90% off southern trains, one day only (26th may) extended until 29th!!

cherry6

Can anyone help me with a question? Some great prices, and on first class too. I want to travel with a 3 year old and a 11 year old, but returning with just the 3 year old. I obviously need to book 2 singles instead of 2 returns, but would like to know can I travel first class with a 3 year old? Under 5s are normally free on trains I think, and there is only an option for booking child (5-15), so if I book 1 adult 1 child would my 3 year old still be allowed in first class with us as there is no assigned seat for him?

hayhay2010

Im still getting error messages grr.

Can someone tell me if I doing it wrong I am searching random dates for journeys from three bridges/gatwick to brighton or london.
Is there a easier way just to bring up the 90% discount rates or just keep searching?
I would love any advice thanks

Ponkle22

The frequent deals are great. The website is not - have also previously wasted hours of my time trying to make my booking work. If you chose to have the tickets posted to you, DO NOT assume they are correct when they arrive - do check them - I just glanced at them but found the errors out on the day - which then became costly.

susancs

hayhay2010 wrote: »

Im still getting error messages grr.

Can someone tell me if I doing it wrong I am searching random dates for journeys from three bridges/gatwick to brighton or london.
Is there a easier way just to bring up the 90% discount rates or just keep searching?
I would love any advice thanks

It may be that a lot of the cheaper fares are gone as checking a couple of Saturdays the 45p fare box was there but no availability left. I found a cheap fare for Sunday 7 August i.e. 90p return, copied and pasted below.
Outward journey
7 Aug 2011
Return journey
7 Aug 2011
Depart:
Gatwick Airport dep. 07:42

Arrive:
London Victoria, 08:16

Changes: 0 Duration: 0h 34m
Passengers
1 Adult
Advance Single 90% off£0.45

Route: Southern train services only

Valid only on your selected service. Non refundable.

terms and conditions

Depart:
London Victoria dep. 17:06

Arrive:
Gatwick Airport, 17:37

Changes: 0 Duration: 0h 31m
Passengers
1 Adult
Advance Single 90% off£0.45

Route: Southern train services only

Valid only on your selected service. Non refundable.

terms and conditions

* online discount* online discount

babyx1uk3

I can only seem to get Eastbourne to London Victoria one way, I want a return from Eastbourne to London but no matter what dates I check it's coming up at over £80 for 3 adults & 2 children?? Help!!

Kirri

babyx1uk3 wrote: »

I can only seem to get Eastbourne to London Victoria one way, I want a return from Eastbourne to London but no matter what dates I check it's coming up at over £80 for 3 adults & 2 children?? Help!!

Have you tried different times ie avoid rush hour periods and from other london stations, ie someone very helpfully posted about South Croydon and there are also some cheap tickets are from East Croydon and then you could travel onto London Victoria on a separate ticket which wouldn't be that expensive, if that is easy to get to, there seems a lot more options for cheap tickets if you vary the London station - I've got an Croydon-Eastbourne return for £1.15 in August

I'm loving this offer, have booked 7 day trips from London to the South Coast all for around £1 each return

Kirri

I just picked a random date of 15 Aug, there is an Eastbourne to London Vic at 09:29 and return from London Vic at 1917, both legs are at 45p each for 1 person travelling and when I selected a group there is still availability. There is availability the other way round too, not sure which way you are starting?!

sir_monster

In terms of intermediary stations, it seems there are cheap tickets from Clapham Junction to Brighton, but not East Croydon. I have one 90p single that says change at East Croydon, what would happen if I got on at East Croydon rather than change?

Kirri

sir_monster wrote: »

In terms of intermediary stations, it seems there are cheap tickets from Clapham Junction to Brighton, but not East Croydon. I have one 90p single that says change at East Croydon, what would happen if I got on at East Croydon rather than change?

There's also cheap tickets via South Croydon to Brighton which is easy enough to walk from East Croydon area if that's any good for you? - I'm going via South Croydon it does say travel point to point I believe, bit annoying as the routing is South Croydon change at East Croydon onto Brighton! Not sure I will risk using just East though.. they may have more inspectors out to catch people with this offer going on?

Captain_Birdseye

Have been online for three hours and despite finding three deals everytime I try to reserve it crashes and I have to start again... strangely enough when I get back to the mixing deck the tickets have gone !!!

email sent to Southern CS as not happy anymore !
SORT IT OUT SOUTHERN !!!