Any train promotion codes out there?

[tweatee]

Hi there
This is my first post although i have been reading this site for a few years now.
I will be staying in Edinburgh on the 6 Jan until 11 Jan 08.As i dont really want to travel by car i was hoping to find a good value train ticket.I have looked on various rail company websites after they all say to book early for great discounts.I dont know if its just me but i cant seem to find any of these "London to Edinburgh for only £28" deals.
I was hoping to someone could give me a few tips as how to get a good deal.
I want to travel from either Derby or Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverley station.Any time from either station for 2 adults with possibly 1 or 0 changes.
Is it better to wait until nearer the time to see if the prices get cheaper or try to book now?

hope anyone can help

[dzug]

Hi there
This is my first post although i have been reading this site for a few years now.
I will be staying in Edinburgh on the 6 Jan until 11 Jan 08.As i dont really want to travel by car i was hoping to find a good value train ticket.I have looked on various rail company websites after they all say to book early for great discounts.I dont know if its just me but i cant seem to find any of these "London to Edinburgh for only £28" deals.
I was hoping to someone could give me a few tips as how to get a good deal.
I want to travel from either Derby or Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverley station.Any time from either station for 2 adults with possibly 1 or 0 changes.
Is it better to wait until nearer the time to see if the prices get cheaper or try to book now?

hope anyone can help

If you are travelling from Derby or Chesterfield to Edinburgh most of the cheap tickets are not yet released - Cross Country Trains will be releasing about a month's worth of tickets on 24 October for travel after 8 December (or so their web site said a few days ago - the date has now vanished...). How far into January they will go then is not clear - maybe a further wait??

So yes - wait. If you book now you'll get the full fare - which you would pay on the day at the station.

The GNER fares (which will involve at least one change) may be available now.

[Rachel M 71]

Hiya

Also a newbie but need some advice. I want to go to London in Jan 08. Travelling out to London on Tues 22nd Jan from Manchester Piccadilly and returning on Friday 25th Jan 08 for 2 adults.

I have tried to look at the various train websites but it says that those dates aren't available yet.

Does anyone have a rough idea of how much it will cost, which website is best to use and it there are any discount codes I can use?

Trying to keep it as cheap as possible as it is a surprise trip for my husbands 50th. :D

Thanks

Rachel :)

[dzug]

Hiya

Also a newbie but need some advice. I want to go to London in Jan 08. Travelling out to London on Tues 22nd Jan from Manchester Piccadilly and returning on Friday 25th Jan 08 for 2 adults.

I have tried to look at the various train websites but it says that those dates aren't available yet.

Does anyone have a rough idea of how much it will cost, which website is best to use and it there are any discount codes I can use?

Trying to keep it as cheap as possible as it is a surprise trip for my husbands 50th. :D

Thanks

Rachel :)

If you get the right tickets, a total of £50 return for the pair of you - £12.50 per single journey.

(You can actually do it a bit cheaper by travelling via Sheffield rather than on a through train, but it's a bit of a drag and only worth it if the direct cheap tickets have gone or you are totally skint)

Unless anyone has a special offer, all the websites are much of a muchness. If you are paying by credit card, avoid thetrainline as they charge - the others don't. Or you can buy them at a station - they are not exclusively online.

[Rachel M 71]

If you get the right tickets, a total of £50 return for the pair of you - £12.50 per single journey.

(You can actually do it a bit cheaper by travelling via Sheffield rather than on a through train, but it's a bit of a drag and only worth it if the direct cheap tickets have gone or you are totally skint)

Unless anyone has a special offer, all the websites are much of a muchness. If you are paying by credit card, avoid thetrainline as they charge - the others don't. Or you can buy them at a station - they are not exclusively online.


Thanks very much for the information. :beer: I will give it a try when the dates are available.

Rachel :)

[purpleluvbug]

Does anyone have any ideas where i can get cheap train tickets to get me from milton keynes to glasgow? I have tried gner, or what ever it is... but can only get stupid times. Im on benefits and can't afford full price, but need to get up to see my family wiv new arrival, and 2 year old.. please help

[hander]

So rarely book train journeys but am trying to get to Manchester from London on 11.11 (Sunday).

Want to be there before 1.00pm and get back the same day - almost as late as possible.

Best I can get is £49.25 via Virgin, leaving on 8.34 and coming back on the 20.10

One long day of train rides. Can anyone do better?

[rowan]

Im looking to find a cheap train

09/11 Aberdeen to Glasgow around 4pm
11/11 Glasgow to Aberdeen around 1pm

Any help?

[squawkbox]

Im looking to find a cheap train

09/11 Aberdeen to Glasgow around 4pm
11/11 Glasgow to Aberdeen around 1pm

Any help?

If you go onto any Sainsbury's stores in Scotland, you should be able to get a voucher that allows you to travel anywhere in Scotland for £15 with your shopping (there is no minimum spend). You need to go to Sainsbury's before Nov 7th.

Details: http://www.firstgroup.com/scotrail/sainsburys/

[Lipstick99]

Looking for 3 December Newcastle to Man Airport - return 11 Dec.

Can you find me a bargain, every penny counts....

[caliston]

For some reason Royal Bank of Scotland decided to send me a copy of 'Sense' magazine, full of advertorial about their unexciting financial services. However I did spot a few offers that might be of interest here...

Save 25% on a Railcard

Buy a Railcard online before 30 November for just £15! That's 25 per cent off the normal price of £20 - and the card entitles you to huge savings on rail fares for a whole year. Railcards are available for anyone aged 16-25 (youngpersons-railcard.co.uk), anyone travelling with kids (family-railcard.co.uk) and anyone aged 60 or over (senior-railcard.co.uk). To apply, go to: railcard.co.uk, choose your railcard and enter the code RBSCOT15 - before 30 November 2007.

Offer only available for Young Persons, Family and Senior Railcards until 30 November 2007. For Young Persons and Senior Railcards you will need a valid passport or UK driving licence to verify your age, and Young Persons will also need to upload a passport-style photo. Please make sure you read the terms and conditions before purchasing your Railcard. Full Railcard Ts&Cs available on each website.

Half-price travel on the Caledonian Sleeper to Scotland or London

Treat yourself to an autumn break and travel on the Caledonian Sleeper to Scotland or London for half-price. The Caledonian Sleeper operates overnight travel, six nights a week between London Euston and 40 Scottish stations, including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William, in both directions. With our great offer, return travel to/from Glasgow or Edinburgh is £49.50, and Aberdeen or Inverness is £56. The price includes a berth in a twin-bedded cabin and morning snack. To book your trip, call First ScotRail Telesales on: 08457 55 00 33 and quote 'Bank Offer'.

Terms and Conditions:
1. The offer is subject to availability. Only valid on the Caledonian Sleeper.
2. Prices quoted are valid until 15th December. Prices after this date are subject to alteration.
3. You can purchase up to two half-price Caledonian Sleeper Apex single or return tickets in one transaction.
4. Valid for travel in twin-berth accommodation.
5. Tickets must be booked at least five days in advance of outward travel.
6. Travel available up to 15th December 2007 and between 7 January and 23 February 2008.
7. No changes to travel plans. Refund conditions apply. Enquire at time of booking.
8. First ScotRail reserves the right to amend or withdraw this offer at any time.

[dzug]

Does anyone have any ideas where i can get cheap train tickets to get me from milton keynes to glasgow? I have tried gner, or what ever it is... but can only get stupid times. Im on benefits and can't afford full price, but need to get up to see my family wiv new arrival, and 2 year old.. please help

The Virgin trains website and Milton Keynes station are your best bets. No point in using GNER on this journey. Singles start at £17.50 each way if you book sufficiently far in advance. A saver return is £88 - no need to book in advance, just some peak hour restrictions.

Or try National Express - takes about 7 hours but £32 return booked in advance

[Christa1]

I need to get from Newcastle to Huntingdon( via Peterborough) on 22 November. The £5.00 special offer tickets with GNER finish tofday, not that this applied to this route, it's £36.00 per person single( only need single) is this the best I can get or is this the normal price anyway? So should I book today or leave it till nearer the time?

[shelvis]

Grrr got to find a train from York to Birmingham international on 30th november but cheapest i can find is £36.50 - doesn't help that i HAVE to get on the 7.27 train to be there for just after 10.

[pompeyrich]

Grrr got to find a train from York to Birmingham international on 30th november but cheapest i can find is £36.50 - doesn't help that i HAVE to get on the 7.27 train to be there for just after 10.


The 7:27 to Birmingham New Street has £13.50 tickets available as I type, add a £2:90 from New Street to Birmingham Int and here you go £20ish better off. You must book this ticket as soon as possible and must travel on that train.

[dzug]

I need to get from Newcastle to Huntingdon( via Peterborough) on 22 November. The £5.00 special offer tickets with GNER finish tofday, not that this applied to this route, it's £36.00 per person single( only need single) is this the best I can get or is this the normal price anyway? So should I book today or leave it till nearer the time?

That's a cheap advance fare - but there seem to be some at £29 that day so look for those.

It MAY be cheaper to rebook at Peterborough - worth a check

Don't wait though - book as soon as you can

[shelvis]

The 7:27 to Birmingham New Street has £13.50 tickets available as I type, add a £2:90 from New Street to Birmingham Int and here you go £20ish better off. You must book this ticket as soon as possible and must travel on that train.

Thank you i never thought of doing it that way will go and see now.

[hcafc_laura]

me and OH want to go from Hull to Manchester on the evening of 16/11 returning evening of 17/11. the cheapest I can find is £39 each. can anyone help?

also, what is the 'TPE STANDARD ADVANCE B' ticket? I can get this cheaper but don't understand what it is, is it a return?

[dzug]

Well a saver return is £31.50 each - no evening restrictions that I can see and valid on any train without pre-booking.

The TPE fare is a return, has to be booked in advance and will only be valid on the trains booked. If you click on the fare type it tells you this.

[chris291]

I am looking to get from Oxford to Aviemore on the 11 Jan and back on the 13th or 14th. Are there any cheap fares out there, min I can find is about £80?
many thanks

[Christa1]

dzug: Well I think you were right. I get emails at work as I often travel by train for work, some of the links would not work today and even the cheapest for 2 of us was the tickets at £72.00 plus each. Checked out some older GNER emails and the early trains( which we need)were still available@ £72.00 for 2 of us one way still seems a lot compared to deals some people have got but we have to be there so I have payed it.

[dzug]

I am looking to get from Oxford to Aviemore on the 11 Jan and back on the 13th or 14th. Are there any cheap fares out there, min I can find is about £80?
many thanks

Cross Country trains, who you will use for much of the journey, haven't released cheap fares for that period yet. £26 single is the cheapest current fare - what will be on offer I've no idea.

Incidentally, that £80 is a remarkably good fare - are you sure about it? £117 is the cheapest I can find currently on offer.

[darren72]

Anyone know of any valid train discount codes available ?

Eg, for virgintrains, trainline, qjump, etc...

Thanks

[Angelshe]

Hi,

Please can I have any advice / discount codes for London to Liverpool Return for Saturday 8th December, returning Monday 10th December.

Any help much appreciated.

Thank you.

[toysoldier]

Could anyone help me find cheap fares From Birmingham to Norwich on the 13th of January. Cheapeast i can find is £41.

