves me a lot of hassle.
But before booking it, I'm wondering if there are other people that
might have the same issue. If so, a split fee would make things even
more interesting (at least for me ;).
Greets,
Pieter
12 Apr
12 Apr
3:23 p.m.
Pieter Palmers wrote:
Hi all,
...
morning train, or rent a car in Malpensa, drive it to
Parma and drop of
it there the next morning. I've done the accounting for both scenario's,
Obviously I will be dropping "it off" instead of dropping "of it". In
case people worry.
P
7:51 p.m.
New subject: [LAU] Travel from Milan Malpensa to Parma on wednesday evening
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 07:17:08PM +0200, Pieter Palmers wrote:
I seem to have put myself in a brilliant position...
My flight lands at
22:30 in Milan Malpensa airport, meaning that I can't make the last
train from Milan to Parma.
I have two possibilities: either stay a night in Milan and take the
morning train, or rent a car in Malpensa, drive it to Parma and drop of
it there the next morning. I've done the accounting for both scenario's,
and the first one would come down to 100eur, while the car rental would
set me back about 120 eur. Therefore I'm probably going to rent the car
as it saves me a lot of hassle.
But before booking it, I'm wondering if there are other people that
might have the same issue. If so, a split fee would make things even
more interesting (at least for me ;).
I wouldn't really advise anyone to travel Malpensa-Parma by
car, certainly not during the night unless you have already
done it and know what to expect. Or you have a GPS navigator
in the car - using just visual roadsigns could make you end
up in a completely different place.
I found myself in the same position returning from Belgium
in the first week of January. I'd take the Malpensa-Milano
central station bus, stay at one the several affordable
hotels near the station, and take the first morning train.
Ciao,
--
FA
Io lo dico sempre: l'Italia è troppo stretta e lunga.
13 Apr
13 Apr
5:18 a.m.
New subject: [LAU] Travel from Milan Malpensa to Parma on wednesday evening
Fons Adriaensen wrote:
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 07:17:08PM +0200, Pieter
Palmers wrote:
OK, good advice. A GPS isn't that much of an issue these days, so I'll
bring one if I decide to go this route.
Thanks,
Pieter
I seem to have put myself in a brilliant
position... My flight lands at
22:30 in Milan Malpensa airport, meaning that I can't make the last
train from Milan to Parma.
I have two possibilities: either stay a night in Milan and take the
morning train, or rent a car in Malpensa, drive it to Parma and drop of
it there the next morning. I've done the accounting for both scenario's,
and the first one would come down to 100eur, while the car rental would
set me back about 120 eur. Therefore I'm probably going to rent the car
as it saves me a lot of hassle.
But before booking it, I'm wondering if there are other people that
might have the same issue. If so, a split fee would make things even
more interesting (at least for me ;).
I wouldn't really advise anyone to travel Malpensa-Parma by
car, certainly not during the night unless you have already
done it and know what to expect. Or you have a GPS navigator
in the car - using just visual roadsigns could make you end
up in a completely different place. 
9:09 a.m.
New subject: [LAU] Travel from Milan Malpensa to Parma on wednesday evening
I agree with Fons, perhaps better to look for a cheap hotel near the
milan central railway station and take
the train next day.
for example a quick search gave me this link for low cost hotels near
the railway station,
prices starting from 41EUR
http://www.traveleurope.it/milan/milan_central_station.shtml
so my advide would be to take the bus malpensa express from Malpensa
airport (costs a few euros) to the central railway station
and then go to the hotel by foot (there should be several hotels in a
few hundred metres range).
hope this helps,
cheers,
Benno
2009/4/13 Pieter Palmers <pieterp(a)joow.be>be>:
Fons Adriaensen wrote:
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 07:17:08PM +0200, Pieter
Palmers wrote:
OK, good advice. A GPS isn't that much of an issue these days, so I'll
bring one if I decide to go this route.
