National Rail Enquiries Website - Bonkers!

steveimp

I've just put in a query on the site to travel from Lincoln to Cardiff, knowing the route I have taken before, which is via Nottingham and direct.

What it gives me is a route via LONDON KINGS CROSS to LONDON PADDINGTON!

Is that site designed to maximise unnecessary travel (hence more cash) or what?

alanrowell

Default setting is the quickest route rather than the simplest route. On that day at that time going via London may be the fastest route

ojc77

Hello

Take a look at www.raileasy.co.uk for a quote and route info.

They seem to do the route you want via Nottingham.

Livingthedream

ojc77 wrote: »

Hello

Take a look at www.raileasy.co.uk for a quote and route info.

They seem to do the route you want via Nottingham.

use Railuneasy for quotes and route info but best not to buy from them as they charge a cheeky booking fees

You will get the same quotes and routes from a Train Company ie Xcountry or East Midland trains or East Coast Trains and no booking fees

alanrowell

ojc77 wrote: »

Hello

Take a look at www.raileasy.co.uk for a quote and route info.

They seem to do the route you want via Nottingham.

National Rail does the route they want via Nottingham but sometimes even it will show a different route for various reasons.

In any case Raileasy costs money to use so book tickets via https://www.eastcoast.co.uk