Thanks

[dzug]

Where did you find that £41 fare? As far as I can see it doesn't exist. Nothing between £47.10 and £24 that I can see.

Try splitting the journey - you MAY get it cheaper that way

There are cheaper fares listed (from £17 single) but no availability that I can see on 13 January. Given that it's Cross Country I'm not sure that they've got their act together and released them yet - they were very late with the Christmas period

[toysoldier]

I have tried splitting the journey and it works out to be around £14. I guess you are right then that maybe the value fares have not been released. Thanks for your help. The £41 fare i found was on the nationalrail website.

[howskint?]

Hi,
Don't know if anyone can help but I'm wanting to go from Derby to London (2 People) on December 28th, returning on 30th. The cheapest I've been able to find is 48 pound each (34 one way and 14 back). Would I be better going to the station to buy the tickets( my sister swears this is cheaper!)?
cheers
howskint?

ps does anyone know why the outward journey is approx 2 hours but the return is nearly 4??!:confused:

[pompeyrich]

Hi,
Don't know if anyone can help but I'm wanting to go from Derby to London (2 People) on December 28th, returning on 30th. The cheapest I've been able to find is 48 pound each (34 one way and 14 back). Would I be better going to the station to buy the tickets( my sister swears this is cheaper!)?
cheers
howskint?

ps does anyone know why the outward journey is approx 2 hours but the return is nearly 4??!:confused:


There are some £28 ones down to London but not until 13:34. The fares you quote are for 2 people not each. Buying them before you travel will be cheaper than at the station, you can buy them until 6 p.m. the night before but best to get them as soon as possible, as they do sell out of cheaper fares.

The reason for the longer return journey time, is probably due to engineering works, if you click the journey time, or show details button it shows you will have to catch a replacement bus service from London-Luton.

[dzug]

You can go to the station to buy advance purchase fares at the same prices as on line - no more, no less. Whether they book from the same allocation or not I've no idea. If it's separate it could run out earlier - or later - and thus give different fares.

From 2 January you will also have the choice of Megatrain - starts just too late for you

[pompeyrich]

You can go to the station to buy advance purchase fares at the same prices as on line - no more, no less. Whether they book from the same allocation or not I've no idea. If it's separate it could run out earlier - or later - and thus give different fares.

From 2 January you will also have the choice of Megatrain - starts just too late for you

Sound advice, as always Dzug, I had assumed howskint's sister had meant it would be cheaper to just turn up on the day of travel, didn't think of going there beforehand.... D'oh !!

[iwant2keepmycash]

This is a long thread, and I'm new here; so apologies if this has been posted before:

The first train of the day from GOBOWEN (0646), via the above stations to Euston has a saver fare of £50 standard return with no restrictions.

The journey departs Shrewsbury at 0712, Birmingham 0830, Coventry 0850.

Even from Coventry the open return fare is £102.

And of course, the £50 from Gobowen can be used on any train back.

[iwant2keepmycash]

First train of the day from GOBOWEN is 05h39; connecting at Chester (depart 06h30) and Crewe (depart 07h05). Calls at Stafford (07h26) and Nuneaton (07h49) arriving Euston 08h58.

Unrestricted saver fare from Gobowen £58.80, which is 90 pence cheaper than the better-known Shotton fare.

The open return from Nuneaton is £102 - no savers at the early times.


You can also think about travelling from stations north of Crewe. For example, the open return Liverpool to Euston is £205. The 06h27 London train travels through Crewe, departing there at 07h05 (it's the same train as above). LPL-Crewe open return £11.60. Gobowen -Euston unrestricted saver £58.80. Total £70.40 - little more than a third of the full fare.

[ads_uk]

Hi all.

Im looking for the cheapest option (and/or any promocodes) for train travel from Chester Road to Retford. Departing On the 19/12 (Need to be there for 1pm at the latest) comming back the following day (After 3pm)
So far its £37.00 Open return.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance
Andi

[dzug]

£17 saver to Nottingham then £14 saver to Retford is one possibility - it does confine you to that route though whereas the normal through saver is valid a variety of ways. You will need to change trains in Grantham.

[fairybelle]

Hi there, I stumbled across this when i was looking for discounted train tickets, and as there seemed to be some very helpful post on here already, i though i would try my luck and see if anyone can help me!!im looking to travel from plymouth to southampton return, 27th - 29th december. the cheapest i have so far is £45, including credit card charge and booking fee. can anyone get it any cheaper for me please?? thank you very much

[dzug]

Hi there, I stumbled across this when i was looking for discounted train tickets, and as there seemed to be some very helpful post on here already, i though i would try my luck and see if anyone can help me!!im looking to travel from plymouth to southampton return, 27th - 29th december. the cheapest i have so far is £45, including credit card charge and booking fee. can anyone get it any cheaper for me please?? thank you very much

Well you can avoid the CC charge and booking fee for a start by buying from a TOC website rather than the trainline. Any will do - it doesn't have to run the trains on your route

Try putting a route of Honiton for a cheaper fare if you haven't tried that already. It may or may not help. Doesn't sound too bad a fare anyway BTW

[smilingit]

Why do you keep on chatting here? THIS IS FOR PROMOTION CODESS!

[dzug]

Why do you keep on chatting here? THIS IS FOR PROMOTION CODESS!

So the 'correct' answer to posters here is 'shove off, there aren't any' (true most of the time), then? OK maybe a little less bluntly worded.

Or is it to suggest alternative ways of reducing the fare?

[urbancookie1]

Hi.

Has anyone got any promo codes or ideas for cheap tickets for trains running from
Birmingham to any central London station -
Saturday January 12th - returning -Sunday 13th January
cheapest I can find is a saver return at £39.50 hoping to get cheaper than this :beer:

[ticketcollector]

Hi.

Has anyone got any promo codes or ideas for cheap tickets for trains running from
Birmingham to any central London station -
Saturday January 12th - returning -Sunday 13th January
cheapest I can find is a saver return at £39.50 hoping to get cheaper than this :beer:

please see response at http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=7576353
I have got it down to £29 rtn.

[dzug]

If you have a mobile you may be able to get TO London for £5 on the Saturday if the times suit with Chiltern's text to mobile fare.

They are not available on Sundays but it's £17.90 walk on fare back on any Chiltern train

Other cheaper fares are with Silverlink via Northampton (£24.50 saver return)

If you don't need to leave Brum until after 1100 on the Saturday then Chiltern have an £18 (return) walk on fare to return on any train on Sunday.

[cbungle]

Hi there - this is my first post here.

I'm struggling to find a cheaper fare than £62.20 to get from Preston to Stansted Airport, I can't believe this is right though....

I'm travelling on Feb17th, returning Feb 24th. Are there any promotional codes? Or is there simply a cheaper fare that I can't find?

Thanks in advance,

[dzug]

Hi there - this is my first post here.

I'm struggling to find a cheaper fare than £62.20 to get from Preston to Stansted Airport, I can't believe this is right though....

I'm travelling on Feb17th, returning Feb 24th. Are there any promotional codes? Or is there simply a cheaper fare that I can't find?

Thanks in advance,

If that's a return fare then it's cheap. Cheaper than anything I could find.

However, bookings for 24 February on Virgin are not open yet - so you could find something still cheaper with advance singles. The cheapest possible single fare is £21, but they look to have sold out on 17th, if there ever were any that cheap. I still don't think that overall it would be any cheaper though as you would be paying a high fare for the outward trip.

[firemansamc]

hi, does anybody have a promotional code for the Stansted Express ?
thanks Sam

[dzug]

hi, does anybody have a promotional code for the Stansted Express ?
thanks Sam

You might find one buried away on the Ryanair or Easyjet web sites, but in the main they don't exist any more.

A BAA loyalty card holder could get you one but as it would effectively cost a fiver and is usable only once I doubt if they would.

[mcallister1]

Thanks to Bubblebrainnewbie on the newspaper thread for spotting this repeat of last year's offer

London from only £11.50
Plus, over 50 other discounted National Express train routes


http://www2.jpscotland.co.uk/Scotsman/CustomPage/images/NationalExpress/NationalExpressTrain.jpg Save yourself pounds on some fantastic discounted National Express train fares from Scotland, with The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.

You could be heading to London from as little as £11.50, or travelling from Edinburgh to York from £8, Glasgow to Newcastle from £8 or Aberdeen to Edinburgh for just £6.

PLUS why not travel in style for less. As part of this amazing offer, you can travel First Class to London, Yorkshire, the North East and selected destinations across Scotland – go on treat yourself!

As well as a successful coach company, National Express is an award-winning train operator, voted Passenger Operator of the Year in 2006.

http://www2.jpscotland.co.uk/Scotsman/CustomPage/images/NationalExpress/NationalExpressLogo.gif
WHAT NOW?

Pick up the Scotsman on Saturday 12 January to collect the first of our four part password. Part two will be printed inside Scotland on Sunday the following day, part three in The Scotsman on Monday 14 January and the final part on Tuesday 15 January.

Routes included in this offer are:

Edinburgh and Dunbar (each way) to:
London £11.50
Peterborough £10
Grantham, Newark and Retford £10
Doncaster, York and Northallerton £8
Darlington, Durham and Newcastle £6
Aberdeen £6

Glasgow and Motherwell (each way) to:
London £11.50
Peterborough £11.50
Grantham, Newark and Retford £10
Doncaster, York and Northallerton, Darlington and Durham £8
Newcastle £8

From all other GNER Stations in Scotland (each way) to:
London £13
Peterborough £13
Grantham, Newark and Retford £13
Doncaster, York and Northallerton £10
Newcastle £8
Further details about the offer, how to book online, and terms and conditions will be published in The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.

[Ghirl]

Has anyone here tried the Scotsman offer before? If so, once you've collected all the passwords how do you go about booking? Do you need to send off tokens or put passwords into online booking form or what? There doesn't seem to be much info on the website about this offer.

[mcallister1]

I didn't do it last year but here is a link to last year's thread- http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=351227&highlight=scotsman
It seems you had to go to a link on the gner ( as it was) webiste and put in the passwords from the paper. I'm sure we can collect them on the newspaper thread or even buy the paper:p - I wonder if it will only let you go Scotland- england not the other way round- but I think we will have to wait to try it.

[mouse_potato]

From today's Scotland on Sunday:

Passwords 1 & 2 = go nat

Tomorrow's paper has password 3, & password 4 will be in Tuesday's.

www.scotsman.com/gonat (http://www.scotsman.com/gonat) _ _ _ _ _ _ _

You also need to take the travel token printed in the paper with you on your journey, or it states you may be liable to pay the full fare. Photocopies won't be accepted.

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/7963/dscf4195kf6.th.jpg (http://img519.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf4195kf6.jpg)

You can travel between Tues 22 January & Sun 16 March 2008, excluding 8 - 17 February. Bookings must be made at least 7 days in advance.

You can also book the journeys in reverse, ie: London - Edinburgh, York - Edinburgh etc...

[dzug]

From today's Scotland on Sunday:

Passwords 1 & 2 = go nat

Tomorrow's paper has password 3, & password 4 will be in Tuesday's.

www.scotsman.com/gonat (http://www.scotsman.com/gonat) _ _ _ _ _ _ _

You also need to take the travel token printed in the paper with you on your journey, or it states you may be liable to pay the full fare. Photocopies won't be accepted.

