Train transport advice

zoosh

I need to get from Manchester to Cosham(Portsmouth), can anyone recommend any sites to use for the cheapest deal? I guess a train would be my best bet and cheaper than a flight.

Appreciate any advice on this.

dzug1

All the rail sites will give you the same fares. Just avoid thetrainline and raileasy who charge booking fees on top of the fare.

You'd probably be better via London for your journey, certaily in speed, probably in fares.

You can fly (Flybe) between Manchester and Southampton - you might be surprised at the price

zoosh

Thanks, a quick look on flybe it would be around £60, do you know what other providers fly between Man and Southampton other than flybe?

isplumm

Hi,

Flybe are the only operators flying Manchester to Southampton.

But from Southampton Airport, it is about 200 metres to the rail station (Southampton Airport Parkway) & then you have 2 choices ... catch train to Eastleigh (2 mins by train) & change for Portsmouth (stops at Cosham), or catch train to Southampton (10 mins) & change for Portsmouth (stops at Cosham). From either it is about 30 minutes to Cosham.

Very simple ...

Look at nationalrail.co.uk for trains.

Mark

Lemonade_Pockets

First great western are offering £5 of their tickets. You can if your cheeky register several times (with different email address's) then a bit of split ticketing means you get £5 off multiple times.

Alternatively i always use National Express East Coast, In the last year a faultless service and they usually have 10% off if you book online, so work out cheaper than other companies + no handling or card fees.

dzug1

Lemonade_Pockets wrote: »

Alternatively i always use National Express East Coast, In the last year a faultless service and they usually have 10% off if you book online, so work out cheaper than other companies + no handling or card fees.

10% Discount only for certain fares on their own trains - so it depends on the journey.

isplumm

Hi,

If your going from Manchester to Cosham, I wouldn't go down the East Coast line ... its quite a long way out for you & will also take you into London ... I think there is a direct train from Manchester to Southampton via West Coast line, which avoids London.

Mark

Lemonade_Pockets

10% Discount only for certain fares on their own trains - so it depends on the journey.

Ah ok i'm sure they've given it for services not run by them before but i'll take your word for it.

If your going from Manchester to Cosham, I wouldn't go down the East Coast line ... its quite a long way out for you & will also take you into London ... I think there is a direct train from Manchester to Southampton via West Coast line, which avoids London.

I wasn't suggesting he went down the east coast line, only that he used their website because its easy to use and doesn't lumber you with card charges. However it appears the 10% benefit might apply to this journey.

robt_2

An offpeak ticket bought on the day is £87.50 return. Depending what time you can travel, there will be either one, two or three changes.

Choosing a date at random (I chose 25th May returning the next day) there are advance tickets for less than £35 return.

Hope that is of some help to give you an idea of prices.

BruceyBonus

Yay, Cosham, my regular station!

Anyway, more to the point, if you split via. London, Southern sell some fares for £3 e/w on their own website for the London Victoria - Cosham half.

Manchester - London Victoria (changing to tube at Euston) can cost £18 on the advance tickets in the morning. There is are then regular Southern services for £3 onto Cosham.

zoosh

Found a train from Man to Portsmouth for 12.50 from virgin trains, 4 stops mind and 7 hours!