Train Question: online booking at GNER

kumuwe

Hi,

I'm living in Germany and will come to UK visiting some friends living in Selby, Yorkshire. Before and after I will stay in London. My plan:

London-Selby 7 September
Selby-London 9 September

I think the cheapest will be 2 single tickets booked 12 weeks before by https://www.gner.co.uk I could find 20 Pound return for trips in august. Hulltrains are about 30 Pound and you can't buy online.

But now my problem:

The address search database of GNER only recognises UK postcodes, and they do not deliver overseas.
Is it possible to give them a UK delivery and billing address (my friends address,they could post the tickets to me) and -for paying- my (german) Mastercard details ? I do not want to try the "fast-ticket-option"...
Thank you for any answer and excuse my bad English please.

dmg24

Welcome to MSE kumuwe!

I think your problem here will be that your billing address has to match the address that your card is registered at. Is there no way to put in your own address?

By the way, your English is fantastic! x

ScarletBea

Hallo!
I don't have a solution for your problem, but I just wanted to tell you that the fast ticket machine really works very well, I've used it before. You just need to input your code and get the tickets out, no queues or anything, so you might want to give it a try

Voyager2002

I agree with #3. Even though I live in Britain, I always use the Fast Ticket option. It has always worked well for me, and means that I don't have to worry about my tickets getting lost in the post.

alanrowell

Registration Problem - Register with a UK postcode THEN change your account details to match that of your Credit Card before booking.

Afraid you'll have to use the fastticket option as none of the "usual suspects" send tickets abroad.

You don't have to say you want to pick them up at Kings Cross - you can say that you want to pick them up at any of the main London stations and you can pick them up before the day of travel.

If you really really don't want to use them then buy tickets as soon as possible when you arrive in the UK. They'll cost a lot more though though they'll be cheaper than buying on the day

kumuwe

Thank you for your answers.
Yesterday I've booked the outbound trip by putting the billing and delivery address of my english friends, then change to my name under "billing address" and put in my credit cards details. It seems to work, I got the following confirmation:

Booking Reference Number*: xxxxxxxxxx Total Price: GBP 20.00
* The booking reference is for GNER only. You will not be able to quote this number at the station.


Journey 1: LONDON KINGS CROSS to SELBY
We successfully reserved seats for some or all of your journey for this booking.

Collection Details: Your tickets will be dispatched within one working day and sent to you by First Class post (excluding Sundays).
Ticket: GNER STD ADVANCE1 ticket This is an Outward ticket
Route: This ticket is valid for travel on Great North Eastern Railway and connecting services. No. of adult passengers: 2
General Conditions: When refunds apply (see Ticket Restrictions) they are are subject to a cancellation fee of GBP10.00. Some ticket types carry further penalties for changes or refunds. When a change of journey is allowed (see Ticket Restrictions) they are subject to a charge of up to GBP10.00.
Outward Journey: Friday 7th September 2007

Station Arrive Depart Travel by Service Provider
LONDON KINGS CROSS 10:00 Train GNER
YORK 11:53 12:18 Train NORTHERN RAIL
SELBY 12:38

The total price has been calculated as follows:
Discounted Adult Fare: 20.00 GBP(2 Adults @ 10.00 GBP )