Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

CherylOB

Hi

We're travelling from London - Newquay (although Truro would be fine also) on Saturday 6th August, returning Saturday 13th August.

There is one adult and one child traveller and we have a Friends and Family railcard.

The cheapest I can find to suit our times is £65.40. Arriving around 1pm on 6th, and leaving around 11.30am on 13th.

Would anyone know of a cheaper option?

Thanks,
Cheryl

crazygirl

Does anyone know a cheaper way for this journey - Ledbury to Cardiff Central?
It would be for a new job so I looked at a monthly ticket and it came to around £375 per month. Is there a cheaper way?

dzug1

crazygirl wrote: »

Does anyone know a cheaper way for this journey - Ledbury to Cardiff Central?
It would be for a new job so I looked at a monthly ticket and it came to around £375 per month. Is there a cheaper way?

Can't see one sorry.

dzug1

CherylOB wrote: »

Hi

We're travelling from London - Newquay (although Truro would be fine also) on Saturday 6th August, returning Saturday 13th August.

There is one adult and one child traveller and we have a Friends and Family railcard.

The cheapest I can find to suit our times is £65.40. Arriving around 1pm on 6th, and leaving around 11.30am on 13th.

Would anyone know of a cheaper option?

Thanks,
Cheryl

I doubt if you will do cheaper than that - and I wouldn't leave it too long to book. The walk on fare isn't that much more though

jenny_f

Does anyone know why tickets aren't released for 2nd October - it's 12 weeks away - East Coast trains say they aren't out yet.

I don't want to book my outward journey until I can book the return but then don't want to lose out on the cheap outward tickets!

dzug1

jenny_f wrote: »

Does anyone know why tickets aren't released for 2nd October - it's 12 weeks away - East Coast trains say they aren't out yet.

I don't want to book my outward journey until I can book the return but then don't want to lose out on the cheap outward tickets!

Because the 12 weeks thing is a bit of a myth. It's an aspiration rather than what happens in reality.

Additionally 2 October is a weekend, and weekend tickets often come out later than weekday ones. East Coast have only released Sunday tickets up to 18 September, weekday ones to 7 October, so there could be some way to go yet.

bcfc1710

Trying to book 3 of us Bristol to Manchester going up friday 30/09 coming back sunday!

How come i can get group 3 saver on the sunday but not the Friday? Is it just a weekend offer?

Cheers

dzug1

bcfc1710 wrote: »

Trying to book 3 of us Bristol to Manchester going up friday 30/09 coming back sunday!

How come i can get group 3 saver on the sunday but not the Friday? Is it just a weekend offer?

Cheers

Without knowing the details several possibilities:

Not all train companies offer groupsave - you may be being offered a different route each way (via Brum and via Newport are the possibles)


Groupsave is off peak tickets only - you may be travelling at a time on Friday that is classed as peak. All day shouldn't be.

There are occasional blackout days for groupsave - it would relate to a specific Friday, not every Friday, if this is the case. There's none that would affect you that I can see.


EDIT - having said all that I'm puzzled - neither ATW nor Cross Country offer groupsave on this trip - are we talking about the same thing?

TwoKicker

I'm not sure if these are transferable at all but I have a ticket that I will not be using

9th August - London St Pancras 10:25 to: Paris Nord 13:47

YOUTH

Livingthedream

TwoKicker wrote: »

I'm not sure if these are transferable at all but I have a ticket that I will not be using

9th August - London St Pancras 10:25 to: Paris Nord 13:47

YOUTH

Unfortunately Eurostar tickets ain't transferable, but I won't tell if you don't, you may also get more joy on Gumtree.

However, not used Eurostar before, but doesn't the ticket have your name on it and as your going to Paris won't you need your Passport. Therefore if you pass the ticket on, won't the name on the ticket be different to the new holder's Passport therefore making it invalid?