Thanks,
Pieter
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I seem to have put myself in a brilliant
position... My flight lands at
22:30 in Milan Malpensa airport, meaning that I can't make the last
train from Milan to Parma.
I have two possibilities: either stay a night in Milan and take the
morning train, or rent a car in Malpensa, drive it to Parma and drop of
it there the next morning. I've done the accounting for both scenario's,
and the first one would come down to 100eur, while the car rental would
set me back about 120 eur. Therefore I'm probably going to rent the car
as it saves me a lot of hassle.
But before booking it, I'm wondering if there are other people that
might have the same issue. If so, a split fee would make things even
more interesting (at least for me ;).
I wouldn't really advise anyone to travel Malpensa-Parma by
car, certainly not during the night unless you have already
done it and know what to expect. Or you have a GPS navigator
in the car - using just visual roadsigns could make you end
up in a completely different place.
10:02 a.m.
New subject: [LAU] Travel from Milan Malpensa to Parma on wednesday evening
Benno Senoner wrote:
I agree with Fons, perhaps better to look for a cheap
hotel near the
milan central railway station and take
the train next day.
for example a quick search gave me this link for low cost hotels near
the railway station,
prices starting from 41EUR
http://www.traveleurope.it/milan/milan_central_station.shtml
so my advide would be to take the bus malpensa express from Malpensa
airport (costs a few euros) to the central railway station
and then go to the hotel by foot (there should be several hotels in a
few hundred metres range).
I've also investigated this, but given the fact that I already have to
cover 40eur for a stay in parma for that night, and that the public
transportation would set me back about 20eur (as far as I can see from
the internet), it all adds up to about 100eur anyway.
So for the extra 20eur the car costs, and another 20 for gas and road
toll, I'd rather get to Parma the same evening. As a hard-headed
stubborn idiot I'm probably going to take the chance, against your much
appreciated advice ;). It's a good opportunity to put those navigation
skills to a test... and I'll have a GPS at my disposal, so that should help.
In any case, thanks for the advice!
Pieter
hope this helps,
cheers,
Benno
2009/4/13 Pieter Palmers <pieterp(a)joow.be>be>:
Fons Adriaensen wrote:
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On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 07:17:08PM +0200, Pieter
Palmers wrote:
OK, good advice. A GPS isn't that much of
an issue these days, so I'll
bring one if I decide to go this route.
Thanks,
Pieter
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I seem to have put myself in a brilliant
position... My flight lands at
22:30 in Milan Malpensa airport, meaning that I can't make the last
train from Milan to Parma.
I have two possibilities: either stay a night in Milan and take the
morning train, or rent a car in Malpensa, drive it to Parma and drop of
it there the next morning. I've done the accounting for both scenario's,
and the first one would come down to 100eur, while the car rental would
set me back about 120 eur. Therefore I'm probably going to rent the car
as it saves me a lot of hassle.
But before booking it, I'm wondering if there are other people that
might have the same issue. If so, a split fee would make things even
more interesting (at least for me ;).
I wouldn't really advise anyone to
travel Malpensa-Parma by
car, certainly not during the night unless you have already
done it and know what to expect. Or you have a GPS navigator
in the car - using just visual roadsigns could make you end
up in a completely different place.
10:47 a.m.
New subject: [LAU] Travel from Milan Malpensa to Parma on wednesday evening
Ah, I did not know that you paid for the hotel in Parma too, so in
that case, it makes more sense what you said and I think with the GPS
you will be fine, mostly you will travel on the highway so it will not
be a hard and long journey. probably around 2h. and if you drive
during the evening
the roads should not be very trafficked.
good luck and don't forget to enjoy the excellent food, I'm sure that
Fons meanwhile became a gourmet in terms of italian food so he will
certainly
bring you LADers to the right places :) .. even if usually in italy
it's hard to find a place where food is really bad , but never say
never :)
cheers,
Benno
2009/4/13 Pieter Palmers <pieterp(a)joow.be>be>:
Benno Senoner wrote:
I agree with Fons, perhaps better to look for a cheap hotel near the
milan central railway station and take
the train next day.
for example a quick search gave me this link for low cost hotels near
the railway station,
prices starting from 41EUR
http://www.traveleurope.it/milan/milan_central_station.shtml
so my advide would be to take the bus malpensa express from Malpensa
airport (costs a few euros) to the central railway station
and then go to the hotel by foot (there should be several hotels in a
few hundred metres range).
