Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

vikashjasani

hi all, sorry for my first post to be a question

but just wondering if any one got any advice for train tickets from london - windermere

cheapest ive found is £52 (with young persons railcard) wondering if anyone thinks they have seen it cheaper

£52 seems like a fair enough price tho (is for bank holiday weekend)

thanks for anyones advice

jenny_f

Just wondered whats the best way to split tickets from Nottingham to Stevenage to get the cheapest deal.
Or....which trains companies run this line?

TIA

dzug1

jenny_f wrote: »

Just wondered whats the best way to split tickets from Nottingham to Stevenage to get the cheapest deal.
Or....which trains companies run this line?

TIA

You shouldn't need to split tickets - cheap singles should do it.

East Midlands trains run to Grantham and National Express East Coast from there to Stevenage.

Alternatively East Midlands (or Megatrain) to London and local train out again.

The megatrain option may be cheapest but has a limited choice of times

There are only two possible splits anyway - Grantham and Peterborough - or London if you go via London

dzug1

newcastlebelle wrote: »

have been trying to get on the raileasy site, but not been able to.

will be travelling ely to gateshead metro station on 18th aug, return 20th or 21st [ whichever is cheapest]

this ticket splitting, is it legal?
think my journey will involve at least 3 trains either way and what happens if a train is delayed or cancelled?

any suggestions as how to a a reduced priced ticket please

Well forget raileasy - they charge fees

http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/ should be better

Ticket splitting is legal providing the train stops at the station where you split. If a train is delayed you may be stuffed - if you miss the train you have booked on with a separate ticket you have to buy another, full fare ticket. They may take pity on you, but don't bank on it.

If a train is cancelled then you should be allowed on the next train

dzug1

A further thought (on Nottingham - Stevenage) - get an East Midlands advance ticket to Luton (town, not airport) and get the Arriva bus from there. It runs every 20 minutes in the day, but the evening service is pathetic

Alun

Hi,
I seem to be having a problem getting a cheap return portion for a trip to Stratford and I can't understand why?

Outward
Monday 8th September
Chesterfield - Stratford upon Avon = £10.80 with the 10% discount from Cross Country Trains]

Friday 12th September
Stratford - Chesterfield = £24.00

I cannot find any of the £10.80 tickets back anywhere?

Can anyone give me any clues why - have I missed them all - will they appear later - or is there a travel option I am missing?

Any help you can give me would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Alun

dzug1

Alun wrote: »

Hi,
I seem to be having a problem getting a cheap return portion for a trip to Stratford and I can't understand why?

Outward
Monday 8th September
Chesterfield - Stratford upon Avon = £10.80 with the 10% discount from Cross Country Trains]

Friday 12th September
Stratford - Chesterfield = £24.00

I cannot find any of the £10.80 tickets back anywhere?

Can anyone give me any clues why - have I missed them all - will they appear later - or is there a travel option I am missing?

Any help you can give me would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Alun

Looks distinctly odd - I can't find any cheap fares in that direction on any of quite a number of dates I've tried. They OUGHT to be there - so maybe there has been an error in loading them.

Best bet is to buy from Birmingham New Street to Chesterfield (which is readily available) and get a local ticket on the day to get to Brum.

EagerLearner

Hi all,

I am having trouble booking a single trip on raileasy - I just want Brighton to London, including zones 1-3 travelcard? But each time I try 'London inc travelcard' or any of the variants, it says there is nothing available...

Also, it seems to allow you to only book 1 trip at a time, with no shopping basket - charging a booking fee per trip - am I doing something wrong?

dzug1

EagerLearner wrote: »

Hi all,

I am having trouble booking a single trip on raileasy - I just want Brighton to London, including zones 1-3 travelcard? But each time I try 'London inc travelcard' or any of the variants, it says there is nothing available...

Also, it seems to allow you to only book 1 trip at a time, with no shopping basket - charging a booking fee per trip - am I doing something wrong?

Using Raileasy for a start - apart from the trainline no other site charges a booking fee.

What you are trying to book doesn't exist - not as one ticket anyway. You can get a day return combined with a zone 1-6 travelcard - online I think a maximum of one month in advance. (That could be the problem)

Or you can buy a single ticket and buy a separate travelcard (if you are travelling off-peak zones 1-4 is what you would need - zones 1-3 is peak only and more expensive).

Why do you want to book ahead anyway? Easier and the same price to do it on the day.

newcastlebelle

many thanks dzug1