Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

blackbear_2

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

There's a £47.60 if you can depart at 6.26 a.m.

Got any railcards?

Thats cheaper. Have a family railcard. But traveling on my own. I'm 45 not a student. What railcards are available?
thanks

Bogof_Babe

Sounds like you're like me and don't qualify for any railcards to travel on your own. Just thought I'd ask in case you didn't know about them. Apart from the Young Persons (under 25) or Family cards, the only other one that I know of is for over-60s.

I found the £47.60 on the National Express site - if it is any good for you I'd book it a.s.a.p. as it's the only cheaper one left for that day.

whitethigh

Martin, as ever you are completely right! I've just been looking into return tickets from London to Great Malvern in July. All the usual suspects (Nationalrail.co.uk / Thetrainline.com/ Raileasy.co.uk) have quoted me £46 +, but booking separately with Virgin trains from London > Birmingham, then Birmingham > Great Malvern as 2 separate journeys has brought it down to £21. Many thanks.

remembered_nights

Tip for anyone doing Liverpool-Glasgow.

Booking last minute I was being offered £63 return.

Instead try:
Liverpool - Preston return, about £10.
Preston - Glasgow return, about £30.

£20+ saved, score! The man at the ticket office was really surprised at how cheap it was.

surfsister

hiya i need to travel from ipswich to barnstaple two adults with rail cards and i child going 18th july return 24th july. amy help would be great! ta

Livingthedream

surfsister wrote: »

hiya i need to travel from ipswich to barnstaple two adults with rail cards and i child going 18th july return 24th july. amy help would be great! ta

The best tip I could give for this one is to buy advance single tickets from the NXEC website as you will get a 10% discount, this will reduce the price from £87.60 to £78

You could try splitting at London and Exeter for some more savings.

chivers1977

Please help me travel from Chatham to Old Street via Stone Crossing tomorrow cheapest poss.......... I have to be at work in Stone crossing at 8.30 for work until 2.30 when I will travel to Old street. I then will travel from Old street to chatham to get home.

thanks in advance

KeithP

chivers1977 wrote: »

Please help me travel from Chatham to Old Street via Stone Crossing tomorrow cheapest poss.......... I have to be at work in Stone crossing at 8.30 for work until 2.30 when I will travel to Old street. I then will travel from Old street to chatham to get home.

thanks in advance

Buy an ANYTIME DAY RETURN from Chatham to London Bridge at £26.20.... you can break your journey at Stone Crossing without problems.
Then change to Northern Line to Old Street.
Someone else will be able to tell you about ways to pay for the Underground trip... Oyster cards, Travelcards etc are a black art.

missscotia

Hi,

Anyone got any tips on getting cheap tickets for return train tickets from aberdeen to london leaving on 28th June and returning 1st July?? any help appreciated as i keep getting costs of £300!!!!!

thanks.

Mike1901

nationalexpresseastcoast.com is currently doing advance tickets for those dates at £55.20 out and £48.50 return, if you're not fussed what time of day you travel on those dates