Beware nationalrail web site

BlueVinney

I've just checked a return fare for 2 people from my local railway station to Gatwick airport. The South West trains website quotes the cheapest total fare as £54.10 using a Network Railcard.

The exact same enquiry on the Nationalrail website for the same journey on the same dates with the same railcard gave the cheapest total fare as £82.00. The ticket was for the same trains as quoted by South West.

Don't think I want to pay Nationalrail over 50% more for the same journey!

robnye

i find it always pays to use the website as a guideline, as when you go to the ticket office and buy the ticket, it always comes back less......

alanrowell

BlueVinney wrote: »

Don't think I want to pay Nationalrail over 50% more for the same journey!

You can't book tickets over the National Rail website - it will direct you to one of the Train Operating Companies (like South West) to do the actual booking so you'd have ended up with the lower price anyway

It may be that SW has some special offers that are specific to it's website which don't show up on National Rail