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Davidchristina

Need to travel Portsmouth/Southsea to Reading, mainly weekend. Have student railcard. Megatrain runs to London, can you get off at Guildford and connect to Reading with the megatrain ticket or do you have to go to London to get their prices. Also does anyone know if the megabus stops anywhere between Portsmouth and London?

KeithP

Davidchristina wrote: »

Need to travel Portsmouth/Southsea to Reading, mainly weekend. Have student railcard. Megatrain runs to London, can you get off at Guildford and connect to Reading with the megatrain ticket or do you have to go to London to get their prices. Also does anyone know if the megabus stops anywhere between Portsmouth and London?

Strictly speaking its not allowed, but you will have no problem getting off a London bound train at Guildford with a Megatrain ticket. Of course you will need a seperate ticket from Guildford to Reading, and its probably best to get that in Portsmouth rather than arouse the suspicions of staff at Guildford.

Edited to add...
An Off Peak Return Portsmouth to Reading with railcard will cost you £17.80, valid via Guildford or Winchester but not London.

KeithP

Davidchristina wrote: »

...does anyone know if the megabus stops anywhere between Portsmouth and London?

Megabus stops at...
Portsmouth, The Hard
Porstmouth, Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth, Continental Ferryport
Southampton, Town Quay, High Street
Southampton, East Park Terrace
Southampton University, Burgess Road, Library
Winchester, St. Catherine's Park and Ride
London Victoria Coach Station

It takes three hours too!

This is their timetable.

Edited to add...
National Express coaches will also take you to Guildford.

smitch999

Aberdeen to Great Yarmouth

Just saved £127 with this tip. A ticket for my family of four to travel between Aberdeen and Gt Yarmouth was going to cost £217.60 with a railcard. By splitting the tickets and buying Aberdeen-Peterboro + Peterboro - Gt Yar, I'm only paying £90.60. We'll be on exactly the same train, leaving at exactly the same time!

Oh yes - and by booking through Scotrail instead of the Trainline, I saved another 2 quid in booking fees....

adidas

Hello all, looking to travel from Preston on Friday 23rd October departing between 10 and 12 to Edinburgh and returning on Sunday 25th October departing between 10 and 1. Cheapest I can get is the advanced fare return from Preston to Edinburgh for £41 (this is without railcard). I have tried splitting it at various points (going via Liverpool/Crewe and also splitting at Penrith/Oxenholme/Carlisle/Lockerbie) but not managing to find a cheaper fare. Anyone got any ideas and could help please?

Livingthedream

adidas wrote: »

Hello all, looking to travel from Preston on Friday 23rd October departing between 10 and 12 to Edinburgh and returning on Sunday 25th October departing between 10 and 1. Cheapest I can get is the advanced fare return from Preston to Edinburgh for £41 (this is without railcard). I have tried splitting it at various points (going via Liverpool/Crewe and also splitting at Penrith/Oxenholme/Carlisle/Lockerbie) but not managing to find a cheaper fare. Anyone got any ideas and could help please?

Had a quick look and the cheapest I could get it down to was £28 (2x £14 Advance Singles) but it is a longer journey and includes a bus/walk across Glasgow (Bus Free with rail tickets or 10min walk) and also not at the times you asked for.

Use the NXEC website search Preston to Edinburgh and in the 'more options' select via Glasgow Central/Queens Street

Hope it Helps, there is a very early train from Preston for £10.50 if interested?

adidas

Thank you, I appreciate your advice. It is not suitable for this current journey but I'll keep it in mind for future travel.

nettienoo70

Would appreciate any help from you lovely people. friend and i need to travel from Liverpool lime st to Bath spa on the 12th dec about 8am ish, returning the next day (sun 13th after 2pm, going to a hen doo!) thought of getting a friends and family rail card , but think you need to have a child travelling with you, any suggestions??

KeithP

nettienoo70 wrote: »

...thought of getting a friends and family rail card , but think you need to have a child travelling with you...

Yes, you do need to have a child travel with you with a F&F Railcard..

dzug1

nettienoo70 wrote: »

Would appreciate any help from you lovely people. friend and i need to travel from Liverpool lime st to Bath spa on the 12th dec about 8am ish, returning the next day (sun 13th after 2pm, going to a hen doo!) thought of getting a friends and family rail card , but think you need to have a child travelling with you, any suggestions??

This is off the top of my head - I'm feeling to lazy to look things up:cool: Washing up calls

but in the absence of through advance tickets at a decent price split in Birmingham Cheltenham and possibly Bristol. There may be a decent priced London Midland ticket from Liverpool to Birmingham.

And yes to use a family and friends railcard a child MUST travel with you.