Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

Sam_Bee

gooismeid wrote:

For those of you looking for travel between Manchester and London, try this - you print out your ticket at home. Limited availability (and no weekend trains) but discounted fares, £18 return.

https://www.printtraintickets.com/virgin/viewJourneys.aspx?jid=39-33-1&type=Return&psn=1

This is now including London - Birmingham (Virgin) and London - Cambridge (ONE) - and I just saved £48 travelling to Manchester on Thursday...

Bargain_Rzl

Nikiya wrote:

Could someone please advice how to do a return trip (as cheaply as possible) from London to Glasgow or Edinburgh next week end? I read long ago about how to get cheap train tickets but cannot find the thread any more. Traveller is 18. Thanks a lot!

Hi, I know this is a bit late for you now, but for next time you should try http://www.firstgroup.com/scotrail/content/caledoniansleeper/index.php
Follow links to the Bargain Berths deals for the overnight sleeper trains - bargain fares start at £19 for a one-way trip. A friend and I have just got a brilliant deal for a "day trip" to Edinburgh, £19 one way and £29 the other, so £48 each in total, that's enabling us to spend a whole day exploring Edinburgh PLUS seeing the show that's our main reason for going - and it means we only need to take one day off work and don't have any additional accommodation costs! Brilliant.

Do bear in mind that the Sleeper doesn't run on Saturday nights, though.

ash213

whats the cheapest way of getting to london from bristol, arriving about 11ish in the morning on sunday and returning that evening at about 7ish ?

bus or train, i dont mind.

2 travellers.

Sparky67

I'm sure I've seen a thread somewhere previously on getting the best deal for a season ticket - I've just got a job offer in London, and I need to see how much I would need to spend on travel to see if its worthwhile... can anyone point me in the right direction?

trubster

Hi, Just wondering if anyone knows of the cheapest way to get from Sheffield to Newcastle... I do mystery shopping/store audits and I choose newcastle because there is 5 PC Worlds within easy puplic transport routes. I currently get the Advance tickets at £21-£25 return.

There probably is not but just wondering if there is a cheaper way...

Also, found this lil trick for sheffield to leeds... get a south yorkshire 'Day Tripper for £4.50 or a weekly/monthly one' and get a 'West Yorkshire Bus and Rail Day Rover' for £4.50 available from barnsley or darton train station. if you can get these before you travel then you can stay on the train... then you are covered in all west and south yorkshire... for £9 a day! it costs over £15 for a return ticket.. and you can get any bus/train/tram you want!

Thanks... Keep up the great work guys!

hardpressed

Bargain_Rzl wrote:

Hi, I know this is a bit late for you now, but for next time you should try http://www.firstgroup.com/scotrail/content/caledoniansleeper/index.php
Follow links to the Bargain Berths deals for the overnight sleeper trains - bargain fares start at £19 for a one-way trip. A friend and I have just got a brilliant deal for a "day trip" to Edinburgh, £19 one way and £29 the other, so £48 each in total, that's enabling us to spend a whole day exploring Edinburgh PLUS seeing the show that's our main reason for going - and it means we only need to take one day off work and don't have any additional accommodation costs! Brilliant.

Do bear in mind that the Sleeper doesn't run on Saturday nights, though.

Just had a look at this, it's a good deal. Also notice that they have special berths for manual wheelchair users and an escort goes free. Might be of use to someone.

John_Davros_Cooper

Just a wee one - need regular travel between London and Swansea that can be booked at around two weeks notice and can't find anything cheaper than the £35 rail fair which would kill be soon enough.....

This would be a weekend usualy travel out friday and back monday though weekday travel out then back is looking more likely.

munygrabr

How about three bridges to birmingham international on Tuesday 31st October. I need a return ticket. I have found it for £26.00 but that seems expensive compared to the 'print your own' offer of £7 each way.. it's the connections that are bringing up my price.
Has anyone got a promotion code for that box in the booking page?
Cheers

rustyjames

gooismeid wrote:

For those of you looking for travel between Manchester and London, try this - you print out your ticket at home. Limited availability (and no weekend trains) but discounted fares, £18 return.

https://www.printtraintickets.com/virgin/viewJourneys.aspx?jid=39-33-1&type=Return&psn=1

Thanks for the reminder. Very happy with three return tickets to London for £54.

jammy123

I need a cheap way of getting from coventry to great yarmouth or norwich.
Haven't used a train in years.
central trains want 43.50 does anyone know if this is the cheapest i can get?
Thanks