Derby trains

[pottert]

Looking at trains for Derby.I looked a couple of weeks ago & you could get there for about £60 in advance.
Had another look tonight & it is now £90 in advance.
I'm now looking at splitting the journey via Leicester where you can do it for about £60.
Does anybody have any other ideas how to make it cheaper.

 

[Gazwag]

Split the journey Sussex to Victoria and St P to Derby. Although I must admit I can concerned that if southern play up it'll cause problems missing the St P train. Think my ticket was about £45 return

 

[pottert]

Split the journey Sussex to Victoria and St P to Derby. Although I must admit I can concerned that if southern play up it'll cause problems missing the St P train. Think my ticket was about £45 return

Thanks for the info.Its cheaper than Brighton to Derby but it's still cheaper to go Brighton - Leicester - Derby.

 

[Superphil]

We did it very cheaply once by going Brighton to Luton on FCC, then from Luton to Luton Airport, then on to Derby. We bought separate tickets and used a group saving ticket for the Brighton-Luton leg, seem to remember it worked out about £26 each on the day.

 

[Superphil]

Groupsave tickets save a third from Luton to Derby, needs to be three adults minimum. And a Network Railcard makes it £12.30 return for the train from Brighton to Luton

 

[pottert]

We did it very cheaply once by going Brighton to Luton on FCC, then from Luton to Luton Airport, then on to Derby. We bought separate tickets and used a group saving ticket for the Brighton-Luton leg, seem to remember it worked out about £26 each on the day.

How long did that journey take.

 

[pasty]

Mate of mine organising our train tickets mentioned going via Brum is cheap. Don't know any further details on that one as I'm not doing it.

 

[Marshy]

Drive it.... way cheaper... ;-)

 

[GOM]

Drive it.... way cheaper... ;-)

Train it....way more fun...

 

[Ernest]

Remember the possibility of strikes on the trains this weekend

 

[Superphil]

How long did that journey take.

3.5 or 4 hours IIRC, several beers, and a card game soon whiled away the trip. I remember it now, it was the first game of the season that year too.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

3.5 or 4 hours IIRC, several beers, and a card game soon whiled away the trip. I remember it now, it was the first game of the season that year too.

mmmm I remember it, the day a Dean Hammond equaliser cancelled out a Paul Peschisolido goal, (or was it the other way around?)

 

[RM-Taylor]

mmmm I remember it, the day a Dean Hammond equaliser cancelled out a Paul Peschisolido goal, (or was it the other way around?)

Hammond scored first, they equalised and should have had a penalty if I remember correctly.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Remember the possibility of strikes on the trains this weekend

Remember kick off is the following Saturday

 

[GOM]

If anyone else is travelling from Leeds on the train, off peak returns split at Sheffield are the cheapest way, even cheaper than advance singles.

 

[ditchy]

We did it very cheaply once by going Brighton to Luton on FCC, then from Luton to Luton Airport, then on to Derby. We bought separate tickets and used a group saving ticket for the Brighton-Luton leg, seem to remember it worked out about £26 each on the day.

you can miss out the Luton bit and go straight to Luton airport

 

[Prince Monolulu]

you can miss out the Luton bit and go straight to Luton airport