Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

Miss_Laid

im going blackpool last wkend May going fri bk sund have looked into trains edinburgh to preston then preston to blackpool and back seems real expensive anyone able to track me a reasonable fair per adult or even glasgow to blackpool

dzug1

Miss_Laid wrote: »

im going blackpool last wkend May going fri bk sund have looked into trains edinburgh to preston then preston to blackpool and back seems real expensive anyone able to track me a reasonable fair per adult or even glasgow to blackpool

I wish I had a fiver for every time I've said this - you are trying to book too early.

Most of the train companies have not released cheap fares for that weekend yet

Keep an eye on this link: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/booking_horizons.html

I would imagine you will need Virgin or Transpennine

Steve_xx

Miss_Laid wrote: »

im going blackpool last wkend May going fri bk sund have looked into trains edinburgh to preston then preston to blackpool and back seems real expensive anyone able to track me a reasonable fair per adult or even glasgow to blackpool

I just looked on First Great Western website for you and found the following:

28 May
Edin - Blackpool - Advance Single Ticket
Dep 12.08 Arrive 15.21
Cost: £11

30 May
Blackpool - Edin - Advance Single Ticket
Dep 14.11 Arr 20.35
Cost £15

When you say it's "expensive", you need to give an indicator of what "expensive" is to you.

dzug1

Steve_xx wrote: »

I just looked on First Great Western website for you and found the following:

28 May
Edin - Blackpool - Advance Single Ticket
Dep 12.08 Arrive 15.21
Cost: £11

30 May
Blackpool - Edin - Advance Single Ticket
Dep 14.11 Arr 20.35
Cost £15

When you say it's "expensive", you need to give an indicator of what "expensive" is to you.

Sounds like they've just been released then - Friday is a favourite day to do it and the link I gave can be a day or two behind reality

Steve_xx

dzug1 wrote: »

Sounds like they've just been released then - Friday is a favourite day to do it and the link I gave can be a day or two behind reality

I'm not sure. You're better at this sort of thing than me. You're the governor with all things trains matey!

Miss_Laid

Steve_xx wrote: »

I just looked on First Great Western website for you and found the following:

28 May
Edin - Blackpool - Advance Single Ticket
Dep 12.08 Arrive 15.21
Cost: £11

30 May
Blackpool - Edin - Advance Single Ticket
Dep 14.11 Arr 20.35
Cost £15

When you say it's "expensive", you need to give an indicator of what "expensive" is to you.

£61 Is what i was finding, thats super ty xxx

Steve_xx

Miss_Laid wrote: »

£61 Is what i was finding, thats super ty xxx

No problem, glad to be of help. Will you buy me some sweets?

Miss_Laid

Steve_xx wrote: »

No problem, glad to be of help. Will you buy me some sweets?

I am a fatbird, theres no way I'd share sweets

Counting_Pennies_2

I am looking to purchase a single ticket from Reading to Truro, can you let me know what would be the best way to purchase it cheaply?

Thanks

dzug1

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

I am looking to purchase a single ticket from Reading to Truro, can you let me know what would be the best way to purchase it cheaply?

Thanks

Buy it, in advance, from any of the rail websites. Or at Reading station - or any other manned station. It will be the same price regardless - so avoid any site that charges fees on top of the fare.

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/ run the service and have (IMO) an easy interface.

Don't try and book too early - wait for the advance tickets to be released. The FGW site will tell you when that is (on the tickets and fares page)