Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

evesham1988la

...or with the presumption that you will need to come back the same day or up to 1 month later and can't find any decent value fares returning you could (& flexibility) you could always buy a 'Saver' Return' at £47 and use the £5 off code ("5OFFJUNE") to make it £42.

lmcg123cat

Can anyone help me find the cheapest way of having a day out in London during the school holidays for myself and my 10 year old niece. We will be travelling from Newcastle. thank you in advance.

Mister_E

Hi,

I need to get to Glasgow this weekend for 15:00 on either saturday or sunday. Cheapest according to trainline.com is 93quid!

Can anyone help?

Mister_E

Mister_E wrote:

Hi,

I need to get to Glasgow this weekend for 15:00 on either saturday or sunday. Cheapest according to trainline.com is 93quid!

Can anyone help?

Managed to book for tomorrow, leaving London at 7am for 35quid! Took some searching around!

evesham1988la

lmcg123cat wrote:

Can anyone help me find the cheapest way of having a day out in London during the school holidays for myself and my 10 year old niece. We will be travelling from Newcastle. thank you in advance.

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Book in advance at https://www.gner.co.uk - and buy two singles.
According to ticket availability, on a Saturday (e.g. 05/08) it seems that the cheapest tickets are available on the majority of trains:

e.g. outbound at 06:00 06:35 07:00 07:30 07:54 & 08.53
& returning at 16:00 17:00 17:40 18:00 19:00 & 19:30

£40.00 (1 adult and 1 child).

evesham1988la

Original_Poster wrote:

Hi Folks,

I wonder if anyone can help me. I regularly travel on business by train between Bristol Parkway and London (Paddington.) First Great Western is the sole operator on this route. Nine times out of ten I have to catch trains during 'Peak Time' (7:30am to 9:30am) and pay the 'Standard Open Return' fare of £112.

My question is: does anyone know of how I can save any money on this route? I use https://www.thetrainline.com to book my tickets as far in advance of my journey as possible but there are very rarely any discounts for Peak Time travel. For example, today I looked for a ticket for travel during August but there are no discounts during the time I have to travel. I use the Discount Code 'NOMOREDIY' to save myself a few £ but no amount of any significance. First Great Western provide no discounts in terms of Railcards, etc.

Any info/advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

My_Reply wrote:

If you have no other alternative you could buy the following combination tickets:

1) Bristol Parkway to Swindon - £13 Saver RTN (No Discount)
2) Swindon to Reading
- 2 Singles @ £21.50 each - 2x £3 discount = £37rtn
3) Reading to London Paddngton - £25rtn - £3 discount = £22rtn

Overall Cost = £72
Saving = £40[/i]

Of course now with the £5 discount code the new overall cost becomes £66 saving £46, showing that you can actually save loads on peak journeys into London if you know how!

melzak123

I'd really appreciate any help that anyone can give please. We are two students (don't have student railcards though) travelling to Exeter from London on Tuesday and the fares are about 100 pounds! We need to get there between 9 and 9.45 and then leave Exeter after 1600. Would really appreciate it if someone could point out any cheap fares. Many thanks.

pompeyrich

melzak123 wrote:

I'd really appreciate any help that anyone can give please. We are two students (don't have student railcards though) travelling to Exeter from London on Tuesday and the fares are about 100 pounds! We need to get there between 9 and 9.45 and then leave Exeter after 1600. Would really appreciate it if someone could point out any cheap fares. Many thanks.

Is that £100 each or total? Best I could find for 2 was London Bristol £39, Bristol to Exeter £21, then Megatrain Exeter-London £24 total £84 or £42 each.
First 2 fares from national rail.co.uk return from Megatrain.com. These need to be booked in advance.

Maybe Evesham will be along, he really is number 1 at this fare finding thing :T

evesham1988la

pompeyrich wrote:

Is that £100 each or total? Best I could find for 2 was London Bristol £39, Bristol to Exeter £21, then Megatrain Exeter-London £24 total £84 or £42 each.
First 2 fares from national rail.co.uk return from Megatrain.com. These need to be booked in advance.

Maybe Evesham will be along, he really is number 1 at this fare finding thing :T

No need for be to step in... I absoultely agree with you on this one!
It's a shame the London to Bristol sector is 50p more - that way you could of had a £5 discount...

kroads

What is the cheapest way to work out the best deal, its a minefield. I need to travel from Norwich to Torquay on Tuesday, 22nd August, return the next day.. Can someone help me work these out.. Many thanks. Ps Any hints on cheap fares, much appreciated..