Any train promotion codes out there?

miller

miller wrote: »

Concentrating on the Virgin route (change at Birmingham New Street) I checked splitting at all the places on that. Lancaster seems to be the winner.
Taunton->(Birmingham New St)->Lancaster->Edinburgh: £95.50 + £26.90 = £122.40

Option 2 can be refined further by splitting at Preston as well:
Taunton->(Birmingham New St)->Preston->Lancaster->Edinburgh: £83.00 + £7.00 + £26.90 = £116.90

thesimplethings_2

Hey everyone,

I'm going to Dorset on Friday 20th August and I'm trying to book a train from London after work, leaving anytime 5-7pm ish. I can either take a train to Didcot and get a lift, or take one to Gillingham.

The cheapest prices I can find so far using a network railcard are:
London to Didcot - £15.85
London to Gillingham - £24.95

Just wondered if anyone knows of any tricks/promos to get the price down on either journey?

Many thanks

miller

thesimplethings wrote: »

The cheapest prices I can find so far using a network railcard are:
London to Didcot - £15.85
London to Gillingham - £24.95

Just wondered if anyone knows of any tricks/promos to get the price down on either journey?

You can save £2.70 on the Didcot one by taking a "slow" train from Paddington (off peak day single vs. anytime day single)

wealdroam

thesimplethings wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I'm going to Dorset on Friday 20th August and I'm trying to book a train from London after work, leaving anytime 5-7pm ish. I can either take a train to Didcot and get a lift, or take one to Gillingham.

The cheapest prices I can find so far using a network railcard are:
London to Didcot - £15.85
London to Gillingham - £24.95

Just wondered if anyone knows of any tricks/promos to get the price down on either journey?

Many thanks

If you can leave London at 20:20, an Advance Single to Gillingham can be had for £20.00 with railcard.
If you can leave London at 15:50 or 21:20, an Advance Single to Gillingham can be had for £15.00 with railcard.

thesimplethings_2

Thanks miller, I'll look into the slow train.

Thanks wealdroam, I can't get the mid afternoon train and I saw the cheaper prices for the later trains. It's a tough call between saving the sheckels and losing time on the Friday evening by waiting for a later train!

Just looking for the magic solution of a trick/code etc that meant I could travel when I wanted for less money!

joaniemerc

My DD wants to travel from Bodmin Parkway to London Paddington on Thu 19 August, returning on Mon 23 August. Trainline price is £80.50 - anyone know of any discount codes please?

TIA

x__Indigo_x

wealdroam wrote: »

If you can leave London at 20:20, an Advance Single to Gillingham can be had for £20.00 with railcard.
If you can leave London at 15:50 or 21:20, an Advance Single to Gillingham can be had for £15.00 with railcard.

hi wealdroam could you please tell me how to get that rate ie train times as i tryed and cant get anywere near £15.85

wealdroam

wealdroam wrote: »

If you can leave London at 20:20, an Advance Single to Gillingham can be had for £20.00 with railcard.
If you can leave London at 15:50 or 21:20, an Advance Single to Gillingham can be had for £15.00 with railcard.

x__Indigo_x wrote: »

hi wealdroam could you please tell me how to get that rate ie train times as i tryed and cant get anywere near £15.85

Where did £15.85 come from?

I used East Coast Trains website, but other websites should give similar information.

On the date in question, 20 August, there are direct trains departing London Waterloo for Gillingham (Dorset) at 07:10, 13:50, 15:50 and 21:20 where an Advance Single is currently available for £15.00 when using a Network Railcard.

poppet1711

Hi guys

I'm going to a friend's birthday on Saturday and I need to save as much money as possible at the moment ('luckily' I have the excuse of a wisdom tooth operation to give me an excuse not to drink )

I'm to train ticketing splitting but I've given it a go. I need to travel to Exeter St Davids from Bristol Temple Meads this Saturday (14th) and return on the same day. I would prefer to arrive before 12 and leave after 8pm.

I have experimented with ticket splitting and by doing Bristol - Taunton then Taunton - Exeter, both returns, I can get it at about £19.90.

Would anyone a bit more experienced be able to have a look for me and see if they can get it any cheaper?

Grateful for any help and thanks in advance

dzug1

poppet1711 wrote: »

Hi guys

I'm going to a friend's birthday on Saturday and I need to save as much money as possible at the moment ('luckily' I have the excuse of a wisdom tooth operation to give me an excuse not to drink )

I'm to train ticketing splitting but I've given it a go. I need to travel to Exeter St Davids from Bristol Temple Meads this Saturday (14th) and return on the same day. I would prefer to arrive before 12 and leave after 8pm.

I have experimented with ticket splitting and by doing Bristol - Taunton then Taunton - Exeter, both returns, I can get it at about £19.90.

Would anyone a bit more experienced be able to have a look for me and see if they can get it any cheaper?

Grateful for any help and thanks in advance

Unless there are any advance tickets left that's the cheapest you will do it. On a quick glance there aren't any but I didn't check alll day