Stoke on Trent to Birmingham

sue311

I travel 5 days a week from Stoke on Trent to Birmingham and back but cant seem to get cheeper rail tickets even if booking 12 weeks in advance.
Does any one know how I can get cheeper tickets as its costing me over £65 a week at the moment.
Thanks.

s_b

have you considered
http://carsharebirmingham.org.uk/x.jsp?ano=0
quite often you can still get a lift in a spare seat even if you dont have a car yourself
minimal spend too

agrinnall

Have you looked to see if buses are cheaper (but of course they may well take longer)? £12 a day for that journey doesn't actually seem too bad to me, although I realise it can feel like a lot if it's taking a big chunk of your take home pay.

dzug1

10 journeys at £6.57 a go sounds dirt cheap for me. You are not going to get advance tickets as cheap as that however far ahead you book - and most advance tickets on this route seem to be MORE than buying on the day.

Edit - you might make a small saving by booking the National Express coach (0545 from Stoke for example) WELL ahead. But it would be small