Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

Burv_2

troubleatmill wrote: »

Has anyone ever tried asking for a group discount on rail tickets. I was reliably informed by an on-train ticket collector that groups of three or more are entitled to a discount but its not something that can be offered by ticket sellers. The customers need to ask for it.

Might be worth a try?

I always offered group tickets to passengers and was encouraged to do so. I've never heard of anyone being told not to sell group tickets.
Some people, however, just wouldn't bother 'cause it's easier not to. The only times I wouldn't bother was if the customer was rude to me. It was at my discretion to sell to what and to whom, so I did.

indiegirl_2

I'm going to need to start doing a regular (once fortnightly) journey (roughly) between Milton Keynes Central and Bristol Temple Meads. I'm trying to split ticket, trying routes between MK > Euston > Paddington > Bristol and/or MK > Birmingham > Bristol, but I can't seem to get anything under £31 with a railcard (16-25). Before all the 'new fares', I could regularly get this for £16-20 split ticketing.

The first journey I need to do is 15th Aug, returning 16th, the next 29th returning 30th. Each time I need to leave MK at 16.30, leaving Bristol at 18.00.

Mrs_Wurrm

I found out something interesting recently. If you buy your train tickets online through Trainline, they now charge for the use of a debit card and then they charge again to post the tickets to you. But you can buy ANY train ticket through the First Great Western website and it doesn't cost anything. They will post it to you, first class post, free. Just like Trainline used to do.

B23

Can anyone help me? I'm trying to book return tickets for 2 adults from Carlisle to London departing on friday 11th July arriving in London no later than 2.30pm and returning on Sunday 13th July arriving in carlisle no later than 6.30pm. We need to go via Preston and book a return ticket for 1 adult from Preston to London on the same trains as us. The Preston ticket has a young person's rail card. I've tried every loads of different things and the cheapest I can find works out at £230 in total. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

bluescrubs

I can't seem to book any weekend tickets in advance, and it's a complete catastrophe for me! Crosscountry in particular just keeps on saying that tickets aren't available yet. Anyone got any info?

billybigssocks

Using the Any Permitted route and guidelines from the Atoc website, I believe I could use this ticket to travel via Hertford North, Stevenage, Royston, Cambridge, Stansted Airport, Harlow Town, Tottenham Hale.

And as Conditions of Carriage allow me to break journeys, If I lived in Cambridge and came into work via Stansted Airport, Harlow Town, Tottenham Hale, Liverpool Street and went home via Finsbury Park, Hertford North, Stevenage, Royston, Cambridge I dont see how I could be breaking any rules.

Anyone see any problem with this ?

hollywoodnails

Hi i wonder if anyone can help me and my boyfriend are going to Milton kenyes on Friday 27/06 and coming back on 30th/06. the problem is my boyfriend forgot to book the tickets and i cant get a good price for any where virgin are quoting 49.00 ech way for 2 adults. we don't have a rail card either and there are no kids traveling with us .
can any one help please getting myself in a right pickle
thanks in advance
vicxx

gner_ex

billybigssocks wrote: »

Using the Any Permitted route and guidelines from the Atoc website, I believe I could use this ticket to travel via Hertford North, Stevenage, Royston, Cambridge, Stansted Airport, Harlow Town, Tottenham Hale.

And as Conditions of Carriage allow me to break journeys, If I lived in Cambridge and came into work via Stansted Airport, Harlow Town, Tottenham Hale, Liverpool Street and went home via Finsbury Park, Hertford North, Stevenage, Royston, Cambridge I dont see how I could be breaking any rules.

Anyone see any problem with this ?

Yes - the fares comparision that you must undertake at the routeing points. If you want to discuss this further, can I suggest you create a seperate thread?

gner_ex

hollywoodnails wrote: »

Hi i wonder if anyone can help me and my boyfriend are going to Milton kenyes on Friday 27/06 and coming back on 30th/06. the problem is my boyfriend forgot to book the tickets and i cant get a good price for any where virgin are quoting 49.00 ech way for 2 adults. we don't have a rail card either and there are no kids traveling with us .
can any one help please getting myself in a right pickle
thanks in advance
vicxx

What is your starting station?

Bella_b

I went onto the National Rail site and found a single journey for £18 which is really good (normally £39) but this journey wasn't listed on the Cross Country site, so I went to pay and it said that journey isnt available.. and I tried on all the options for different sites and it's not available on any of them. Why does it show up on the National Rail site?