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« on: March 27, 2018, 21:47:46 »
Travel requirements are to get an evening train into Bristol Temple Meads, then a return to Nailsea & Backwell mid-morning on Thursday - so both off-peak trains.

I'm rather struggling with the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) ticketing website: it's only offering me two singles at £4.60 each way.  Am I missing something?  While I've never needed to book such a combination of journeys before, I do seem to remember from reading posts on this forum that there's a minimum ticket price of £10 for open returns: is that it?
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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2018, 22:17:21 »
Off Peak Day Singles at £4.60 each way is the cheapest way to do that rail journey.

Generally, period returns aren't offered for short distance journeys.
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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2018, 22:21:42 »
Many thanks - that is rather the conclusion I'd reached.   Wink

An alternative, bus, solution has been suggested to me - I'll investigate that one instead.

Thanks again, CfN.  Grin
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« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2018, 22:29:08 »
Quote from: bignosemac on March 27, 2018, 22:17:21
Off Peak Day Singles at £4.60 each way is the cheapest way to do that rail journey.

Generally, period returns aren't offered for short distance journeys.

Agreed.

Only day not period returns on shorter journeys. Day returns are not "return within 24 hours", I'm afraid - they are "return by 04:29".  I have had complaints from people working night shifts in Swindon, travelling up from Melksham to Swindon to arrive there at 20:20, then back at 06:12 ... they have to pay an off peak single and a peak single - total £15.60, versus anytime day returns of £9.90 or £7.40 off peak (suggestions being that the 06:12 is scarcely a peak train!)
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