Split ticketing ?

Susan1942

I have just booked my tickets with LNER. I am happy with the price 
£87.40. Just moving times a little. Leaving Glasgow at 13.25  return journey which is fine.

That is travelling.Harrogate to York / Edinburgh/ Glasgow 
And same route on return journey.
This is the route that I always travel.

I looked at some reviews on Trust Pilot and there were problems with some people not receiving tickets or not being able to print ticket off at the station.
In the end I am very happy starting out with the prospect of £360.
It means too I can move my seat if I wish.

The Split ticketing was coming up.with seats in a standard class coach and it would not let me change it 

My brother insists that I stay with them. They book 4 weeks Air B&B apartment right in the city centre.

They live in Perth Australia 
I have stayed twice there previously. What I have done is reduced the number of nights to 3 where I have stayed 5 or 6 previously. 

I am from a large family I have 5 siblings and despite me being 80 I have not lost any of them yet.
We have a reunion when they are home and everyone comes along and spends an afternoon together.
With Covid my brother has not been home for I think 3 or 4 years. So longer than usual for them 

Many thanks to everyone for as ever such good advice.  I am very happy with the price I paid and tickets printed.
Sue 

 

yorkie2

Brie said:

Nothing to stop you looking at the split ticketing sites to get ideas of what might be available and then buy the tickets directly from the train company.  Same as looking at comparison sites for energy deals or holidays but then going directly to the companies to buy from the providers.

That's very unfair on the split ticket websites; why do you do that?

If everyone did that, you would lose out on their deals and pay more.

It is NOT the same as a comparison site for energy.

yorkie2

JGB1955 said:

For my (return Uttoxeter) trip I have 6 different tickets, but just 1 change of journey each way. They are also flexible, so I won't be getting the trains that I'm booked on....
Ticket prices are subject to demand, so it might be that your original tickets are no longer available - particularly if you have made LOTS of requests and they're already 'earmarked' for you!

Searching does not make the price go up.

MilesT6060842

yorkie2 said:

JGB1955 said:

For my (return Uttoxeter) trip I have 6 different tickets, but just 1 change of journey each way. They are also flexible, so I won't be getting the trains that I'm booked on....
Ticket prices are subject to demand, so it might be that your original tickets are no longer available - particularly if you have made LOTS of requests and they're already 'earmarked' for you!

Searching does not make the price go up.

Can do when searching for airline tickets on many websites, so I wonder when the train ticketing websites will get in on that act!

yorkie2

MilesT6060842 said:

Can do when searching for airline tickets on many websites, so I wonder when the train ticketing websites will get in on that act!

I work closely with a couple of train ticketing websites, sometimes doing freelance work for them; I can assure you there is currently no way they could get in on that act and for that to change would require a fundamental change to how the fares system operates.