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metallurgical

Plymouth to Wakefield, change Paddington to Kings Cross by underground then Kings Cross/Wakefield £38.50.
Buy Plymouth/Paddington £11.55, Kings Cross/Wakefield £10.00, Oyster ticket for underground £1.50, Total £23.05 Saving £15.45!
(Oyster Card, pre load pay as you go. E.g. Zone A journey normally £4, with card only £1.50 - see London Underground website)

crsmjurd

hi, what a find. although struggling to comprehend all the numbers and different combinations.
dont suppose anyone has a good split for flint - glasgow central

best i could get usually depending on when silly virgins website actually doesnt timeout on me is around £27.

The best splits for me seem to be between warrington/crewe - preston/carlisle - glasgow. but just cant seem to string them all together


Thanks for any help.
ps where can i get timetables for the new years service ie 1st/2nd of january?

KittyBoo_2

I am going to Brighton with 2 friends on Saturday 1st Dec and returning Mon 3rd.
Has anyone any suggestions on how I might try splitting this journey as I have never used the train to go there before?
Thanks

vixter_3

Berwick-upon-Tweed to London can be split at York or Newcastle, on one-ways basis - just saved over £50 for travel in 2 weeks time. Had to put 2 one-ways, and split ticket at Newcastle on return leg only.

simoncarter

Liverpool to Redruth (in Cornwall, just in case you somehow haven't heard of this vast and sprawling metropolis):

advanced ticket price booking 2 weeks in advance is £46.50

splitting journey the cheapest i could find gives:
£11.00 - Liverpool-Birmingham NS
£ 9.00 - B'ham-Bristol TM
£10.50 - Bristol-Plymouth
£ 5.00 - Plym-Redruth

Total: £35.50
Saving: £11.00 - i.e. saving almost a quarter of the fare.

simoncarter

metallurgical wrote: »

Plymouth to Wakefield, change Paddington to Kings Cross by underground then Kings Cross/Wakefield £38.50.
Buy Plymouth/Paddington £11.55, Kings Cross/Wakefield £10.00, Oyster ticket for underground £1.50, Total £23.05 Saving £15.45!
(Oyster Card, pre load pay as you go. E.g. Zone A journey normally £4, with card only £1.50 - see London Underground website)

umm, yes it's a decent price but surely that's going to add a lot to your journey time and a lot of hassle crossing london considering there are direct trains plymouth to wakefield? have cut loads off journeys between cornwall and leeds (the stop after wakefield) by splitting at combinations of plymouth/exeter/bristol/birmingham/chesterfield/sheffield before, and that way you can stay on the same train.

pink_bagpuss

travelling Nottingham to Leeds. I split the journey into nottingham - sheffield, then sheffield to leeds. have to stop therre anyway. Saved about £15 on open single!

simoncarter

simoncarter wrote: »

Liverpool to Redruth (in Cornwall, just in case you somehow haven't heard of this vast and sprawling metropolis):

advanced ticket price booking 2 weeks in advance is £46.50

splitting journey the cheapest i could find gives:
£11.00 - Liverpool-Birmingham NS
£ 9.00 - B'ham-Bristol TM
£10.50 - Bristol-Plymouth
£ 5.00 - Plym-Redruth

Total: £35.50
Saving: £11.00 - i.e. saving almost a quarter of the fare.

changed plans so actually going liverpool to taunton instead

only available as an open single for £63.50 on times i want but splitting gives:

£ 8.50 - Liverpool-Birmingham NS
£13.50 - B'ham-Bristol TM
£ 5.00 - Bristol-Taunton

works out as £27 instead of £63.50

Catriona

Chester Cheshire to Whitby North Yorkshire

Chester to Manchester Piccadilly £8.00 return with Student Railcard or Saver Return

Manchester Piccadilly £16.00 return with Student Railcard on Transpennine Express

Total cost £24 for a return trip

Otherwise £30 Apex fare (if you can find it!)

Or Standard Saver Return from £43

I thought I knew all the tricks but never thought of splitting

Thanks very much Martin you made my day!

alanrowell

Interesting article in [url=]http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/money/consumer_affairs/article2695938.ece?Submitted=trueThe Times[/url] yesterday

Gave an example of a split route for London to Penzance via Bristol & back which cost £36 as opposed to £234 for an open return.

Pity you can get DIRECT tickets to Penzance for £14 each way - ie £8 cheaper than the split route