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Help with train booking please

Hi are there any up to date discount codes out there for any of the train booking websites?

Also while i'm here, please can someone help me find the best fare for 1ad 1ch with a faimily railcard Driffield(Yorks) to London Dep 14th aug(anytime) Ret 17th Aug(anytime). Don't mind how long it takes to get there as long as it's cheap

Best i can do is Driff to Sheffield £18.85 retuen and then Mid mainline Sheff to london £10.20 return. Total £29.05 for me and dd.

I know there are many experts around so please try to find a cheaper one for me please as i am on a really tight budget for this trip.

Thanks in advance for codes and prices

Donna x

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  • donna
    donna Posts: 165 Forumite
    Never mind, i've booked the folowing now. Is this cheap?


    Journey 1: SHEFFIELD to LONDON ST PANCRAS
    We successfully reserved seats for some or all of your journey for this booking.

    Collection Details: Your tickets will be dispatched within one working day and sent to you by First Class post (excluding Sundays).
    Ticket: MML ADVANCE C ticket This is an Outward ticket
    Route: This ticket is only valid for travel on Midland Main Line services. No. of adult passengers: 1
    No. of child passengers: 1
    General Conditions: When refunds apply (see Ticket Restrictions) they are are subject to a cancellation fee of GBP10.00. Some ticket types carry further penalties for changes or refunds. When a change of journey is allowed (see Ticket Restrictions) they are subject to a charge of up to GBP10.00.
    Outward Journey: Monday 14th August 2006

    Station Arrive Depart Travel by Service Provider
    SHEFFIELD 12:27 Train MIDLAND MAIN LINE
    LONDON ST PANCRAS 14:44
    The total price has been calculated as follows:
    Discounted Adult Fare: 3.95 GBP(1 Adult @ 3.95 GBP )
    Original Child Railcard Fare: 1.15 GBP(1 Child @ 1.15 GBP )

    TOTAL PRICE: 5.10 GBP



    Journey 2: LONDON ST PANCRAS to SHEFFIELD
    We successfully reserved seats for some or all of your journey for this booking.

    Collection Details: Your tickets will be dispatched within one working day and sent to you by First Class post (excluding Sundays).
    Ticket: MML ADVANCE C ticket This is an Outward ticket
    Route: This ticket is only valid for travel on Midland Main Line services. No. of adult passengers: 1
    No. of child passengers: 1
    General Conditions: When refunds apply (see Ticket Restrictions) they are are subject to a cancellation fee of GBP10.00. Some ticket types carry further penalties for changes or refunds. When a change of journey is allowed (see Ticket Restrictions) they are subject to a charge of up to GBP10.00.
    Outward Journey: Thursday 17th August 2006

    Station Arrive Depart Travel by Service Provider
    LONDON ST PANCRAS 12:25 Train MIDLAND MAIN LINE
    SHEFFIELD 14:47
    The total price has been calculated as follows:
    Discounted Adult Fare: 3.95 GBP(1 Adult @ 3.95 GBP )
    Original Child Railcard Fare: 1.15 GBP(1 Child @ 1.15 GBP )

    TOTAL PRICE: 5.10 GBP



    So i ended up paying £10.20 for 1ad & 1ch from sheffield - london ;)
  • pompeyrich
    pompeyrich Posts: 3,135 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    donna wrote:
    Never mind, i've booked the folowing now. Is this cheap

    So i ended up paying £10.20 for 1ad & 1ch from sheffield - london ;)

    Wow that is a real bargain well done, :T , there are some really good fares about shame it takes so much searching around to find them.
  • jordylass
    jordylass Posts: 1,115 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Hi I need to book Newcastle to London, can you tell me where you saw these.
    There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
  • donna
    donna Posts: 165 Forumite
    jordylass i got these by booking 2 sets of tickets.

    There are no special fares available from my town as it is not on a main trainline. I booked the Sheffield to london via trainline.com which have singles for £6. I booked with a family railcard so got it cheaper still. To get from my town to Sheffield i can just get the tickets on the train because they are always the same price.

    If you are traveling from Newcastle to London i believe GNER have fares for £20 return. There is also a 10% off code for GNER floating about somwhere making it £18.

    I think the trick is to find the nearest station to you that do these cheap london tickets and then get the remainder of the journey seperate.

    Hope this helps.
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