Train tickets
By maximax8
@maximax8 (31042)
United Kingdom
January 15, 2012 5:22am CST
About on month ago I booked in advance my trip from home to the airport for my trip to Argentina. I got a very low price just twelve pounds. 
I had to wait until today to buy my trip from the airport to home. The ticket prices are seventy one or seventy three pounds. 
I looked at the train time anyway and found one part of the journey is by coach due to engineering on the train line. I travel with my disabled son in his wheelchair. I thought about going a different way to avoid going on the coach. I found the it was cheaper to go via a station just before London. So I got the fare for less than forty three pounds. This is far less than seventy one or seventy three pounds. I am delighted. 
When do you book a train ticket, on the day or in advance?
Do you know how to find the cheapest fares?
Have you ever had a bargain train journey?
I had to wait until today to buy my trip from the airport to home. The ticket prices are seventy one or seventy three pounds.
I looked at the train time anyway and found one part of the journey is by coach due to engineering on the train line. I travel with my disabled son in his wheelchair. I thought about going a different way to avoid going on the coach. I found the it was cheaper to go via a station just before London. So I got the fare for less than forty three pounds. This is far less than seventy one or seventy three pounds. I am delighted.
When do you book a train ticket, on the day or in advance?
Do you know how to find the cheapest fares?
Have you ever had a bargain train journey?2 responses
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
16 Jan 12
Hi maximax8! Yes, we tend to research train tickets on trainline.com or even national rail well in advance, if we can, especially to London as it can be VERY expensive travelling there from Carlisle on the day. We usually find it's less expensive travelling at the start of the week i.e. Monday or Tuesday as opposed to Friday (traditionally, the busiest travelling day of the week) and when I used to commute from work in Preston to Carlisle I always bought my tickets in advance once I received my monthly pay..then I'd buy them all at once so they were out of the way. It was £6 each way if memory serves but now I think it starts at around £7.50 which still isn't bad.
Well done you in finding a cheaper fare. Very satisfying isn't it?
@WakeUpKitty (8691)
• Netherlands
15 Jan 12
The only way to get a cheap train ticket over here is buying a card (for a whole year) first. I have one but to be honest I did not use it that much anymore after that moment I did need it. The year is nearly over and I need to think over if I want to buy a new one for 70 euro's. it's a lot of money. With that card I can travel after 9am for 40% of the price and take 3 other people with me for the same price. Thing is I started with it so I can go cheaper to the airport. But most flights are at night or early in the morning so I was not able to go by train.
If I buy a train ticket its on the day itself, if you do it before or by the internet you have to print it yourself, need to show your id and if you decide not to go you won't get your money back.
