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Title: exeter-doncaster Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on November 21, 2009, 21:54:09 the new booking system on the website isnt as friendly as the old one! my boss is going upto doncaster on the 2nd of december cheapest option available is ^100 unless you click other options which just gets confusing and takes ages to check them all! i split the journey and it still came to ^68, anyone else find better options? i couldnt even find first class!
Title: Re: exeter-doncaster Post by: devon_metro on November 21, 2009, 22:30:56 Www.fgwtickets.co.uk
Title: Re: exeter-doncaster Post by: paul7575 on November 21, 2009, 22:39:27 Is this really only a one way trip?
Just that Exeter - Doncaster via Birmingham is ^106 for an Offpeak Return valid for 30 days. As a long distance XC route the 'Offpeak' is valid on all services. Paul Title: Re: exeter-doncaster Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on November 21, 2009, 22:41:04 just a single hes picking up a lorry
Title: Re: exeter-doncaster Post by: paul7575 on November 21, 2009, 23:27:41 :'( - the usual 'single fare priced at nearly the same as a return' rip off then...
Paul Title: Re: exeter-doncaster Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on November 21, 2009, 23:42:59 i just cant find a cheap fair... there is advance xc tickets at ^15 but cant find a journey to buy it on
Title: Re: exeter-doncaster Post by: JayMac on November 21, 2009, 23:46:55 What time does you boss have to leave/arrive?
I have found: EXD-PAD Advance Purchase on 0840 arriving 1140. ^36.10 STD/^47.20 1ST (^32.50/^42.50 from FGW website*) (tube single to KGX ^4.00) KGX-DON Advance Purchase on 1230 arriving 1406. ^31.50/^57.00 (^28.05/^57.00 from East Coast website*) More details of the time of departure/arrival could possible yield cheaper ADV tickets to PAD and from KGX. So around ^65.00-^70.00 STD or ^105.00-^110.00 1ST including tube for tickets bought now. *10% discount on 1ST/STD Advance from FGW website. 10% discount on STD Advance from East Coast --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Split ticketing and buying Off Peak Singles/Day Singles on the 0823 EXD-BHM XC service (EXD-TAU ^8.00, TAU-BRI ^9.90, BRI-CNM ^7.30 and CNM-BHM ^17.90) then the 1130 BHM-DON XC service (BHM-DBY ^11.60, DBY-SHF ^8.40, SHF-DON ^3.90) gives a total fare of ^67.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In summary. Via London in relative comfort on a couple of HSTs arriving at 1406 or pay roughly the same to arrive at 1320 (admittedly with a bit of flexibility from walk up fares to travel via Brum) on a couple of god-awful Voyagers. For more comfort and a few complimentary refreshments you may consider approx ^105 1st class to Doncaster with only the slight inconvenience of a short tube journey between PAD and KGX. I found no combinations of ADV tickets on XC that would work out cheaper - and you can forget about cheap ADV 1st class with XC at such short notice, they just ain't got the spare capacity. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |