Staying out of town
As an alternative to the actual town staging the match, look at other towns shown in the lists produced from each of the above links with hotels near to their main train station. You can tell from the symbol of the train next to the hotel listing how near the hotel is to a station.
Late trains
Then use the lists below. These show towns that are (a) not more than 60 minutes away from each of Australia's actual / potential venues, (b) are served by late trains and (c) have hotels within 1 mile of the station.
Kaiserslautern
| Town |
Rail journey time |
Last train |
| Ludwigshafen |
55 minutes |
00:04 |
| Mannheim |
1 hour 4 mins. |
00:04 |
| Heidelberg |
1 hour 30 mins. |
00:04 |
| Saarbrücken |
1 hour 4 mins. |
23:47 |
With few suitable towns / trains, we've bent our 1-hour rule for this one.
See also Expedia.co.uk for Kaiserslautern hotels, flights and rental cars
.
Munich
| Town |
Rail journey time |
Last train |
| Marzling |
31 minutes |
23:45 |
| Bad Aibling |
55 mins. |
22:42 |
| Erding |
51 mins. |
00:32 |
| Olching |
21 mins. |
01:00 |
Train times apply for 18th June and 5th July.
See also Expedia.co.uk for Munich hotels, flights and rental cars
.
Stuttgart
| Town |
Rail journey time |
Last train |
| Herrenberg |
38 minutes |
00:35 |
| Reutlingen |
48 mins. |
00:45 |
| Heilbronn |
47 mins. |
00:15 |
| Göppingen |
26 mins. |
00:20 |
| Leinfelden-Echterdingen |
23 mins. |
00:31 |
| Schwäbisch-Gmünd |
46 mins. |
00:29 |
| Böblingen |
24 mins. |
00:35 |
| Metzingen |
42 mins. |
00:45 |
| Nürtingen |
32 mins. |
00:45 |
All train times are for 22.06.2006.
See also Expedia.co.uk for Stuttgart hotels, flights and rental cars
.
Dortmund
| Town |
Rail journey time |
Last train |
| Hamm |
28 minutes |
03:47 |
| Mülheim |
30 mins. |
All night |
| Oberhausen |
56 mins. |
02:45 |
| Werl |
38 mins. |
01:07 |
| Recklinghausen |
50 mins. |
All night |
Train times apply for 27.06.2006 and 04.07.2006.
See also Expedia.co.uk for Dortmund hotels, flights and rental cars
.
Hamburg
| Town |
Rail journey time |
Last train |
| Wedel |
27 minutes |
00:52 |
| Neu Wulmstorf |
32 mins. |
00:08 |
| Stade |
59 mins. |
00:08 |
| Henstedt-Ulzburg |
46 mins. |
00:46 |
| Itzehoe |
57 mins. |
00:52 |
Trains times shown are for 30th June 2006.
See also Expedia.co.uk for Hamburg hotels, flights and rental cars
.
Frankfurt
| Town |
Rail journey time |
Last train |
| Aschaffenberg |
30 minutes |
23:38 |
| Butzbach |
36 mins. |
00:27 |
| Offenbach |
11 mins. |
00:42 |
| Wiesbaden |
50 mins. |
00:17 |
| Mainz |
38 mins. |
00:17 |
| Darmstadt |
38 mins. |
01:17 |
| Bad Nauheim |
27 mins. |
00:27 |
| Friedrichsdorf |
26 mins. |
00:24 |
| Bad Soden |
25 mins. |
00:14 |
| Groß-Gerau |
43 mins. |
00:07 |
Train times shown are for 1st July 2006.
See also Expedia.co.uk for Frankfurt hotels, flights and rental cars
.
Berlin
| Town |
Rail journey time |
Last train |
| Chorin |
46 minutes |
22:28 |
| Falkensee |
18 mins. |
00:33 |
| Oranienberg |
51 mins. |
04:55 |
| Potsdam |
34 mins. |
03:21 |
Train times are for 09.07.2006.
See also Expedia.co.uk for Berlin hotels, flights and rental cars
.Online forums
If you fancy discussing your options with fellow Australian fans, try the forums on these sites: Green and Gold Army or Aussies on Tour '06.