What's the most expensive train ticket per mile?

wealdroam

City Thameslink and Blackfriars are 14 chains apart.
One chain = 22yards.
so 14 chains = 308yards.
308yards = 0.175miles.

National Rail Enquiries says a Standard Class Anytime Single is £2.20.

Therefore fare per mile is £12.57.

MSE_Martin

Interesting that none of you are finding the fare that expensive - i didint check it myself - i will see if i can find out why

dmg24

wealdroam wrote: »

City Thameslink and Blackfriars are 14 chains apart.
One chain = 22yards.
so 14 chains = 308yards.
308yards = 0.175miles.

National Rail Enquiries says a Standard Class Anytime Single is £2.20.

Therefore fare per mile is £12.57.

See post #4, the more expensive fare allows a break in journey, which would be useful if there was anywhere to take that break!

wealdroam

dmg24 wrote: »

See post #4, the more expensive fare allows a break in journey, which would be useful if there was anywhere to take that break!

Sorry, don't know why I missed post#4.

Anyway, using 308 yards at £5.00,
we get £28.57 per mile.

Kilty_2

hmm

MSE being told what to do by The Sun.

End of all credibility.

dzug1

MSE_Martin wrote: »

The Sun asked us this question, which we thought interesting - so I thought we'd see who had found the most.

It wants to find the most expensive ticket per mile in the UK - the reason "It came about after the News Ed was charged a staggering £106 quid to go from Reading to Basingstoke, which is about 30 miles – and in Standard class!" So that's £3 ish a mile.

Can you better (or maybe that should be worsen) it?

Martin

Reading to Basingstoke is nowhere near 30 miles

MSE_Martin

Kilty wrote: »

hmm

MSE being told what to do by The Sun.

End of all credibility.

What a bizarre thing to say. No ones telling anyone what to do - I thought the question I was asked interesting and one that would work with a crowdsourced answer.

We work with many media to help spread the MoneySaving word. The sun is the biggest daily newspaper with a massive readership - train fares are a big story that vex many due to the inconsistency and illogic of the system.

stampychan

dacouch wrote: »

Embankment to Charing Cross

Hehe, you beat me to it

Bit more detail: at £4.00 for a cash fare, with the stations 0.1 miles away from each other, this equals a fare per mile of £40.00

Do I win a prize or anything?

MSE_Martin

stampychan wrote: »

Hehe, you beat me to it

Bit more detail: at £4.00 for a cash fare, with the stations 0.1 miles away from each other, this equals a fare per mile of £40.00

Do I win a prize or anything?

No but you got a thanks

Also looking for most expensive train fares both short and long journeys

m5rcc

If the shortest distance between adjacent Underground stations – by rail - is the 260 metres (280 yd) between the Leicester Square and Covent Garden stations on the Piccadilly Line AND the Oyster pay as you go Peak price cap is £8 AND if one mile = 1760 yards, then this ride can cost as much as £50.29 per mile