Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

samf1971

Not sure im in the right thread ?
Im looking at the above journey on Scotrail on June 28th coming back the same day
2A dults travelling up and 2 adults and 2 children coming back , i think the cheapest is £50 or so return ???????????/ If thats the case i might as well drive but a day or so earlier ive drove from Yorkshire to Scotland ! so id love to let the train take the strain and avoid the A9 !
Can anyone see this journey cheaper ? Or just thinking could i not get a ticket Edinburgh toInverness return on a special deal they do and get on at Pitlochry ????
Many thanks

mspencer29

This forum is great!
Is there any way I can find out about split ticketing myself? I do have several journeys I plan to make over the next 2 months.
thanks

Martyn

mspencer29

AP wrote: »

Tips for local rail travel around Sheffield:

Download the Avantix Traveller program from this website for future research and reference:

http://www.theticketcollector.co.uk/wordpress/2007/03/08/advantixtraveller/

(Suggest cut and paste the link onto the browser or highlight address and press return if forbidden message comes up)

This is essentially the National Fares Manual and contains all the rail fares between any two stations in the whole country.

Sheffield to Doncaster: Standard Day Single £3.50
Dore (one stop before Sheffield) to Bentley (one stop after Doncaster): Standard Day Single £2.50

Sheffield to Swinton: Cheap Day Return £3.00
Dore to Mexborough (one stop after Swinton): Cheap Day Return £2.90

Sheffield to Wakefield Stations: Cheap Day Return £6.50 (not via Doncaster)
Sheffield to Castleford (two stops after Wakefield): Cheap Day Return £6.00 (any permitted route)

Doncaster to Leeds: Standard Day Return £9.10
Split ticket between:
1. Kirk Sandall (one stop before Doncaster) to Wakefield Stations: Standard Day Return £6.30, and
2. Wakefield Stations to Cross Gates (one stop after Leeds): Cheap Day Return £2.15
Total = £8.45

Sheffield to Leeds: 1 month season ticket £168.20 (or £165.60 for not via Doncaster)
Sheffield to Howden (via Leeds): £157.10

Sheffield to Baildon: Standard Day Single £9.80
Split ticket between:
1. Dore to Wakefield Stations: Standard Day Single £5.80
2. Wakefield Stations to Baildon: Standard Day Single £2.90
Total = £8.70

Sheffield to Manchester Stations: Cheap Day Return £13.60
Sheffield to Stalybridge (via Stockport): Cheap Day Return £12.70 - under National Routeing Guide Easement no. 36 - 'Journeys from Stockport to Stalybridge may go via Manchester. Journeys via Stockport and Stalybridge may go via Manchester. These easements apply in both directions'

Sheffield to Birmingham Stations/Aston (return on the same day): Standard Saver Return £30.80
Split ticket between:
1. Derbyshire Wayfarer (valid between Sheffield and Burton on Trent): £7.90
2. Derby to Shenstone: Cheap Day Return £6.60 (any permitted route) - under National Routeing Guide Easement no. 97 - 'Journeys from Lichfield Trent Valley, Lichfield City, Shenstone, Blake Street, Butlers Lane, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Wylde Green, Chester Road and Erdington to Derby or via Derby may go via Birmingham. This easement applies in both directions.'
Total = £14.50

NB. Tested and worked on 05/05/07 with tickets inspected at Birmingham New Street and Aston stations

Details of all National Routeing Guide Easements can be found on:

http://www.atoc.org/rsp/_downloads/R.../easements.htm

can you post a new link to the easement parts if you have one please?
thanks

TimothyEBaldwin

AP wrote: »

Condition 16 of the National Rail Conditions of Carriage says:

"16. Starting, breaking or ending a journey at intermediate stations

You may start, or break and resume, a journey (in either direction in the case of a return ticket) at any intermediate station, as long as the ticket you hold is valid for the trains you want to use. You may also end your journey (in either direction in the case of a return ticket) before the destination shown on the ticket. However, these rights may not apply to some types of tickets for which a break of journey is prohibited, in which case the relevant Train Companies will make this clear in their notices and other publications."

Generally, you are not allowed to 'travel short' with the outward portion of a saver return or any advance purchase tickets. Other tickets with 'walk-up' fares e.g Standard Day Return/Cheap Day Returns are OK.

You generally are allowed to travel short on the outward portion of a saver return as the conditions don't prohibit it, the National Conditions of Carriage state that is travelling short is banned it would be stated in the conditions of the tickets, there is no such restriction in the conditions of Saver returns.

trubster

although it does say that you cant break your journey unless it is a train change.

sandy2_2

We need to purchase 2 one way tickets from Gatwick to Southampton for mid-October to travel early afternoon. Husband is over 65 but I´m not. I'm just totally confused by the range of tickets etc available and the thought of ringing enquiries....well you get a different answer every time
my questions are>
1 can we purchase over internet?
2 when is the best time to buy, now, month before journey, what?
3 what ticket is best?
4. Will they need proof of husband´s age (national express didn´t when we bought tickets on internet, just ticked the relevant box, If I´d known I could have said I was over age too and got a discount:rolleyes: )
Is there any other info we should know? Thanx

Hope this is the right thread or should I have started a new one?

Sandy

foxmeister

My wife and I are going to London (travelling from Leeds or Doncaster) on the 21/9/07 coming back on 22/9/07.I set a reminder on my phone to book exactly three months before this date hoping to get the cheapest fares and having just checked trainline I was shocked at the £150 quoted return price!!We would like to depart at lunchtime on the Friday and come back same time on Saturday.I would have expected the price to be no more than £25 each.Is this normal? Can I expect the price to go down over the next few days?Is there some special event on in London over this weekend?Many thanks, Foxy.

CharleneUK

Hi all.

I'm taking my daughter to a cheerleading competition as a surprise on the 8th July! Can't wait!

We're travelling return from East Croydon --> Brighton. The cheapest price I've been quoted is £23.40 return for the both of us!!

Does anyone know of any cheaper tickets I could get from somewhere?

goodsteakdinner

Hi CharleneUk 1 Adults 1 Child Or 2 Adults What time to go & time to come back.

goodsteakdinner

Hi CharleneUk 1 Adults 1 Child Or 2 Adults What time to go & time to come back.