Going to Plymouth...split ticketing?

*Adam*

Hi there,

I need to go to Plymouth next month, travelling down from Capenhurst on the 5th September, returning on the 10th September. Can leave any time on the 5th, but can't leave Plymouth until after 1pm on the 10th. I do have a Young Persons Railcard, and the cheapest fare I've found is gonna be 70 quid return. Am really confused about split ticketing, can anybody help?

dzug

To check if split ticketing works choose an intermediate station on your journey where the train you want to use stops.

As I haven't a clue where Capenhurst is I can't give a suggestion, but for example if I were travelling from Birmingham to Exeter I would split at Cheltenham, Bristol Parkway and possibly Taunton.

You buy a series of tickets to cover your journey. SOMETIMES it works out cheaper than a through ticket, sometimes it doesn't. Just make sure the train stops at the station where you change tickets and it's all legitimate.

TheImportanceOfBeingIdle

Also try to chose a smaller station. Train companies know which stations get used most and as a result you end up paying more from there. It can also be cheaper to go in the opposite direction to a smaller station and get a ticket from there to your final destination.

Stubert

TheImportanceOfBeingIdle wrote: »

Also try to chose a smaller station. Train companies know which stations get used most and as a result you end up paying more from there. It can also be cheaper to go in the opposite direction to a smaller station and get a ticket from there to your final destination.

To do that you would actually have to go to that station as if you get caught 'short hopping' I think its called you can get chucked off the train as its against the train companies t&c's.

TheImportanceOfBeingIdle

Stubert wrote: »

To do that you would actually have to go to that station as if you get caught 'short hopping' I think its called you can get chucked off the train as its against the train companies t&c's.

If you buy a ticket from one station to another but want to board the train at another station between the two, then as long as the train stops there and the ticket permits you to do so then you can. It'd be classed as a break of journey and the majority of tickets allow you to do it. The only exception I can think of is advance purchase tickets.