Flying to the IOM - New Cheaper Option! and other Isle of Man Transportation Tips

'Mode': TO
Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: Since 1st of June 2004, Euro Manx started selling return flights between London Stanstead and Isle of Man for the price of 69.00 GBP
Propeller propelled. Ha! See the picture.
Observe the 3-legged Manx symbol through the airplane vindow and think about it's symbolic meaning.
"Quocunque Jeceris Stabit" = Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand

I remember that airfarer for my previous two visits to the IOM were very expensive - almost as much as airfarer between Slovenia and London. So this is Good News!

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Website: http://neon.upton.com/~euromanx/

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: This island is just perfect for people who love trains! :O)

The train on the picture is one of the most famous trains in the world - exactly the one that Reverend W. V. Awdry described in his books The Railway Series - Thomas the Tank Engine !!!
(also known as Thomas and Friends)

It will take you from Douglas to Port Soderick, Santon, Ballasalla, Castletown, Colby, Port St. Mary and Potr Erin.

If you plan to explore the island by using trains and busses, consider purchasing Island Explorer Tickets for unlimited travel with Steam and Electric Railway, Sanefell Mountain Railway ,buses (except Manx Express) and Horse Trams.
7 day - 35 GBP for adults, 18 for a child
5 day - 30 GBPfor adults, 15 for a child
3 day - 20 GBP for adults, 10 for a child
1 day - 10 GBP for adults, 5 for a child

Adult ticket includes FREE rides for one child !

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Website: http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine_and_Friends

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: What a lovely ride! Great views over luscious fields full of sheep and cows, while hard wooden benches remind you of true values and past times.

This charming train will take you from Douglas Derby Castle station (not the same as Steam train station!) to Groundle, Baldrine, South Cape, Laxey, Dhoon, Ballaglass, Ballajora and Ramsey.

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Website: http://www.gov.im/tourism/travel/timetable.xml

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Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: And if all of the previously described rides are just not enough, you sure will experience the ultimate adrenaline rush riding the Saefell Mountain Railway!

Get off the Electric Railway at Laxey, get high up on "Lady Isabella", get down and calm down, run back to the railway station and board the Snaefell Mountain Railway for a lovely ride up to the top.

Just one important note - do check the weather forecast, because visit to the Snaefel Mountain is pointless if the weather is not clear.
On a clear sunny day you can see 7 Kingdoms - England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Mann, the Sea and Heaven!

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Website: http://www.gov.im/tourism/travel/timetable.xml

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Other
Getting TO/AROUND: This or similar Horse Trams (mostly single-deckers) will take you on a romantic tour along Douglas promenade.

The Douglas Horse Tram is the oldest in the world - in service since 1876, except during the war.

We had second thoughts about the way horses are treated, possibly working more than would be advisable. But good news is that once they get old, they don't get slaughtered but spend their last years in the Home of Rest.
http://www.iomguide.com/douglas/home-rest-old-horses.php

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Website: http://www.iomguide.com/horsetram.php