Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

burnleypingu

Hi all,

Really struggling to find cheap trains for the following

Want to go on Thursday 29th July and return on Tuesday 3rd August 2010

Going from Burnley, Lancashire to Hastings, East Sussex on the thursday and then returning to Burnley on the tuesday

I've looked at various ways but they are coming through with some ridicilious prices.

Its to go to a mates wedding and to see the gf's family so would appreciate it if someone can find us a cheap way of doing it....

PLEASE HELP!!!!

burnleypingu

burnleypingu wrote: »

Hi all,

Really struggling to find cheap trains for the following

Want to go on Thursday 29th July and return on Tuesday 3rd August 2010

Going from Burnley, Lancashire to Hastings, East Sussex on the thursday and then returning to Burnley on the tuesday

I've looked at various ways but they are coming through with some ridicilious prices.

Its to go to a mates wedding and to see the gf's family so would appreciate it if someone can find us a cheap way of doing it....

PLEASE HELP!!!!

btw, we are both over 25 so we can't get a 16-25 railcard

dzug1

burnleypingu wrote: »

btw, we are both over 25 so we can't get a 16-25 railcard

What have you found? £91.30 a head for an off peak walk on return doesn't sound THAT bad to me.

burnleypingu

dzug1 wrote: »

What have you found? £91.30 a head for an off peak walk on return doesn't sound THAT bad to me.

what are the details for this journey? i can't find anything near that price...

links/details would be appreciated

dzug1

burnleypingu wrote: »

what are the details for this journey? i can't find anything near that price...

links/details would be appreciated

Every single rail site will sell you a ticket at that price - just put in Burnley to Hastings and the dates. Route is generally Burnley - Preston - Euston - London Bridge or Charing Cross (underground is included) - Hastings. Times - just avoid the morning rush hour out and the morning/evening rush hours back.

If you put 2 people you'll get shown the total fare (£182.60) - that's not the confusion is it? Or are you looking at peak times - that is seriously expensive. Over £300 each

You could buy it on the train on the day, since Burnley Manchester Road is unstaffed. The only advantage of buying ahead is seat reservations Preston to Euston/vv

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/ is the site I used to research it

Bogof_Babe

The front page info on eastcoast.co.uk is often incorrect.

Currently showing:

Tickets are now available for travel up to and including
Friday 08 October 2010 with the exception of 26 September and 2 & 3 October.


A week ago I bought online and collected an Advance Single for 3rd October, and a couple of days ago I booked an Advance Single for 9th October, even though this date is apparently not available yet.


Maybe it depends on what route you want, but it's worth checking rather than just waiting for your dates to show on the front page.

misspeachykeen

Hi folks,

Hoping someone can help me with a cheap deal from London to York and back the coming bank holiday weekend at the end of August.

I know demand is likely to be high for the bank holiday so I'm trying to be flexible in the hope that that might save me a few quid! Ideally I want to stay for 2 nights, either travelling Thursday (26th) evening or Friday (27th) morning, returning either Saturday or Sunday evening.

The cheapest I've found so far is around £50, on East Coast Trains. I'm travelling on my own, haven't got a railcard, and am not too fussy about changing/where in London I go from.

Thanks so much in advance if anyone's heard of anything!

epm-84

misspeachykeen wrote: »

Hi folks,

Hoping someone can help me with a cheap deal from London to York and back the coming bank holiday weekend at the end of August.

I know demand is likely to be high for the bank holiday so I'm trying to be flexible in the hope that that might save me a few quid! Ideally I want to stay for 2 nights, either travelling Thursday (26th) evening or Friday (27th) morning, returning either Saturday or Sunday evening.

The cheapest I've found so far is around £50, on East Coast Trains. I'm travelling on my own, haven't got a railcard, and am not too fussy about changing/where in London I go from.

Thanks so much in advance if anyone's heard of anything!

York to Manchester advances are available from £6.50 single that weekend and Manchester to London advances are available from £11 single, giving an option of York to London from £35 (2 x £6.50 tickets)+(2 x £11 tickets)

Depending on what time you are willing to travel it may be cheaper to not go and come back via the same route.

epm-84

burnleypingu wrote: »

btw, we are both over 25 so we can't get a 16-25 railcard

You can get a 16-25 railcard up until one day before your 26th birthday and it's valid for a year even though you'll be 26 when you use it.

KeithP

London Midland Off Peak train ticket prices reduced by 50% from 1st August until 5th September.

See their website for further details.