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atticgirl

Hi all.

I make a regular trip from Evesham to Wrexham (about once a month). Tend to leave on Friday afternoon and return Sunday afternoon. The Standard off peak open return is £45.50, any help on making a saving on this would be wonderful. I have had a look at split ticketing but I can't seem to make any savings that way. I don't tend to know very far in advance when I'm going there so can't really take advantage of booking weeks in advance.

Any help gratefully received. Thank you

KeithP

atticgirl wrote: »

Hi all.

I make a regular trip from Evesham to Wrexham (about once a month). Tend to leave on Friday afternoon and return Sunday afternoon. The Standard off peak open return is £45.50, any help on making a saving on this would be wonderful. I have had a look at split ticketing but I can't seem to make any savings that way. I don't tend to know very far in advance when I'm going there so can't really take advantage of booking weeks in advance.

Any help gratefully received. Thank you

Travel via Birmingham New Street and split tickets there.
Evesham to Birmingham New Street, Off Peak Return = £13.70.
Birmingham NS to Wrexham General, Off Peak Day Single = £12.70.
Wrexham General to Birmingham NS, Off Peak Day Single = £12.70.
Total = £39.10. Saving = £6.40.

Not sure why a Off Peak Return from Birmingham NS to Wrexham General is £26.70, but even using that saves you £4.10.

All these are available on the day.
Details from East Coast Trains.

Are you eligible for a railcard?
Given the number of trips you make, you will easily save the cost.

Rainbow_Anne

Cost for me and son (with railcard) more than £80, splitting the tickets at York and Newcastle brought it down to less than half that - very chuffed.

Also Carlisle to Chesterfield split at Manchester less than £15, rather than over £40!

littlewren

Does anyone know if I can get the cost of a ticket from Biggleswade to West Brompton (Ideal Home Show) down from £22 return please for myself and my daughter for tomorrow (22nd)?

Many thanks.

dzug1

littlewren wrote: »

Does anyone know if I can get the cost of a ticket from Biggleswade to West Brompton (Ideal Home Show) down from £22 return please for myself and my daughter for tomorrow (22nd)?

Many thanks.

How old is your daughter? What sort of railcard do you have? What sort of fare is that £22? I can't find it. (£23 is my reckoning for a straightforward adult travelcard))

One possibility - a day return from Biggleswade to Kings Cross is £16.50 per adult. Buy a PAYG Oyster at Kings Cross (£3 deposit) and the tube is £1.80 each way to West Brompton. Cash in the Oyster when you get back to Kings Cross. So £20.10 return.

Edit - a day return from Biggleswade to Finsbury Park is £16.00- the Oyster fare if you change to the tube there is the same, so another 50p saved

littlewren

dzug1 wrote: »

How old is your daughter? What sort of railcard do you have? What sort of fare is that £22? I can't find it. (£23 is my reckoning for a straightforward adult travelcard))

One possibility - a day return from Biggleswade to Kings Cross is £16.50 per adult. Buy a PAYG Oyster at Kings Cross (£3 deposit) and the tube is £1.80 each way to West Brompton. Cash in the Oyster when you get back to Kings Cross. So £20.10 return.

Edit - a day return from Biggleswade to Finsbury Park is £16.00- the Oyster fare if you change to the tube there is the same, so another 50p saved

Thankyou very much dzug. My daughter is 27, we don't have a railcard. Hmm, I don't know why it was showing my end at £22?

glitterygirl

We want to go on the train from Clapham Junction to Honiton 29th May returning 1st June.

I can not see it any cheaper than £45 single for 2 adults & 1 child.

Any tips?

KeithP

glitterygirl wrote: »

We want to go on the train from Clapham Junction to Honiton 29th May returning 1st June.

I can not see it any cheaper than £45 single for 2 adults & 1 child.

Any tips?

Try Megatrain from Waterloo.
Ok, you have to get to Waterloo first, but the saving will cover that.

Megatrain tickets are not yet available for your dates, but 1st - 4th May your group could travel out for £22 and back for £18.

Alternatively, get a Family and Friends Railcard. Your £45 fare reduces to £27.20. More than covering the cost of the Railcard.

scattyrachel

Hi, i was wondering if anyone could help me get the cheapest fares from

Lancaster to Llanelli return, im travelling with my daughter and have a rail card.

but im getting well confusicated trying to find the best tickets lol.

i think i must have been on a million sites, and still cant find any cheap ones.

im travelling over easter, so i dont know if ive left it too late or not.

any help would be great as my brain has gone to mush lol :rotfl:

Thanks xx

KeithP

scattyrachel wrote: »

Hi, i was wondering if anyone could help me get the cheapest fares from

Lancaster to Llanelli return, im travelling with my daughter and have a rail card.

but im getting well confusicated trying to find the best tickets lol.

i think i must have been on a million sites, and still cant find any cheap ones.

im travelling over easter, so i dont know if ive left it too late or not.

any help would be great as my brain has gone to mush lol :rotfl:

Thanks xx

Hi rachel, welcome to the forums.
What railcard?
How old is your daughter?
What dates do you plan to travel?
Can it be at any time of day?