Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

barloo69

Arrrgggggghhhh I despair I really. Now the Virgin train is stipulating timing restrictions and yep you guessed it the cheap ticket is only for a ridiculous time of train and not one that fits with the rest of journey.

I am thinking now. No saving to be had so will bite the bullet and take the price already quoted.

KeithP

barloo69 wrote: »

Any help please !!! Muchly appreciated. Ive tried in vain looking at this and that site to no avail thus problem still causing headache.

I need to get from Brighton to Northampton tomorrow. I am not particular about time just as long as I get there by 1800ish.

I have managed to get the fare down to £40.20 and this is splitting the journey as follows:- London Euston to Rugby £7 and Rugby to Northampton £5.20. So thats the northern part of the journey sorted for a reasonable cost of £12.

Its just the southern leg which no matter which permutation I try I cannot get down in price.

Any advise greatly appreciated.

An Advance Single from Brighton to Milton Keynes is available from Southern Railway's website for £4.50.
Dep Brighton 14:49, arr Milton Keynes 17:00.
Then an Off Peak Day Single from MK to Northampton will cost you £7.20, arriving at 17:49.
Book your tickets via Southern Railway's website and collect at a machine at Brighton Station before departure.

Total = £11,70.

KeithP

barloo69 wrote: »

Arrrgggggghhhh I despair I really. Now the Virgin train is stipulating timing restrictions and yep you guessed it the cheap ticket is only for a ridiculous time of train and not one that fits with the rest of journey.

I am thinking now. No saving to be had so will bite the bullet and take the price already quoted.

NOOOoooo!!!

Don't do that. See my post above.

clarebear

Can anyone help with ticket prices? Am trying to go to London on Friday - a last minute trip with myself & 2 children. Cheapest ticket is £50 on morning train. Is it too late to expect anything cheaper? Have tried splitting at Bedford & Leicester with no success.

Thanks

geordieracer

clarebear wrote: »

Can anyone help with ticket prices? Am trying to go to London on Friday - a last minute trip with myself & 2 children. Cheapest ticket is £50 on morning train. Is it too late to expect anything cheaper? Have tried splitting at Bedford & Leicester with no success.

Thanks

where are you coming from.. and what time in the morning?

clarebear

Coming from Loughborough to St Pancras anytime from 9.30 onwards really

KeithP

clarebear wrote: »

Can anyone help with ticket prices? Am trying to go to London on Friday - a last minute trip with myself & 2 children. Cheapest ticket is £50 on morning train. Is it too late to expect anything cheaper? Have tried splitting at Bedford & Leicester with no success.

Thanks

You haven't mentioned whether you are planning a single or return trip.

£60.00 for return tickets for one adult and two fare paying children is very good.

Is that East Midland Trains Shopping Saver Return ticket? (Details here).
If so, please note that it is not available on Fridays.

The Shopping Saver Return ticket is available Monday to Thursday, from 2 November until 17 December.

If its a one way journey, then it can be done for £40.00 for all three of you... but in the afternoon.

Post again if you need more details.

jamesbrownontheroad

Anyone travelling Glasgow / London or Glasgow / Preston in the new year, see the thread we've recently updated with passwords for the current Scottish Sun / Virgin trains promotion. One way London / Glasgow for £8.75, three passwords included in the thread.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2134689

terryw

EAST COAST £9 Tickets from 5 Jan to 5 March

http://www.eastcoast.co.uk/Miscellaneous-Pages/Reader-Offer-Pages/Get-on-board-with-9-fares-for-travel-across-the-East-Coast-route/

Only valid for booking until 14 December. Need to print a voucher from the site.

There is a great choice of days and times. I have just booked several Newcastle- London returns.

Apologies if this has been already mentioned

edmund_blackadder

Does anyone know when cheap train tickets for Carlisle to Peterborough on 6th March 2010 will be available via the East Coast website? At the moment it is still showing expensive tickets!