Advance tickets for outbound but not inbound journey?

fluffy123

Hi all,

I purchased some advance train tickets on Saturday for 9th September between Liverpool Lime Street and Winchelsea. This was because a few weeks earlier, Trainline allowed me to input an email alert for the journey there and back.

I assumed as my return trip is the following day, Sunday 10th September, that the advance tickets for that would be online yesterday the cheapest ticket I can see is for an offpeak ticket at £108 each! I checked first thing in the morning too. Can this be right? The return ticket is upwards of £200! It just makes no sense...

elverson

Check again in a few days - it's likely that the tickets haven't been released for the 10th yet.

dggar

fluffy123 wrote: »

Hi all,

I purchased some advance train tickets on Saturday for 9th September between Liverpool Lime Street and Winchelsea. This was because a few weeks earlier, Trainline allowed me to input an email alert for the journey there and back.

I assumed as my return trip is the following day, Sunday 10th September, that the advance tickets for that would be online yesterday the cheapest ticket I can see is for an offpeak ticket at £108 each! I checked first thing in the morning too. Can this be right? The return ticket is upwards of £200! It just makes no sense...

I trust you didn't buy the ticket through Trainline. they charge a booking fee. best bet is to use the National Rail journey planner and buy tickets from a Train Operating Company directly.

fluffy123

No, Trainline sent me the alert but I bought it through Virgintrains

p00hsticks

fluffy123 wrote: »

No, Trainline sent me the alert but I bought it through Virgintrains

Interestingly, the Virgin Advance calendar indicates that dates from Thursday 7th - Sunday 10th are flagged as ' non-reservable' although all other dates in September apart from 24th are available

https://www.virgintrains.co.uk/tickets/your-ticket/ways-to-save/?gclid=CjwKEAjw7J3KBRCxv93Q3KSukXQSJADzFzVSaRfxCfJrgGN_axKdnQfahlOtmrX6_AgZ9cvDDbKlTxoCcIzw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

(click on the cross at the bottom right corner of the 'book early' section)

elverson

Advances are now available for the 11th.

p00hsticks

elverson wrote: »

Advances are now available for the 11th.

But the OP is looking for a return on Sunday 10th - and for some reason they do not appear to be being released yet

elverson

Sorry, I meant the 10th.

They are available e.g. https://traintimes.org.uk/winchelsea/liverpoollimestreet/0600/10sep