Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

jeppy

KeithP wrote: »

That's good.
I don't think you can use them to buy train tickets though. But I may be wrong.

You did notice that this is the Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets thread, didn't you?

yes sorry, I am looking for a bargain, possibly using some of my points, although this may restrict were we travel to.

I have to find a bargain train fare first!!

I have posted too early though, so I'll try again in a couple of weeks. dzug1 has given me a couple of routes, so that was very helpful, I'll keep an eye on the apt websites.

Thanks again everyone

kgall

Morning all.

I am travelling on FCC from Arlesey to Kings X for a few weeks later this year.

Can you tell me if the following will work:

An Any Time return from Huntingdon to Kings X, and an any time return from Kings X to Huntingdon. This results in having a ticket for each leg valid for 1 month and with break of journey.

In addition, each day a single from Finsbury Park to London Terminals and an opposite single.

The singles would legitimately allow me to open the barriers and carrying the anytime returns would mean that I was always carrying a valid ticket.

Does this make sense? Also, I will be getting the tube to Green Park or Charing X every day, would the single from Finsbury Park to London Terminals cover the tube?

Thanks,
K

KeithP

kgall wrote: »

Morning all.

I am travelling on FCC from Arlesey to Kings X for a few weeks later this year.

Can you tell me if the following will work:

An Any Time return from Huntingdon to Kings X, and an any time return from Kings X to Huntingdon. This results in having a ticket for each leg valid for 1 month and with break of journey.

In addition, each day a single from Finsbury Park to London Terminals and an opposite single.

The singles would legitimately allow me to open the barriers and carrying the anytime returns would mean that I was always carrying a valid ticket.

Does this make sense?
K

Why buy ticket(s) from Huntingdon when you are travelling from Arlesley?
From Arlesley is significantly cheaper.

I think what you need is a Season Ticket. But I may have misunderstood your requirement. See here for a calculator.
Weekly Season Arlesley - London Terminals = £78.60.
Weekly Season Arlesley - London Zone 1-6 = £105.50.
Weekly Season Huntingdon - London Terminals = £100.10.
Weekly Season Huntingdon - London Zone 1-6 = £126.90.

kgall wrote: »

...I will be getting the tube to Green Park or Charing X every day, would the single from Finsbury Park to London Terminals cover the tube?

Thanks,
K

No............

tashmatthews

Any help for the below asap greatly received

Thankyou

Can get to Cardiff Central on 12th June for £13 single

But coming back on the 13th I cant get anything cheaper than £34

Can anyone advise as to how I can get it cheaper or whether these cheaper tickets will come on a bit later with it being a Sunday

Thankyou

KeithP

tashmatthews wrote: »

Any help for the below asap greatly received

Thankyou

Can get to Cardiff Central on 12th June for £13 single

But coming back on the 13th I cant get anything cheaper than £34

Can anyone advise as to how I can get it cheaper or whether these cheaper tickets will come on a bit later with it being a Sunday

Thankyou

From where?

You are probably a bit too early for the cheapest tickets.
See here for availability.

tashmatthews

I have gone on here

http://tickets.eastcoast.co.uk/Core/Templates/MixingDeck.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7bDBF3D610-D687-4F91-BAE0-624E83461B8F%7d&NRORIGINALURL=%2fec%2fen%2fJourneyPlanning%2fMixingDeck&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest

And can get there cheap enough but cannot get back as cheap as I can to get there, lol

dzug1

KeithP wrote: »

Why buy ticket(s) from Huntingdon when you are travelling from Arlesley?
From Arlesley is significantly cheaper.

I think what you need is a Season Ticket. But I may have misunderstood your requirement.

His requirement if I understand right seems to be avoiding paying the fare, using the short distance fare to get in/out of the station at the London end and using/reusing the open returns at the outer end until they are collected/clipped. Having tickets to/from Huntingdon makes that less likely

tashmatthews

KeithP wrote: »

From where?

You are probably a bit too early for the cheapest tickets.
See here for availability.

It does say there that they go up to the 13th June!!

dzug1

tashmatthews wrote: »

I have gone on here

http://tickets.eastcoast.co.uk/Core/Templates/MixingDeck.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7bDBF3D610-D687-4F91-BAE0-624E83461B8F%7d&NRORIGINALURL=%2fec%2fen%2fJourneyPlanning%2fMixingDeck&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest

And can get there cheap enough but cannot get back as cheap as I can to get there, lol

None of the train companies serving Cardiff have released tickets for 13 June yet

tashmatthews

dzug1 wrote: »

None of the train companies serving Cardiff have released tickets for 13 June yet

Ok thankyou, do you think that I should get the tickets to cariff now and wait for the sunday single ones to come on sale?