Cheap Train tickets - why can't I get them?!

JenT

I'm trying to buy tickets for a few journeys over the summer holidays from Glasgow to London. I've bought them before and never had a problem searching out singles for about £20 or so. I've had to wait until now to try and get the tickets for 3 months time as all the sites won't give you any until then. But the cheapest I can get is £92! Am I going for them too soon or can they really have all gone on the first day? Or is it because it's the summer holidays? Any advice? I know i can start getting complicated and break down the journey but I've never had this problem before which is worrying me!
Thanks for any advice,
Jenny

Eagle_1

I have just been on the GNER website and got a price of £11.50 and thats a single leaving on Monday 2nd July.

Edit to add : I went to the site via the following link http://www.gner.co.uk/gner/tickets/_leedslondonoffer.htm thats an offer I posted the other day, leeds to london for a fiver.

pompeyrich

If you are looking to travel at weekends, the cheap fares are usually released later than those during the week, this is due to possible timetable changes for engineering work. I believe it is Railtrack that dictate when and where these works will take place and cant or wont confirm this until 6 weeks before the date.

dzug

The three months booking window is not an exact science - the probability is that whilst you can book seats at standard fares, the cheap ones have not been released for sale yet.

Be patient - keep checking. You will be rewarded.

JenT

Thanks for the all the advice. I'll hold my nerve and keep checking!

dzug

As you can buy a return ticket on the day for £98.20 there's no point in not holding your nerve......