Birmingham to Watford by train

In_debt_5

I need to do this journey by train in a couple of weeks. It is cheaper for me to get tickets to euston and just get off one stop earlier. Will there be an issue using my ticket in the barriers at Watford?

stick2000

My understanding is that you cannot "travel short" of your ticket, but you can buy tickets for various stages of your journey provided that your train does stop at those stations.

Voyager2002

Post #2 is right so far as the very cheapest tickets are concerned (there are some tickets that do allow you to travel short).

My preferred solution would be to buy a ticket to Watford from somewhere nearby, and use this to pass the barrier.

omelette451

Investigate cheaper Watford tickets first, especially if you're not going to be in a huge hurry. London Midland has tickets at a huge discount compared to Virgin, and while it's a longer journey it's not too bad.

They're quite hard to find though, so you'll have to be clever. use the nxec booking site, and when you've got the fare info click on 'slower trains' in the bottom left-hand corner, then tick the 'London Midland only' boxes. Fares start at £5 advance single; £21 off-peak (walk-on) return, and they're from Watford itself so there won't be an issue with barriers or staff.

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dzug1

In_debt wrote: »

I need to do this journey by train in a couple of weeks. It is cheaper for me to get tickets to euston and just get off one stop earlier. Will there be an issue using my ticket in the barriers at Watford?

The cheaper tickets to Euston are presumably 'advance' (otherwise they wouldn't be cheaper) - you cannot get off at Watford using these. If you have an 'anytime' or 'off-peak' ticket to Euston then you can get off at Watford.

alanrowell

Doesn't Watford have barriers these days?

DGJsaver

alanrowell wrote: »

Doesn't Watford have barriers these days?

Yes and they are NEVER open.....op get train to watford and then single from watford junction to watford high street , you dont go near the barriers then....;)

Kingsd316

DGJsaver wrote: »

Yes and they are NEVER open.....op get train to watford and then single from watford junction to watford high street , you dont go near the barriers then....;)

There are barriers at Watford High Street Station as I go this was everyday to work but they are 95% of the time open, as i have a oyster i have to touch in and out

DGJsaver

Kingsd316 wrote: »

There are barriers at Watford High Street

The op would have a ticket

Kingsd316

DGJsaver wrote: »

The op would have a ticket

Ahhh sorry yeah i see what you are saying

Edit: Just had a thought, wouldnt the OP have to go through the barriers to purchase the single ticket?