Advance tickets on a Sunday

bap98189

Is there any logic to when advance tickets are released?

I need to travel from London to Crewe on Sunday 28th January. I can get advance tickets for the 27th, 29th and 30th, but there are none available for the 28th.

It seems unlikely they have sold out for all trains that day. Are they normally released at a different time to those sold on weekdays?

[Deleted User]

Hi,

just tried RedSpottedHanky, has day return for £76 on that date.

What search were you using?

bap98189

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,

just tried RedSpottedHanky, has day return for £76 on that date.

What search were you using?

I am using both Virgin and Nat Rail.

I got the outbound advance on the Saturday for £15, but there don't seem to be any advance tickets at all on the Sunday. My assumption was that they hadn't been released yet, but that seems strange given that I can get them for the following Monday and Tuesday.

elverson

Sometimes there are engineering works at the weekend so it takes longer before the timetable is 'fixed' - so they probably haven't released tickets for the Sunday yet.

See here - http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/44703.aspx

[Deleted User]

Hi,

Virgin search cheapest shows this for Sunday 28th,
14:32 to 17:53 3h 21m Direct

Ticket Type Standard First Class Super Off-Peak £30.00



SUPER OFF-PEAK

• Valid on London Midland services only.

Price breakdown summary

1 Adult @ £30.00 £30.00 Total: £30.00

Link.

p00hsticks

Virgin's advance ticket checker (available by clicking the cross towards the bottom left of this page)
https://www.virgintrains.co.uk/tickets/your-ticket/ways-to-save

shows that for some reason tickets for Sunday 28th haven't been released yet. The main reason for these delays, epsecially around wekends and bank holidays, is usually that Network Rail are contemplating engineering works on that date and haven't given the go-ahead to the train operators to release tickets.

bap98189

p00hsticks wrote: »

shows that for some reason tickets for Sunday 28th haven't been released yet. The main reason for these delays, epsecially around wekends and bank holidays, is usually that Network Rail are contemplating engineering works on that date and haven't given the go-ahead to the train operators to release tickets.

OK, looks like I just need to be patient. Thanks for the info.:beer:

Kite2010

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,

Virgin search cheapest shows this for Sunday 28th,
14:32 to 17:53 3h 21m Direct

Ticket Type Standard First Class Super Off-Peak £30.00



SUPER OFF-PEAK

• Valid on London Midland services only.

Price breakdown summary

1 Adult @ £30.00 £30.00 Total: £30.00

Link.

Yes going via LM will be cheaper but it takes a lot longer, especially on Sundays when they tend to stop at nearly every farmyard south of Rugby :rotfl:

katejo

bap98189 wrote: »

Is there any logic to when advance tickets are released?

I need to travel from London to Crewe on Sunday 28th January. I can get advance tickets for the 27th, 29th and 30th, but there are none available for the 28th.

It seems unlikely they have sold out for all trains that day. Are they normally released at a different time to those sold on weekdays?

I see that all the Sundays in February are greyed out as well. Perhaps there is planned engineering work on Sundays over this period?