Sunday 9th May 2010: Vinkovci - Šid - Beograd - Tošin Bunar - Aerodrom - BEG - LHR - Ibis Hotel.
A single ticket from Vinkovci to the border at Šid cost HRK 20. Buses run from just outside Tošin Bunar station every 30 minutes or so to the airport. The booked route home was with Lufthansa from Beograd to Manchester via München, however when I arrived at BEG I found that München was closed due to the ash cloud problem! Lufthansa offered me a flight next morning, but with no guarantee that it would run of course (nor with an offer of a hotel room for the night), so I checked the alternatives and found the JAT flight to Heathrow was available at a reasonable fare - which I took. I booked a room at the Ibis at Heathrow there are then, I didn't want to risk arriving late and having nowhere to stay. Just missed the 20:50 hotel shuttle.....
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A single ticket from Vinkovci to the border at Šid cost HRK 20. Buses run from just outside Tošin Bunar station every 30 minutes or so to the airport. The booked route home was with Lufthansa from Beograd to Manchester via München, however when I arrived at BEG I found that München was closed due to the ash cloud problem! Lufthansa offered me a flight next morning, but with no guarantee that it would run of course (nor with an offer of a hotel room for the night), so I checked the alternatives and found the JAT flight to Heathrow was available at a reasonable fare - which I took. I booked a room at the Ibis at Heathrow there are then, I didn't want to risk arriving late and having nowhere to stay. Just missed the 20:50 hotel shuttle.....
See trip report for the full itinerary, traction details and notes.
Beograd