Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

dzug1

donnyboy wrote: »

Could someone advise me please on collecting tickets, I wish to book a train journey for Monday and I've found that raileasy are best, splitting my journey is about £10 cheaper, questions:

can I book 2 lots of tickets on the same basket, avoiding the £1 booking fee and can I pick the tickets up from a TOD station the day before travel instead of 20 mins before departure as advised on the website?

Thanks

I really doubt if raileasy are any different to the other companies - better at finding the fare maybe but all will have it if you know how to ask them.

Other sites allow you to book multiple tickets before you actually pay for any of them (and allow you to delete one or more if you change your mind), so raileasy should be the same. It ought to save multiple booking fees - try it and see.

Not sure about picking them up the previous day - remember that a lot of booking offices are closed on Sundays though. However, having read their website I'd say probably yes to the previous day. (It says 'anytime before you travel') The 20 minutes is the LATEST time for (reliable) collection, not the standard time.

gner_ex

Sam_Bee wrote: »

Sorry - £55, I meant £58 (Saver Single)

But a saver return is only £59..... and it is flexible with times in both directions. Do give this some thought before spending £29 each way for a fixed cheapie ticket.

gner_ex

misskool wrote: »

Hi

Hope someone can help. Am looking for London-cheltenham ticket, going 22 august evening, returning 26th am. I have a railcard but it expires 23 august.
And my annual gold card doesn't seem to kick in a discount. Any tricks on getting a cheaper ticket?

Is your railcard a young persons (16-25) railcard? Can you renew it, or are you now too old?

Your gold card will offer a discount if you split at Didcot, i.e. do London to Didcot, and then Didcot to Cheltenham.

Where is your season ticket for? If a travelcard, what zones does it cover?

donnyboy

dzug1 wrote: »

I really doubt if raileasy are any different to the other companies - better at finding the fare maybe but all will have it if you know how to ask them.

Other sites allow you to book multiple tickets before you actually pay for any of them (and allow you to delete one or more if you change your mind), so raileasy should be the same. It ought to save multiple booking fees - try it and see.

Not sure about picking them up the previous day - remember that a lot of booking offices are closed on Sundays though. However, having read their website I'd say probably yes to the previous day. (It says 'anytime before you travel') The 20 minutes is the LATEST time for (reliable) collection, not the standard time.

thanks for the info, I did book more than journey, 4 singles £1 booking fee plus 50p card fee. cheers

gner_ex

hulagirl79 wrote: »

hi
I am traveling from cheshunt to london in august and really need a travel card but an off peak one is £21+.
Can anyone tell me if i can get it any cheaper.
Thanks

Will you be going to different places in London?

If you are going somewhere that is walking distance of Liverpool Street, a Cheshunt to Liverpool Street off-peak ticket (with morning and evening peak restrictions) is £7.10, and peak ticket £9.70.

I was also trying to see if there was also a fare to underground zone 1 (Zone U1, code # 0785) but there doesn't seem to be any on the West Anglia route for some reason.

gner_ex

Leopardlady wrote: »

Hi Guys,
My OH and i need to get to edinburgh on the 23rd Aug and returning on the 25th or 26th. Can anyone find us cheap tickets everything i have found is over £200!?
Thanks

Tell us where you're starting from, and we will help. Musselburgh to Edinburgh Waverley, for example, is £2.90, but I guess you're coming from further afield (Musselburgh is the first station out of Edinburgh on the east coast main line to Newcastle/York/Peterborough/London Kings Cross)

spspyrou

I've been using First Capial connect to book trains to brighton once a month for the last year.. have found them to be quite reliable and not too dear. If you need a train and time matters, it fair to say that you'll be ok with them in my experience.

Leopardlady

gner_ex wrote: »

Tell us where you're starting from, and we will help. Musselburgh to Edinburgh Waverley, for example, is £2.90, but I guess you're coming from further afield (Musselburgh is the first station out of Edinburgh on the east coast main line to Newcastle/York/Peterborough/London Kings Cross)

oops sorry about that, how stupid do i look!:rolleyes:
we are travelling from Swindon, so yes a little further away, we usually go to London on great western then on from Kings cross.

Thanks

dzug1

wagsforever wrote: »

Does anyone know what day and time Virgin update the cheap tickets for the furthest possible weeks ahead?

If that makes sense. At the moment they have the advance for the 19th September available so i was wondering when they will put the next weeks lot up?

The question makes sense but there is no sensible answer other than it varies.

wagsforever

dzug1 wrote: »

The question makes sense but there is no sensible answer other than it varies.

Great :rolleyes:

I'll just look daily then