Train Ticket Help

Studentt

Hi,

I was wondering if any of you can help me gain cheaper tickets to Southampton by train.

I will be travelling from Ainsdale to Southampton on the 8th of December and the cheapest I've found so far is £46 which is okay but I want to see if you can get at any lower.

* I need to arrive in Southampton by 12:00pm (12:20pm latest!).
* I can leave at the earliest possible time.
* I have considered a hotel over night and travel day before but surely this would eliminate any savings in train tickets.
* I'll be leaving Southampton from 5pm onwards and need to arrive back in Ainsdale at that same day so on last train latest but I don't mind.
* I have a 16-25 railcard which cuts 1/3 of the fees.

My main problem is finding cheap outgoing for that time (obviously peak) where as I can find return single for £15! :O

I've tried split ticketing as suggested but I'm getting absoloutely nowhere!

Thanks guys for any help. :cool:

Jeff_Bridges_hair

Sounds like a football match to me.. See what you can get from Liverpool singles each way to london then try megatrain.com for cheap tickets to Southampton.

dzug1

Jeff_Bridges_hair wrote: »

Sounds like a football match to me.. See what you can get from Liverpool singles each way to london then try megatrain.com for cheap tickets to Southampton.

And remember you don't have to return the same way you came - out via London and back on that £15 ticket might be the way to go

Currently plenty of £1 fares on megatrain btw.

Studentt

Jeff_Bridges_hair wrote: »

Sounds like a football match to me.. See what you can get from Liverpool singles each way to london then try megatrain.com for cheap tickets to Southampton.

Ok thanks.

& University open day btw. :P

Stigy

Have you tried Megatrain? You can get stupidly cheap tickets for as little as a pound each way! For that price though, the train will be restricted as to which coach you can travel in, and the route will also be that of a 'round the houses' one I would have thought!

Studentt

It's like £20 singles on Virgin from Liverpool to London.. I'll have to ponder round later.

Do you know any good websites for that trip?

And Megatrain will work a treat from London Waterloo.. Thanks. (Y)

Jeff_Bridges_hair

Studentt wrote: »

It's like £20 singles on Virgin from Liverpool to London.. I'll have to ponder round later.

Do you know any good websites for that trip?

And Megatrain will work a treat from London Waterloo.. Thanks. (Y)

use this for the liverpool to London section http://www.farefinder.virgintrains.co.uk/

I d only use them for the journey to southampton though use the megatrain one for the fare back up

Studentt

Jeff_Bridges_hair wrote: »

use this for the liverpool to London section link..

I d only use them for the journey to southampton though use the megatrain one for the fare back up

They're quite expensive surprisingly.

I generally need to be at London Waterloo for 10:39am if I am to take advantage of megatrain. :O

Studentt

dzug1 wrote: »

And remember you don't have to return the same way you came - out via London and back on that £15 ticket might be the way to go

Currently plenty of £1 fares on megatrain btw.

The £15 return single is surprisingly via London.

Off the top of my head the return route was;

Southampton --> London Waterloo
Waterloo Underground --> Euston
Euston --> Liverpool
Liverpool --> Ainsdale.

Jeff_Bridges_hair

Studentt wrote: »

The £15 return single is surprisingly via London.

Off the top of my head the return route was;

Southampton --> London Waterloo
Waterloo Underground --> Euston
Euston --> Liverpool
Liverpool --> Ainsdale.

Thats a bonus price buy it now.. though i struggle to see it if you need to be in london so early. Yeh i checked the virgin site after i posted and all had gone..

dzug1

Studentt wrote: »

It's like £20 singles on Virgin from Liverpool to London.. I'll have to ponder round later.

Do you know any good websites for that trip?

. (Y)

??? All the sites should sell tickets at the same price so it doesn't matter. Just avoid ones that charge a fee/postage.

Some are easier to use than others though