Cheshire to London train prices

dzug1

hubb wrote: »

Arh, I see it now. Thats even better than going to Crewe. It's an offpeak return for £22.50 BUT I can't see what times I am to return from London. I know it can be any day within a month.

If you click on that fare box on the left hand outward results the right hand return results will show you what trains it's valid on. It is fairly restricted.

wealdroam

hubb wrote: »

Arh, I see it now. Thats even better than going to Crewe. It's an offpeak return for £22.50 BUT I can't see what times I am to return from London. I know it can be any day within a month.

As Dzug says, it's fairly restricted.

You can only return on trains leaving Euston at 10:46, 11:46 or 12:46 on that Friday (ignoring the 21:46 departure which doesn't get you to Hartford until after 7am the next morning).

hubb

Best go with the Crewe then which is a more reasonable time but for the same price. If I leave this until nearer the time will these prices go up are should they stay the same ?

moonrakerz

Any use ?

dzug1

hubb wrote: »

Best go with the Crewe then which is a more reasonable time but for the same price. If I leave this until nearer the time will these prices go up are should they stay the same ?

The prices from Crewe will go up - they (the £8 and £11.50 fares) are quota controlled and will be withdrawn once that quota is sold. How quickly that will be - pass. Probably not very quickly - they are still available, outward anyway, for tomorrow.

hubb

Thanks but I ended up booking from Crewe at £8 and London return for £11. I see the tickets from Hartford to Crewe are £3.50 but can I still buy them at this price at the station when I arrive (hartford to Crewe and Crewe to Hartford) at the same price as the website ? The reason I am not buying yet is because my train from London could be delayed and I wouldn't get my Crewe to Hartford train.

dzug1

hubb wrote: »

Thanks but I ended up booking from Crewe at £8 and London return for £11. I see the tickets from Hartford to Crewe are £3.50 but can I still buy them at this price at the station when I arrive (hartford to Crewe and Crewe to Hartford) at the same price as the website ? The reason I am not buying yet is because my train from London could be delayed and I wouldn't get my Crewe to Hartford train.

The £3.50 fares are the same at the station as on the web

However Crewe is a penalty fare station so if you 'just' make the connection you would be penalised for buying the ticket on the train to Hartford. Better to buy it - as it's an anytime ticket it's valid on the next train if you miss the train you 'booked' on.

hubb

Thanks. Appreciate all your help here. I would never have believed you would be able to get a train to London and back for under £20.