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  • thanks to this site i got two single tickets from glasgow to blackpool and vice versa . glasgow/blackpool was 8 pounds and blackpool/glasgow was 12 pounds .. thats for 1st june - 8th june 2009 .. what a fantastic site ..oh and that is including connections which for me there are 2 of.
  • veggiecar
    veggiecar Posts: 2,101 Forumite
    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. :)
    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.
    Ok...a follow up to this one....Virgin have now relased their dates....but
    Virgin Trains are not open for reservations on Sat 23 May and Sat 20 June, Sun 24 May and Sun 21 June, Mon 25 to Fri 29 May inclusive and Wed 17 to Fri 19 June inclusive

    the return leg is much cheaper now, but why are Virgin not doing reservations for the week I'm looking for?
    At the moment the total cost looks comparable to when I asked a few weeks ago.
    Any ideas?
    Thanks in advance.:beer:, VC
    It's nice to be nice .....:beer:
    You HAVE checked google before asking, haven't you?;)
    If you use the "search this thread" button at the top of the page, you may find it's been answered already!;)
  • dzug1
    dzug1 Posts: 13,535 Forumite
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    veggiecar wrote: »
    Ok...a follow up to this one....Virgin have now relased their dates....but
    Virgin Trains are not open for reservations on Sat 23 May and Sat 20 June, Sun 24 May and Sun 21 June, Mon 25 to Fri 29 May inclusive and Wed 17 to Fri 19 June inclusive

    the return leg is much cheaper now, but why are Virgin not doing reservations for the week I'm looking for?
    At the moment the total cost looks comparable to when I asked a few weeks ago.
    Any ideas?
    Thanks in advance.:beer:, VC
    There's extensive engineering work that week which means schedules are not yet finalised. They won't do reservations for trains that probably won't run at the times currently shown.
  • Hi - wondering if you could help me.

    I'm looking to by three returns from Manchester to Northampton, departing 17th April and returning 20th April. We need to arrive before 10am on the 17th, but are flexible with time on the 20th.

    The cheapest price I've been able to find is £144 for three with no railcards, and splitting tickets doesn't seem to have helped, with the price even seeming to increase. As I'm new to this, I was wondering if I've missed any obvious catches, or if I've just been looking at the wrong type of thing.

    If anyone could give me some advice on this, I'd be incredibly grateful.

    Thanks in advance.
  • AirlieBird
    AirlieBird Posts: 1,046 Forumite
    What you could try is a ticket to Crewe or Stafford, and from there change trains to a London Midland train using a "London Midland only" ticket. Train specific operator tickets are usually cheaper than "Any permitted" tickets. I don't know whether this will be cheaper, but worth a look.

    I don't know what website your using, but if you use the WebTIS based system that londonmidland.com uses you can hover over the ticket options at the top to tell you if it is restricted to a specific operator.
    Did you really mean to put loose?
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  • dzug1
    dzug1 Posts: 13,535 Forumite
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    If the London Midland tip doesn't help, I can't see a way round this. The ticket you have found is an off-peak return (hence flexible on times). Advance singles are normally cheaper - and are available. But they add up to more than the return
  • Martin mentions an option on the Trainline where you can click 'show months' and it will tell you which dates the cheapest fares are on, if you're flexible. I've done a search on it and looked everywhere but cant find the 'show months' button - has anyone used it? Thanks
  • I want to travel on the Caledonian sleeper train from London to Fort William and have read the info about the Bargain Berth fares. There are not many released at the moment - does anyone know what dates the new bargain berths get released on?
  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 41,296 Forumite
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    cheryls wrote: »
    - does anyone know what dates the new bargain berths get released on?
    I'm sure someone does.
    Why not try an email to the train operating company?
  • AirlieBird wrote: »
    What you could try is a ticket to Crewe or Stafford, and from there change trains to a London Midland train using a "London Midland only" ticket. Train specific operator tickets are usually cheaper than "Any permitted" tickets. I don't know whether this will be cheaper, but worth a look.

    I don't know what website your using, but if you use the WebTIS based system that londonmidland.com uses you can hover over the ticket options at the top to tell you if it is restricted to a specific operator.

    Thanks so much for this.

    Wouldn't have even crossed my mind to try it myself, but after looking in to it have figured I can save about £50!

    Once again, thanks for your help, and to all others who offered their advice.
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