Train to London

[Singth]

I am wanting to go to London for the day on my birthday (17th Feb) and am thinking of taking the train. I never use the train and I know some of you guy's do quite regularly so I was hoping for some help on how to get the best price/deal on tickets.

 

[highland fox]

I am wanting to go to London for the day on my birthday (17th Feb) and am thinking of taking the train. I never use the train and I know some of you guy's do quite regularly so I was hoping for some help on how to get the best price/deal on tickets.

''Catch the train to London, stopping at Rejection, Disappointment, Backstabbing Central and Shattered Dreams Parkway''.

 

[Nottingham Fox]

I am wanting to go to London for the day on my birthday (17th Feb) and am thinking of taking the train. I never use the train and I know some of you guy's do quite regularly so I was hoping for some help on how to get the best price/deal on tickets.

I've just had a quick look on Megatrain. They have no early trains left, so you would be arriving just after lunch (approx 1pm) £9 single

Coming back they have availability on the 8.30pm (£11 single) or 10pm (£5 single)

Megatrain have a 50p booking fee!

The really cheap singles that are normally availble look like they have now gone.

An alternative is, National Express. They have loads of £5 each way funfares available on that day!

 

[Singth]

I've just had a quick look on Megatrain. They have no early trains left, so you would be arriving just after lunch (approx 1pm) £9 single

Coming back they have availability on the 8.30pm (£11 single) or 10pm (£5 single)

Megatrain have a 50p booking fee!

The really cheap singles that are normally availble look like they have now gone.

An alternative is, National Express. They have loads of £5 each way funfares available on that day!

I hadn't thought of National Express, might look in to that. Then again the missus is taking me out so I might insist on first class :icon_bigg


Cheers Notts

 

[Singth]

''Catch the train to London, stopping at Rejection, Disappointment, Backstabbing Central and Shattered Dreams Parkway''.

 

[highland fox]

I take it you are not an Alan Partridge fan

 

[Singth]

I take it you are not an Alan Partridge fan

Haha no sorry H that went straight over my head :icon_redf

 

[manxfox]

''Catch the train to London, stopping at Rejection, Disappointment, Backstabbing Central and Shattered Dreams Parkway''.

"London, which I spell S-H-I-T-H-O-L-E, shithole!"

 

[lazzer]

Dont make the mistake i made when an appointment finished earlier than i expected tried return to Leicester about 5.00pm the ticket i had was invalid for this time so the choice was pay another £50 or wait until 7.00pm. Eight Leicester trains left during this time most of which were half empty. I even tried to bribe the guard who threaten to call the police unless i stopped hassling him :icon_lol:

 

[highland fox]

Dont make the mistake i made when an appointment finished earlier than i expected tried return to Leicester about 5.00pm the ticket i had was invalid for this time so the choice was pay another £50 or wait until 7.00pm. Eight Leicester trains left during this time most of which were half empty. I even tried to bribe the guard who threaten to call the police unless i stopped hassling him :icon_lol:

Should have retired to the bar until 7pm

 

[lazzer]

Should have retired to the bar until 7pm

I did ,£4 for a pint of piss.I thought i was in the 84.

 

[highland fox]

I did £4 for a pint of piss i thought i was in the 84.

Should have given Mk a ring,I'm sure he could have recommended a few charming pubs around the Kings Cross /St.Pancras area

 

[lazzer]

His turf is Watford station.

 

[MKFox]

His turf is Watford station.

:icon_bigg
tough streets around there...

 

[Lboro fox]

I've just had a quick look on Megatrain. They have no early trains left, so you would be arriving just after lunch (approx 1pm) £9 single

Coming back they have availability on the 8.30pm (£11 single) or 10pm (£5 single)

Megatrain have a 50p booking fee!

The really cheap singles that are normally availble look like they have now gone.

An alternative is, National Express. They have loads of £5 each way funfares available on that day!

I have ordered a ticket with mega-train and got a confirmation email from them with a number. Does anyone know who i give this number to? Do i exchange it for a ticket at the train station?

 

[Jeff]

I have ordered a ticket with mega-train and got a confirmation email from them with a number. Does anyone know who i give this number to? Do i exchange it for a ticket at the train station?

http://megatrain.com/uk/help/travel_train.php

 

[Siouxsie]

Dont make the mistake i made when an appointment finished earlier than i expected tried return to Leicester about 5.00pm the ticket i had was invalid for this time so the choice was pay another £50 or wait until 7.00pm. Eight Leicester trains left during this time most of which were half empty. I even tried to bribe the guard who threaten to call the police unless i stopped hassling him :icon_lol:

We discovered to our cost that if you have a return ticket to Harborough, but due to a change in circumstances actually want to continue to Leicester, that you can't just buy a single for the extra bit unless the train you are travelling on actually stops in Harborough. The conductor charged the full single London to Leicester price, despite the fact that we had tickets that covered the whole journey and the train was travelling through Harborough.

 

[bocadillo]

I have ordered a ticket with mega-train and got a confirmation email from them with a number. Does anyone know who i give this number to? Do i exchange it for a ticket at the train station?

You show the number wherever you would normally show a ticket.

 

[bocadillo]

We discovered to our cost that if you have a return ticket to Harborough, but due to a change in circumstances actually want to continue to Leicester, that you can't just buy a single for the extra bit unless the train you are travelling on actually stops in Harborough. The conductor charged the full single London to Leicester price, despite the fact that we had tickets that covered the whole journey and the train was travelling through Harborough.

If the booking office is open, you must have a ticket for the whole of the journey that you intend to take before commencing it. If you had gone to the ticket office at St Pancras to buy a ticket for the extra part of your journey, it would have been explained to you that you would have to take a train which stopped at Market Harborough.

It was an expensive mistake to make but I presume you claimed for a refund on the return portion of the StP to Mkt Harb tickets that you did not use.

 

[Lboro fox]

You show the number wherever you would normally show a ticket.

I knew you chaps would know, just seemed odd that was all! Thanks for the help!