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Trainpal for a newbie

I am looking at cheap train tickets from scotland to down south.

Usually use avanti or trainline, but both are proving expensive. Trainline weirdly showing a direct train with avanti, but avanti asking me to change trains, weirdly.

Anyway. Trainpal are proving to be considerably cheaper, but i am concerned they are a scam.

Anyone use them? Are they legit?

Mortgage: 01/02/14 - £108k
Mortgage: Current - £97k
Mission: MF by 50

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  • daveyjp
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    Trainpal can be a nightmare. Screenshot the tickets you are being offered and post here with comparisons of other sites prices.

    If you want legit potentially cheaper site use Trainsplit.

  • TadleyBaggie
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    as above, use Trainsplt.

  • Neil49
    Neil49 Posts: 3,519
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    Trainpal may look cheap but look at other recent posts on here from users complaining about additional charges being added on at the end of the transaction.

    Like others here I use TrainSplit.

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