Help with Train Tickets Ipswich-Whitehaven (Cumbria)

ClaireBear_2

I need help with train tickets as it's driving my insane !!! :mad: I usually drive the 340 miles from Ipswich to Whitehaven, Cumbria but it's a long slog and it's so depressing with all the roadworks etc and I do want to do my bit for the environment, so could someone help me out with what would be the cheapest train ticket for my journey. I've tried every way and cannot get it below the £100 mark??? I'm not sure where to look for the split tickets, tried it yesterday with no luck !! Please can someone help, some other northerner must have to make this journey ??????

dzug

Well a saver return route NOT LONDON is £97.50 so that's a bit saved anyway. :cheesy:

Cheapest I can (without really trying) find is:

Ipswich - London £6 advance single.
underground £4 or bus £2 on the day single.
London-Whitehaven £18.50 advance single

Availability may be the problem at short notice but available they are.

ClaireBear_2

Wow, I'm impressed .... how did you find that ?? Who's it with and what websites were you looking at ?

dzug

ClaireBear wrote: »

Wow, I'm impressed .... how did you find that ?? Who's it with and what websites were you looking at ?

Forget 'who's it with' and 'what websites' - it's really irrelevant. They will ALL sell you those tickets. Just choose one (ie avoid thetrainline and raileasy) that won't charge you fees.

I think I looked them up on http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/ It's got a nice easy interface and doesn't try to be too clever.

They are probably easier to find if you look for them as singles and if they don't appear on the first query there's a link that says something like slower cheaper trains may be available.