school site visit

joewongk

We will visit U K school around Chinese New Year holidays for one week.
The schools distributed north part, south west and near London. In planning the route if take train some of the trip will cost thee or much longer hours of journey.

Besides, train any other transportation can take or web site to search for details (we cannot drive).

Please share your planning whether you are going to visit or had visited.

Thanks

joewongk

回覆 sancheng138 的帖子

Thank you sancheng 138 your reply.
I most concern the means of transportation among my plan. Besides, train, taxi is it the fastest way to get to the destination ? Any private car with driver can also do the similar job ? Any web site you can recommended ?

Thanks

skIII

回覆 joewongk 的帖子

1. It will be cheaper if you book the train tickets in advance, e.g. several days or weeks before your journey :
http://www.thetrainline.com/buytickets/?href=&T2ID=2651_2009425235349
When you arrive the train station, just insert your credit card into the ticket machine and you will get your tickets.

2. Local cabs are cheaper than taxi but you have to call or book them, just similar to 雞記 in HK. To get their contact  numbers, type the area name and cabs in Google, e.g. "croydon cab", then you will get a list of local cab operators in that area. You can contact them 10-60 minutes before your arrival.

3. It will be better for you to get a local phone card such as Giffgaff or Lebara.

4. You have to contact the schools before you arrange the visits.

mummy911

原帖由 skIII 於 14-01-14 發表
回覆 joewongk 的帖子

1. It will be cheaper if you book the train tickets in advance, e.g. several d ...

Where can I buy the phone card to use for a short trip? What is the charging rate like?

If I need to buy 1 for my kid, should it be the same? Will top-up plan is cheaper or join any local plan in uk will be better?

skIII

回覆 mummy911 的帖子

You can buy a Lebara or Giffgaff sim card at £1 from most supermarkets in the UK. Moreover, you can also top-up the sim card there or with your credit card.
For more information about the rates, please visit their web sites. I would also suggest to read the thread below :

http://www.edu-kingdom.com/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=292&page=1

mummy911

回覆 skIII 的帖子

Thanks, but, is that wrong link attached?

manychu

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Currently live in London,can provide guardian and private hire transport service, e.g. school visit trips.

PM if interested.

joewongk

回覆 skIII 的帖子

Thank you for your reply and very useful for the local cab information and actually i am looking for such kind of transportation.