Confused Pricing on Trainline

arwenthecat

Truro to Plymouth return for 3 people. On Trainline it comes up at £20x3 return = £60. But if I book only 1 person return it comes up as £8. Click on “single fares may be cheaper” and it’s £2.50 x 2 =£5.00. So I book 3 returns but have to book them all singularly…but on the payment page what do I see…my 3 bookings all merged into 1, not at £60 but at £15 !!! Confused ???
Also when I clicked on single tickets I got a list of 13 different prices for the same train, on the same seat, on the same date. It ranged from £2.50 to £15.30. Why would anyone want to buy a ticket for £15.30 when you can get it, on the same page, for £2.50. Answers on a very big postcard please.
And none of these prices were there yesterday. I should have gone to Virgin as they don't charge postage...but I forgot.

dzug

arwenthecat wrote: »

Why would anyone want to buy a ticket for £15.30 when you can get it, on the same page, for £2.50. Answers on a very big postcard please.
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A one word answer - flexibility. The more expensive ticket is valid on any train that day - the £2.50 only on the train it is booked for.