Help needed cheapest train journey for hen party!!

geminibabe

Hi guys

We are travelling from Plymouth to London on 16th July for my hen weekend and will be coming home on 18th July.

There are 6 Adults in our party and I need to sort the trains out now because time is going so fast.

The cheapest journey I can find is this on trainline which comes to

£73.50 each return

Journey summary

Journey price £441.00


6 Adult(s) 0 Child(ren)

Out:

10:44 (Fri 16 Jul) Plymouth (PLY) to London Paddington (PAD)
0 change(s)

Return:

15:57 (Sun 18 Jul) London Paddington (PAD) to Plymouth (PLY)
0 change(s)

Travel options

• £0.00
• £0.00
• Insurance Return £0.00
• PLUSBUS £0.00

More Details


Total price £441.00

This from Raileasy

Plymouth to London Paddington Return

Adults: 6, Children: 0, Railcard: None
Outward

Departing: 15 July 2010 at 09:44, Arriving: at 13:38, Changes: 0
Leg 1: Plymouth - London Paddington
Return

Departing: 18 July 2010 at 15:57, Arriving: at 19:37, Changes: 0
Leg 1: London Paddington - Plymouth

Ticket price

£372.00
Booking fee
£1.00
Total ticket cost £373.00
(Will be subject to a debit/credit card charge)


£62 each return (1st class on way back)




Does anyone know if this is the cheapest I can get this journey at? I know its a good price but we are on a budget!! We cant obviously get a family railcard because we have no children with us...... is there any other railcard we can get?



Would prefer the morning journey of 3 hours instead of 4 hours, cos then we get more time in London!


Thanks in advance!


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dzug1

Well the trainline have quoted you the standard fare you can buy on the day and added a fee to it. Raileasy are also charging a fee though with slightly cheaper prices.

I've just looked on the first great western site and can see £53 (£24.50 plus £28,50) return a head with no fees. That's a slightly later train back.

That is assuming 6 tickets are available at that price - they may not be. Try booking them one at a time if necessary. You don't have to commit to paying until they are all listed in your shopping basket. Just 'book another ticket' rather than proceed to payment

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/