Leeds by train £96

[mrhairy]

Anyone know how to get there cheaper by train?

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

go back in time and book it a few weeks ago

 

[Beach Hut]

Anyone know how to get there cheaper by train?

Be an ex employee of British Rail ?

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

or get a coach

 

[1066gull]

right, i found it to be 67 quid if you depart friday evening and arrive in the morning on the saturday about twelve

if you have a discount card, like a young persons rail card, it will be reduced from 67 quid to about £40


but depends how commited you are to the club you would end up waiting hours on platforms for the trains to run again

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Stick a penny in the 'Permit to Travel' machine and hope the guard doesn't do a ticket check?

 

[clapham_gull]

but depends how commited you are to the club

or possibly whether you can afford it

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

right, i found it to be 67 quid if you depart friday evening and arrive in the morning on the saturday about twelve

eh? where you coming from? the MOON?

should only take a couple of hours from london

 

[gullshark]

Not if you have to wait hours between trains.

 

[clapham_gull]

He's probably right - only decided to come last minute and the trains are a fortune, puts this country to shame.

I wouldn't blame the train companies, the whole system is f*cked now - very interesting article in the Evening Standard this evening.

Fares are only going to rise.

 

[British Bulldog]

Be an ex employee of British Rail ?

Glad I am, there's no way i'd pay those prices.

 

[mrhairy]

Thanks guys and Beachy. No wonder people drive. Sod the planet.

 

[1066gull]

or possibly whether you can afford it

40 quid is the cheapest you can get for that distance to leeds
but he probably doesn't have a railcard

im pretty sure the A21 Supporters Coach won't be full, never used it, but it maybe worth a try and will cost a lot less than the train (about 25quid im guessing)

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[turienzo's lovechild]

or get on the liz costa express?

 

[clapham_gull]

40 quid is the cheapest you can get for that distance to leeds
but he probably doesn't have a railcard

im pretty sure the A21 Supporters Coach won't be full, never used it, but it maybe worth a try and will cost a lot less than the train (about 25quid im guessing)

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I know I GO ON TRAINS ALL THE TIME

Would have to be a young persons railcard and the £67 have sold out by the look of it

 

[clapham_gull]

Thanks guys and Beachy. No wonder people drive. Sod the planet.

Exactly, absolutely stupid. Good article in the paper tonight was a call for two private companies, one for the track, one for the trains, simplier fairs, economies of scale etc..

Don't know what you rail guys think.

Basically saying no-one in government knows how to run a railway, and they aren't enough people in all the companies who know how to run a railway.

The "First Dine and Go" for £316 quid looks reasonable, although for that price I'd probably have a meal at Gordon Ramseys and FLY (would still be cheaper)

Nice to see that the train companies are encouraging us to travel off peak with those CHEAP prices. I've been thinking whether I can get hold of exactly how many tickets are sold at the cheap advertised prices under the Freedom of Information Act.

 

[British Bulldog]

Don't know what you rail guys think.

Basically saying no-one in government knows how to run a railway, and they aren't enough people in all the companies who know how to run a railway.

That about sums it up really. Pissups and brewery's spring to mind.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

There are often offers of lifts in the 'away travel' sectioin of this board.

I've used them before, lastly with Clipped Gull, andfound this a very pleasent, and reasonably cheap, way to travel in comfort and good company..

 

[The Large One]

If one of you is prepared to stay sober, you can hire a 17-seater minibus for £238.

That's £14.00 each. Throw in a fiver each for fuel, and you're away for under a score.

 

[Cian]

Surely you need a bus driving licence for a 17 seater? The EU-wide standard allows 8 seaters max on standard Cat B licences...