Travelling From Southampton to Manchester HELP!!!

benchy09

Hey

I plan to travel up to Manchester from Southampton on Saturday 28th May, just for the day for a football match. And I have looked at the prices of ways to travel up there and they are ridiculously expensive.

So could people help me to find cheap deals or ways to travel up there, I havent got a car so that rules that one out.

PLEASE HELP !!!!

Tilt

There is a dircet service opertated by Cross Country. http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/ You need to see if there any 'advance' tickets are availabe which are considerably cheaper but you normally have to book them a few weeks in advance.
EDIT: Just had a quick look and dosn't look like there are any advance tickets so the fare is appears to be £72.50 return.

emg

coach is generally cheapest but takes a long time and depending on kick-off time, might not get you there early enough. If it is a local team, are your supporters club running any coaches?

If not, your best bet is to look for a car share, try asking on your teams website forum to see if anyone is driving from your area and then offer to split petrol with them.

wealdroam

benchy09 wrote: »

Hey

I plan to travel up to Manchester from Southampton on Saturday 28th May, just for the day for a football match. And I have looked at the prices of ways to travel up there and they are ridiculously expensive.

So could people help me to find cheap deals or ways to travel up there, I havent got a car so that rules that one out.

PLEASE HELP !!!!

No idea what you call ridiculously expensive.

Advance Singles are available at £37.50 out and £35 back on your date.

That is around £20 off an Off Peak Return at £91.90.

worried_jim

about £122 flying.
http://www.flybe.com/cam/executeFlightSearchCriteria.action?flightSearchCriteria.outboundFareCategory=IF&flightSearchCriteria.returnFareCategory=IF&flightSearchCriteria.pointsSearch=FALSE&flightSearchCriteria.departureAirport=SOU&flightSearchCriteria.arrivalAirport=MAN&flightSearchCriteria.departureDate=28/05/2011&flightSearchCriteria.returnDate=04/06/2011&flightSearchCriteria.numberOfAdults=1&flightSearchCriteria.numberOfChildren=0&flightSearchCriteria.numberOfInfants=0&flightSearchCriteria.outboundFareType=ECONOMY&submit=Search%20flights%C2%A0%C2%A0

Livingthedream

As your travelling there and back in the same day, you can split the journey saving around £20 on the Off Peak fare of £91.90 (Not London)

Southampton to Reading £16.60 Off Peak Day Return
Reading to Banbury £10.60 Off Peak Day Return
Banbury to Birmingham £16 Off Peak Day Return
Birmingham to Stafford £9.10 Off Peak Day Return
Stafford to Manchester £19 Off Peak Day Return

So Return £71.30 valid on all trains that day but the trains must call at the split stations. Which all direct Crosscountry trains do and no need to book in advance buy on the day of travel, but give yourself plenty of time to explain what you want from the ticket seller.

Livingthedream

Tilt wrote: »

EDIT: Just had a quick look and dosn't look like there are any advance tickets so the fare is appears to be £72.50 return.

Tilt, where did you get that price from?, I've just checked on the XC website and the cheapest (None Advance fare) is £91.90 Off Peak Return.

wealdroam

Livingthedream wrote: »

Tilt, where did you get that price from?, I've just checked on the XC website and the cheapest (None Advance fare) is £91.90 Off Peak Return.

Despite what Tilt says, those are Advance Singles.
£37.50 out and £35 back.

Tilt

wealdroam wrote: »

Despite what Tilt says, those are Advance Singles.
£37.50 out and £35 back.

Add the 2 together and then re-read my previous post (#2). I didn't spot the fact that they were advance singles but at least I got the price right!

Tilt

Livingthedream wrote: »

Tilt, where did you get that price from?, I've just checked on the XC website and the cheapest (None Advance fare) is £91.90 Off Peak Return.

http://www.buytickets.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/combinedmatrix.aspx?Command=TimeTable

Livingthedream

Tilt wrote: »

http://www.buytickets.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/combinedmatrix.aspx?Command=TimeTable

Thanks for clearing up your confusion, I was looking for some kinda Return ticket for £72.50, thought you had found something that I had missed.:beer: