split ticketing is it ok?

thefishdude

so this may sound stupid but my partner is goingon train soon leeds to birmingham its £56 return but if she split tickets leeds-sheffield sheffield-derby derby-birmingham. then it works out at only £36 return thats a big saving.

thing is she nervous about doing it and tbh i have never done it. in my head it will work fine but i wont b there just her and a baby and last thing she will want is grief from the guard.


soooo is it ok to split ticket ? do the guards know about it ? will they be !!!!ed she sqaved money and giver her attittude or try and cause a problem?

anything else need to know abot split ticketing ?

davenport151

She will be fine. Her tickets cover her whole journey. Not sure about guard prescence in that area but I sometimes show all tickets at once to the guard rather than at each check.

Anyone else?

p00hsticks

thefishdude wrote: »

so this may sound stupid but my partner is goingon train soon leeds to birmingham its £56 return but if she split tickets leeds-sheffield sheffield-derby derby-birmingham. then it works out at only £36 return thats a big saving.


anything else need to know abot split ticketing ?

As the long as the train actually stops at Sheffield and Derby she'll be fine and the returns are correct (peak/ off-peak)
for the time of day then she'll be fine .

dzug1

IME Cross Country ticket checkers are relaxed about it

LexyBoy

Absolutely valid as long as the train stops at the stations you split at.

You may want to look at getting a Family and Friends Railcard which gives 34% off for up to 4 adults travelling with one to four children (who also get a discount). Even though you'll need to buy a child ticket for the baby, it's still a worthwhle saving if you travel reasonably often. The Railcard costs £28 for a year (going up to £30 from May 19th)

ESFREF

Train guards are perfectly fine about splitting tickets. I do it all the time as there are good savings to be out there by doing this. The guards I've had are actually impressed rather than annoyed that you are doing it - and I've even had a couple comment that they hadn't realised that worked out cheaper(!) - usually I split when I change trains (unless it's cheaper not to) - but I have split on the same train before - just make sure it is scheduled to stop there (i.e. you couldn't split at Doncaster on a York-London KX direct service)

dggar

The following is taken from the FAQs of the fares manual it also applies Off Peak and Anytime fares:-



Advance fares FAQS - From the Manual (FRPP)

....

Q4. Can a customer buy two advance which join together and form one journey? e.g. ticket for A-B plus ticket for B-C, to travel throughout journey A-C?

A. Yes, provided the train calls at B.

Note 1. Where a passenger buys multiple tickets in this way, if they then have to change their booking, it will also cost them multiple amounts of £10 fee.

Note 2. Where multiple train companies are used A-B and B-C with a change of train and ticket at B, it is still classed as a through journey in the event of delays provided they were booked in accordance with the minimum connectiion times for the station. For example, a passenger travelling Cambridge-Peterborough 'XC only' and Peterbourgh-Leeds 'EC only' is allowed to take the next East Coast service in the event of delay on the Cross Country service causing the connection to be missed.

xxmarionxx

I have a similar question.... to travel Pulborough to Gatwick cheapest is £9.95 on southern, but to go Pulborough to Victoria (same train) is £5 - can I just get off at Gatwick. Same goes for return, can I get on at Gatwick with a Vic-Pul ticket.

skipness

Split ticketing is perfectly fine. I use it often. I start from an unstaffed station without a ticket machine so get tickets from conductor/guard and they have always been most accommodating about issuing split tickets (East Midlands Trains).
The only thing to look out for is that your train actually stops at the split point!

Southend1

xxmarionxx wrote: »

I have a similar question.... to travel Pulborough to Gatwick cheapest is £9.95 on southern, but to go Pulborough to Victoria (same train) is £5 - can I just get off at Gatwick. Same goes for return, can I get on at Gatwick with a Vic-Pul ticket.

IIRC not all ticket types allow a break of journey, particularly on the outward journey. So you may run into issues here, depending on the type of ticket. I think SDS/SDR are ok but CDR is only ok on the return. I may be out of date on this though its been years since I worked in the industry

xxmarionxx

Thanks Southend1 - but I dont understand your abbreviations!