Any advice on fares Redhill - Chesterfield

Seaxwyn

Hi there

My 15-year-old daughter has to make a return journey from Redhill (Surrey) to Chesterfield, going out on 30 Oct and back on 1 Nov. I have looked this up online and got a fare of £48.50 return, which seems extremely expensive, especially for a child! Can anyone suggest a way of doing it cheaper?

The times I found were leaving Redhill 2.37pm on Friday (with 2 changes) and returning 2.34 on Sunday (one change).

Thanks

geordieracer

I can see a fare for £36.35 that is available.. There are no advance singles for the return journey that i can see unless its really late and you dont want that for your child..

probably best fare

Seaxwyn

Thanks! Where did you see £36.35? The lowest I found was £48.50.

geordieracer

Seaxwyn wrote: »

Thanks! Where did you see £36.35? The lowest I found was £48.50.

on national rails website... Use advance search and then enter times at 10am for both journeys and 0 adults 1 child and then the results will show when check fares.

Rail_Staff

£42.50 is the 'Off Peak Return', £36.35 is the 'Super Off Peak Return', the super off peak return is restricted during evening rush hour which is why it doesn't show when you select a journey in the afternoon.

KeithP

Seaxwyn wrote: »

Hi there

My 15-year-old daughter has to make a return journey from Redhill (Surrey) to Chesterfield, going out on 30 Oct and back on 1 Nov. I have looked this up online and got a fare of £48.50 return, which seems extremely expensive, especially for a child! Can anyone suggest a way of doing it cheaper?

The times I found were leaving Redhill 2.37pm on Friday (with 2 changes) and returning 2.34 on Sunday (one change).

Thanks

Alternatively, Advance Singles are available if you are prepared to sacrifice flexibility and travel on the booked trains.

30 Oct
Dep Redhill 09:37, arr Chesterfield 12:46, Advance Single = £18.75.
or dep Redhill 10:37, arr Chesterfield 13:46, Advance Single = £18.75.
or dep Redhill 11:37, arr Chesterfield 14:46, Advance Single = £18.75.
or dep Redhill 12:37, arr Chesterfield 15:46, Advance Single = £18.75.

01 Nov
Dep Chesterfield 09:38, arr Redhill 14:38, Advance Single = £11.75.
or dep Chesterfield 09:59, arr Redhill 15:03, Advance Single = £11.75.
or dep Chesterfield 10:37, arr Redhill 15:38, Advance Single = £11.75.
or dep Chesterfield 14:21, arr Redhill 19:38, Advance Single = £11.75.
or dep Chesterfield 15:38, arr Redhill 20:30, Advance Single = £11.75.
or dep Chesterfield 1617, arr Redhill 21:38, Advance Single = £11.75.

Total return trip for one child = £30:50.

All details from the NXEC website.