Cheaper rail tickets by calling!

carl_east

I have been kicking myself for the past few days because I missed a £15.50 ticket from Manchester to Edinburgh this Sunday by holding off. It went up to £42.50 for the train that I wanted on all of the websites. I tried them all but realised that they must be linked and have the same prices (trainline, gner, and scotrail). So I called GNER on the off chance and they could still get me the £15.50 ticket. Very strange. I had to call Virgin first to ask about another service so did and also enquired about the Manchester to Edinburgh ticket at the same time and got told £42.50. So I called GNER back and booked it.

Why is this possible? Nonetheless, they may be some money to be saved by calling them in the future if you can't find a ticket cheap enough.

C_Ronaldo

martin was on the "One show" last week and he explained that you could cut your train fares by following his simple steps, cant remember what they were though

richardw

GNER probably still had an 'allocation' at that price and Virgin didn't.

saveapenny

you could always try http://www.megatrain.com/index.php £5 each way Manchester to Edinburgh

Some trips £1 each way
Just found out 19th return 22nd Sept £2.50 return
Virgin Trains
25th - 29th £5.50 for 2 people and the list goes on

carl_east

richardw wrote:

GNER probably still had an 'allocation' at that price and Virgin didn't.

The GNER website was quoting £42.50. That's why I found it strange. Why would calling them be cheaper than using their own website.

Yep, the advice from Martin has been going round my friends. I've been buying singles for years. That's the main advice he has.

carl_east

saveapenny wrote:

you could always try http://www.megatrain.com/index.php £5 each way Manchester to Edinburgh

Some trips £1 each way
Just found out 19th return 22nd Sept £2.50 return
Virgin Trains
25th - 29th £5.50 for 2 people and the list goes on

I forgot about megatrains. Thanks. There's none on Sunday but I will remember for the future.