Rail Travel: Tips on Cheap Tickets

trubster

MANCHESTER STNS to LEICESTER

OUTWARD TRAVEL
By any train at after 0900.
RETURN TRAVEL
By any train after 0900.

Saver Return £22.10 with Young Persons Railcard

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Open Return (No Restrictions) £28.70 with YP Railcard (No Time Restrictions and Railcard OK Before 10)

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Season Tickets

£121.90 7 Days (7 Days=£17.42) OR (5 Days=24.38 Per Day)
£468.10 1 Month (31 days=£15.10 per day) OR (23 Days=20.35 Per Day)
£4876.00 1 Year (365 Days=13.35 Per Day), you can work the rest out.

HTH

Kev

*Adam*

Planning a trip to see a mate, no specific dates/times yet:

Little Sutton/Chester/Liverpool (whichever one is easiest) to Bury St Edmunds.

Will buy a railcard if useful. Cheapest I've found is £70!

BBB

I've got a mate at work who is having to travel back and forth to London to see his mum who is ill. He goes for a week at a time so fri-thur for example. He's got a young persons railcard but it's still £40ish everytime, any one got any tips?

pompeyrich

BBB wrote: »

I've got a mate at work who is having to travel back and forth to London to see his mum who is ill. He goes for a week at a time so fri-thur for example. He's got a young persons railcard but it's still £40ish everytime, any one got any tips?

Where from?

BBB

sorry! Manchester

hjd

Anyone know the cheapest tickets for my daughter (aged 17) and me please? We live near Woking and are going to Edinburgh (university open day) on Thurs 6 Sept any time, returning Fri 7 Sept. Not yet sure what time we will be returning but will probably be leaving Edinburgh 3.30 or later.
I have a Family railcard but she is too old to qualify.

mutley74

Family Railcard Question:

Q. If i book a trip for me and my young son for end of August now and book tickets now online saying we have a family railcard. but only buy the card a few days before travelling is that acceptable? (just to avoid losing alomost a months use and so we dont miss the cheap fares for end of aug).

thanks

dzug

atpug wrote: »

Family Railcard Question:

Q. If i book a trip for me and my young son for end of August now and book tickets now online saying we have a family railcard. but only buy the card a few days before travelling is that acceptable? (just to avoid losing alomost a months use and so we dont miss the cheap fares for end of aug).

thanks

That's fine. The railcard needs to be valid when you travel, not when you buy the tickets.

jonnyb1978

dzug wrote: »

That's fine. The railcard needs to be valid when you travel, not when you buy the tickets.

I actually work on the railway and although there is no harm in doing this,
people have been fraudulently buying tickets this way and workers on the railway have been advised that the customer has to produce a valid railcard before a ticket can be sold. This is usually using our discretion so be aware you might have to buy the railcard when you buy the ticket.

Edit: Also when booking online im pretty certain you need to have your railcard number as this is printed on your tickets.

mutley74

jonnyb1978 wrote: »

Edit: Also when booking online im pretty certain you need to have your railcard number as this is printed on your tickets.

can anyone else verify this info please before i start making plans and booking tickets? (as i was going to buy the family railcard using the £5 voucher from daily mail)