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/7963/dscf4195kf6.th.jpg (http://img519.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf4195kf6.jpg)

You can travel between Tues 22 January & Sun 16 March 2008, excluding 8 - 17 February. Bookings must be made at least 7 days in advance.

You can also book the journeys in reverse, ie: London - Edinburgh, York - Edinburgh etc...

With similar offers in the past, I've found that often (3 out of 4 trips) they don't ask to see the token. But not worth the risk given the price of walkon fares.

[dibdab3]

Any codes fot Qjump please?

[M.A.]

Does anybody know if the voucher you need to take whilst travelling for the Scotsman offer is printed each day?

[MikeA]

I think the full password is 'gonatexpress' it takes you to a page that says;

'Hello,

You are too early. Please come back at 9am on Tuesday 15 January'

Knowing my luck, when I go on Tuesday, it will probably say 'Ha ha smart a** you were wrong.'

Anyway, hope this is some help :confused:

Mike

[mouse_potato]

Does anybody know if the voucher you need to take whilst travelling for the Scotsman offer is printed each day?

Yep, the voucher will be printed in The Scotsman on 12, 14 & 15 Jan, & in Scotland on Sunday on 13 Jan.

[mjon3105]

Collect 2 National Express tokens from THELONDONPAPER (p11 for today's) for travel to 16 March.Bookings close 3 Feb. offer excludes 8/17 Feb.London/Leeds or York one way £8 standard, £24 first class, London/Edinburgh single £11.50 standard/£34 first.All National Express East Coast routes.Must take the tokens with you.

[marjoreemarjora]

It would seem that you can now enter the information and on line booking site.

Good luck if you are trying to book. Hope you get the tickets you are after.

The suggested password :j is in an earlier post

[Christa1]

Since this company took over from GNER I have had so may problems trying to get on to the site. Just managed yesterday as I need tickets for my daughter and I next Friday so she can get to the Glasgow School of Art from Newcastle however the tickets are all over £30.00 each return! Obviously I can't get hold of the London paper or the Scotsman newspaper, any suggestions anyone?? This is so expensive for us I am thinking of driving but would really prefer to go by train.

[Ghirl]

Since this company took over from GNER I have had so may problems trying to get on to the site. Just managed yesterday as I need tickets for my daughter and I next Friday so she can get to the Glasgow School of Art from Newcastle however the tickets are all over £30.00 each return! Obviously I can't get hold of the London paper or the Scotsman newspaper, any suggestions anyone?? This is so expensive for us I am thinking of driving but would really prefer to go by train.

Just checked www.qjump.co.uk (http://www.qjump.co.uk) and found tickets for Newcastle to Glasgow at £10.50 single (different prices for different times of the day).

[Christa1]

Unfortunately these are even more expensive, over £40.00. We need to be there for around 10.30 so 7.41 out is the best one there, flexible on return time as long as it's after 16.00. Seems the nearer the date the more prices go up.

[isasmurf]

Since this company took over from GNER I have had so may problems trying to get on to the site. Just managed yesterday as I need tickets for my daughter and I next Friday so she can get to the Glasgow School of Art from Newcastle however the tickets are all over £30.00 each return! Obviously I can't get hold of the London paper or the Scotsman newspaper, any suggestions anyone??

If you are in the Newcastle area you can collect tokens from either the Journal (http://www.journallive.co.uk/lifestyle-news/promotions/) or the Evening Chronicle (http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/enter-competitions/national-express/)

[ads_uk]

Hi all.

Im looking for the cheapest option (and/or any promocodes) for train travel from Chester Road to Retford. Departing On the 19/12 (Need to be there for 1pm at the latest) comming back the following day (After 3pm)
So far its £37.00 Open return.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance
Andi

£17 saver to Nottingham then £14 saver to Retford is one possibility - it does confine you to that route though whereas the normal through saver is valid a variety of ways. You will need to change trains in Grantham.

Hi again..
Looking to do the same journey either 24/25th jan returning either the 27/28th.
I was told that there could be other savings if i did a GNER route?

[dzug]

Hi again..
Looking to do the same journey either 24/25th jan returning either the 27/28th.
I was told that there could be other savings if i did a GNER route?

Not in your case that I can see. GNER tend not to offer cheap tickets for short hops like Doncaster Retford or Grantham Retford which is all you would be doing with them.

[amy_love]

Is there anyone who would be kind enough to help me out?

I need a return for one adult and one YP railcard holder from cardiff to coventry on the 27th feb..going in the morning and returning eveningish..going for a uni open day :)

Thanking you in advance..

[pompeyrich]

Is there anyone who would be kind enough to help me out?

I need a return for one adult and one YP railcard holder from cardiff to coventry on the 27th feb..going in the morning and returning eveningish..going for a uni open day :)

Thanking you in advance..


Seems to be quite a bit of availability at £22 ad and £14:50 yp from HERE (http://nationalrail.co.uk/). You have to travel on the trains you book for these prices.

[baloo]

:confused: Hi - like a few others on here, I'm after some help. I've been trawling through train websites for HOURS now and I'm no nearer a decent fare....I have to travel from LOUGHBOROUGH (or Leics at a push) to BOURNEMOUTH. I have to be at my destination by 12 midday on the Wed 20/2. I then need to travel back to Loughborough the following day, 21/2 to arrive back by 9pm at the latest.

I really would appreciate any help as I can't get the fare below £79 rtn. MegaBus/ Train times are not do-able.

Many thanks in advance.:beer:

[boqq]

I am trying to buy tickets to travel to Birmingham New Street from Stirling on May 10 as early as possible, returning any time on the 11th but the prices are astronomical. Can anybody help?

[dzug]

I am trying to buy tickets to travel to Birmingham New Street from Stirling on May 10 as early as possible, returning any time on the 11th but the prices are astronomical. Can anybody help?

Yep - have a bit of patience. The cheap tickets are not released beyond mid-April yet.

And before anyone reels out 'exactly 12 weeks' - it's definitely not happening currently.

[dzug]

:confused: Hi - like a few others on here, I'm after some help. I've been trawling through train websites for HOURS now and I'm no nearer a decent fare....I have to travel from LOUGHBOROUGH (or Leics at a push) to BOURNEMOUTH. I have to be at my destination by 12 midday on the Wed 20/2. I then need to travel back to Loughborough the following day, 21/2 to arrive back by 9pm at the latest.

I really would appreciate any help as I can't get the fare below £79 rtn. MegaBus/ Train times are not do-able.

Many thanks in advance.:beer:

The only cheaper tickets I can find involve arriving at Bournemouth at 1315.

You can do it by coach for £41 return

[Belfast United]

any promotional codes for Stansted Express tomorrow, please?

[cpfcstar]

Hi I hope you guys could help me out, I'm looking for a return train to Sunderland from London for under £30, I am a cash strapped student and need to get a look at the Uni I am applying for!
Is it worth buying a kids ticket and masquerading to save money, is that too hard to pull off, because I look very young for my age and I'm quite small!
I have looked at megabus but the journey time means I would have to stay over night there.
Thanks in advance for your help.

[dzug]

Hi I hope you guys could help me out, I'm looking for a return train to Sunderland from London for under £30, I am a cash strapped student and need to get a look at the Uni I am applying for!
Is it worth buying a kids ticket and masquerading to save money, is that too hard to pull off, because I look very young for my age and I'm quite small!
I have looked at megabus but the journey time means I would have to stay over night there.
Thanks in advance for your help.

The cheapest possible rail advance single is £12.90 each way. To get that you have to book well in advance.

National Express can also be worth trying - they can be as cheap as megabus and MAY operate an overnight service

[mils]

Does anyone one know of any good sites r codes to get discount on a 'Young Persons Railcard'?? There was one 'SAVING12' that got 50% off but this ended on 16/03, always the way.
Please help
Paul

[ram_murdock]

I'm travelling from London Gatwick to Guildford return on the 12 & 13th April. I've checked out a few websites re: prices and best i see is £19 on national rail website. being from Northern Ireland not sure if this is the best website/price- so if anyone knows of a better website or discount code i'd really appreciate your help!!

[KeithP]

I'm travelling from London Gatwick to Guildford return on the 12 & 13th April. I've checked out a few websites re: prices and best i see is £19 on national rail website. being from Northern Ireland not sure if this is the best website/price- so if anyone knows of a better website or discount code i'd really appreciate your help!!
There are some Value Advace C singles available on the outward journey for £5.00. But the catch is they are only for the 14:54 Cross Country departure from LGW. You would still need a Cheap Day Single (valid on any train, no need to book in advance) at £9.10 for the other direction.
Personaly, I would buy a Cheap Day Single each day at the station when I was ready to travel.... £9.10 each way. No worries/cost of postal service etc.

[ram_murdock]

Thanks kiethp

[princessmoneysaver]

Wanting tickets for 2 adults & 1 child to Manchester Airport from Hudds 23rd April, coming back 3rd May. The only online train company I have used before was thetrainline.com which is saying about £28 with a Family Railcard but it's now saying it's going to charge for posting the tickets out which it never has before. Is there anywhere else to try to get cheaper tickets? Thanks x

[isasmurf]

Yes, any train operating company. I always recommend that you book through the train operator that you will be travelling on, as occassionally you get special deals on their fares. I suspect you will be travelling on First Transpennine, here (http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/) is a link to their website.

[dzug]

Wanting tickets for 2 adults & 1 child to Manchester Airport from Hudds 23rd April, coming back 3rd May. The only online train company I have used before was thetrainline.com which is saying about £28 with a Family Railcard but it's now saying it's going to charge for posting the tickets out which it never has before. Is there anywhere else to try to get cheaper tickets? Thanks x

Yes - most of the train company websites will sell you those same tickets at the same price with no extra charges. As will Huddersfield station booking office.


http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/ will do - I just happen to have a short cut set up for them. It doesn't matter that they don't run the trains you will use.

[scotsgolfpro]

can anyone help me get a cheap ticket from edinburgh to london tomorrow plz (thurs) are there any codes out there

[HAVEFAITH]

I am after a cheap deal from London to Newscastle on the 24th May 08 ... for 3 days back on 27th ...better than flying & less hassle .. codes please

[Rebel11]

Hi All,

I wonder could one of ye kind people help me im going from birmingham to manchester this wenesday at about 2.30 pm and coming back the next day about 11am i was on the Virgin website i it was very expensive i have a very small budget any ideas of getting a cheap train i was trying 2 singles and it was still very expensive.

Thanks so much

[KeithP]

I am after a cheap deal from London to Newscastle on the 24th May 08 ... for 3 days back on 27th ...better than flying & less hassle .. codes please
By buying NXEC Standard Advance 2 or NXEC Standard Advance 3 singles this journey can be done on those dates for £35.50 out and £26.00 back at the moment.
Use the NXEC website (http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/Special-offers/)and save another 10%

[KeithP]

Hi All,

I wonder could one of ye kind people help me im going from birmingham to manchester this wenesday at about 2.30 pm and coming back the next day about 11am i was on the Virgin website i it was very expensive i have a very small budget any ideas of getting a cheap train i was trying 2 singles and it was still very expensive.

