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alanrowell

louise4dave wrote: »

Hi im new to this and saw the show last night, can anyone help me find a cheap fare from cambridge to manchester off peak times.
Thanks

Try booking Cambridge to London & London to Manchester and get an Oystercard to pay for the Tube trip between London stations

Check out the Mobiltix offer that Virgin trains have between London & Manchester

You might get cheaper via Ely & Peterborough

mikki-b

Trying to find the cheapset option for my mum to travel from Wakefield to Reading (definitely not via London, she wouldn't cope with the Underground!!!). SHe has a disabled persons railcard and is reasonably flexible about times as long as its not really early or late. There used to be a straight through train from Wakefield to Reading but this seems to have been withdrawn.
Any suggestions gratefully received.
She did try and get the people in the ticket office to check for her, but whilst they were sort of helpful, she still ended up paying over £60 I think and I'm sure she could have done better. She does need to book assistance and seats, so she does need to actually talk to a person when booking the tickets I think.

Thanks

alanrowell

Try booking Wakefield to Birmingham and Birmingham to Reading - Iwas using the NXEC website and was getting fares in the region of £5 for Wakefield to Birmingham and £10 for Birmingham to Reading

myk_2

best price I found is around £90. can anyone else find a better option? (dates are from the 9th november +/- 2days and returning 16th november or a day or two before)

thanks

lfc84

alanrowell wrote: »

Try booking Cambridge to London & London to Manchester and get an Oystercard to pay for the Tube trip between London stations

Check out the Mobiltix offer that Virgin trains have between London & Manchester

You might get cheaper via Ely & Peterborough

what he said plus http://www.mobitix.thetrainline.com/one/advancepurchase.aspx

sx676563

Crewe - Preston / Blackpool / Lancaster /Carnforth (?+Others?)

Split at Warrington

Crewe - Chester

Save a little - Buy a ticket to Wrexham - just don't travel the Chester - Wrexham bit.

srhjones

advance tickets (singles)

different splits there and back

(exeter/westbury, plymouth)

trial and error, fares etc vian national rail website, tickets purchased via first great western site

i was travelling friday lunchtime returning saturday morning - cost £45 (v anytime return £73.40)

Livingthedream

Having Trouble going south for xmas or new year then try this;

Pay for any single from your start station to Edinburgh Waverly

Edinburgh Waverly to Manchester Piccadilly Advance £10 (Trans Pennie Express)

Manchester Piccadilly to Colwyn Bay, Bangor or Holyhead Advance £10 (This £10 advance ticket covers most stations in North wales but make sure its an Arriva Trains Wales Advance) :j

1Foxylady

Hi all

Can anyone help with a journey to Warrington from Billingshurst?
Travelling after 4pm 7/11/08 and returning 9/11/08.

Thanks in advance.

Livingthedream

1Foxylady wrote: »

Hi all

Can anyone help with a journey to Warrington from Billingshurst?
Travelling after 4pm 7/11/08 and returning 9/11/08.

Thanks in advance.

Travelling out on the 7/11/08 is no problem, there are loads of cheap Advance tickets available @ £17.50

However, cos you travelling back on a Sunday on the west coast line, Virgin/southern don't release their Advance tickets until nearer the day (sometimes as late as the monday before) due to Engineering works over the weekend :mad: