Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

A.J._3-2

Hello, does anyone know of any discounts on family rail cards? The codes on this thread are all out of date. thank in advance.

Livingthedream

A.J. wrote: »

Hello, does anyone know of any discounts on family rail cards? The codes on this thread are all out of date. thank in advance.

Have you tried using the promotional code NXEC20 and you'll pay just £20.80.

Its apparently valid until tomorrow the 14th Sept

Link

melb

Livingthedream you're really helpful and thanks to you I've booked 2 adults and 2 children leeds to london for £66 (plus I'll have to pay the £20 for the family rail ticket but I hope we'll get more use out of it). I could have travelled for £47 as you said if I'd gone Mon to Thurs but I don;'t know if I can get the Thurs off work so we've gone Sun to Weds. Thanks to another very helpful poster on another board I've booked a family room at premier inn for £147 tltal for 3 nights. I never thought a London holiday would be affordable. thanks again.

McShambles

Does anyone know the cheapest (and perhaps quickest) method of going from either Bedford Midland or Sandy to Manchester Piccadilly/Oxford Road with a 16-25 Railcard? Is it cheaper to split the ticket at some juncture or is there a way of going via London that is still cheap (relatively speaking)?

A.J._3-2

Livingthedream wrote: »

Have you tried using the promotional code NXEC20 and you'll pay just £20.80.

Its apparently valid until tomorrow the 14th Sept

Link

Thank you, purchased.:D

Livingthedream

McShambles wrote: »

Does anyone know the cheapest (and perhaps quickest) method of going from either Bedford Midland or Sandy to Manchester Piccadilly/Oxford Road with a 16-25 Railcard? Is it cheaper to split the ticket at some juncture or is there a way of going via London that is still cheap (relatively speaking)?

Quick and Cheap don't normally go together on the railways and this journey is a prime example, all these fares quoted are walk on prices with railcard if you have any dates in mind we could try and get you some cheaper advance tickets;

Quick Bedford to Manchester Pic via Chesterfield £34 Off Peak return (Must travel via Chesterfield)

Cheap Bedford to Crewe £9.25 Super Off Peak Return Londom Midland Trains Only, Crewe to Manchester Pic £9.10 Anytime Day Return Virgin Trains Only
Total £18.35

*** With the cheap make sure that you travel on the correct trains ***

miller

Are there any off-peak day returns (not savers or advance tickets) available for Reading -> Swindon?

samwood_2

Hi all

I am looking at booking tickets for 1 adult and 1 child (6) from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston on Friday 27th Nov returning on Sunday. I am looking to travel between 2-4pm both ways. I have looked at raileasy prices and they have quoted me 39.50 as the cheapest ticket. This seems really good value, do they reserve the seats for you? I have only ever used trainline before. Also they are also quoting 74.50 for first class on the outward journey and standard on the return journey?

Is this too good to be true?
Also what do you get for first class seats? I have never used raileasy before and wondered what they are like?
It is a special weekend for my son and it would be nice to travel down first class!

Thanks for your help

x

KeithP

miller wrote: »

Are there any off-peak day returns (not savers or advance tickets) available for Reading -> Swindon?

No Day Returns are available as far as I can see.

Of course, an Off Peak Return or Super Off Peak Return can be used for same day return.

dzug1

miller wrote: »

Are there any off-peak day returns (not savers or advance tickets) available for Reading -> Swindon?

Yes:

Reading to Didcot £5 off peak day return
Didcot to Swindon £8.40 off peak day return

As long as the train calls at Didcot (not all do) that will work.