Thanks so much
You do not say how expensive 'very expensive' is.:D

Your outward journey can be done for £8. and the return jouney will cost you £10. These are Advance singles, so buy your tickets before 6pm tomorrow (Tues) - preferably earlier.

[dzug]

Hi All,

I wonder could one of ye kind people help me im going from birmingham to manchester this wenesday at about 2.30 pm and coming back the next day about 11am i was on the Virgin website i it was very expensive i have a very small budget any ideas of getting a cheap train i was trying 2 singles and it was still very expensive.

Thanks so much

£18 return for that journey is not 'very expensive' (cheap singles, £8 out £10 return). £8 is the cheapest available fare.

National Express are showing fares at £5 each way if you are flexible on timing

[jamielaw]

Price to beat: £56 return

Leaving Manchester on 18/04/2008 anytime after 3pm and before 8pm going to Newcastle and returning the following day anytime after 3pm and before 8pm.

Cheers!

[dzug]

Price to beat: £56 return

Leaving Manchester on 18/04/2008 anytime after 3pm and before 8pm going to Newcastle and returning the following day anytime after 3pm and before 8pm.

Cheers!

The 1942 ex Mcr has £21 singles still. The next day that price is easily achievable.

Also see if rebooking at York helps - it may or may not

[jamielaw]

Who did you find that with? Link if poss :D

[dzug]

Who did you find that with? Link if poss :D

Any repeat any train booking site will give you that fare - it doesn't matter a **** which. They ALL repeat ALL use the same database of fares though they may look things up in different ways. When you get to the page with return fares, click the button for single fares. You may need to scroll for earlier/later trains as only a few show up at once.

I in fact used http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/buy-online/

You need to scroll to the end of the list of stations to put a non-Chiltern station in. They don't charge a booking fee/postage.

[mikaelf]

If anyone would so kind to let me know if the price of £62 rtn is the cheapest I can hope for...

Travelling Sat May 31 around 4pm to 8pm

Returning Sun Jun 1 around 8am to 10am

Thank you :)

[corriefan]

Looking for best price fare for 3 adults, 1 with student railcard for
27th May am coming back 28th May pm

TIA

[spamberler]

Hi

Im trying to find some cheap train tickets from Manchester to London for 03/05/2008 returning 04/05/2008 for 2 people. The best I can find is £62?

Can anyone find cheaper?

[dzug]

If anyone would so kind to let me know if the price of £62 rtn is the cheapest I can hope for...

Travelling Sat May 31 around 4pm to 8pm

Returning Sun Jun 1 around 8am to 10am

Thank you :)


It doesn't look as though VWC have released cheap fares beyond mid May yet so it's worth waiting. At worst that £62 fare will be available to buy on the day.

[dzug]

Hi

Im trying to find some cheap train tickets from Manchester to London for 03/05/2008 returning 04/05/2008 for 2 people. The best I can find is £62?

Can anyone find cheaper?


£50 (total) if you are willing to travel via Sheffield

If that £62 is total, return for the two of you it's a very good fare - grab it.

[dzug]

Looking for best price fare for 3 adults, 1 with student railcard for
27th May am coming back 28th May pm

TIA

See my answer re Liverpool-London - better repeat it as posts shift about as new messages are added. So:

It doesn't look as though VWC have released cheap fares beyond mid May yet so it's worth waiting.

[kathrynt]

hi can anyone help with a deal on wigan to exmouth 12july returning 19th 4 adults 2 kids. can travel any time in the day

[dzug]

You are trying to do it too early.

Wait for the cheap tickets to become available ('exactly 12 weeks' is a myth) and then price them with/without a family railcard.


If that fails try split ticketing at Birmingham Cheltenham and Brissle.

[kathrynt]

You are trying to do it too early.

Wait for the cheap tickets to become available ('exactly 12 weeks' is a myth) and then price them with/without a family railcard.


If that fails try split ticketing at Birmingham Cheltenham and Brissle.
do you think you may be able to help near the time with the split ticketing i've never done it this way before.thanks

[ch00se]

hello everyone

i am looking for the cheapest way to travel from :

plymouth to loughborough

arriving late afternoon on may 30th 2008 and returning anytime in either 1st or 2nd of june

ive checked both trains and coaches but they all seem rather pricey

anyone have any suggestions?

thanks

[Babe1]

By buying NXEC Standard Advance 2 or NXEC Standard Advance 3 singles this journey can be done on those dates for £35.50 out and £26.00 back at the moment.
Use the NXEC website (http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/Special-offers/)and save another 10%

Just wanted to post up that I used the NXEC site tonight and got a massive £50 saving on a return ticket that I needed for June. Same times/dates that I needed to travel too but just way cheaper on this site. The CrossCountry and Virgin sites I had been checking had nothing in this price range.

Many thanks to Keith :A .... means I get another night with best friend and godchildren :j

[GeriO]

I am travelling with my two children (8 & 11) to London from 6th to 10th July. I want to travel by train as DD gets sick on coaches. Have checked online and cheapest I can get (with a family railcard) is £110. Can anyone help me do this cheaper?

[glewis36]

Hi everyone,
I am currenlty trying to book a train to Newcastle from Gloucester leaving Friday 2nd May and returning 5th May. Looking on the net its gonna cost me £99.80 a ticket. Friends of mine booked a few months ago and have a ticket for the same dates, but only paid £45 each. Is it worth me waiting til the day to see if they are any cheaper at the train office? Or do i need to bite the bullet and pay up.

[Saeed]

Hi everyone,
I am currenlty trying to book a train to Newcastle from Gloucester leaving Friday 2nd May and returning 5th May. Looking on the net its gonna cost me £99.80 a ticket. Friends of mine booked a few months ago and have a ticket for the same dates, but only paid £45 each. Is it worth me waiting til the day to see if they are any cheaper at the train office? Or do i need to bite the bullet and pay up.

I have always found prices increase the later you book so it will be better to book as early as possible, unless you know or hear a promotion is coming up. For example virgin did a recent promo and I travelled first class from london to manchester for £17.50 thanks to vouchers in the daily mail. But for you, there's not much time left so I would book it. Also check other train operators site, sometimes the same route on the same train is cheaper on a competitors site

[dzug]

Hi everyone,
I am currenlty trying to book a train to Newcastle from Gloucester leaving Friday 2nd May and returning 5th May. Looking on the net its gonna cost me £99.80 a ticket. Friends of mine booked a few months ago and have a ticket for the same dates, but only paid £45 each. Is it worth me waiting til the day to see if they are any cheaper at the train office? Or do i need to bite the bullet and pay up.

That's a saver return - it will cost you exactly the same at the ticket office on the day.

It might be worth looking at split ticketing at say Birmingham.

[HAVEFAITH]

Any promo codes/discounts around? .... London to Newcastle Out 24th May ... back 26th May

Any help/tips appreciated ... otherwise looking at 200 for 2 adults return at the moment

[inspector monkfish]

anyone know of any codes for FirstGreatWestern?

need to get from Paddington to Plymouth in August.

[inspector monkfish]

Any promo codes/discounts around? .... London to Newcastle Out 24th May ... back 26th May

Any help/tips appreciated ... otherwise looking at 200 for 2 adults return at the moment

just a thought, but would it be cheaper to fly?

[KeithP]

Any promo codes/discounts around? .... London to Newcastle Out 24th May ... back 26th May

Any help/tips appreciated ... otherwise looking at 200 for 2 adults return at the moment

It can be done for...
£140.60
London Terminals to Newcastle
(for two adults)

Depart: Sat, May 24th, 17:40
Return: Mon, May 26th, 09:00

From NXEC website (http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/)

[gner_ex]

Almost as cheap would be to use Grand Central from London KX to Sunderland (£35 single per person, with railcard discounts if applicable), then get the Metro from Sunderland to Newcastle.

[miller]

10% off

Got sent this link today by First Scotrail - works on stations outside scotland too.

http://www.send-data.net/firstscotra...ic2 =032775F6 (http://www.send-data.net/firstscotrail/lifestyle_prebooking.asp?magic=E6A36B3683AE&magic2=032775F6)

It is not railcard friendly like previous promotions. I think the previous loophole (A. Go to normal Scotrail site B. book tickets with railcard C. follow promotion link above and get extra discount) does not work as the discount is not applied to the whole basket, but to the actual fare when selected.

Book by 31st May

[sawanderer]

10% off

Got sent this link today by First Scotrail
http://www.send-data.net/firstscotra...ic2 =032775F6 (http://www.send-data.net/firstscotrail/lifestyle_prebooking.asp?magic=E6A36B3683AE&magic2=032775F6)
It is not railcard friendly like previous promotions.

The price it quotes for a full price ticket seems to differ from those usually displayed on other websites and at stations, so it may be worth checking the website of the train company you are travelling with to check the offer is the cheapest.

e.g.
National Express East Coast advance London-York single = £10
Same ticket using FirstScotRail offer = £11.25 - £1.10 (10%) = £10.15 :huh:

[indebtbigtime]

Hi all. these are £24 on the website. any way of saving a few pounds here. I notice it has a box for a promo code

all help appreciated

[ticketcollector]

The price it quotes for a full price ticket seems to differ from those usually displayed on other websites and at stations, so it may be worth checking the website of the train company you are travelling with to check the offer is the cheapest.

e.g.
National Express East Coast advance London-York single = £10
Same ticket using FirstScotRail offer = £11.25 - £1.10 (10%) = £10.15 :huh:

NXEC have special prices for their own tickets online. I think you get a 11% discount or something like that.
I have checked the normal fares and they are the same as is in the fares database.

[ollysmum]

Just used the First Scotrail discount to get 10% off my journey from stoke on trent to london, £26.00 discounted to £23.40, thank you!

[lucy_lulu]

hi all, newbie here!

im trying to get a good deal to get from crewkerne to bournemouth on the 7th of june in the morning.. off to see britians got tallent live but i would like the best deal on the train, the best i have found so far is £24! it will only need to be a single trip
thanks

[dzug1]

hi all, newbie here!

im trying to get a good deal to get from crewkerne to bournemouth on the 7th of june in the morning.. off to see britians got tallent live but i would like the best deal on the train, the best i have found so far is £24! it will only need to be a single trip
thanks

Your best bet is to get the train from Crewkerne to Salisbury - £11.90 single. Then catch a bus to Bournemouth - they go direct, rather than the train's circuitous route via Southampton, and will be cheaper and quicker. I'd guess between £5 and £10. Every hour - maybe every half hour.

There is a cheaper train ticket - £16.80 - but it involves changing stations (walking) in Yeovil and Dorchester and a bus between Wareham and Poole due to engineering works.

http://www.wdbus.co.uk/htm/ttSouthern/S_X3.pdf has the buses

[ziceman]

please can someone help me out because i live in northern ireland and flying to southampton and i never used public transport because it's none existent where i live lol.

anyway i feel very confused with how is the best fastest cheapest way to go from southampton to london, it will be funny as me and my son never been on a plane, never been on a train and never used escalators so everything is very daunting.

[miller]

anyway i feel very confused with how is the best fastest cheapest way to go from southampton to london, it will be funny as me and my son never been on a plane, never been on a train and never used escalators so everything is very daunting.

Fastest option:
Southampton Airport Parkway station is immediately adjacent to the airport terminal.

