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sonyagiles

KeithP wrote: »

If you mean when is the latest time I can buy them, I think it is 6pm on the day before travel. Although I have read in the Cheap Train Tickets article, that you can buy Advance Singles up until just before travel.

But do remember, these tickets are sold on a quota basis. So they do sell out. This means that they may become unavailable at anytime.

I think I should buy them now, it seems they are only getting down to £9.20 singles for the Cambridge to Peterborough leg though.

misscooldude

Hi everyone, can anyone help me split ticketing Cardiff to Heathrow? I'm going in November so tickets haven't been released yet but looking at a return based on July (its a Saturday morning depart and Wednesday morning return) it costs just over £100 return.

Can anyone advise me please on best splits?

Thanks in advance!!!

dzug1

misscooldude wrote: »

Hi everyone, can anyone help me split ticketing Cardiff to Heathrow? I'm going in November so tickets haven't been released yet but looking at a return based on July (its a Saturday morning depart and Wednesday morning return) it costs just over £100 return.

Can anyone advise me please on best splits?

Thanks in advance!!!

July hasn't been released yet either - you are looking waaay too far ahead. Months too early. Early May is the best available at the moment for cheap tickets. £30.50 each way seems to be the going rate though it can be cheaper

You may still find it cheaper (but slower) to get the train into Paddington (from £11.50 single) and the tube out again (£4.50 single) rather than use the Reading railair connection

Alternative: Cardiff to Hayes and Harlington, changing at Reading. Cheap advance tickets available. Then 140 bus every few minutes from just outside the station (£2) to Heathrow. Journey time 10 to 20 minutes depending on traffic Probably the cheapest route - but slow.

elainew

Hello --me again
Still havent booked these damn train tickets so back for more advice
Have managed to get railcard for £19.50 so that will bring price down.

I need to get Glasgow -to london 1st April am-6th April pm
2 adults and 1 child
Am completely getting lost

Andrthms4

hi all, was wondering if someone could help..

i am travelling from pembrey burryport (s.wales) to manchester picadilly on 14th may and returning on 16th may..2 adults

booked the outward journey to manchester £30 single (2 adults)
priced the trip home and was quoted £118!!!!! how can this be!! and is there any chance i could find it cheaper some how?

thanks in advance

dzug1

Andrthms4 wrote: »

hi all, was wondering if someone could help..

i am travelling from pembrey burryport (s.wales) to manchester picadilly on 14th may and returning on 16th may..2 adults

booked the outward journey to manchester £30 single (2 adults)
priced the trip home and was quoted £118!!!!! how can this be!! and is there any chance i could find it cheaper some how?

thanks in advance

There aren't any advance singles for that date - that's the full walkon fare

My guess is they will be released when engineering works have been finalised for that weekend.

Alternatively if you specify a route Llandovery it's £36.50 a head - and an hour longer.

Andrthms4

dzug1 wrote: »

There aren't any advance singles for that date - that's the full walkon fare

My guess is they will be released when engineering works have been finalised for that weekend.

Alternatively if you specify a route Llandovery it's £36.50 a head - and an hour longer.

thanks for your help maybe i will hang on and hope i can find it chaeper when the engineering works have finished.

could you point me in the right place for finding out The engineering works detail.?
Thanks again

dzug1

Andrthms4 wrote: »

thanks for your help maybe i will hang on and hope i can find it chaeper when the engineering works have finished.

could you point me in the right place for finding out The engineering works detail.?
Thanks again

I am assuming it's engineering works - there's no other reason for there to be no advance fares that day, other than that they are being a bit slow about releasing them. They just don't sell out that quick to have been released and gone - not on every train

The National Rail site is supposed to have details of engineering work - but I've never succeeded in getting any sense out of it since they revamped it.

Andrthms4

Many thanks..

rose.wyn

Since seeing this idea mentioned I have done the Leeds/Taunton return journey on several occasions and generally save almost 50%. I break the journey down - Leeds/Sheffield/Derby/Birm/CheltenhamSpa/BristolTM/Taunton and then the same in reverse. Just occasionally I've had to juggle my timing if the train isn't stopping at Cheltenham as that's an expensive section. I find it best to have several screens open so that I can view and save sections, rather than having to rewrite info. But a half hour online means this pensioner can then treat herself to a coffee on board the train!!!!!! :T