| Topic: | Re:when to buy long distance train journeys | |
| Posted by: | Thomas Barry | |
| Date/Time: | 08/08/15 09:28:00 |
| Two things: 1) Book as early as possible 2) Try to avoid obvious peak times - leaving early morning often helps as does avoiding Fridays - the 2nd October being a Friday I get a staff discount on lightly used Virgin trains on that line and the latest they're available even now is on the 14:07 - the cheapest train being the 11:07, so if you're travelling on a Friday and want the fastest journey leave by lunchtime or pay through the nose. Alternatively the London Midland only option to Liverpool is likely to be cheaper but take a lot longer - I can find a £20.50 fare on their website at 18:49 but it takes 3.5 hours with a change of train. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| when to buy long distance train journeys | 08/08/15 09:01:00 | Rachel Dwyer |
| Re:when to buy long distance train journeys | 08/08/15 09:28:00 | Thomas Barry |
| Re:Re:when to buy long distance train journeys | 08/08/15 09:45:00 | Andrew Craig |
| Re:Re:when to buy long distance train journeys | 08/08/15 11:51:00 | Richard Jennings |
| Re:when to buy long distance train journeys | 08/08/15 09:46:00 | Graeme MacLure |
| Re:Re:when to buy long distance train journeys | 08/08/15 10:03:00 | Rachel Dwyer |
| Re:when to buy long distance train journeys | 08/08/15 10:12:00 | Graeme MacLure |
| Re:when to buy long distance train journeys | 08/08/15 10:20:00 | James Robinson |
| ".. now virgin have taken it over the prices have gone up." | 08/08/15 10:53:00 | Andy Murray |
| Re:".. now virgin have taken it over the prices have gone up." | 08/08/15 12:14:00 | Thomas Barry |