Saver return to London Waterloo for 1 adult + 1 child is about £50 -
if you have a family and friends railcard its £28 (the card costs £24 but is valid for a year - http://www.familyandfriends-railcard.co.uk/ ). Day returns will be cheaper, the Saver is valid for a month.

Further information can be found from the South West Trains website http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk

Cheaper options:
There are coaches from Southampton to London Victoria but they go from the coach station (nowhere near the airport so you have to get there first):
http://www.nationalexpress.com

Promotional rail fares are available from www.megatrain.com (http://www.megatrain.com) , but as far as I know these only go from Southampton Central station so again, you would have to get there first.

[*manda*]

Fastest option:
Southampton Airport Parkway station is immediately adjacent to the airport terminal.

Saver return to London Waterloo for 1 adult + 1 child is about £50 -
if you have a family and friends railcard its £28 (the card costs £24 but is valid for a year - http://www.familyandfriends-railcard.co.uk/ ). Day returns will be cheaper, the Saver is valid for a month.

Further information can be found from the South West Trains website http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk

Cheaper options:
There are coaches from Southampton to London Victoria but they go from the coach station (nowhere near the airport so you have to get there first):
http://www.nationalexpress.com

Promotional rail fares are available from www.megatrain.com (http://www.megatrain.com) , but as far as I know these only go from Southampton Central station so again, you would have to get there first.

With the megatrain fares you do have to board in Southampton, but you can actually get off at Southampton Airport on the way back- which would make things slightly easiers. Megatrains cost from £1 each way but are few and far between as are the other option megabus.

Just so you're aware, the train takes just over an hour, the coach is just under 3 hours. National express do funfares so if you don't mind the length of journey try looking to see if you can get a cheaper deal through the funfares section on their site- they run more frequently than megabus.

There are quite alot of buses from Southampton Airport to Southampton centre, and both the train and coach station are easy to find.

[miller]

With the megatrain fares you do have to board in Southampton, but you can actually get off at Southampton Airport on the way back

If you want to persue the cheaper options, consult the Unilink timetables which run to the town centre:
http://www.unilink.soton.ac.uk/routes.shtml

[alchemista]

Go to First Great Western website home page and you'll see the offer for free train travel between these stations or points in between, valid this Sunday.

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/FreeSundays.aspx

p.s. - this thread is for promotion codes and such, not for tips on finding the cheapest fares. If you want help finding the best fare, use the proper thread for tips on cheap tickets:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=18454
Please help keep the two threads organized.

[dzug1]

With the megatrain fares you do have to board in Southampton, but you can actually get off at Southampton Airport on the way back- .

Not legally - megatrain forbid travelling short.

In practice it depends whether there are barriers or ticket checks at the Airport Station or not

[*manda*]

Not legally - megatrain forbid travelling short.

In practice it depends whether there are barriers or ticket checks at the Airport Station or not


There aren't any barriers and i've never been checked there by a guard as you dont have to exit through a station or anything. Used it many many times. Southampton central however, does have barriers and if you go by megatrain you have to show the guard your booking to enable them to let you through.

[ziceman]

thank you to all, in the end i just paid £66 return for me and my son, great journey on the way there disaster on the way back, we were at the ufc event and the hotel was a hole so we decided go back to southampton that night, we got the last train and it was packed with foo fighters fans also and to top it all off the train stopped at basingstoke because of line work so they put on transport for the last part of the journey, when the train stopped i told my cub to run and people were commented on whats the rush but when i was sitting on the 1 and only bus with a couple of 100 still trying get on and the driver then telling the standing to get off and there was no more buses arrange, i could not bare to look out at the window seeing all these angry faces.

[kitaj]

Following the end of the Daily Mail Railcard Promotion National Rail is now offering everyone who took up the offer a 50% discount on its Family & Friends Railcard. This means that the card is only £12 for a years savings, including Advance tickets...
This gives 1/3 off adults (one of which must be the railcard holder) and 60% (not 2/3 lol) off kids (5-15) fares, including Advance fares. Up to 4 adults and four kids can travel on one card. There are also the usual discounts on restaurants, hotels days out etc. Check with ticket staff before you buy to make sure you get the best deal.

The website is www.railcards-online.co.uk/Family
.
The promo code is DAILYM12

[kitaj]

Following the end of the Daily Mail Railcard Promotion National Rail is now offering everyone who took up the offer a 50% discount on its Family & Friends Railcard. This means that the card is only £12 for a years savings, including Advance tickets...
This gives 1/3 off adults (one of which must be the railcard holder) and 60% (not 2/3 lol) off kids (5-15) fares, including Advance fares. Up to 4 adults and four kids can travel on one card. There are also the usual discounts on restaurants, hotels days out etc. Check with ticket staff before you buy to make sure you get the best deal.

Offer ends 31st July

The website is www.railcards-online.co.uk/Family
.
The promo code is DAILYM12

[gner_ex]

Probably worth emphasising that with the family railcard, there MUST be at least one adult AND at least one child travelling.

[sadiejp]

Following the end of the Daily Mail Railcard Promotion National Rail is now offering everyone who took up the offer a 50% discount on its Family & Friends Railcard. This means that the card is only £12 for a years savings, including Advance tickets...
This gives 1/3 off adults (one of which must be the railcard holder) and 60% (not 2/3 lol) off kids (5-15) fares, including Advance fares. Up to 4 adults and four kids can travel on one card. There are also the usual discounts on restaurants, hotels days out etc. Check with ticket staff before you buy to make sure you get the best deal.

Offer ends 31st July

The website is www.railcards-online.co.uk/Family (http://www.railcards-online.co.uk/Family)
.
The promo code is DAILYM12



Cant get link to work and code doesnt work on the railcards-online site

[blindman]

Cant get link to work and code doesnt work on the railcards-online site

This may be the link

http://www.familyandfriends-railcard.co.uk/

[stingrayj]

all help gratefully received for slightly complicated trips, thanks

My mother in law will take the kids off our hands for 10 days :T I just have to pay for her rail fare, pick up at Kings Cross. I've got it down to £47 day return for her for 24 July, if she buys a senior railcard. Other prob is my 6 year old (who looks 8), can't get a return fare below about 30 quid for him which seems v steep.

On our usual Brighton-London line kids always travel for a quid, is this child fare price normal?! And are there any ways round it?

(family and friends card not valid as she'll be on her own down from Newcastle-London)


cheers

Iain

[mantamark]

Is there any way of getting my train from chester to northampton for this friday any cheaper than £40.20p?

Any codes or tricks?

Help please :)

[pompeyrich]

Is there any way of getting my train from chester to northampton for this friday any cheaper than £40.20p?

Any codes or tricks?

Help please :)

Depends what time of day, 1731 dep showing at £14, there is a later one too, try HERE (http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/) .

[dzug1]

On our usual Brighton-London line kids always travel for a quid, is this child fare price normal?! And are there any ways round it?



Child fares are generally half the adult price for the same journey - £1 offers are specials and not widely available.

[gner_ex]

Dzug, isn't this a fairly standard concession within the Network Card area? I know one can certainly get a travelcard for a child at £1 (if travelling with adults who also have travelcards).

[dzug1]

Dzug, isn't this a fairly standard concession within the Network Card area? I know one can certainly get a travelcard for a child at £1 (if travelling with adults who also have travelcards).

Possibly within the zonal area - certainly not the entire Network card area. For example from Bicester North to take a random example an off-peak travelcard is £24.50, adding a child takes it to £36.75.

[johnson293]

This may be the link

http://www.familyandfriends-railcard.co.uk/

Cheers for the heads-up on the half price railcard - I applied for one for the family over the weekend.

We are planning a trip to York later this week, so hopefully the card will arrive in time to book tickets.

Tickets for 2 adults and a child, open return on Thursday were coming in at £54 - but with the railcard, they'll cost around £33, which is probably what it would cost for the petrol to drive there and back from Newcastle - less the actual driving time/tiredness as well.

Also, on the railcard website there are some discount offers if you present the card, one of which is 25% off the bill at Bella Italia, which there is one in York - so it looks like lunch is sorted as well if we go!

MJ :beer:

[alchemista]

An extra discount on Cross Country trains via the Travelzoo site, supposedly an exclusive offer you have to link to Cross Country from there:

http://uk.cheap-flights.travelzoo.com/european-flights/433373

p.s. - this thread is for promotion codes and such, not for tips on finding the cheapest fares. If you want help finding the best fare, use the proper thread for tips on cheap tickets:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=18454
Please help keep the two threads organized.

[dzug1]

An extra discount on Cross Country trains via the Travelzoo site, supposedly an exclusive offer you have to link to Cross Country from there:

http://uk.cheap-flights.travelzoo.com/european-flights/433373

.

Not quite as good as it sounds - it's an extra 5% off XCs current public 10% offer. Still a saving though.

Pity I didn't know yesterday - could have saved well maybe a whole £2....:mad:

[mils]

Hi all, does anyone know of any codes/promotions/ways to make this journey any cheaper.

Friday 18th July TIVERTON PARKWAY - EUSTON LONDON
Return
Sunday 20th July EUSTON LONDON - TIVERTON PARKWAY

So far the best i can get is £42.90 (with a young person railcard ). Also is there any ways in getting firstclass even on the day by spending a little more?? (just know ive travelled on a sunday before and the trains were packed in standard but first class only had a few in)
Only time restrictions are that i need to be in EUSTON by 3:15pm and on the return journey back in Tiverton by a resonable evening time
Any response would be gratefully received thanks
P

[dzug1]

Hi all, does anyone know of any codes/promotions/ways to make this journey any cheaper.

Friday 18th July TIVERTON PARKWAY - EUSTON LONDON
Return
Sunday 20th July EUSTON LONDON - TIVERTON PARKWAY

So far the best i can get is £42.90 (with a young person railcard ). Also is there any ways in getting firstclass even on the day by spending a little more?? (just know ive travelled on a sunday before and the trains were packed in standard but first class only had a few in)
Only time restrictions are that i need to be in EUSTON by 3:15pm and on the return journey back in Tiverton by a resonable evening time
Any response would be gratefully received thanks
P

Promotion codes on FGW are like hens teeth. The last time they had them they didn't actually offer anything additional off, it was just their way of checking how well a certain advert worked.

If what you have got are advance purchase single tickets each way then you are unlikely to get it cheaper other than getting the tickets to Paddington only and walking to Euston. If it's not then look for them if you haven't already.

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/promotions/pr3744bcc35ce7410024862c7ece4649/details.html
for details of weekend first. Also worth looking at first class advance purchase tickets - they tend to sell out slower than the standard ones and can sometimes land up being the cheapest available.

[gner_ex]

205 bus Paddington to Euston - 90p each way with Oyster.

Saturday or Sunday, you can get weekend first - an upgrade for I think £10.

[Liversausage]

Hi there,

Has anybody got any more tips on cheap train tickets? I need to get from London to Holmes Chapel on 25th July in the evening but tickets are from £55 upwards...just for a single. I don't need a return ticket and have tried all of the tips from this site and can't make it work. Can't even make it work combining trains and coaches. Help?!!!!!!!!

Any help much appreciated.

[KeithP]

Well you can currently get a Advance Single for £32.20 on the 21:05 from Euston... change at Stockport. Arr HCH at 00:15.
If you want to travel at any other time, yes it is over £55.

