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need to hire a coach from london to bolton

rajuv
rajuv Posts: 140 Forumite
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just wonderong if anyone can help me get the cheapest deal for a 50+ seater coach from east london to bolton.
leaving east london at 4am and leaving bolton at 4pm on the 2nd of may
thanks in advance raj

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  • iamana1ias
    iamana1ias Posts: 3,777 Forumite
    rajuv wrote: »
    just wonderong if anyone can help me get the cheapest deal for a 50+ seater coach from east london to bolton.
    leaving east london at 4am and leaving bolton at 4pm on the 2nd of may
    thanks in advance raj

    Have you even tried looking/phoning people yourself?
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  • rajuv
    rajuv Posts: 140 Forumite
    yes i have.
    the best qoute i got was £825 for a 51 seater
  • rajuv
    rajuv Posts: 140 Forumite
    i just got a better qoute from anderson travels for £750
  • DaveF327
    DaveF327 Posts: 1,161 Forumite
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    Wouldn't it be cheaper by train?
  • wealdroam
    wealdroam Posts: 19,180 Forumite
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    DaveF327 wrote: »
    Wouldn't it be cheaper by train?
    Looks like OP is getting a return East London to Bolton at around £15 per head.

    I don't imagine trains could compete with that, even with group discounts, especially at the time of day he/she proposes to start.

    But of course, I may be wrong. :beer:
  • inmypocketnottheirs
    inmypocketnottheirs Posts: 4,745 Forumite
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    East London to Bolton by train? Central line from say, Stratford or Redbridge to Liverpool Street. Then Circle or District round to Euston. Then Euston to Manchester Picadilly through to Bolton, to leave around 4.a.m?

    I don't think so!
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  • rajuv
    rajuv Posts: 140 Forumite
    forgot to say its for my wedding.
    i have phoned many coach comps direct and the best deal i have got is £750.
    do trains run that early?
  • dzug1
    dzug1 Posts: 13,535 Forumite
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    rajuv wrote: »
    forgot to say its for my wedding.
    i have phoned many coach comps direct and the best deal i have got is £750.
    do trains run that early?


    You maybe don't want the cheapest deal - you want a coach that will turn up and won't break down on the way there. Or back, but maybe less important....

    Neither trains nor tubes run that early, particularly on a Sunday.

    That particular Sunday there aren't any trains anyway - they've been bustituted up to lunch time.

    I would guess you need to go with what you've got - you've evidently put some work in and should trust its results.
  • Tony69
    Tony69 Posts: 422 Forumite
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    rajuv wrote: »
    i just got a better qoute from anderson travels for £750


    were you not happy with this quote...you should have snatched their hands off if you think they are a decent company...will turn up etc
    never chew the umbilical cord!!
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