Virgin 1st Class

fatboyonadiet

Booked some tickets to go from Manchester to London first class and it says complimentary drinks and food are included, I guess for drinks this includes tea or coffee, does anyone what food is given? Suprised they give anything!

wonka

I take it you had to take out a mortgage to buy the ticket....?

I was just about to book a 2nd class ticket from Warringtom to Milton Keynes for this Friday, then found out the cost..... £125.

This is just an utter and complete joke. Other train operators around Europe charge around £15-20 for a similar distance.

I shall therefore be driving there, petrol will cost around £35.

And then we all wonder why our roads are so congested.

Rikki

Fatboyonadiet has your post arrived yet this morning. I braved the cold and went to the post box.

fatboyonadiet

Left before the post came - tends to come around the time I get home!

wonka paid £60 for 2 First class returns from Manchester to London travelling at peak times! Now if that's not money saving I don't know what is!

wonka

So how did you do that then? Is it a 14 day advance booking or what?

heatherw_01

When I went to London first class with Virgin I never got food except a biscuit and lots of tea or coffee.

fatboyonadiet

wonka wrote:

So how did you do that then? Is it a 14 day advance booking or what?

A magician never reveals his secrets...good job I'm not a magician then!

Firstly check out the current offer on the Virgin Trains website: http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/dailymail/default.aspx

And then my post yesterday to get some tickets:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com:8080/showthread.html?t=144382

They are doing another promotion where they will swap any used boarding cards for flights between Manchester and London for a first class ticket, I was contemplating a trip to the airport and rooting through the bins at arrivals!

fatboyonadiet

Also I did used to get the train to London a lot and used to book around 3/4 weeks before travelling to get a return for £20! Sometimes 2 singles work out much cheaper then one double.

sarahluv

wonka wrote:

I take it you had to take out a mortgage to buy the ticket....?

I was just about to book a 2nd class ticket from Warringtom to Milton Keynes for this Friday, then found out the cost..... £125.

This is just an utter and complete joke. Other train operators around Europe charge around £15-20 for a similar distance.

I shall therefore be driving there, petrol will cost around £35.

And then we all wonder why our roads are so congested.

are you travelling at peak times? a saver single between galsgow and london is £90! i can't see how warrington to milton keynes would be more. i've paid as little as £20 for a virgin 1st class single between glasgow and london.

free alcohol, soft drinks, tea and coffee. food offering depends on the time of day.

wonka

Yes I read about the boarding card offer in the MEN.

But it only applies to MCR -> London journies, not Warrington :-(

fatboyonadiet

Could you not go from Manchester? I know it's a bit more hassle but might save some pennies?!?! Also in the past I've found it cheaper to go ton the station sometimes as they seem to have better availability of cheap fares and more seats.