Any train promotion codes out there?

Livingthedream

eframe wrote: »

Does anyone have a code for Virgin Trains?

I am looking to travel from Edinburgh Haymarket to Builth Road on the 2nd October.

Thanks

I don't have a Virgin Code, but it does save over 50% of the walk on fare, however, it does include a long (3hr) wait at Shrewsbury :eek:

Haymarket to Shrewsbury 06:56 Advance Single £37.50 arrives 10:41
Shrewsbury to Builth Road 14:05 Day Single £9 arrives 15:45

Total: £ 46.50

christophp

glider3560 wrote: »

First Great Western now offer an additional 10% discount if you book tickets for their own services on their own website.

I booked tickets for FGW services last week on their website but the 10% discount did not kick in in the booking process. Is it still applying? If so can anyone advise how to claim it? Thanks

dzug1

christophp wrote: »

I booked tickets for FGW services last week on their website but the 10% discount did not kick in in the booking process. Is it still applying? If so can anyone advise how to claim it? Thanks

AFAIK it still applies.

What sort of tickets did you buy? It doesn't apply to all FGW tickets - just 'ADVANCE' ones. The fares with the 10% already applied appear (highlighted in greeny yellow) straightaway. I've just done a dummy booking and it works

I would guess you either already have the discount without knowing it or the tickets you purchased don't qualify.

Cannyshopper

We used to live in the Builth area and here is some information which might be of help to you and/or others. From Shrewsbury to Builth Road there are only four trains a day on a Monday to Saturday on the Heart of Wales line. Also Builth Road is a couple of miles from Builth Wells itself. The people at the Heart of Wales Line Travel Centre in Llandrindod Wells might be able to help (tel. 01597-822053).

Hope this helps and make sure you look out for the pretty station at Dolau - where we used to live - which wins awards for its garden displays.

Make sure the guard knows you are getting off at Builth Road because I understand it is a Request stop.

christophp

dzug1 wrote: »

AFAIK it still applies.

What sort of tickets did you buy? It doesn't apply to all FGW tickets - just 'ADVANCE' ones. The fares with the 10% already applied appear (highlighted in greeny yellow) straightaway. I've just done a dummy booking and it works

I would guess you either already have the discount without knowing it or the tickets you purchased don't qualify.

Thanks. I have checked and had the discount without knowing it. The discount was #2 off a #20 fare so not obvious to me. Thanks for the explanation.

ljaybrad

Can someone please help... I'm struggling to find something I can afford.
I need one adult from preston to oxford, leaving afternoon of thursday 17th september, returning evening the day after

Any help whatsoever would be very much appreciated.

Thanks Laura

KeithP

ljaybrad wrote: »

Can someone please help... I'm struggling to find something I can afford.
I need one adult from preston to oxford, leaving afternoon of thursday 17th september, returning evening the day after

Any help whatsoever would be very much appreciated.

Thanks Laura

What's the best you have found?

Can you afford £29.50 per person each way?

Advance Singles at that price are available leaving Preston on 17Sep at 16:17. 17:17, 18:17, 19:17 and 20:08 arriving Oxford at 19:14, 20:14, 21:14 and 21:14 respectively.

Advance Singles at that price are available leaving Oxford on 18Sep at 19:35 and 20:35, arriving Preston at 22:53 and 23:43 respectively.

This info gleaned from the NXEC website.

ljaybrad

£29.50 each way is the best I've found..... could really do with something better than that though if anyone could help... otherwise is going to be an expensive trip

KeithP

ljaybrad wrote: »

£29.50 each way is the best I've found..... could really do with something better than that though if anyone could help... otherwise is going to be an expensive trip

Thanks for that.
If I had known your finding so far I would not have spent time on typing my last post.

However, again using Advance Singles, if you split your ticketing at Birmingham, the outbound trip can easily be done for £27.00. Not a big saving there then. But it is possible to do the return leg for £18... if you don't mind getting back to Preston at 23:05.

This info gleaned from the NXEC website.

ljaybrad

Thankyou very much, and I'm sorry for causing you the extra typing, It is very very much appreciated