Really good friend of mine wants to race relentless with me in october, but is having travel related issues.

current plan would be to leave the race early for an 11.40 am (5 hour) train to edinburgh, then fly from there to exeter, getting in at around midnight, before a 12 hour shift starting at 7.30 on the monday.

i guess its gonna be pretty difficult, but anyone got any ideas of how it can be done any easier? her lift has gone, so it seems the train/flight is the only option 🙁

That or fly from Inverness or Glasgow.

Or take a couple of days as a sickie and enjoy the journey home.

Take Monday off work?

Is flying from Aberdeen any use? I think they go to Bristol – would just need to get the bus into Bristol train station & the train down to exeter.

you can fly direct aberdeen to exeter. Fly Be

Think there is a flight at 6pm – but its a 3.5 hr drive from ft bill to aberdeen.

Sorry – just noticed the train part. I have no idea about trains from the bill to Aberdeen.

Easyjet
Inverness to Bristol is at about 2pm
however glasgow to Bristol is 6pm ish and 9pm ish..

I think flybe do a Glasgow to Exeter service but not sure abou tthat one.

GLA – EXT on a sunday is a 2pm departure. Not much use.
GLA to BRS at 6pm is the best option, but connections between BRS and exeter could be poor late on a Sunday night.

Leave a car at BRS?

great, thanks for the info! will look into inverness/glasgow/aberdeen etc for flights. i think bristol is ok for exeter.

no chance of getting the monday off unfortunately…

Have you looked into the Caledonian Sleeper? Doesn’t go anywhere near Exeter but does go to That London and all roads lead there…

as northwind says maybe?

The trailine gives this which sound a bit painful
11:40
Fort William
15:31
Glasgow Queen Street
16:00
Glasgow Queen Street
16:55
Edinburgh Waverley
17:07
Edinburgh Waverley
23:36
Bristol Temple Meads
05:24
Bristol Temple Meads
06:58
Exeter St Thomas

Or the sleeper

19:00
Fort William
05:37
Crewe
05:47
Crewe
06:58
Birmingham New Street
07:12
Birmingham New Street
09:43
Exeter St Davids

Plenty of connections from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter on a Sunday night. Last one is at 9.44pm.

Bus to inverness, train to aberdeen, fly to exceter