Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

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Found a code for Friends & Family rail card 25% off code: HALFTERM25

Should cost £26 with code £19.50

nibs

Hi, can anyone advise on maybe a split ticket route as the price is coming up at £50 for a student with no railcard.
He is travelling tomorrow, 18th feb at 2pm and returning on sunday 20th feb at 7pm.
Thank you in advance.

dzug1

nibs wrote: »

Hi, can anyone advise on maybe a split ticket route as the price is coming up at £50 for a student with no railcard.
He is travelling tomorrow, 18th feb at 2pm and returning on sunday 20th feb at 7pm.
Thank you in advance.

A London Midland only superoffpeak return from Euston to Birmingham £17.50

An off peak return from Birmingham to Leicester £15.20

Both are walk on tickets

But note this will take you at least twice as long as the regular route - about 5 hours coming back......

Bonking_Mad

Hi

Thanks for the advice, whilst the details below are cheap, the times are a problem, we're looking to spend 2 days in Edinburgh, our dates are flexible between 26 / 31 March if anyone has any advice


You searched for trips leaving Birmingham, New St Station on Tuesday 29 March 2011 to Edinburgh, Waverley for 2 passengers

Departs 06:19 Birmingham, New St Station
Arrives 10:21 Edinburgh, Waverley
4hrs 2mins

Magabus / Virgin 2 seats = £12.00

Thursday 31 March 2011

Departs 18:52 Edinburgh, Waverley
Arrives 22:55 Birmingham, New St Station
4hrs 3mins
Megabus / Virgin 2 seats = £10.00

downloader

What's the best way to travel to Bristol from London on the 27th (Sunday, return). Unfortunately the greatescape promo for that day has been fully booked unless anyone has a spare? Cheapest I can come up with is 14.50GBP by megabus. Also eligible for 16-25 rail card.

wealdroam

downloader wrote: »

What's the best way to travel to Bristol from London on the 27th (Sunday, return). Unfortunately the greatescape promo for that day has been fully booked unless anyone has a spare? Cheapest I can come up with is 14.50GBP by megabus. Also eligible for 16-25 rail card.

Can be done using Advance Singles at £6.60 each way... first train out and last train back though.
That's with the 16-25 railcard.

downloader

wealdroam wrote: »

Can be done using Advance Singles at £6.60 each way... first train out and last train back though.
That's with the 16-25 railcard.

Saw that as well, going is fine but coming back is the killer, think tube services would be closed then? suppose that's the cheapest other than megabus?

wealdroam

downloader wrote: »

...think tube services would be closed then?

Only you know which tube line.

Check tube line last train times here.

skydiveJames

Hello,

Just got a job in London, so trying to work out the cheapest way to commute from Godalming. I can walk from Waterloo.

Monthly season ticket is £294.60 (Godalming > Waterloo).

Anyone have any ideas on how to save anything on this?

Tried splitting from:
Godalming > Guildford, Guildford > Waterloo
Godalming > Woking, Woking > Waterloo
Godalming > Clapham Jnc, Clapham Jnc > Waterloo

None have come up cheaper though

Almost £300 a month is a lot!

Thanks for any help you may be able to give me,
James

stevemcol

Hi

I'm over 25, under 60, not disabled, no kids, don't live in the South East.
I'm confused as to which travel card to purchase.