Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

evesham1988la

jammy123 wrote:

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

Coventry to London Euston (Virgin Trains) - from £10 ('Virgin Advance')
London Euston to London Liverpool St (Tube) - £1.50 (Oyster)
London to Norwich - from £5 ('One Standard Advance')

liz545

Can anyone suggest anything cheaper for me - I want to go from London to Leicester on the 17th, travelling about 6pm, and returning sunday 19th in the evening. There doesn't seem to be anything on the midland mainline site at the times I want that's cheaper than about £40, which seems a lot more than their fares usually are.

pompeyrich

liz545 wrote:

Can anyone suggest anything cheaper for me - I want to go from London to Leicester on the 17th, travelling about 6pm, and returning sunday 19th in the evening. There doesn't seem to be anything on the midland mainline site at the times I want that's cheaper than about £40, which seems a lot more than their fares usually are.

Try it as 2 singles, if you can travel up at 8pm it is £12 each way, if it has to be 6p.m., the best seems to be, £18 up and £12 back. The cheapest advertised fare for LON-LEI is £6 single, you could try various times of the day HERE to see if there are any tickets at this price but friday and sunday evenings are highly popular times so the cheapest may already be sold out. For these prices you have to travel on the train you book, no flexibility.

liz545

thanks - the £12 each way's not great, but an improvement! Thanks for the oher link.

Maybe I'll go by coach! :rolleyes:

ragjoy

help please: norwich to swindon on the 24/11 to 26or27/11
any advice please.
i know you can do norwich to london for £10 return but how do you book it.
and when you do book it does it have to be specific times,if i try to book on-line it asks me to give a certain time ie: 1pm or 2pm and so on.
or can you jusy book it open because if i miss a connection then i have no ticket.
sorry to appear thick but i dont do trains............ragjoy

jenny_f

Wanting to travel from Chalkwell to York for as cheap as possible, have a YP card. Can be booked in advance

Any advice cheers

evesham1988la

jenny_f wrote:

Wanting to travel from Chalkwell to York for as cheap as possible, have a YP card. Can be booked in advance

Any advice cheers

Chalkwell to London Fenchurch Street - £5.30 (C2C - No need to buy in advance)
London Fenchurch St to London Liverpool Street - £1.50 (Oyster)
London Kings Cross to York - £9.50 (GNER Standard Advance)

Total: £16.30

martinbuckley

ragjoy wrote:

help please: norwich to swindon on the 24/11 to 26or27/11
any advice please.
i know you can do norwich to london for £10 return but how do you book it.
and when you do book it does it have to be specific times,if i try to book on-line it asks me to give a certain time ie: 1pm or 2pm and so on.
or can you jusy book it open because if i miss a connection then i have no ticket.
sorry to appear thick but i dont do trains............ragjoy

You can get London to Swindon return for £15 on those dates through nationalrail.co.uk, but you would have to commit to travelling on that train with no amendments.

designpollyana

I was wondering if there are any cheaper tickets from Grimsby Town to London on Friday returning on sunday. I can travel anytime friday and the best option I have found is £64. Does anyone know of any cheaper tickets.
thanks

jenny_f

any advice on the cheapest ticket from stansted airport to york, with a YP card, avoiding london if at all possible

cheers guys