[Liversausage]

Thank you for that.......Someone has to pick me up at the other end so it's a bit late. I have been searching for over a month for cheap tickets and they have all been this price.

Guess I'll have to drive up there then.

[gner_ex]

Thank you for that.......Someone has to pick me up at the other end so it's a bit late. I have been searching for over a month for cheap tickets and they have all been this price.

Guess I'll have to drive up there then.
You really think the fuel is going to be cheaper (especially when wear and tear factored in)?

What you could do (and technically you can't pass a ticket on to someone else) is get a saver return (cost is £56, as opposed to a saver single at £55) and sell the other portion (it can be used any time within one month).

[Neon Eye]

http://www.eyeflowneonsigns.com (http://www.eyeflowneonsigns.com/)



Has anyone found a way to stack other discounts on this?

[Neon Eye]

Whoa, I was already pricing these – thanks OP.

[Neon Eye]

Does anyone know what the cancellation policy is?

[dzug1]

Does anyone know what the cancellation policy is?
Cancellation policy for what? You look as though you have wandered into the wrong thread

[Asatar]

Hello
This is my first ever post so I hope it is ok. I am told that the Daily Mail does a discount code for a family and friends railcard each year - does anyone know when this is likely to appear? I have been searching for months and don't want to spend full price only for the discount to appear the following week! Thanks, all.

[martinbuckley]

So.....

Are there any codes knocking around for any rail fare sites????

[dzug1]

Hello
This is my first ever post so I hope it is ok. I am told that the Daily Mail does a discount code for a family and friends railcard each year - does anyone know when this is likely to appear? I have been searching for months and don't want to spend full price only for the discount to appear the following week! Thanks, all.

This year's offer expired on 31 July - it was mentioned several times on this site.

So next summer, unfortunately, unless someone else runs a similar offer

[KeithP]

So.....

Are there any codes knocking around for any rail fare sites????
Martin, are you planning on travelling somewhere, or just collecting codes? :confused:

[Neon Eye]

Has anyone found a way to stack other discounts on this?

[dzug1]

Has anyone found a way to stack other discounts on this?

On what?


zzzzzzzzzz

[Maysie]

crosscountry trains are are running a 10% off promotion you need to join to get the code. It only applies to their own trains. i bought for an adult, 2 kids with my family railcard newcastle to oxford booked for 4 days later for only £27!

http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/

[martinbuckley]

Martin, are you planning on travelling somewhere, or just collecting codes? :confused:

Yes. I travel regularly by train, but I know how to get the cheapest online quote for a fare, ie by booking in advance, travelling off-peak, registering with rail companies, using a railcard etc etc.

What I'm after (and indeed by the very nature of the thread title), is the codes (which First Scotrail sometimes do) that further reduces the price by 10, 25 or even 50%.

Many of the posters above have confused the thread title with "Find me the cheapest train fare for a specific day please", which I think is somewhere else on this site.

So, any codes around?

[darkit]

Has anyone found a way to stack other discounts on this?

[scissorsister]

10% Fsradvnce

[scissorsister]

im looking for cheap fare from inverness to aberdeen if anyone wants to help

[dzug1]

im looking for cheap fare from inverness to aberdeen if anyone wants to help

Go to a rail website
Put the details in
Get fares

Or go to Inverness station - they sell the same tickets

£7.50 advance purchase single seems to be the cheapest.

[miller]

Cross country trains 10% off for railcard holders (plus railcard discount). Enter code RAILCARD on booking page by 31st August.

[mahoney9]

Hi - if you're still looking for promotional codes, there are some available for CrossCountry trains via their Summer Seat Sale offer. If you visit www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/sale (http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/sale) and type in the promo code GIVEAWAY, this unlocks an extra 10% on advance tickets. Good luck!

[Llyllyll]

Evening,

I'm travelling from Cardiff to B'ham on 24th Oct and coming back on the next day (Sat).

The cheapest return I can find (inc. researching the 2 singles option) is £41.70 RTN.

Am I missing something or is this the best I can get?

Thanks in advance.

[shelvis]

Please please can anyone help?? I am looking for a train (or series of trains) that will get me into CHesterfield for around 6pm on Friday 12th September as I have an important engagement and I will be travelling from Angelsey in Wales. Cheapest i can find is £42 but i know you guys are ace at finding tickets so wondered if you could help??

Shelvis
X

[Holly282]

Does anyone know if you can get cheapish tickets from London to Cardiff anywhere? I'm going to be doing this journey quite regularly.
Thanks!

[AngLangS]

Evening,

I'm travelling from Cardiff to B'ham on 24th Oct and coming back on the next day (Sat).

The cheapest return I can find (inc. researching the 2 singles option) is £41.70 RTN.

Am I missing something or is this the best I can get?

Thanks in advance.


Cross Country are offering an extra 10% off for advance bookings - just register with their web site for the promotion code

[AngLangS]

Does anyone know if you can get cheapish tickets from London to Cardiff anywhere? I'm going to be doing this journey quite regularly.
Thanks!

if you can book in advance you can get the fares for as little as £11.50 each way BUT train times are pretty limited. That said, you can find them for trains around mid morning going and early afternoon coming back.

As with all advance bookings if you miss your train you have to pay full price - a real killer.

If money is tight - you might consider either megabus (regularly offer fares for £1) or national express fun fares (from £1). Trick with these if you can bear the 4 hour journey is to book 2 tickets on different times, just in case you miss one.

[Thrifty Boots]

Hello can anyone help me please? I've never booked train tickets before.
We need to travel from Liverpool to London by train on 15th Nov, returning on 17th November. (we can be flexible about times)
I've checked the VIRGIN site and it's looking like £80 each :confused:

Can anyone recommend a cheaper way of doing this fare? Thanks

[RichyRich]

Cross Country are offering an extra 10% off for advance bookings - just register with their web site for the promotion code
...which is Cheap

[dzug1]

Hello can anyone help me please? I've never booked train tickets before.
We need to travel from Liverpool to London by train on 15th Nov, returning on 17th November. (we can be flexible about times)
I've checked the VIRGIN site and it's looking like £80 each :confused:

Can anyone recommend a cheaper way of doing this fare? Thanks

Given that a saver return, buy on the day, no advance booking needed, is 'only' £62.60 each you must be interpreting something wrong.

Cheap singles for the return on the 17th are readily available.
However, there's nothing yet for Saturday 15th and my guess is there won't be for some time. It depends on what engineering work is finalised for that weekend. The timetable you see now may bear little resemblance to what actually runs.

Edit - are you sure that that's £80 ish each and not total? A half saver plus the cheapest advance ticket would come out at not much more than that.

[trixibelle69]

Hi

I travel between Guildford and Doncaster 2-3 times per month, and i use the National Express East Coast booking website. Still, it comes to about £50 return each time.

Can anyone help with money off promo codes, etc etc? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks guys.

Also, does anyone know of any rail cards that I'm applicable for as I am too old for YP now! 27yo, no kids.

[fordy]

Ok then, after many attempts at getting a cheap ticket, it is still cheaper for me to drive to Glasgow from Liverpool than its is to get a train.

For the last 3 months I have tried every method of booking online and in person at a station and the best I could get was £27.50 single.

you get £60 return on trainline and it says try a single from £15.50, never once in 3 month have these tickets been available. I have tried every day.

So Im traveling next week and i have no choice but to drive, its silly.

If they want people to use public transport, they really need to shake the system up. £60 for an advance return is not cheap.

[KeithP]

Fordy, you can get a single ticket from Lime St to Glasgow next Wed ( you didn't say exactly when next week you are going) for £21.50 on the 13:22 departure - change at Warrington.
A single coming back the next day can be had for the same price.

Thats £43.00 return. Cheaper than by car. Have you included all running costs, not just petrol?

[fordy]

Sorry, i forgot to add, there is 2 people sharing the cost of the drive, but thanks for pointing out the ticket. You'd think the lad at lime street station would have offered me that option wouldn't you? He had us going via wigan. I wonder why the wigan route costs more when its a shorter route?

Anyway, I'm travelling on the Friday (everything is arranged and has had to be moved round to because we couldnt get a train) I can leave when I want and stop when I want, no worries about changing trains.

I'd happily use the train, but they make it so damn hard to get a reasonably priced ticket.

Thanks again.

[Llyllyll]

Evening,

I'm travelling from Cardiff to B'ham on 24th Oct and coming back on the next day (Sat).

The cheapest return I can find (inc. researching the 2 singles option) is £41.70 RTN.

Am I missing something or is this the best I can get?

Thanks in advance.


Don't know if it's to do with the new pricing structure but I've just managed to get two singles for £16.50 (together). That's a saving of the princely sum of £25.20 over the return ticket!

[cloudchaser]

MANCHESTER TO LONDON

Hi all

Looking to book the following dates from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston

Outwards - 24th Oct. arriving in London
Inwards - 1st Nov. arriving in Manchester

Both journeys to arrive around 1300-1330’ish.


Adults - 2
Senior Railcards - 2

The cheapest I have found after looking at the National Rail, FGW, Raileasy, National Express and other sites is around the £85 mark - this is for singles. Returns are showing higher than £120 at present.

Since it’s my elderly in-laws who are travelling I don’t want go through changes - at best splits / singles would be fine.

Also am I too late/early for the cheapest tickets?

All tips/help much appreciated.
cheers

[AirlieBird]

The problem that you have is that the 1 Nov is a weekend and the journey is on the West Coast Main Line. Due to the extensive upgrade works taking place on the WCML at the moment, the weekend timetable and the cheap advance tickets are not being released until quite close to the date of travel.

There is a £20.50 ticket on the 24th October @11.15 arr 13.28. Maybe consider travelling on the 31st Oct instead? Plenty of £20.50 tickets available then.

Just checked the booking horizons. Tickets are available for travel on Virgin West Coast on Saturdays up to 8th November.... and indeed they are available on the Saturday after and before the 1st november, but not the 1st November yet.

Oh yes, and I'd always recommend trying the booking engine of the train operator you will be travelling with to see if they have any special online deals. In this case, Virgin Trains.

[stressedoutmum]

Looking to travel Derby to York Sat 29 Nov - does anyone know of any discount codes with either midland mainline, virgin trains or cross country trains before I book it please. thanks.

[lufcgirl]

Damn West Coast Mainline Works on a weekend!!

Wanting to travel from Newcastle to Exeter Sat 5th October and come back on 6th. Trying to avoid London at all costs as I've never been there and the tube is daunting! Plus they add another £12.50 on the price for the priveledge of travelling through London.
Any ideas or promotional codes out there?

[sawanderer]

MANCHESTER TO LONDON
Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
Outwards - 24th Oct. arriving in London
Inwards - 1st Nov. arriving in Manchester
Both journeys to arrive around 1300-1330’ish.

Adults - 2 / Senior Railcards - 2

The cheapest I have found after looking at the National Rail, FGW, Raileasy, National Express and other sites is around the £85 mark - this is for singles. Returns are showing higher than £120 at present.


Well the OFF-PEAK RETURN fare with a railcard is £41.20 per person (only 65p more expensive than a singe fare.) This is the fare you would be charged if you walked into the station on the day asking for a ticket on the trains you describe.

