Oldham,Manchester to Elgin Scotland

pingu

Hi
Help Please with traveling to Elgin from Oldham Mnachester
by car its over 7 hours
by train/coach its not much better
by air its just over 1 hour to Inverness airport which is about 45 minutes fro Elgin
need to get there as cheap as possible for a family of 3 Please in next few days

will be staying 1 night

many thanks

eamon

Driving is your cheapest option unless your vehicle is a gas guzzler. Though Megabus is competive at £174 for 3 people, Flybe is £157 per person, by train its £312 for 3 people (though split ticketing may reduce the price).

pingu

thanks
yes driving is cheaper option but didnt really want to drive that long:mad:

martinbuckley

pingu wrote: »

Hi
Help Please with traveling to Elgin from Oldham Mnachester
by car its over 7 hours
by train/coach its not much better
by air its just over 1 hour to Inverness airport which is about 45 minutes fro Elgin
need to get there as cheap as possible for a family of 3 Please in next few days

will be staying 1 night

many thanks

Family details (1 adult/2 kids, 2 adults/1 kid)?
Dates for travelling?

Provide those and you may get more detailed train fares.

WhiteHorse

Oldham?

Anything, as long as it's a single ...

s12s

Its not too bad by car, seems longer on paper than it actually is. Mind you its a bit of a hike if your only staying one night. The motorway and really all the way to the A9 is fine, once you hit the A9 its pot luck in terms of time you hit it I find.

If you have the option to travel overnight, or leave so you hit the A9 late in the day, that would take a bit of time off your journey. We travelled every year to Morecambe with caravan and usually took 7 hours with a few stops.

sarahf191979

Do you have a Family + Friends Railcard?
if not you can buy one on the Day for £26 pound This will save you a Lot of Money.
Manchester Picc to Elgin with a Railcard for 2 Adults + 1 Child is around about £155,Also worth checking the TPE Website
www.tpexpress.co.uk/

HTH
Sarah.

pingu

thanks for replies
its 2 adults and a 15year old
im going to have a look at the above suggestions
many thanks

wealdroam

sarahf191979 wrote: »

Do you have a Family + Friends Railcard?
if not you can buy one on the Day for £26 pound This will save you a Lot of Money.

From the Train and Coach Deals article...

Get 25% off a 1 year Family and Friends Railcard. To get the discount, enter code PIZZA25 in the promotion code box, which will bring the price down from £26 to £19.50.

Valid until 1st October 2010.

pingu

Hi
im back

need to travel to Elgin from Manchester again

any weekend starting from next weekend going sat coming back sun

1 adult 1 15 years old

i have family and friends card

cheapest return i have seen on usual sites is £97 return
can i get it cheaper please
many thanks