Split Ticketing: Report successful routes here

alanrowell

tenuissent wrote: »

I'm about to make a huge effort to discover split tickets or special offers London - Edinburgh and back 2 weeks later, but has anyone already done this? It would be very helpful to be given a clue or two.

We are travelling late July, with some flexibility in the exact dates, and senior rail cards.

Given that prices on that route start at £9.20 per person each way for seniors I seriously doubt that you can get any splits that will save you money.

Just avoid Friday to Monday travel & book via the NXEC website to get a discount.

alanrowell

Rare_Plant wrote: »

I want to go from London to York on Saturday 5 July and return Monday 7 July. The East Midlands routes are all first come, first served, and as I'm a pensioner and unable to move quickly I can't run! But I do need a seat. Does anyone know if there are cheaper than £49.50 seats (for return journey) with reserved seat? I've looked at the websites, but can't quite work them out. Many thanks.

NXEC gives prices from £10 each way on those dates on some services WITHOUT a senior person railcard

There's one East Midlands service to York that's £13

harz99

SomersetGirl wrote: »

If you have to travel peak between Taunton and London, you save a mint if you split your ticket at Pewsey. I had been doing this for eight weeks last year when a ticket inspector objected and tried to charge me full fare. I insisted this was legal and above board - the train stopped at Pewsey, so no problem there - but he called for the Fraud Team, all three of whom stood over me in an intimidating manner. They told me I would have to get off the train at Pewsey and buy a ticket to continue with that journey, if I wanted to use that option: ie I couldn't buy split tickets in advance. They threatened to call the Transport Police to meet me at Paddington so I caved in and bought a full ticket, even though I knew they were talking rubbish. They handed me a book of rules and nowhere within its pages does it say that what I was doing was illegal, yet I was branded a fare dodger in front of everyone.

But, anyway, before this happened my split return came to the fantastic sum of £48! Well worth knowing.

They are so obviously wrong - but the big questions are firstly why cave in as though you are doing something wrong, and secondly what did you do about it after the event?

Sandgrownun

I tried to book the above as one journey, the only fare I could find available was £61 which is a bit steep.

But then I found...

Poulton-Le-Fylde - Birmingham New Street = £10.50
Birmingham New Street = £14.00

So thats a whopping saving of £35.50!!!

This is handy for anyone going to Glastonbury from my area on this day to steward with Oxfam.

(Someone correct me if my adding up is wrong it's not my strong point!)

canadatoo

During peak times. I went from New Street I split at Stafford waited 25 minutes and got a train to Lancaster. Total with no return split (only did the split going to Lancaster) was GBP30, quoted return (without split) GBP 55, a GBP25 savings!

Brumus

As a split season ticketer, I just wonder whether publicising the actual effective routes is a good idea. Will this mean the end of them? I presume that the rail companies keep an eye on this blog or am I being too cautious here?

crossleydd42

Brumus wrote: »

As a split season ticketer, I just wonder whether publicising the actual effective routes is a good idea. Will this mean the end of them? I presume that the rail companies keep an eye on this blog or am I being too cautious here?

You have to consider the small number of folk nationwide who have the nous or inclination to find out about split-ticketting. For example, The Times Online recently stated that only 1 out of every 900 of passengers carried by either Virgin or South West Trains companies bought a Megatrain low-fare ticket.

sallyjack

Last autumn I travelled from Truro to Northallerton (Cornwall to N. Yorks). The best deal I could find was on the way up to split at Cheltenham and Leeds with a standard return from Leeds to Northallerton. Then on the return journey to split at Birmingham and Plymouth, then back to Truro. A saving of around £80.

So on a return journey do not assume that the best split on the outward leg is going to be the best on the homeward leg.

tenuissent

£236.60 is the standard cost of two 2nd class return fares with senior railcards from our village south of London to Edinburgh.

Thanks to advice from this board (in particular alanrowell) we have used the NXEC website (had never heard of it before) and have got our two tickets for £86.90, and are very pleased and grateful.

I tried out some splits, but as alanrowell predicted, they cost more.

santashelper_2

Has anyone got any advice on travelling between Wales and Bristol as to how to save costs of travelling.

Thanks