Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

wealdroam

rainbowdrops21 wrote: »

ah that makes sense.

I just thought they had to release 'so many' advance tickets for each day.

Note that East Coast have not yet released their Advance Singles for that Sunday (despite what it says here).

On the East Coast website you can get an email alert when tickets are released.
On the right hand side of their homepage it says...

BOOK NOW FOR TRAVEL Tickets are now available for travel up to and including Friday 18 February 2011 with the exception of 12 and 13 February.
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Del_Bosque

Hi I know this is short notice so will have missed out on most advanced deals but I'm travelling from Manchester to Euston 10:00 returning same day around 19:00. EDIT: forgot date Sat 11 December

The cheapest fare I can find is £66 return with Virgin, are there any other offers anybody knows of on at this time?

Livingthedream

Del_Bosque wrote: »

Hi I know this is short notice so will have missed out on most advanced deals but I'm travelling from Manchester to Euston 10:00 returning same day around 19:00. EDIT: forgot date Sat 11 December

The cheapest fare I can find is £66 return with Virgin, are there any other offers anybody knows of on at this time?

You could try this, but it takes just about double the time of a direct Virgin train.

Manchester Pic to Crewe Off Peak Day Return £11 (can be done for £8.60 by using Virgin trains only)
Crewe to London Euston Super Off Peak Return *London Midland Trains Only* £22.50

So total Return: £33.50 or if you can manage the cheaper option £31.10

Only one problem, last Super Off Peak London Midland train out of London Euston is the 18:46, info from East coast Website

hemophobic

I am looking for the cheapest tickets I can find for my friend from any folkestone station to dorchester south. Where should I look?

So far best is £72

No railcard.

Sunday 5th after 12 before 7

dzug1

hemophobic wrote: »

I am looking for the cheapest tickets I can find for my friend from any folkestone station to dorchester south. Where should I look?

So far best is £72

No railcard.

Sunday 5th after 12 before 7

How do you get £72 when the standard off peak single fare is £70????? Anyway:

Several possibilities:

off peak walk on single Folkestone Central to Waterloo East - £26.30

advance single Waterloo to Dorchester South - £23 on most trains

Or if he doesn't want to commit to a particular train a superoffpeak single from Paddington to Dorchester West is £32

Edit - there's a superoffpeak day single from Folkestone to London at £18.50. You have to specify Charing Cross to find it.

hemophobic

dzug1 wrote: »

How do you get £72 when the standard off peak single fare is £70????? Anyway:

Several possibilities:

off peak walk on single Folkestone Central to Waterloo East - £26.30

advance single Waterloo to Dorchester South - £23 on most trains

Or if he doesn't want to commit to a particular train a superoffpeak single from Paddington to Dorchester West is £32

I'm not how I got £72
Thanks

dzug1

hemophobic wrote: »

I'm not how I got £72
Thanks

Check my edit - above post - for a possible cheaper way

sandersjake16

Hello, what is the cheapest i can get to Reading Main from Glasgow Central? I have a rail card, and need an open return on the 30th or 29th december (30th preferably) 16-25rail card. Cheapest i found was £70, any help is aprreciated!

wealdroam

sandersjake16 wrote: »

Hello, what is the cheapest i can get to Reading Main from Glasgow Central? I have a rail card, and need an open return on the 30th or 29th december (30th preferably) 16-25rail card. Cheapest i found was £70, any help is aprreciated!

Couldn't find a £70 fare.
Cheapest appears to be an Off Peak Return with railcard via Banbury at £74.50.

Reading will be difficult at that time.
Bus replacements whichever way you go from there.
In your case, bus to Didcot.

Because you want an Open Return, I have not looked at Advance Singles.

sandersjake16

wealdroam wrote: »

Couldn't find a £70 fare.
Cheapest appears to be an Off Peak Return with railcard via Banbury at £74.50.

Reading will be difficult at that time.
Bus replacements whichever way you go from there.
In your case, bus to Didcot.

Because you want an Open Return, I have not looked at Advance Singles.

Damn, I'd rather pay extra than go on a bus. Is there a non london ticket without buses? (Sorry, I don't eally understand route closures etc)