ADVANCE tickets are the ones that could be cheaper - according to the ATOC booking horizons, these tickets have already been released for the days you want to travel. Please note that railcard discounts often do not apply to advance tickets, so you might find that the "off-peak return" with a 34% railcard discount is cheaper than some advance tickets.

Unless you change the times/dates of the trains, it appears that the ADVANCE tickets that would be cheaper have all gone or are not available at the time of writing.


The other place to look is the Print at Home booking site:
http://www.mobitix.thetrainline.com/VT/advancepurchase.aspx

Trains from Mon-Thursday are available from £1 each way - so you'd need to change your dates to make the most of these (and wait until the "Booking available to" date changes to include your dates.)

Hope this helps.

[activist3]

I am trying to get from London to Swansea on friday 17th leaving london about 6ish and leaving swansea on sunday 19th about 5 ish. Cheapest i can find is £86quid. Any body got any tips/.

[rainbow10]

I need to book for train tickets from Crewe to Edinburgh Waverley on 24/12/08 returning 27/12/08. The cheapest I can get is £300.30 (5 adults and 1 child, one railcard). Any tips on getting it cheaper please ??

[AirlieBird]

Bookings for Christmas are not yet released. If you wait a week or two, you will be able to purchase advance tickets.

[dzug1]

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/ are running a promotion of £5 off any rail booking priced at £6 or over.

To get an individual one-off discount code you have to register via the link on their site and book by 6 November. Travel can be later as long as you book

200,000 codes are available - no more when they have gone

[Aaron]

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/ are running a promotion of £5 off any rail booking priced at £6 or over. Doesn't seem to let me register because they already know my email address. "Already registered" link goes to a "timed out" screen. Llamas.

[venusinfurs]

worked for me on 14th Oct - even bought 2 tickets with the discount! Many thanks for your help.

[hardpressed]

Doesn't seem to let me register because they already know my email address. "Already registered" link goes to a "timed out" screen. Llamas.

Same thing happened to me. I've just booked tickets on the Virgin site and got them £10 cheaper than from Qjump, who were charging £49. I should point out that the journey is partly on Virgin and partly on National Express, so well pleased.

[caffenero]

Bookings for Christmas are not yet released. If you wait a week or two, you will be able to purchase advance tickets.

thanks, please can you tell me when cheap tickets for around 19th dec are released?

[ajp]

Does anyone have the 3 passwords from Sat-Mon Scotsman for cheap(er) National Express tickets?

Do the T&C state you have to take the papers with you? (In which case does anyone have any spare papers? I live south of the border, but have a pending trip back to my homeland!)

Thanks

[lexilex]

Just found out I've got to do Hull - Birmingham this Saturday morning - cheapest price I can get is £17 per person, likely due to late notice, but anyone any ideas how I can get even a couple of squid off, tried to find a money off code but can't.

[Quentin]

please can you tell me when cheap tickets for around 19th dec are released?

Now .

[DAW]

Does anyone have the 3 passwords from Sat-Mon Scotsman for cheap(er) National Express tickets?

Do the T&C state you have to take the papers with you? (In which case does anyone have any spare papers? I live south of the border, but have a pending trip back to my homeland!)

Thanks

I also am looking for the password.
I only got the first two: www.scotsman.com/myrail****
Does anyone have the third?

[FirstGreatWestern]

Just sign up at http://www.fgw5pounds.co.uk/ and you get a promo code sent to you for £5 off First Great Western Journeys

[Bexbox2]

Great thanks for the £5 off :)

[thegameapple]

Hello.

Can any of your help me find any cheap trains from Loughborough to Portsmouth (Any station) on Friday 28th Novemeber arriving before 20.00.

Also cheap train from Reading to Loughborough Leaving after 18.00 on Sunday 30th November.

Thanks for in advance for any help.

[dzug1]

Hello.

Can any of your help me find any cheap trains from Loughborough to Portsmouth (Any station) on Friday 28th Novemeber arriving before 20.00.

Also cheap train from Reading to Loughborough Leaving after 18.00 on Sunday 30th November.

Thanks for in advance for any help.

Megatrain might help for the Friday journeys - Loughborough - London and London - Portsmouth http://www.megatrain.com/uk/index.php

They don't run on Sundays.

For the Sunday any of the rail sites should give you the same prices - try for a cheap single for the through journey. If there isn't one, try Reading - London (will be expensive - no cheap fares on this route) and London - Loughborough separately to see if it works out any better.

[jenny87]

Does anyone know if they can get a cheaper fare than £56 for a single train journey from Liverpool to Southampton? Thanks

[dzug1]

Does anyone know if they can get a cheaper fare than £56 for a single train journey from Liverpool to Southampton? Thanks

Your fare is not in the fares list - What is it? It's cheaper than the standard fare so on the face of it is good.

There are various advance singles available ranging in price from £11.50 to £38.50 - you should be able to get one of these if you book far enough in advance. A full fare single (not via London) is £71


You could try an advance single to London (which ought to be readily available in advance) then megatrain to Portsmouth

[miller]

Does anyone know if they can get a cheaper fare than £56 for a single train journey from Liverpool to Southampton? ThanksIf you book far enough in advance there should be some deals. e.g. 15 December:
Using fare finder on the Trainline http://www.farefinder.thetrainline.com/BestFares.aspx?orig=LIV&dest=EUS&out=20081215 I found £8 fares Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston.
Then a £1.50 (with oyster) or £4 (cash fare) on Northern Line (Charing Cross Branch) Southbound from London Euston to London Waterloo.
London Waterloo to Southampton on megatrain (www.megatrain.co.uk (http://www.megatrain.co.uk/)) on 15 December there are plenty of seats for £6/8

[shelvis]

I need to be in Newcastle for around 12:30pm on February 21st next year. I will be leaving at anytime on the 22nd. The cheapest return fare I can find (from Chesterfield) is £58 which is loads and I can get to London for less!!

Does anyone have any good ideas of websites I can look at?? Or weird and wonderful routes I can take to keep the costs down??

[dzug1]

Haven't checked, but my guess is you are trying to book too early. Certainly a few days ago Cross Country hadn't released tickets (cheap ones that is) beyond the end of January.

So just be patient and don't believe what you are told about 'exactly 12 weeks'. It's a total lie.

[shelvis]

So should I wait till after xmas?? might be a good plan.

[Livingthedream]

So should I wait till after xmas?? might be a good plan.

Use Crosscountry's Ticket Alert service, give them the details of your journey and they will e-mail you when the cheap tickets are released

http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/Find_a_train/Ticket_alert.aspx

[AirlieBird]

I need to be in Newcastle for around 12:30pm on February 21st next year. I will be leaving at anytime on the 22nd. The cheapest return fare I can find (from Chesterfield) is £58 which is loads and I can get to London for less!!
Arriva Crosscountry is only selling tickets up to 24 Jan for travel on a Saturday and 18 Jan for travel on a Sunday according to National Rail Enquiries booking horizons (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/booking_horizons.html).

[goosebutcher]

There are still some cheap tickets available on this offer:
http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/Special-offers/birthday/

£5 London - York singles for example... might take some searching and journey splitting but a big saving if you have time.

[Levitz]

Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman will be running an offer with national express trains from next Sunday, passwords to be collected from paper and booking online...

London to Edinburgh fares from £11.50

[kevin.nicholls]

Saw a piece in Snday Times money section claiming myvouhcercodes.co.uk have a code for £5 off atTrainline (that's £4 net after adding the booking fee!)

Don't bother rushng though.

Found the code ok .. only trouble is trainline don't seem to have anywhere to enter it.

[fellap]

Saw a piece in Snday Times money section claiming myvouhcercodes.co.uk have a code for £5 off atTrainline (that's £4 net after adding the booking fee!)

Don't bother rushng though.

Found the code ok .. only trouble is trainline don't seem to have anywhere to enter it.

Underneath the option for railcards, there is an 'advanced options' button, click that and it allows you to enter a promotional code.

That said if you're trying to use the code LTTL5D to get £5 off, I can't get it to work?!

[BruceyBonus]

Underneath the option for railcards, there is an 'advanced options' button, click that and it allows you to enter a promotional code.

That said if you're trying to use the code LTTL5D to get £5 off, I can't get it to work?!
LTTL5D is a very old (more than 1.5 years) code. Not sure how it has ended up on the voucher code sites again?

[pifpofpaf]

Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman will be running an offer with national express trains from next Sunday, passwords to be collected from paper and booking online...

London to Edinburgh fares from £11.50
does anyone have these passwords? cheers

[Livingthedream]

does anyone have these passwords? cheers

'my rail deal'

Thats the Password but you need the Voucher that was in the Scotsman/Scotsman on Sunday to validate your tickets when traveling

[elliotegg]

Hi does anyone have any ideas how i could get from nottingham to bolton for cheaper than 36 pound which is about the cheapest i can find. im absolutly desperate to get there for someones birthdays but cant afford that amount, i could also go from derby if thay would be any cheaper?
help please!

[dzug1]

The fare is only a couple of ££ cheaper from Derby

You could try split tickets at Manchester - if there are any (cheap) advance singles available (from £8 each way supposedly) then this would be better, but I couldn't find any for a random day in about a month

[kanesw]

Hey, i really need some help. I'm traveling to Nottingham for a Uni open day from either Banbury or Oxford on the 11th of Feb.

I need to get to Nottingham at 10am and leave Nottingham after 5pm.

The cheapest i can find is over £60s, and cant afford this at all. :(
If it helps, im 17.

Thanks inadvance

[BruceyBonus]

Hey, i really need some help. I'm traveling to Nottingham for a Uni open day from either Banbury or Oxford on the 11th of Feb.

I need to get to Nottingham at 10am and leave Nottingham after 5pm.

The cheapest i can find is over £60s, and cant afford this at all. :(
If it helps, im 17.

Thanks inadvance
Unfortunately there isn't a discount for being 17 unless you have a railcard.

I would suggest you try splitting the ticket as you need to take two trains anyway.

First route I've tried is Oxford to Derby, Derby to Nottingham. The first part is on Cross Country - who offer advanced fares (approx £18 each way). The second leg is on East Midlands Trains who don't have advance fares so readily available (but a full priced return is £6).

The second route is Oxford to B'mingham New Street, B'mingham to Nottingham. Both legs with Cross Country. First leg is £12 each way, second leg is £9.50 each way.

Doing the first split you could pay just £42. There may even be other permitted routes - these were just the first I tried.

[kanesw]

Thank you for the reply

When i click the cheaper prices, it highlights the times which are too late.

Need to leave at 7am and return about 5 /6 pm.

Im so confused :confused:

[BruceyBonus]

Both the 6:36 and 7:06 from Oxford to Derby are available at £18.
The 6:36 arrives at Derby at 8:42. You could then catch the 9:10 from Derby to Nottingham which arrives at 9:37. This part if £6 return.
I'm getting my prices from www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com

[kanesw]

Ah i really dont get how you are getting such cheap prices, because when i check, i got £40 + just for the first leg. However i do get £6 return for derby > nottingham which is just great.

Here are some screenshots of all my attempts

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[BruceyBonus]

Ah i really dont get how you are getting such cheap prices, because when i check, i got £40 + just for the first leg. However i do get £6 return for derby > nottingham which is just great.Weird? It was showing earlier but I can't find those fares on those times now?!

