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lizbath

omelette451 wrote: »

There are plenty of tips in this thread and others, but as always you have to put in some effort if you want to find the best deals. If after reading the board and searching the booking sites (my top tip: use the nxec site not trainline-based ones) you get stuck let us know and we'll be happy to help, but it's not fair to make other people volunteer to do the hard work without at least having a go yourself.

well i was hoping that someone could me tips on where the best splits were have looked through others comments but couldn't find any for that route.
have found total £37 with splitting at Birmingham using the rail card
preston at 17.18 on 23rd May returning 17.30 on the tuesday.
thanks for your kind comments and help;)

dzug1

lizbath wrote: »

well i was hoping that someone could me tips on where the best splits were have looked through others comments but couldn't find any for that route.
have found total £37 with splitting at Birmingham using the rail card
preston at 17.18 on 23rd May returning 17.30 on the tuesday.
thanks for your kind comments and help;)

That looks dirt cheap to me. Grab it before it goes..

omelette451

lizbath wrote: »

well i was hoping that someone could me tips on where the best splits were have looked through others comments but couldn't find any for that route.have found total £37 with splitting at Birmingham using the rail card
preston at 17.18 on 23rd May returning 17.30 on the tuesday.

Plenty of options have been suggested before for similar routes, if not exactly the same one. Best suggestions are usually Crewe, Birmingham and Cheltenham, and often a small diversion (e.g. Manchester, or even sometimes London/Reading) makes it cheaper too.

However, I agree with dzug that you've found an excellent fare for two people on that route. It's possible to get it down to £30 by playing around a bit with times (the cheapest option that day arrives back at Preston at 11pm), but note that the WCML is closed for a short stretch on the 23rd and you'll have to get a coach between Warrington and Crewe. This can be avoided if you wish by going via Manchester (book as two separate advance tickets, one PRE-MAN and one MAN-BHM); given that it only adds about a fiver to the total this is worth considering, especially with a child in tow.

So, in summary, what I suggest is as follows:
PRE-MAN d1747 £4.70
MAN-BHM £4.30 (look for Virgin Pendolino service, not XC)
BHM-BRI £13.20

BRI-BHM £9.35
BHM-PRE £3.95 (arriving 2305) or £10.20 (earlier)

= £35.50 (£41.75) for 1adult+1child FAM Rcd

viz

Trying to have a day out in london- only day can be due to child care

looked up on national eastcoast website- so far have

£66.75

817dep arrive london 1025
1230 dep arrive wakefield 23.54

I tried to break journey in peterbrough- but cant get a better deal

any other better places to break journey

i am single traveler with no rail cards and wanting a quick train.

thanks in advance

omelette451

viz wrote: »

looked up on national eastcoast website- so far have£66.75
I tried to break journey in peterbrough- but cant get a better deal
any other better places to break journey
i am single traveler with no rail cards and wanting a quick train.

Splitting at both Doncaster and Peterborough will get you a return fare of £59.75 (use a normal day return Wakefield-Doncaster and advance singles for the rest) but I'm afraid there's nothing I can see to make it any cheaper than that. The alternative routing (via Sheffield and into St Pancras) can often be cheaper but it's not this time, perhaps because you're booking so late.

woodhouseian

Quick one: Macclesfield to Reading, is the cheapest split at Birmingham?

Thanks

KeithP

woodhouseian wrote: »

Quick one: Macclesfield to Reading, is the cheapest split at Birmingham?

Thanks

It might be. It might not be. This sort of thing varies depending on the time of day and day of the week. I am afraid you will have to do some research to find the answer for your situation.

dzug1

KeithP wrote: »

It might be. It might not be. This sort of thing varies depending on the time of day and day of the week. I am afraid you will have to do some research to find the answer for your situation.

And splitting at at all might be unnecessary - there are some decent through fares available

somabc

Do you think split ticketing would work on the Stansted Express?

Liverpool St -> Stansted is normally £28 return.

Liverpool St -> Bishops Strotford -> Stansted is £19.50 off peak return.


This is staying on the same train, not getting off at bishops strotford. Seems to good to be true?

omelette451

dzug1 wrote: »

And splitting at at all might be unnecessary - there are some decent through fares available

Especially through London after VHF.