I've also investigated this, but given the fact that I already have to cover
40eur for a stay in parma for that night, and that the public transportation
would set me back about 20eur (as far as I can see from the internet), it
all adds up to about 100eur anyway.
So for the extra 20eur the car costs, and another 20 for gas and road toll,
I'd rather get to Parma the same evening. As a hard-headed stubborn idiot
I'm probably going to take the chance, against your much appreciated advice
;). It's a good opportunity to put those navigation skills to a test... and
I'll have a GPS at my disposal, so that should help.
In any case, thanks for the advice!
Pieter
hope this helps,
cheers,
Benno
2009/4/13 Pieter Palmers <pieterp(a)joow.be>be>:
Fons Adriaensen wrote:
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On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 07:17:08PM +0200, Pieter Palmers wrote:
> I seem to have put myself in a brilliant position... My flight lands at
> 22:30 in Milan Malpensa airport, meaning that I can't make the last
> train from Milan to Parma.
>
> I have two possibilities: either stay a night in Milan and take the
> morning train, or rent a car in Malpensa, drive it to Parma and drop of
> it there the next morning. I've done the accounting for both
> scenario's,
> and the first one would come down to 100eur, while the car rental would
> set me back about 120 eur. Therefore I'm probably going to rent the car
> as it saves me a lot of hassle.
>
> But before booking it, I'm wondering if there are other people that
> might have the same issue. If so, a split fee would make things even
> more interesting (at least for me ;).
I wouldn't really advise anyone to travel Malpensa-Parma by
car, certainly not during the night unless you have already
done it and know what to expect. Or you have a GPS navigator
in the car - using just visual roadsigns could make you end
up in a completely different place.
OK, good advice. A GPS isn't that much of an issue these days, so I'll
bring one if I decide to go this route.
Thanks,
Pieter
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1:46 p.m.
New subject: [LAU] Travel from Milan Malpensa to Parma on wednesdayevening
Just as a matter of curiosity, why not? I would have thought a map
would do the trick. Is it not all motorway from the airport to Parma?
Looking at the map it appears to be A8 to Milan, A50 round it
and then A1 on the other side all the way to Parma.
I'm looking forward to see you all there.
Victor
Ps.: I'm not driving, by the way...
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I wouldn't really advise anyone to travel Malpensa-Parma by
car, certainly not during the night unless you have already
done it and know what to expect. Or you have a GPS navigator
in the car - using just visual roadsigns could make you end
up in a completely different place.
5:26 p.m.
New subject: [LAU] Travel from Milan Malpensa to Parma on wednesdayevening
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 04:45:59PM +0100, victor wrote:
Just as a matter of curiosity, why not? I would have
thought a map
would do the trick. Is it not all motorway from the airport to Parma?
Looking at the map it appears to be A8 to Milan, A50 round it
and then A1 on the other side all the way to Parma.
True, on the map it looks simple. Reality is that things are
not indicated very well, there is plenty of opportunity to
take wrong exits etc, and if you do that it can take some time
and distance before you discover the error. I've done it twice,
and each time at some point I was convinced of having taken
some wrong road because the signs that confirm you are right
just aren't there. In both cases I arrived home with a feeling
of having been extremely lucky. Same if in Parma you take the
exit Parma West - to get from there to the center defies all
logic. After two years is stilll confuses me...
The other way round is even worse, if you miss the exit to
the airport you're in for a detour of 100 km or so. The
Milano circular is also big fun in the rush hour.
Ciao,
--
FA
Io lo dico sempre: l'Italia è troppo stretta e lunga.
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