Free Travel

lingdale

I am interested in using my over 60s free travel card to travel from Leicestershire to Blackpool. So far the best deal is not free and I cannot find a website that maps out all the options that will get me there free. Has anyone any ideas as to how I might do this?

dmg24

I thought that the card only gave you free travel on local services? The Nottinghamshire one does.

dolby21

Passes can now be used nationwide on all local bus services

dmg24

dolby21 wrote: »

Passes can now be used nationwide on all local bus services

I didn't know that!

It will take a long time to get from Leics to Blackpool using local services only!

dolby21

dmg24 wrote: »

I didn't know that!

It will take a long time to get from Leics to Blackpool using local services only!

Did you not hear about the bloke that done lands end to john o groats. Took him something like 8 days ha. talk about money saving!!!!:beer: :beer:

dmg24

dolby21 wrote: »

Did you not hear about the bloke that done lands end to john o groats. Took him something like 8 days ha. talk about money saving!!!!:beer: :beer:

I thought I was adventurous considering going to Marrakech by train - it is 48 hours, but at least I get a bed on two of the trains!

My geography is useless - what towns would you pass through between Leics and Blackpool?

dolby21

haha

you would probably end up doing
Derby
Stoke on Trent
Crewe
Manchester
Bolton
Preston

This would be crazy to do. Would take all day. Better to try and find yourself a £1 seat on national express

lingdale

Thank you all for your comments. dolby 21 - your route is very close to mine (and I am not a local) so thats good. Its 6Hrs 50Mns with a 1hr.50mns. wait at Birmingham from here and cost £28.50 so I just wondered if it was a possibility. I would be interested in information about the £1 National Express ticket

dmg24

lingdale wrote: »

Thank you all for your comments. dolby 21 - your route is very close to mine (and I am not a local) so thats good. Its 6Hrs 50Mns with a 1hr.50mns. wait at Birmingham from here and cost £28.50 so I just wondered if it was a possibility. I would be interested in information about the £1 National Express ticket

Is the 1hr 50 mins on top of the 6hrs 50 mins?

The National Express info is on this weeks newsletter.

dzug1

It's actually quite easy - get yourself to Derby (or Nottingham if easier). There's a service from both to Manchester, from Manchester to Preston, and from Preston to Blackpool.



http://www.carlberry.co.uk/ is useful - but can be hard work. Put in any town or village in the UK and it will list all its transport.

There have been long threads on this in the Silver savers section

Shelle

Try this website:

http://www.traveline.org.uk/index.htm

When you plan a journey, make sure you untick all options except bus so that you only see local bus services offered for your journeys.