[lufcwhite]

Looking to go Hull to Bristol on March 7th (setting off early morning) and returning March 8th (setting off noon time) for 2 adults. Looked all over and cheapest I can find is £93.50 each which seems way over the top. Also checked out national express coaches and they took 8 hours and were £100!
If anyone can help me find anything cheaper that would be great.

[dzug1]

Looking to go Hull to Bristol on March 7th (setting off early morning) and returning March 8th (setting off noon time) for 2 adults. Looked all over and cheapest I can find is £93.50 each which seems way over the top. Also checked out national express coaches and they took 8 hours and were £100!
If anyone can help me find anything cheaper that would be great.

Haven't looked it up but try going via London and splitting tickets there.

You can get to Bristol cheaply enough but getting back is the problem - so maybe via London on the return only

[sawanderer]

National Express East Coast are offering 1/3 off their lowest Standard Advance tickets when you book between 13-16 February inclusive. Tickets are on sale for trips up until the start of May 2009.


More info in this thread:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=18759191#post18759191

[skywalker83]

hi, i am travelling from london to alton towers (stoke-on-tent) and wanted to know the cheapest way to travel. any promo codes available please. we are 2 adults travelling! thank you so much

[Cardamom]

Hello,

I hoping someone can help....I need to get a train ticket from Manchester to London anytime between now and tomorrow (before 12am preferably). The best price I can find is about £50, does anyone know of any better deals available or any discount codes with virgin trains...

[gner_ex]

hi, i am travelling from london to alton towers (stoke-on-tent) and wanted to know the cheapest way to travel. any promo codes available please. we are 2 adults travelling! thank you so much

Travel with London Midland on the Desiro unit.

An off-peak day return (valid on the 08:46 from Euston, thence any later train) is £28 each. Can return on any train.

If you're going for more than one day, there is a period return (return within a month) for £30 each (return fare).

If you have railcards (16-25, senior, etc) prices reduce by a third.

[gner_ex]

Hello,

I hoping someone can help....I need to get a train ticket from Manchester to London anytime between now and tomorrow (before 12am preferably). The best price I can find is about £50, does anyone know of any better deals available or any discount codes with virgin trains...

You can get a period return ticket (any permitted) for £66.10 (return price).

However, the cheapest way is to get a Manchester-Stoke ticket (£11.00 single, £11.10 day return) then the Stoke-Euston ticket I talk about in the response above (£27.90 single, £30.00 period return).

These tickets are all off peak (except the single Manchester-Stoke which is 'anytime'.

[skywalker83]

thank you so much :)

[Lollipops]

Anyone know a cheaper way than £113 to get from Exeter to Leeds (return) next weekend? (28th-29th..or 27th-28th)

[KeithP]

Yes Lollipops.
Catch the 11:23 or 12:23 on 28 Mar from Exeter direct to Leeds (arr 17:04 or 18:02). Advance single £31.50.
Catch the 07:30 on 29 Mar from Leeds direct to Exeter (arr 13:24). Advance single £41.00.

Total = £72.50

[Livingthedream]

Anyone know a cheaper way than £113 to get from Exeter to Leeds (return) next weekend? (28th-29th..or 27th-28th)

Try this a bit slow but saves you some money look for the advance singles;
Exeter to Bristol
Bristol to Manchester Pic Via Newport(SW)
Manchester Pic to Leeds

I worked it out at £62 return but you need to play with the times to get the best savings and as these are advance singles give yourself plenty of time to catch you next train at least 30 mins

[ljane74]

Hiya All

I am travelling from Stoke-on-Trent to London Euston with my mum on 28th April coming back on the 29th April. I went onto Virgin Trains and the cost for the 2 of us in total is £109.40. If i did the journey from Manchester Picadilly to London Euston it woul cost about £50. Would i be able to buy these tickets but get on the train at Stoke and show this to the ticket inspector when on the train.

Thanks

Lisa

[dzug1]

Hiya All

I am travelling from Stoke-on-Trent to London Euston with my mum on 28th April coming back on the 29th April. I went onto Virgin Trains and the cost for the 2 of us in total is £109.40. If i did the journey from Manchester Picadilly to London Euston it woul cost about £50. Would i be able to buy these tickets but get on the train at Stoke and show this to the ticket inspector when on the train.

Thanks

Lisa

You would be breaching the T&C of the tickets. If Stoke has ticket barriers you wouldn't get on the train in the first place.

Try London Midland Trains and specify a route of via Northampton - it can be a lot cheaper, but is also slower.

[AirlieBird]

If you want flexibility then £109 is the cheapest you're going to get (unless you go on the slower London Midland trains as suggested by dzug). However, if you are prepared to stick to trains you are booked on, and depending on what time of day you want to travel, there are tickets available for £30 return on Virgin.

[Smooth84]

Hereford - Glasgow Central.

Looking to travel Next Friday 27th and returning on the Tuesday 31st March. Does anybody know of anyway of bringing the cost down for this? Im currently finding it to cost around about the £120 mark. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Livingthedream]

Hereford - Glasgow Central.

Looking to travel Next Friday 27th and returning on the Tuesday 31st March. Does anybody know of anyway of bringing the cost down for this? Im currently finding it to cost around about the £120 mark. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Try splitting at Crewe;
Hereford to Crewe Off peak Return £29.50
Crewe to Glasgow Central Advance single £21.50

Glasgow Central to Crewe Advance single £21.50
Crewe to Hereford Off Peak Return £0
Total £72.50

You can also split Hereford-Manchester Pic-Glasgow Central, which can save a few quid more but the tickets are not as flexible.

Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to catch your Glasgow train at Crewe at least 30-45mins

[KDC]

Hi there. I hope somebody can help.

Am looking to travel by train from Derby or Nottm to London
On Sat 23rd May and return later same day
1 adult and 1 child

I managed to work it out that it would cost over £100 just for me!!

Does anybody know if there are any codes/cheap tickets?

Thanks alot

[Livingthedream]

Hi there. I hope somebody can help.

Am looking to travel by train from Derby or Nottm to London
On Sat 23rd May and return later same day
1 adult and 1 child

I managed to work it out that it would cost over £100 just for me!!

Does anybody know if there are any codes/cheap tickets?

Thanks alot

There's line works at Bedford that date and its looks like St Pancras will be closed so try Splitting at Grantham and going to King's Cross
Nottingham to Grantham 05:50 £7 Anytime Return
Grantham to London KC 07:23 £13 Advance single
London KC to Grantham 16:30 £11.50 Advance single
Grantham to Nottingham 18:03 £0 Antime Retturn

Total £31.50 return per adult

There are other cheap options by splitting at Grantham but give yourself plenty of time to make your connection at least 30-45mins

[jumpingjackd]

Hi there, hoping someone can help. SIL need to travel Edinburgh to Scun*horpe tomorrow. National rail coming up at £93. He is only travelling one way. Any better deals he can do.

Thanks

[BruceyBonus]

Hi there, hoping someone can help. SIL need to travel Edinburgh to Scun*horpe tomorrow. National rail coming up at £93. He is only travelling one way. Any better deals he can do.

Thanks
The 8:00 has an advance fare of £39.15 left - all other times are sold out for advance fares.
Standard off peak single is £87.60, anytime single £89.50.

As you need to catch two trains, you could try splitting the tickets to save money but remember to leave plenty of connection time.

[KeithP]

Hi there, hoping someone can help. SIL need to travel Edinburgh to Scun*horpe tomorrow. National rail coming up at £93. He is only travelling one way. Any better deals he can do.

Thanks
The 07:00, 08:00 and 09:30 departures all have advance singles available at £44.00.
Same trains have First Class adv singles at £51.00.
Advance tickets must be booked at least the day before, I think.

[jumpingjackd]

The 07:00, 08:00 and 09:30 departures all have advance singles available at £44.00.
Same trains have First Class adv singles at £51.00.
Advance tickets must be booked at least the day before, I think.



Thanks Keith thats looking so much better.

[cotsvale]

Hi

I want to go from Cheltenham to Birmingham New St on 12th June after the rush hour and the cheapest day return I can find is £18 this seems a lot to me - i thought tickets were cheaper 12 weeks in advance? Can anyone help please.

[Livingthedream]

Hi

I want to go from Cheltenham to Birmingham New St on 12th June after the rush hour and the cheapest day return I can find is £18 this seems a lot to me - i thought tickets were cheaper 12 weeks in advance? Can anyone help please.

Only the advance singles are cheaper and the 12 week rule is an urban legion more 8-12 weeks.

You can get Advance singles for that journey and they start from £4 each way but as it's Arriva XC and their a bit tight with those tickets and therefore the cheapest is £8 each way total £16 return but you give up your flexiblity and have to travel on a booked train.

[KDC]

There's line works at Bedford that date and its looks like St Pancras will be closed so try Splitting at Grantham and going to King's Cross
Nottingham to Grantham 05:50 £7 Anytime Return
Grantham to London KC 07:23 £13 Advance single
London KC to Grantham 16:30 £11.50 Advance single
Grantham to Nottingham 18:03 £0 Antime Retturn

Total £31.50 return per adult

There are other cheap options by splitting at Grantham but give yourself plenty of time to make your connection at least 30-45mins


Thanks for all the info. I may well change to the weekend before or after.

[dzug1]

Hi

I want to go from Cheltenham to Birmingham New St on 12th June after the rush hour and the cheapest day return I can find is £18 this seems a lot to me - i thought tickets were cheaper 12 weeks in advance? Can anyone help please.

You can save a small amount on the walk on day return off peak fares by changing at Worcester and rebooking there

Otherwise, as already said, wait for the cheap tickets. 12 weeks just doesn't happen.

Arriva have supposedly released up to 12 June - if there aren't any they haven't filtered through to the system yet.

[welshtony]

Hi I'm looking for tickets from Liverpool to London on Thursday 28th May. Cheapest I can find is £65.40 (seems to be the standard weekday fare that week, which is half term).

Any ideas for cheaper ones?

[Livingthedream]

Welshtony, Virgin Trains have only released up to the 22nd of May for the Cheap Advance tickets for this route, the £65.40 is the off peak walk on fare and will be the same on the day of travel. Virgin trains are at the moment a bit late with releasing their cheap tickets apparently this is down to their timetable change and hopefully in the next couple of weeks the tickets will be out, Keep checking daily, I could give you a website to give you release dates but the Virgin trains date is totally wrong.

[lisae03]

Hello,

I'm traveling from Coventry to Poole on 27th April returning 1st May 2 adults 1 child with a family railway card. The route I am currently looking at buying is a direct service from Coventry to Bournemouth and then paying for the short hop from Bournemouth to Poole when we get there. The cheapest I am getting is £80 with Virgin and The trainline. I really was hoping to get it cheaper. Is there any other sites I can check or does anybody know of any discount codes?

[dzug1]

There are a fair few other sites you can check but they will give you exactly the same prices (assuming you ask the same question). It will be a waste of time. Given that the fare you have got is cheap advance singles I can't see you getting it any less by an extra split

However you go to http://www.fgw5pounds.co.uk/ and register you can get a £5 discount off the booking

It's 'just' possible that travel via London, possibly using megatrain for London - Poole, might be cheaper, but I doubt it sufficeiently to not be bothered to look it up