Any train promotion codes out there?

MJD1983

Help required! I and two other mates are travelling up to Newcastle from London for a stag do on Friday 26th June and returning on Sunday 28th. As the trip is only a few weeks away we have missed all the Advance bookings deal but I was hoping if anyone might know of any other deals which could be of help?! I read somewhere that it might be worth buying a return to York then another return from York to Newcastle. Myth or truth? Any advice would be much appreciated! Btw currently the best dela I have found is £85 return each...

rich_shot2003

MJD1983 wrote: »

Help required! I and two other mates are travelling up to Newcastle from London for a stag do on Friday 26th June and returning on Sunday 28th. As the trip is only a few weeks away we have missed all the Advance bookings deal but I was hoping if anyone might know of any other deals which could be of help?! I read somewhere that it might be worth buying a return to York then another return from York to Newcastle. Myth or truth? Any advice would be much appreciated! Btw currently the best dela I have found is £85 return each...

You have a PM.

KeithP

MJD1983 wrote: »

Help required! I and two other mates are travelling up to Newcastle from London for a stag do on Friday 26th June and returning on Sunday 28th. As the trip is only a few weeks away we have missed all the Advance bookings deal but I was hoping if anyone might know of any other deals which could be of help?! I read somewhere that it might be worth buying a return to York then another return from York to Newcastle. Myth or truth? Any advice would be much appreciated! Btw currently the best dela I have found is £85 return each...

£64.55 return ok?

Outward Journey
Departing: 06:15
Arriving: 09:36
Std Class Advance Single
Cost: £23.60

Return Journey
Departing: 08:00
Arriving: 11:26
Std Class Advance Single
Cost: £40.95

Total Cost £64.55
The return journey can be done on several trains, but to keep this price you need to travel out on the 06:15 from Kings Cross.

Splitting may produce further savings.

rich_shot2003

KeithP wrote: »

£64.55 return ok?

Outward Journey
Departing: 06:15
Arriving: 09:36
Std Class Advance Single
Cost: £23.60

Return Journey
Departing: 08:00
Arriving: 11:26
Std Class Advance Single
Cost: £40.95

Total Cost £64.55
The return journey can be done on several trains, but to keep this price you need to travel out on the 06:15 from Kings Cross.

Splitting may produce further savings.

Or he could use Grand Central Trains into Sunderland which would be a lot cheaper then get the Metro to newcastle.

KeithP

rich_shot2003 wrote: »

Or he could use Grand Central Trains into Sunderland which would be a lot cheaper then get the Metro to newcastle.

Really?
I must admit that I had overlooked Grand Central Trains. My mistake.
Having now looked at their site, their cheapest fare from London to Sunderland appears to be £71 offpeak return.
Please let us all know if I have missed something.

rich_shot2003

KeithP wrote: »

Really?
I must admit that I had overlooked Grand Central Trains. My mistake.
Having now looked at their site, their cheapest fare from London to Sunderland appears to be £71 offpeak return.
Please let us all know if I have missed something.

Ive got it down to £32 each way if he gets a advance single each way so would be £64 return and if he books it with first great western,s site then he could get another £5 off each ticket with there £5 off each booking offer so he could get it for £27 each way so could get it for £54 return which is not too bad.

KeithP

But Rich_shot, you did say using Grand Central would be "a lot cheaper".
Can you please demonstrate how that might be so?

KeithP

rich_shot2003 wrote: »

Ive got it down to £32 each way if he gets a advance single each way so would be £64 return and if he books it with first great western,s site then he could get another £5 off each ticket with there £5 off each booking offer so he could get it for £27 each way so could get it for £54 return which is not too bad.

The prices quoted here are not available on First Great Western's website and are therefore not eligible for the £5 off deal.
As mentioned in an earlier post of mine, the KGX-NCL return can be done for £64.55. This price includes a 10% NX online discount. See the NXEC website for details.
So in summary, you can have FGW's £5 off or NXEC's 10% discount... you can't have both.

Livingthedream

Found this on another forum, might be useful for anybody planning on travelling the West Coast (Virgin Trains) to London for a Weekend in June

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/06/09/free-return-journeys-only-with-virgin-trains-115875-21426388/

rich_shot2003

is there any voucher or anything that you have you have to take on train with you?