MoneySavingExpert.com Cheap Train Tickets Article Discussion

KeithP

RedBern wrote: »

my daughter it looking to travel from London - Manchester this weekend - she has a student railcard and is flexible on time - wants to leave manchester about 17.30 Sunday afternoon - and I can't find a fare cheaper than £44 - and don't know where the stops are to try split ticketing.

Anyone help please?

There is already a post just a few before yours, #227, which will tell you one way to find out where a train stops.

veggiecar

I have 2 elderly relatives travelling from Liverpool to London.
Tues 26 May, returning 1 week later on 2nd June.
They do not already have senior rail cards.
These I think would be £24 for a year and generally save 1/3 of fares.
The cheapest I can find for them (nationalrail.co.uk) is £138.80 for the two tickets without railcards.

Or £87.70 with railcards, which brings the cost to £135.70.

They are unlikely to use the railcards again in the next 12 months.

Can anyone on here, offer any other cheaper rail alternatives for them.
Thanks in advance.

dzug1

veggiecar wrote: »

I have 2 elderly relatives travelling from Liverpool to London.
Tues 26 May, returning 1 week later on 2nd June.
They do not already have senior rail cards.
These I think would be £24 for a year and generally save 1/3 of fares.
The cheapest I can find for them (nationalrail.co.uk) is £138.80 for the two tickets without railcards.

Or £87.70 with railcards, which brings the cost to £135.70.

They are unlikely to use the railcards again in the next 12 months.

Can anyone on here, offer any other cheaper rail alternatives for them.
Thanks in advance.

Yes - just wait a few weeks until the cheap advance tickets are released (Virgin are currently up to mid-May). They should be able to get something a lot cheaper and won't have to get railcards.

veggiecar

dzug1 wrote: »

Yes - just wait a few weeks until the cheap advance tickets are released (Virgin are currently up to mid-May). They should be able to get something a lot cheaper and won't have to get railcards.

Excellent, Thanks Dzug.
A nice quick response, and something I wouldn't have thought of...I thought the further in advance the cheaper they would be. I will hold back for a while then!
A quick follow up to that....do I just check the Virgin site daily, to find out when they are available, or is there a way of getting a notification?

EDIT::
I found this ...which I think answers my question, for anyone else that might be wondering the same:beer:

thriftykatie wrote: »

If you look on thetrainline.com you can sign up for their email alert (there is a link on the home page under the section where it says 'save 39% on train tickets'. I did this when trying to get a ticket for my daughter when she goes back to uni after Easter - if you put the dates you want to travel they email you when the special offer tickets are available for those dates.

dzug1

Patrick20 wrote: »

No It was £18 each. Please don't question my numeracy. It was £9(£4.50 each way) and then when i put the quantity to 4 it went from £18(9 each way)

I have run out of time so i had to book the £44 tickets. thanks for the help anyways/

Keep your hair on - it's not your numeracy that was being questioned but your interpretation of the results on the screen.

When you ask for 2 tickets the price you get given is total for 2 people, not each.

So £9 each way on the screen is for 2 people at £4.50 each.

You can't have been shown £9 each - such a fare doesn't exist for your journey. £8.50, £9.50, yes - but not £9.

RedBern

KeithP wrote: »

There is already a post just a few before yours, #227, which will tell you one way to find out where a train stops.

yep I'd looked at that but when I followed the instructions it was not showing any stops - honest!

Saban

Hi,
There are three of us travelling from Rochester, Kent to London Victoria next tuesday, would it be possible to book 3 seperate tickets through the discount link to TheTrainline.com and receive $5 off each ticket??
Thanks!

evesham1988la

Saban wrote: »

Hi,
There are three of us travelling from Rochester, Kent to London Victoria next tuesday, would it be possible to book 3 seperate tickets through the discount link to TheTrainline.com and receive $5 off each ticket??
Thanks!

If you are going off-peak, where a return is £10.70 then no as for this deal to work each ticket has to be over £20. However, in London and the South East 3 people travel for the price of 2 so effectively giving a 1/3 off at £7.05 return - just by buying on the day at the station.

If you are going in the peak, where a return is £25.70 then you can do it that way.

Saban

evesham1988la wrote: »

If you are going off-peak, where a return is £10.70 then no as for this deal to work each ticket has to be over £20. However, in London and the South East 3 people travel for the price of 2 so effectively giving a 1/3 off at £7.05 return - just by buying on the day at the station.

If you are going in the peak, where a return is £25.70 then you can do it that way.

Hi,
We are travelling off-peak, I didn't know about the 3 for 2 offer, thank you very much!!

AirlieBird

The ticket is called GroupSave
http://nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/promotions/pr354fdc0a0400020101fea1769fbf60/details.html