Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

yorkie2

Alice_R wrote: »

What on earth is 'super off-peak return', i just booked one of these birmingham to euston for next weekend, it said return within one month and that i could only travel on certain times, fair enough but i figured since it was letting me go on saturday on the hour there had to be one coming back on the sunday at some point. However i can't find one train coming back on the sunday! Only ones seem to be on saturdays...how can saturday be super off peak but not sunday? Mad..anyway i stupidly booked it already so i'll have to buy another ticket to get home.

There are two Super Off Peak tickets between Birmingham and London.

If you are going to Euston (London Midland only) you have this one:

OPR - SUPER OFFPEAK R LMR
00042 - LDN MIDLAND ONLY

1 Adult @£ 17.50 = £ 17.50
__________
£ 17.50

Standard Class Return
From : 0418 BIRMINGHAM STNS
To : 1072 LONDON TERMINALS

Restriction : LK
MONDAYS to FRIDAYS:

Not valid for travel on London
Midland services timed to
ARRIVE London Terminals before
1300.

Not valid for travel on
northbound London Midland
services timed to DEPART
London Terminals or any other
station, before 1030.

Not valid for travel on London
Midland services timed to
DEPART any station between
1630 and 1930 in either
direction (except for the 1829
London Euston to Crewe service
) unless a connecting
service is being used to
complete a journey begun at a
valid time.


SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS and BANK
HOLIDAYS:
By any London Midland train.

If you are going to Marylebone you can get this one (it's usually quicker!, valid via High Wycombe only)

OPR - SUPER OFFPEAK R NCH
00305 - HIGH WYCOMBE

1 Adult @£ 19.50 = £ 19.50
__________
£ 19.50

Standard Class Return
From : 0418 BIRMINGHAM STNS
To : 1072 LONDON TERMINALS

Restriction : PV
JOURNEYS TO/VIA LONDON
MARYLEBONE OR PADDINGTON

OUTWARD TRAVEL
MONDAY TO FRIDAY

By any train except those
timed to arrive at London
Terminals before 1300.

SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND BANK
HOLIDAYS.

By any train.

RETURN TRAVEL
MONDAY TO FRIDAY

By any train from London
Terminals timed to depart from
1030 to 1559, and from 2000.

SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND BANK
HOLIDAYS.

By any train.

The High Wycombe ticket can be excessed for the return portion to return on Virgin Trains for half the difference in price (£41.90 - £19.50 ) / 2 = £11.20 excess.

The London Midland only ticket cannot be excessed, if you return on Virgin you need to buy a new ticket (£41.90!)

Both tickets are valid ON ANY TRAIN returning on Sunday. There is always a way back on a Sunday but on some occasions there may not be a direct train and there may be a replacement bus for some of the way. What date are you travelling?

earley15

Now if you altered your timing you may get it cheaper - even cheaper still if you went with Grand Central to York and changed there for a train berwick.

Thank you for the tip on Grand Central Train service just checked the cost for getting the train at peak time and its a lot cheaper than that of East Coast. Thank you very much for your help.

Gurj73

Gurj73 wrote: »

hello, my first post on here. I need to get to East London from Birmingham on Sat 15th january.......I am thinking New Street or Snow Hill to Euston or Marleybone and then get a tube.

At the moment I am getting £40.90 from Virgin which seems crazily high and £19.50 from Chiltern

Can anyone help me......i was expecting to pay say £10-12 each way on an advance tkt basis ?

many thanks

Can anyone help pls....I can find Trains going to London for £7-£10 but cheapest coming back at the time I want to ( approx 9pm ) is £18 as far as I can see ?

Can anyone advise of cheaper option on a single back to London to Brum ? Thanks

prosaver

Iangrayson wrote: »

Has anyone been able to actual get any of these tickets? I am trying to arrange for 2 adults and 3 children to travel to London for a couple of days in July. Received the special offer flyer today from school and yet the site seems to show no availability for any of the trains that I am trying to get. Anybody know of tricks or a search technique? ???

have you got a family and friends railcard 33% off travel for all :j

wealdroam

Gurj73 wrote: »

Can anyone help pls....I can find Trains going to London for £7-£10 but cheapest coming back at the time I want to ( approx 9pm ) is £18 as far as I can see ?

Can anyone advise of cheaper option on a single back to London to Brum ? Thanks

Chiltern have not released their cheap tickets for that weekend yet. See here.

London Midland are offering tickets at £7.00 on trains leaving Euston at 20:10, 21:10 and 21:30 for New Street.

Info from Southern Railway.

dzug1

prosaver wrote: »

have you got a family and friends railcard 33% off travel for all :j

Whilst a good point - the post you are replying to was made in 2004.........

Gurj73

wealdroam wrote: »

Chiltern have not released their cheap tickets for that weekend yet.

London Midland are offering tickets at £7.00 on trains leaving Euston at 20:10, 21:10 and 21:30 for New Street.

Info from Southern RailwayQUOTE]

Many thanks for that info, really appreciate it but I just cant see the £7.00 tkts you mention for return to New Street from Euston at those times ?

Cheapest I can see on Southern Railway site is £28 for an Advanced Single.

Did you definitely search for Sat 15th Jan ?

wealdroam

Gurj73 wrote: »

wealdroam wrote: »

Chiltern have not released their cheap tickets for that weekend yet.

London Midland are offering tickets at £7.00 on trains leaving Euston at 20:10, 21:10 and 21:30 for New Street.

Info from Southern Railway

Many thanks for that info, really appreciate it but I just cant see the £7.00 tkts you mention for return to New Street from Euston at those times ?

Cheapest I can see on Southern Railway site is £28 for an Advanced Single.

Did you definitely search for Sat 15th Jan ?

Oops... sorry... my mistake.

Yes I was looking at 15 Jan, but I was looking at Birmingham to London... wrong way.
My apologies.

Yes, I too can see nothing cheaper than £28.00.

How about National Express Coaches?
From London Victoria to Birmingham, leaving at 8pm, 9pm, 9:30pm and later. £17.00.

Or wait for Chiltern to release their cheap tickets.

dzug1

Chiltern's walkon single is £19.40** 2000, 2050 and 2200 from Marylebone. Their advance tickets start at £5 on some trains when released.

** may go up in January

BBB

looking for a cheap return for next week from Leicester to London, leaving friday afternoon and back on Sunday. Cheers