DJachmed Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 hey folks, quick question: I would love to visit some star wars filming location when I am in england so I need to use the national rail but I am shocked about the price for the trip. last year I used them for a trip from london to birmingham and it was like 10 GBP; two years ago we were going to thorpe park via london and it was 8 GBP; now it is 23 GBP for just one track and half the distance > it is london to newbury and return, just 50 minutes and makes nearly 50 GBP for both? is it normal or is it me making a mistake or so? thanks for any advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen_Sindel Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 It's possible. Check different times if that is possible for you, sometimes that makes a lot of difference in price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJachmed Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 I really tried everything, different dates and times but nothing, always the same price I just think its crazy that you have to pay so much a for an short track than for a real distance like birmingham, but I guess its the way I have to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPPiE13 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I really tried everything, different dates and times but nothing, always the same price I just think its crazy that you have to pay so much a for an short track than for a real distance like birmingham, but I guess its the way I have to go... Pricing in England is crazy mucked up. Different companies own different areas and the prices do vary. Times of the day mean different prices. Days of the week mean different prices. It is the price of going private from a state owned company that I used to work for some 27 years ago!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Monday to Friday during rush hour times are usually more expensive. You can usually get it a bit cheaper booking in advance and traveling out of rush hour times. I've had a really quick look and on GWR website (not knowing which london station you would depart from) you can get a return ticket for £23.80. That's the total price for 1 person there and back, so yes if there are 2 of you going it would be about £56 in total. Unfortunately rail travel in the UK is expensive. One tip to get tickets slightly cheaper is that if you are in London and have a Zone 1-6+ travel card you can ask for a national rail ticket from Zone 6 boundary to your destination rather than from Liverpool Street or Paddington for example. I've got an annual rail card for the line I use into London which has zone 1-6 underground travel built in to it. If i'm then going out of London on another line I show them my annual ticket so they can see I've got the underground cover and ask for the new ticket that way and it can work. Even though National rail isn't the underground system you have effectively paid for your travel out of london to the distance the underground goes out too. Hope that made sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPPiE13 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Hopefully there will not be the wrong type of rain, leaves or sunshine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraHawk Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Unfortunately rail travel in the UK is expensive. One tip to get tickets slightly cheaper is that if you are in London and have a Zone 1-6+ travel card you can ask for a national rail ticket from Zone 6 boundary to your destination rather than from Liverpool Street or Paddington for example. I've got an annual rail card for the line I use into London which has zone 1-6 underground travel built in to it. If i'm then going out of London on another line I show them my annual ticket so they can see I've got the underground cover and ask for the new ticket that way and it can work. Even though National rail isn't the underground system you have effectively paid for your travel out of london to the distance the underground goes out too. Hope that made sense. Ah yes, the wonders of the network. Get this Ealing Broadway - Newbury costs £18 return. Off peak day return. But that includes one change - Paddington! So it's £5.80 cheaper to use two trains than it is to just use the second one on it's own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesberg Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 might be better to hire a car, then you have complete flexibility and you won't need public transport between the main train stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPPiE13 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 might be better to hire a car, then you have complete flexibility and you won't need public transport between the main train stations. And that will be way more expensive than a train and expense is what the OP is trying to keep down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacecadet is here Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 It will be cheaper by Camel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPPiE13 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Cheaper by foot as no food for the camel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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