Any train promotion codes out there?

evermore

been trying to book virgin trains advance tickets but may half term in not available yet. dates before and after on already on, anyone know if you can buy advance tickets during school holidays

dzug1

evermore wrote: »

been trying to book virgin trains advance tickets but may half term in not available yet. dates before and after on already on, anyone know if you can buy advance tickets during school holidays

Yes you can, normally.

What is happening is that major engineering works are planned for that week, hence late schedules, fewer trains, bustitution over some sections, hence no advance tickets yet.

It would be unusual for there to be none at all but there may well be fewer than usual and maybe a last minute release

evermore

thanks for that dzug1 i will just keep checking there web site

rich_shot2003

dzug1 wrote: »

There are a fair few other sites you can check but they will give you exactly the same prices (assuming you ask the same question). It will be a waste of time. Given that the fare you have got is cheap advance singles I can't see you getting it any less by an extra split

However you go to http://www.fgw5pounds.co.uk/ and register you can get a £5 discount off the booking

It's 'just' possible that travel via London, possibly using megatrain for London - Poole, might be cheaper, but I doubt it sufficeiently to not be bothered to look it up

I so though that offer had ended but am glad its not.

I have looked many times on FGW website and could not find it but thankyou for bringing it up again.

dzug1

rich_shot2003 wrote: »

I so though that offer had ended but am glad its not.

I have looked many times on FGW website and could not find it but thankyou for bringing it up again.

It had ended but has been resurrected. Unfortunately if you used it last time you are not eligible for it now - unless you acquire a new e-mail address.

Charl__x

Hiya...

Well my nephew in Devon told us he would like to come here (Birmingham) on Saturday for the week. It's abit short notice, and we can't find any real cheap tickets (which would be a bonus) He's not long turned 17, so just misses out on the child fare.. so since he last came, his fares have increased a lot!

I've looked around, and the cheapest I can find from Barntsaple to Birmingham New Street is £26.50 each way, so £53 in total. We've considered the 16-25 railcard, but don't know if it would be worth it in the long run, as he only really comes 1/2 times a year.

Does anyone think we could get a cheaper return? The cheapest I have found it is £48 using the £5 off, provided above. It's a shame, because if he was just over one year younger, the tickets would only be £26! (£21 with the code!)

Any help appreciated, as I get confused and stressed looking for train tickets, lol

rich_shot2003

dzug1 wrote: »

It had ended but has been resurrected. Unfortunately if you used it last time you are not eligible for it now - unless you acquire a new e-mail address.

Just join lots of e mail accounts and get lots of codes that way:j

dzug1

Charl__x wrote: »

Hiya...

Well my nephew in Devon told us he would like to come here (Birmingham) on Saturday for the week. It's abit short notice, and we can't find any real cheap tickets (which would be a bonus) He's not long turned 17, so just misses out on the child fare.. so since he last came, his fares have increased a lot!

I've looked around, and the cheapest I can find from Barntsaple to Birmingham New Street is £26.50 each way, so £53 in total. We've considered the 16-25 railcard, but don't know if it would be worth it in the long run, as he only really comes 1/2 times a year.

Does anyone think we could get a cheaper return? The cheapest I have found it is £48 using the £5 off, provided above. It's a shame, because if he was just over one year younger, the tickets would only be £26! (£21 with the code!)

Any help appreciated, as I get confused and stressed looking for train tickets, lol

Try split ticketing at Exeter and/or Bristol and/or Cheltenham

However if the fare you have got is a 'cheap' advance single, splitting is unlikely to improve on it

gner_ex

Charl__x wrote: »

Hiya...

Well my nephew in Devon told us he would like to come here (Birmingham) on Saturday for the week. It's abit short notice, and we can't find any real cheap tickets (which would be a bonus) He's not long turned 17, so just misses out on the child fare.. so since he last came, his fares have increased a lot!

I've looked around, and the cheapest I can find from Barntsaple to Birmingham New Street is £26.50 each way, so £53 in total. We've considered the 16-25 railcard, but don't know if it would be worth it in the long run, as he only really comes 1/2 times a year.

Does anyone think we could get a cheaper return? The cheapest I have found it is £48 using the £5 off, provided above. It's a shame, because if he was just over one year younger, the tickets would only be £26! (£21 with the code!)

Any help appreciated, as I get confused and stressed looking for train tickets, lol

A young persons' railcard may well be a good investment. Does he ever go elsewhere by train (or will he, now hes that bit older)? What about trips to go view universities etc?

missscotia

Can anyone help me?

I am crap at trying to find cheap tickets. I am trying to find the cheapest tickets from Aberdeen to London on about the 27th/28th june for 4/5 days?

Any help would be nice