Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

zawtowers

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Any suggestions for the best way to save on a four night break from Newcastle-on-Tyne to London, departing 8th October? There are two adults, both over 60 but neither of them have a senior rail card.

Looking at East Coast, you do get 10% off advance (as mentioned before) when you book with them...

Friday 8th October, direct:
1405 Newcastle to 1728 Kings Cross
1455 Newcastle to 1804 Kings Cross
1530 Newcastle to 1828 Kings Cross (quickest time)
1555 Newcastle to 1919 Kings Cross
£59.60 (2 adults) - £29.80 each

Tuesday 12th October direct:

0830 Kings Cross to 1141 Newcastle
1130 Kings Cross to 1446 Newcastle

£35.60 (2 adults) - £17.80 each

Railcard savings on top of this (be a third off the above) might also make it worthwhile getting one

As for split ticket routes, some people tend to go for Peterborough as their preferred changeover point as then you have options with First Capital Connect and Grand Central for the bit to London.

blackbear_2

HI guys, looking at the cheapest way to get from Cleethorpes to inverness on the 3rd of September with a return on the 12th September. Adult single no discount cards.

thanks

hopefulfooluk

blackbear wrote: »

HI guys, looking at the cheapest way to get from Cleethorpes to inverness on the 3rd of September with a return on the 12th September. Adult single no discount cards.

thanks

Try splitting at Doncaster first and maybe also Newcastle and Edinburgh. What's the best you've found so far?

Livingthedream

blackbear wrote: »

HI guys, looking at the cheapest way to get from Cleethorpes to inverness on the 3rd of September with a return on the 12th September. Adult single no discount cards.

thanks

Just to add to what hopefulfooluk stated, try looking on the East Coast website as you could get a 10% online discount for advance singles on that journey.

dzug1

hopefulfooluk wrote: »

Try splitting at Doncaster first and maybe also Newcastle and Edinburgh. What's the best you've found so far?

You may not need to split - through advance singles are the first thing to try - then compare them with what you can get splitting, and with an off peak walkon return.

FirstTimer4Me

hiya

never done split ticketing before hoping can someone can help

want to travel between 10.am and miday on 10/9/2010 from birmingham to euston need single journey for 2 people

virgin website fare is £14 x2 = £28

no idea if it can be done cheaper because i don't know how to split

ta if anyone can help

wealdroam

FirstTimer4Me wrote: »

hiya

never done split ticketing before hoping can someone can help

want to travel between 10.am and miday on 10/9/2010 from birmingham to euston need single journey for 2 people

virgin website fare is £14 x2 = £28

no idea if it can be done cheaper because i don't know how to split

ta if anyone can help

Forget splitting on that route.

Do you particularly have to go to Euston?

Birmingham Moor Street (or Snow Hill) to Marylebone can be done for £10.00... thats total for bothof you.

Dep Moor Street 10:15, arr Marylebone 12:31. Advance Single = £7.50 each.

or dep Moor Street 10:55, arr Marylebone 12:59. Advance Single = £5.00 each.

Got a railcard? Knock a third off if you have.

Info from East Coast Trains.

FirstTimer4Me

thanks for that we don't have to go to euston but it seemed a quicker route the £10 seems to take longer but for £10 i may well do it

ta very much

scurr

Any advice gratefully received - don't travel by train very often so no idea of cheap ways to do it!

I want to travel from Glasgow to Manchester on Saturday 20th November, leaving Glasgow around 10am and returning on Sunday 21st, leaving around midday - anyone have any great ideas for me?

miller

scurr wrote: »

I want to travel from Glasgow to Manchester on Saturday 20th November, leaving Glasgow around 10am and returning on Sunday 21st, leaving around midday - anyone have any great ideas for me?

The advance (cheapest) tickets have not been released yet, but fortunately as you know the dates well in advance you will be first in the queue when they are :cool2:. TransPennine Express offers direct services, using a weekend in October as a test I could get it for £24.00. The full fare is £63.40. Currently some cashback websites have an offer for TransPennine (e.g. Topcashback).

Also see this post http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=35458197&postcount=2905
...it looks like First TransPennine are currently booking up to the weekend before your one. So I would keep checking their website over the next few days (via a cashback site if you want the extra few % back).

Edit: this is the link to the First TransPennine Topcashback page
http://www.topcashback.co.uk/first-transpennine-express/