StewartyMac Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Heading away for another weekend in London in early June, and I notice the cheapest return (train) I can find is around £108. This is considerably more expensive than the same journey last year. Does anyone have any good tips to get cheaper rail fares from either Edinburgh or Glasgow to London (preferably Edinburgh, as it's a better journey). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Heading away for another weekend in London in early June, and I notice the cheapest return (train) I can find is around £108. This is considerably more expensive than the same journey last year. Does anyone have any good tips to get cheaper rail fares from either Edinburgh or Glasgow to London (preferably Edinburgh, as it's a better journey). have you tried breaking the journey down to next stop singles ie edi-new,then new -darlin etc etc g/f did that and basically stayed on the same train but for about half the price 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartyMac Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 have you tried breaking the journey down to next stop singles ie edi-new,then new -darlin etc etc g/f did that and basically stayed on the same train but for about half the price Tried that, but it's working out even more expensive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Tried that, but it's working out even more expensive. feckers must have caught on!! fly air france from edin to london city,returns can be had for £49 return 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartyMac Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 feckers must have caught on!! fly air france from edin to london city,returns can be had for £49 return Even that's conspiring against me. It's quoting me £124 for a return on the days we'll be travelling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Even that's conspiring against me. It's quoting me £124 for a return on the days we'll be travelling. im out of ideas,sorry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartyMac Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Nae worries, Skids good last night? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Nae worries, Skids good last night? oh f**k aye!!!!! have you tried trainline??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartyMac Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Aye, it was trainline I got the £108 return price from. Probably going to have to bite the bullet and spend that I reckon. Annoying, as I got a return for around £70 for the same dates last year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking Decency Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 (edited) How about National Express? I don't think they do Funfares Scotland<->London but they might still have some deals on. Edited March 7, 2010 by Breaking Decency 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartyMac Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 How about National Express? I don't think they do Funfares Scotland<->London but they might still have some deals on. Tried them as well, even dearer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking Decency Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Tried them as well, even dearer. Megabus will surely have something then? Uncomfortable but cheap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum_gers Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Pay for the train. Megabus from Inverness to Glasgow is bad enough. To london must be hell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Pay for the train. Megabus from Inverness to Glasgow is bad enough. To london must be hell. Aberdeen-London-Bristol. 16 hours. Flipping nightmare. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Megabus will surely have something then? Uncomfortable but cheap. Megabus had a link with Virgin Rail and myself and my wife travelled from Glasgow to Manchester for £2.50 for the both of us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambie's Pigeon Feed Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Buy 2 single tickets not a return, advance fares to be had 12 weeks prior to the journey. You should be able to get a 2 singles 11-12 weeks in advance for under £50, they start from around £15. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartyMac Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Buy 2 single tickets not a return, advance fares to be had 12 weeks prior to the journey. You should be able to get a 2 singles 11-12 weeks in advance for under £50, they start from around £15. Travelling on 4th June, back on the 7th, so it's about 12 weeks away just now. I'll maybe wait until next weekend, and try searching again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Travelling on 4th June, back on the 7th, so it's about 12 weeks away just now. I'll maybe wait until next weekend, and try searching again. Well, no, it's more than 12 weeks, so the cheap fares aren't on sale yet and the prices you're being quoted are the off-peak rather than advance prices. Check back next Friday for the outward journey and next Monday for the return. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_Wee Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I have two questions that I'd like answered. First one. I'm currently watching the Inter V Genoa game. The fans sitting behind the goal seem farther away from the pitch than it looked when both Milan sides played at home in the Champions League against Man Utd and Chelsea. Do they extend the stand somehow when it's a big game? Question number two. My girlfriend and I drink lots of Tea everyday. Recently we noticed that my girlfriend's cup tends to get more stained than mine does. I drink my Tea with three sugars (I know, what a poof) and she just has milk in hers. Is there something in suger that prevents a cup getting stained? Yep, I am a sad fucker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden til i die Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Heading away for another weekend in London in early June, and I notice the cheapest return (train) I can find is around £108. This is considerably more expensive than the same journey last year. Does anyone have any good tips to get cheaper rail fares from either Edinburgh or Glasgow to London (preferably Edinburgh, as it's a better journey). Have you tried joining First Scotrails Advance club? You get sleep returns for £99. I do realise you may not want to travel on the sleep though. Can you watch Scrubs on-line? Borrowed series 1-7 off a matr but season 6 disk 1 is missing and ive got fuck all else to do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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