Maidstone are making the 300-mile trip to Truro by coach after shelving plans to fly.

Stones flew to Cornwall when the teams met in National South last month and intended to do so again in the play-offs.

For weeks Truro were the anticipated semi-final opponents but it was only confirmed last Thursday.

Stones boss Jay Saunders said: "The plane’s become a little bit more tricky. Not being able to book it early was a problem.

“When we went there in the league we had it booked nice and early.

“The chairman’s booked us a very nice coach, all-singing, all-dancing.

“It’s a long trip but there’s no point making excuses, we’ve got to get on with it.

"It’s something new again. We flew last time and that worked quite well.

"This time it’s slightly different but we’re a non-league club and sometimes you have to do these coach journeys and that’s part of it."

Stones leave on Wednesday morning for the first leg in Truro, with the return at the Gallagher on Sunday (4pm).

Maidstone did the double over Truro in the regular season, winning 3-1 away just a few weeks ago.

Saunders switched to a 4-4-2 formation with two big men up top in Jay May and Dumebi Dumaka that day.

That's not to say he will go the same way in the play-offs.

He said: "I know it’s easy saying go down there and play the same formation and the same side as last time but it doesn’t work like that.

"First and foremost we've got to try and win the game.

"Whatever we do, we won’t set up to try and come away with a draw, we want to go there and win.

"Your whole season’s now coming down to two, possibly three, games.

"Nerves no doubt will play a part but they’ve got to enjoy it and go out there and work hard and have no regrets. If they do that there’s no reason they can’t do well."