Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

wealdroam

supermum4 wrote: »

...the best price i can get is £78.40 can anyone get this cheaper please?

£74.00 on the 3pm departure when booked online via East Coast Trains website.

supermum4 wrote: »

if anyone know of a split ticket thats cheaper it would be greatly appreciated?
cheers

Try Peterborough.
Might work... I haven't checked.

Or anywhere else the train stops.

supermum4

wealdroam wrote: »

£74.00 on the 3pm departure when booked online via East Coast Trains website.



Try Peterborough.
Might work... I haven't checked.

Or anywhere else the train stops.

cheers have checked all the calling points of the 3pm and they are coming out more expensive than £74:( oh don't know if i should just bite the bullet and book this now or wait :think: anyone got a crystal ball:rotfl:

dzug1

supermum4 wrote: »

cheers have checked all the calling points of the 3pm and they are coming out more expensive than £74:( oh don't know if i should just bite the bullet and book this now or wait :think: anyone got a crystal ball:rotfl:

If East Coast have released the cheap fares then sooner or later the cheapest band is going to sell out and be replaced by more expensive ones. More likely sooner. There's no point in waiting on the off chance they may have overlooked releasing part of what they intended. If they have it's a mistake/system error and really not worth waiting for.

So book it now. I still say it's dirt cheap. If it's more expensive than your outward journey that means they are predicting that it will be busier.

supermum4

Jeff_Bridges_hair wrote: »

http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/

these are the people you will travel with and should be your port of call to buy any tickets in advance

thanks that's the company:)
can someone help me again please:o i just tried to book the train from st pancras to gatwick airport for friday 22nd april and it won't let me:( i want the train that goes straight there with no underground i know it only runs during the week but don't know what i'm doing wrong:o.
thanks in advance:beer:

pmm1981

You haven't done anything wrong as I've just tried it and it wouldn't sell to me either (eastcoast.co.uk).
I suggest waiting a bit and trying again, i believe you are purchasing tickets that you can buy on the day so waiting a week or so won't increase the cost.

supermum4

pmm1981 wrote: »

You haven't done anything wrong as I've just tried it and it wouldn't sell to me either (eastcoast.co.uk).
I suggest waiting a bit and trying again, i believe you are purchasing tickets that you can buy on the day so waiting a week or so won't increase the cost.

Hi thanks but i don't think you can book these through eastcoast i think you have to book through firstcapitalconnect i'm probably wrong though;)

wealdroam

supermum4 wrote: »

thanks that's the company:)
can someone help me again please:o i just tried to book the train from st pancras to gatwick airport for friday 22nd april and it won't let me:( i want the train that goes straight there with no underground i know it only runs during the week but don't know what i'm doing wrong:o.
thanks in advance:beer:

Fri 22 April is Good Friday.
This FCC webpage says...

Friday 22 April 2011(Good Friday) All day
Central London: No trains will operate between London Bridge and St Pancras International/West Hampstead Thameslink . Please use London Underground or local bus services to complete your journey, replacement bus services will be provided outside London Underground hours of operation. First Capital Connect services will operate in both directions as follows:
Brighton route: Trains will operate between London Bridge and stations to Brighton
Bedford route: Trains will operate between St Pancras International/West Hampstead Thameslink and stations to Bedford
Sutton route: Trains will serve London Bridge and all stations between Tulse Hill and Herne Hill via Wimbledon, Sutton and Mitcham Junction

So, no through trains that day.

pmm1981

supermum4 wrote: »

Hi thanks but i don't think you can book these through eastcoast i think you have to book through firstcapitalconnect i'm probably wrong though;)

You can buy tickets from any company as you can buy at any station.

supermum4

wealdroam wrote: »

Fri 22 April is Good Friday.
This FCC webpage says...
So, no through trains that day.

oh great so underground it is then:( thanks for the info i was sure i was doing something wrong:rotfl:. thanks again

pmm1981

Carrera74 wrote: »

Can anyone help with trying to get my upcoming train journey any cheaper….

I’m travelling from Preston to London (Wembley Arena) on 25 February and stopping overnight at the Premier Inn next to the arena.

There are 2 adults and the cheapest I can find is £149.00. Am I likely to get it any cheaper?

Thanks in advance J

Cheapest i can find are

Outward Fri 25 Feb
Depart Preston 0904
Arrive Liverpool 1002
Anytime Return £15.10 each

Depart Liverpool 1004 1104
Arrive Stafford 1109 1209
Depart Stafford 1121 1221
Arrive Watford Jn 1331 1431
London Midland Great Escape £10 each http://www.londonmidland.com/destinations/great-escape/%20/

Depart Watford Jn 1341 1441
Arrive Wembley Cen 1405 1505
Single £5 each

Return Sat 26 Feb

Depart Wembley Cen 1318
Arrive Watford Jn 1348
Single £5 each

Depart Watford Jn 1401
Arrive Stafford 1553
Depart Stafford 1609
Arrive Liverpool 1710
London Midland Great Escape £10 each http://www.londonmidland.com/destinations/great-escape/%20/

Depart Liverpool 1727
Arrive Preston 1831
Return portion of anytime ticket.

Total cost £45.10 each

For the London Midland Great Escape tickets you must apply for each days travel seperately via the link above.