Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

devesh254

Hey there...could someone please help me with the following:

3 adults, 1 with a Young Persons Railcard and 1 with a Diasbled Adults Railcard, Travelling on August 12 morning (arriving no later than 1pm) from London to Manchester.

The same people then returning on August 12 evening (departing no earlier than 8.30pm) from Manchester to London.

Don't mind travelling by train or coach.

I am having a very hard time finding cheap fares for this route, so all and any help will be much appreciated!

Thanks :-)

doodle_bug

I was thinking of having a long w/end in St Ives in August and although I could quite easily drive down there I fancy giving the train a try. I live in Scunthorpe so at trainline I typed in Scunthorpe to St Ives I think the cheapest return is £126 ish could be cheaper depending on travel times, not sure on that. On the price list it said single from £22 tried typing in all kinds of times and dates but it never got anywhere near £22 best I think was £103 However, I broke the journey down from Scun to Donny to sheffield to birmingham to exeter to St Ives and in total one way it came to £38.40. using july dates. Haven't priced up the return yet, the only thing that bothers me is that some of the connections are tight, if I missed a connection would I have to buy another ticket? If I was to go by train am I thinking along the right lines to get it cheaper?

devesh254

can someone please help me with my manchester trip 2 posts above^

i have also just noticed that there are no virgin special fares for saturday...are there any discount codes for qjump or trainline?

thx

pompeyrich

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nab2807

I'm currently commuting from West Croydon (Zone 5) to Epsom (just outside London zones). Because I also use the bus, my ticket costs about £75 for a monthly but excluding the bus it costs £67.20? I have a Young Persons Railcard as well as a student photocard but none of these entitle me to any discounts. Would anyone have any advice on how I could reduce my monthly expense?

Many thanks

P.S A daily return costs £5 so its not worth purchasing them daily

jenny_f

any advice on cheapest way to get from Huddersfield to Stevenage???

Travel this often - although not enough for a set monthly card or anything.

do have a young persons railcard though

cheers

jenny_f

me again!

cheapest way from huddersfield to Milton Keynes nest sunday (30/07) departing approx 17:15

cheers in advance

evesham1988la

30/07

18:29 Huddersfield to Liverpool Lime Street - £8.60 - Student Getaway Fare (cheaper to buy a return)
20:17 Liverpool Lime Street to Milton Keynes Central - £18.50 FIRST CLASS (thats the cheapest ticket available)

- with a YP RailCard

Sha_2

Wow, wish I'd found this thread beore, could have saved me a fortune! Thanks for all the links - have bookmarked quite a few.

I was wondering if anyone knew of any ways to save on Merseyrail fares? I travel from Birkdale to Liverpool Central, workdays at peak times. At the moment I'm paying daily. By the time I've taken into account holidays & meetings elsewhere (often short notice) I find I'd usually pay about the same if I bought a monthly rail only pass, if I have a day of sick I'd lose out! Considering getting an annual pass on a 6 months intrest free credit card (6 months struggling to pay it off, 6 months feeling rich!) but would love to hear any other ideas...

chrib

I will shortly be having to commute daily and for the foreseeable future between Vauxhall (central London) to Burnham-on-Crouch (Essex) at peak times. Does anyone already travel a similar route and/or know of ways of reducing the cost of this journey? Any advice (preferably via email) will be much appreciated. Thanks.