Daily Mail Cheap Train Tickets Offer

dunholme

Noticed this offer below (starts 1st Feb) on Virgin's website, reading the terms and condition it looks like it applies to most Intercity operators. Further details at https://www.virgintrains.co.uk/dailymail.

Standard fares are £2.50 single for the first zone travelled and increase by £2.50 for each additional zone. Or why not travel in style in First Class and enjoy complimentary food and drinks served at your seat on weekdays. First class fares are £7.50 single for the first zone travelled and increase by £5 for each additional zone.

Over 100 destinations are included in our offer. So you can leave no stone of Britain unturned.

To take advantage of this great offer, simply collect 3 differently numbered tokens from the Daily Mail between 27 January - 2 February.

Bookings run from 1 February until 30 March, for travel between 2 February and 31 March. Up to 4 people can travel on one set of tokens. Please remember to take your tokens with you as they validate your promotional tickets.

Example fares
Journey Zone Standard Class First Class
Bournemouth - Oxford 1 £2.50 £7.50
Edinburgh – Leeds 2 £5 £12.50
Manchester - London 3 £7.50 £17.50
London - Glasgow 4 £10 £22.50
Penzance - Edinburgh 5 £12.50 £27.50
Plymouth – Aberdeen 6 £15 £32.50

Tappy

thanks, looks handy.

cannyscot_2

We did this last year the children loved all the attention in 1st class I have booked for Feb I wished I remembered. Although maybe 1st class is a bit dearer this time as you have to pay full price for the kids

Kido

Any ideas what time the online booking opened? Is it midnight or later. Anyone book last year. I'm after taking my mother to London for a mother's day present but we want to get decent timed trains from Manchester.

bj-sailaway

cannyscot wrote:

We did this last year the children loved all the attention in 1st class I have booked for Feb I wished I remembered. Although maybe 1st class is a bit dearer this time as you have to pay full price for the kids

I didn't see the bit about full price for the kids. Would it be cheaper to buy them an adult offer ticket then?

I want to do London to Edinburgh for half term. Am I too optimistic!

cannyscot_2

Yes double check the small print last year it said no concessions or something so you had to buy an adult offer ticket that's what I meant and obviously if you have one under 5 you don't pay at all so I have 1 over 1 under so just bought 2 offer tickets and eat lots of food!!

I think you might get half term if you book asap as they were available last year in the first few days-book asap even if you don't have your tokens. and for Lodon/edin -worth trying different cos ie virgin/gner.

bj-sailaway

Oohh! it's starting to sound complicated. Don't think I can book it yet. Can I look up rates etc? I'll have to give it a bit of time on the web, all useful tips gratefully received!

shell7t8

Just noticed this offer but havn't collected the tokens - can you download from the website????

Kido

I've had a quick look and can't find any. I do have a spare coupon though so e-mail me @ susan.pickering1@ntlworld.com if you want it.

Kido

bootman

I can't find any from Banbury to Leeds. Even if I do Banbury to B'ham to change there are no 1st class available.

Not as good as last time. I could have my pick before.

muffin_man

Just booked myself a 1st class return nottingham to york for £18.40...BARGAIN

Its rediculous that 1hr30 in 1st class of a virgin train cost me only 80p more than the 30 minute connecting service on central trains