Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

WaxiesDargle

chriswindon wrote: »

hi im going from manchester to glasgow on 21st october about 4pm and returning 24th october around 12:30pm ive been looking at different sites and found it to be about £67 return or £51 on transpennine site and was wondering if there is a cheaper way to get there maybe via a station thanks

I know its a rail forum but thought you'd like to know

megabus £22

http://uk.megabus.com/JourneyResults.aspx

frankenface

I normally use the East Coast website to book my tickets because they give good web discounts and have the full day's schedule listed but can anyone advise why there's always a price listed for tickets that I never seem to be able to get? I've signed up to various Alerts for advanced ticket releases but these are still double the price of the (theoretical) lowest ticket.

I've booked an outward ticket from Edinburgh to Newton Abbot for Christmas and am now waiting for the advanced tickets to be released before getting a return. Checking on First Scot Rail there seem to be a variety of ticket prices from £30 but the cheapest I ever seem able to find is £62.50, even though I check straight away after the advanced tickets are released.

Virgin West Coast run the slower (cheaper) service so I tried to speak to one of their advisors to get an answer but they're giving really vague answers.

miller

frankenface wrote: »

can anyone advise why there's always a price listed for tickets that I never seem to be able to get?

The quota is probably set to zero.

e.g.
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2030763/One-Britains-largest-train-operators-scrapping-cheap-tickets.html

dzug1

£62.50 is not that bad a price for that journey

Virgin are slightly behind the others in releasing tickets but I'm not sure they ever actually offer any for that route. TBH I wouldn't expect their advisors to be too clued up on that.

Foggster

Help please.

Liverpool Lime Street to Reading.

Thursday 20th October - any time but return after 4.00pm on the 21st October please.

wealdroam

Foggster wrote: »

Help please.

Liverpool Lime Street to Reading.

Thursday 20th October - any time but return after 4.00pm on the 21st October please.

An Anytime Return via London is £298.

What have you found Foggster?

Or do you want someone else to do all the work for you?

Foggster

wealdroam wrote: »

An Anytime Return via London is £298.

What have you found Foggster?

Or do you want someone else to do all the work for you?

Blooming heck wealdroam - no need to get antsy. I was only asking!!! I thought, looking through the other 100s of posts on this thread, that this was where such questions were asked and answered.

I have indeed spent a while looking at split ticketing sites and also using Trainline and National Rail Enquries. Have sorted it now but was in a situation late last night trying to help a friend out and I said "oh hang on, nice people on MSE might be able to help". :rotfl:

rich_shot2003

Foggster wrote: »

Blooming heck wealdroam - no need to get antsy. I was only asking!!! I thought, looking through the other 100s of posts on this thread, that this was where such questions were asked and answered.

I have indeed spent a while looking at split ticketing sites and also using Trainline and National Rail Enquries. Have sorted it now but was in a situation late last night trying to help a friend out and I said "oh hang on, nice people on MSE might be able to help". :rotfl:

Have to agree with you Foggster.

it was a bit out of order with the way wealdroam put that post.

After all you was only asking for help but some people on this site are like that.

yorkie2

Foggster wrote: »

Help please.

Liverpool Lime Street to Reading.

Thursday 20th October - any time but return after 4.00pm on the 21st October please.

Assuming you are asking for the cheapest and don't mind if it's a bit slow, then you could consider a Super Off Peak Return routed London Midland Only to London (£25.50) and then an Off Peak Return from there? I think it may take too long though, but I don't know how much time you're prepared to sacrifice for speed.

maryarm

Help Please

we need to go from aldershot to s!!!!horpe travelling on sat 5th nov returning on mon 7th nov. "We" are 2 adults and 4 kids and we have a forces railcard. The cheapest i have managed to find is £178, really hope someone can help me bring the cost down. have tried all sorts of split ticketing. dont really mind what times we travel as long as we are home before 6pm on the monday.
thanks for any help
mary