If you applied for tickets for the 2012 London Olympics, then you should know by now whether you have been successful or not and what events you will be going to see (according to the official website, “A notification will be sent to confirm which tickets you have been allocated by 24 June 2011“).

Assuming you do not live in or close to London, the next big decision (and expense) is in working out your transport and accommodation arrangements.

Train travel has the advantage of not requiring you to park or pay the congestion charge, but it is horrendously expensive for more than a couple of people. Carrying any amount of luggage on the train is also hard work and often inconvenient.

Far cheaper, if you are in a group, is to hire a people carrier or minibus that can carry your whole party together. This will almost certainly work out much cheaper than train travel if you are travelling any distance and will make it easier to carry a mixture of luggage, adults and children than when travelling on the train.

vanrental.co.uk’s minibus hire search engine makes it incredibly easy to find a minibus rental company near you, wherever you are in the UK – so why not click here to get started and get a quote today?

It is not too early to book for 2012 and availability will almost certainly be poor nearer to the event, as groups of visitors from all over the UK and abroad compete for hire cars and minibuses.