travelling from dundee by train????

ayeshasi

Hi. Im looking to travel by train from Dundee to Sheffield/Manchester and then further on to London (want to go visit Europes biggest shopping mall - Westfield). 2 Adults and 2 kids aged 7 and 5. I dont mind changing as long as i get ti cheap. Would like to go for 2/3/4 days...hopefully new yrs weekend or any weekend after.....

gettingbetter

hi
dont know about the manchester bit
when i go down i get the straight through
aberdeen - kingscross. the earlier you book
the cheaper it will be. its worth getting family
railcard £20 and you get at least 20% off

have fun
kas xx

ayeshasi

ive been checking www.megatrain.co.uk but am not able to see what routes go by train etc.....its pretty confusing

cheap_charlie

If you are planning on going to London you need to go via National Express East Coast. Arriva Cross Country do services to Sheffield from Edinburgh (don't go any further north I am afraid!) and Transpennine Express also do Edinburgh to Manchester.

To get cheap tickets you need to book in advance and these websites are your best bet...

https://www.thetrainline.com
https://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com

As a PP has already told you if you are travelling with children you will save a lot of money by investing in a Family and Friends Railcard - it costs £24 but is valid for a year and offers great discounts.

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

gettingbetter

just had look
9.20 from leuchars to kingscross no changes

calling at
kirkcaldy
inverkeithing
haymarket
waverley
newcastle
peterborough
kingscross
i didnt check prices, i got info from national express website
kas xx

ayeshasi

yup...they are quite exensive...want the cheapest possible lol

Hey, thnx for looking tho

cheap_charlie

Remember to check single fares too - sometimes you can get major bargains booking two single tickets rather than a return.

Me and my daughter are travelling to London in February and using single tickets means the total ticket price for both of us was £25!

ayeshasi

wow! lucky u!!!

pogofish

Cross Country do Dundee - Sheffield. Don't know if it is the cheapest but I was looking at the Aberden-Basingstoke service recently & it was reasonably competitive.

They also do Edinburgh-Sheffield, which may be cheaper - Remember that Dundee-Edinburgh have that cheap commuter fare arrangement.

Timebale here.

http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/SiteImages/Assets/3/Timetable_Scotland_North_East_to_South_West_and_South_Coast_Dec_08v22_.pdf

From Edinburgh starts from page 11. from Dundee starts page 12

Personally I'd avoid Megatrain or any other branch of the Stagecoach empire like the plague - Some things are just too cheap & I've been let down/f*cked around badly by them in the past.

abacab

Using the following link
www.nationalexpresseastcoast/birthday
should find Aberdeen-London fares for £5 one way.

alanrowell

Consider splitting the trip to reduce the cost.

The obvious thing to do would be Dundee to York, then York to Sheffield, Sheffield to London & London to Dundee

Book all the tickets through the NXEC website as on the two longest legs you will get a discount or pay only £5

BTW Westfield isn't Europe's largest shopping mall - Bluewater (or the Metrocentre depending on who you ask) is bigger.

Westfield is Europe's largest inner-city shopping mall