Which railway stations in the UK only offer travel in one direction?
Despite living relatively nearby, I have just recently learnt about Pilning station. That I have been unaware of it until now is not particularly surprising, as there are only two services a week. (it...
View ArticleWhat's the longest scheduled helicopter flight?
I'm looking for the longest scheduled commercial helicopter route in the world. It could be seasonal but should be recurring and anyone should be able to purchase tickets for the route.
View ArticleBusiest domestic-only airport?
What is the busiest domestic airport?By domestic airport, I mean an airport where:all scheduled or charter flights are domestic, andthe airport must not have any customs and immigration facilities for...
View ArticleEntering Emirates Stadium, Block vs Turnstile
I have never been to Emirates Stadium and have tickets for the match tomorrow (10 Dec) with a friend. The instructions say that unless we enter at the right place we can be refused entry altogether,...
View ArticleWhat is the world's largest publicly accessible air-conditioned space? [closed]
Living just off the equator, in a place that's hot & humid all year around, I find myself longing for places with pleasant, predictable, climate-controlled environments. So:What is the largest...
View ArticleWhat's the longest direct route with Flixbus?
I wonder what the longest direct route with Flixbus is? As one can get 5 tickets for 20€ each I want to know which route will give the most value to the tickets.The longest I've travelled on yet with...
View ArticleWhat is the LONGEST Tour operated by travel companies?
I remember 6 years ago, discovering "The Great South American Journey" operated by Gap adventures (now G Adventures), a 5 month trip around the continent (although essentially a bunch of their smaller...
View ArticleWhy are there holes in ice cubes in airplanes?
It could be due to boredom that I notice this, but it seems that only on airplanes ice cube have holes. Why is that?
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Drinking from the Chalice Well in Glastonbury (Sacred Spring in England)
The Chalice Well web site says this...To be at the well head, to drink the water and absorb the atmosphere in the gardens can be a truly inspirational experience....which I understand to mean that the...
View ArticleFastest public elevator in the world
The Main Tower is my favorite attraction in Frankfurt am Main not only because of the wonderful public viewing platform, but also because of the amazing speed of the elevator - 25,2 km/h. I think the...
View ArticleWhat is the most remote airport from the center of the city it supposedly...
As an example, "Frankfurt" Hahn is actually 120 km away from the city of Frankfurt and "Paris" Beauvais is actually 85 km away from the center of Paris. Are there airports that are even further away...
View ArticleAny railway stations more than 1 change from London?
This question is just for curiosity, rather than for anything practical.Is there any railway station in the UK from which it is not possible to get to London with only 1 change? The obvious candidates...
View ArticleWhat flight has the highest ratio of timezone difference to flight time?
Inspired by crossing four time zones in six hours today: what commercially operated scheduled flight has the largest time difference per flight time?For example, if there's a 2-hour flight that has 4...
View ArticleWorld's longest purpose-built pedestrian tunnel?
Where is the world's longest publicly accessible purpose-built pedestrian tunnel?Wikipedia has:List of long tunnels by type, bicycle and pedestrian. This is incomplete, as the only long pedestrian...
View ArticleWorld's fastest ferry route
Last summer, I was impressed by the speed of the Norwegian hurtigbåt M/S Fjordprinsessa, operating near Tromsø, travelling so fast that travellers are not allowed on-deck and are recommended to remain...
View ArticleWhere can you find the cheapest beer at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport?
The beer is super expensive at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, usually around 100-120:- (10-12€) for a 50 cl lager at any bar or restaurant. As a Swede I find this outrageous as a beer in the alco shop is...
View ArticleWhich non-stop passenger flight connects two cities with the largest...
For the purpose of this question,temperature refers to daily mean temperature in a month (shown as "daily mean" on Wikipedia) of the city/town that an airport primarily servespassenger flight refers to...
View ArticleWhat is the longest distance between two stops of a train route?
As a follow-up to this answer which states that the “Z” trains from Beijing to Hong Kong and which take 24 hours are actually non-stop services (permitting immigration formalities to take place in...
View ArticleWhat is the most isolated building in the world?
I wish to know what the the most isolated building in the world is, with "most isolated" being defined as "the longest distance to the closest building". Building complexes count as multiple buildings....
View ArticleDirect flights between cities with the same name
One can fly from London (YXU) to London (LHR) (via Toronto), from Glasgow (GGW) to Glasgow (GLA) (multiple stops), or from Moscow (PUW) to Moscow (SVO) (via Seattle). There are others (Sydney,...
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