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elliotegg

Hi does anyone have any ideas how i could get from nottingham to bolton for cheaper than 36 pound which is about the cheapest i can find. im absolutly desperate to get there for someones birthdays but cant afford that amount, i could also go from derby if thay would be any cheaper?
help please!

dzug1

The fare is only a couple of ££ cheaper from Derby

You could try split tickets at Manchester - if there are any (cheap) advance singles available (from £8 each way supposedly) then this would be better, but I couldn't find any for a random day in about a month

kanesw

Hey, i really need some help. I'm traveling to Nottingham for a Uni open day from either Banbury or Oxford on the 11th of Feb.

I need to get to Nottingham at 10am and leave Nottingham after 5pm.

The cheapest i can find is over £60s, and cant afford this at all.
If it helps, im 17.

Thanks inadvance

BruceyBonus

kanesw wrote: »

Hey, i really need some help. I'm traveling to Nottingham for a Uni open day from either Banbury or Oxford on the 11th of Feb.

I need to get to Nottingham at 10am and leave Nottingham after 5pm.

The cheapest i can find is over £60s, and cant afford this at all.
If it helps, im 17.

Thanks inadvance

Unfortunately there isn't a discount for being 17 unless you have a railcard.

I would suggest you try splitting the ticket as you need to take two trains anyway.

First route I've tried is Oxford to Derby, Derby to Nottingham. The first part is on Cross Country - who offer advanced fares (approx £18 each way). The second leg is on East Midlands Trains who don't have advance fares so readily available (but a full priced return is £6).

The second route is Oxford to B'mingham New Street, B'mingham to Nottingham. Both legs with Cross Country. First leg is £12 each way, second leg is £9.50 each way.

Doing the first split you could pay just £42. There may even be other permitted routes - these were just the first I tried.

kanesw

Thank you for the reply

When i click the cheaper prices, it highlights the times which are too late.

Need to leave at 7am and return about 5 /6 pm.

Im so confused

BruceyBonus

Both the 6:36 and 7:06 from Oxford to Derby are available at £18.
The 6:36 arrives at Derby at 8:42. You could then catch the 9:10 from Derby to Nottingham which arrives at 9:37. This part if £6 return.
I'm getting my prices from https://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com

kanesw

Ah i really dont get how you are getting such cheap prices, because when i check, i got £40 + just for the first leg. However i do get £6 return for derby > nottingham which is just great.

Here are some screenshots of all my attempts

BruceyBonus

kanesw wrote: »

Ah i really dont get how you are getting such cheap prices, because when i check, i got £40 + just for the first leg. However i do get £6 return for derby > nottingham which is just great.

Weird? It was showing earlier but I can't find those fares on those times now?!

lufcwhite

Looking to go Hull to Bristol on March 7th (setting off early morning) and returning March 8th (setting off noon time) for 2 adults. Looked all over and cheapest I can find is £93.50 each which seems way over the top. Also checked out national express coaches and they took 8 hours and were £100!
If anyone can help me find anything cheaper that would be great.

dzug1

lufcwhite wrote: »

Looking to go Hull to Bristol on March 7th (setting off early morning) and returning March 8th (setting off noon time) for 2 adults. Looked all over and cheapest I can find is £93.50 each which seems way over the top. Also checked out national express coaches and they took 8 hours and were £100!
If anyone can help me find anything cheaper that would be great.

Haven't looked it up but try going via London and splitting tickets there.

You can get to Bristol cheaply enough but getting back is the problem - so maybe via London on the return only