Rail Travel Prices

Post by **spot** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:19 pm

Rosamond refuses to use the train from Bristol to Edinburgh and back each term now that the fare structure's changed. No matter how far she books ahead, even with a railcard, the lowest a single gets is £78. Some of the time she flies for half that, some of the time she car-shares with another student doing the same journey and gets a one-trip insurance cover note to share the driving.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:45 pm

Hi Sob:-6

What do you think of this price for rails....

It's about 900 miles from an hour south of Washington, DC to Orlando, Florida. The cost of the railroad journey there and back during low seasion is near $500/almost 900 pounds UK. Plus it takes me 4 hours to drive to Washington and 2 hrs. to drive from Orlando to the west coast.

What do you think of that price?

****sorry, forgot to add that this includes my car also.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:01 pm

Barman;1008473 wrote: Hi Kathy, i was just about to mention how cheap our trains are:wah:

:wah::wah: The price of our trains is almost the same as a plane, but I still have to drive 12 hrs. longer on my journey with the train (both ways). But, in long run, I have my car for the time that I'm there. If I rented a car it would cost about 250 pounds a week.

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:04 pm

Kathy Ellen;1008466 wrote: Hi Sob:-6

What do you think of this price for rails....

It's about 900 miles from an hour south of Washington, DC to Orlando, Florida. The cost of the railroad journey there and back during low seasion is near $500/almost 900 pounds UK. Plus it takes me 4 hours to drive to Washington and 2 hrs. to drive from Orlando to the west coast.

What do you think of that price?

****sorry, forgot to add that this includes my car also.

500 dollers is about 300 pound

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:13 pm

Barman;1008496 wrote: 900 miles in that little red car, the miles would fly by, forget the train.

id drive too

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:15 pm

el guapo;1008492 wrote: 500 dollers is about 300 pound

OY VEY Jessie...Thank you...I'm mixing up my numbers.....so sorry...very embarrassed.....my Irish rellys would laugh their arse off if they heard what I said

they say....ya damn eejit:-4

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:16 pm

Kathy Ellen;1008500 wrote: OY VEY Jessie...Thank you...I'm mixing up my numbers.....so sorry...very embarrassed.....my Irish rellys would laugh their arse off if they heard what I said

they say....ya damn eejit:-4

no worries

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:17 pm

Barman;1008496 wrote: 900 miles in that little red car, the miles would fly by, forget the train.

Ahhh Sob:-4 My little Rua is a sweetie and a joy to drive.....my best purchase in years:-6I'll take the train this summer to Florida and drive home visiting FG'ers along the way home...(If I do go

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Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:19 pm

el guapo;1008503 wrote: no worries

:wah::wah: How are ya Jessie.....haven't heard from ya in a long time. Hope all is well with you:-6

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:24 pm

Be aware - British Rail cheat!

I booked a ticket from Stevenage (forty mile north of London) to Newcastle (two hundred mile north of London) and was charged £210

My co-worker booked a ticket from London to Newcastle on the same train - £180

I telephoned BR to confirm what and why - it turned out that they had booked me from Stevenage to Newcastle via London, standard practice as *everyone* would want to travel that way

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:51 pm

Barman;1008509 wrote: "Rua", is that a pet name, never heard of that one before, tell me more.

No stories mate.....Rua is an Irish word for Red....my car is a metallic red color. My family named her:-6

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:07 pm

Barman;1008556 wrote: I dont recognise the make or model, i quite like little convertibles. I have just bought another today, hence the trip to Chester.

I'll pm you in a minute....re: car

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:36 pm

Barman;1008453 wrote: My son suggested flying after we had booked and paid for the train.

We checked the price anyhow, it was cheaper by £20.:-5

The time we could have saved:-5

I recently researched traveling from Kent to Scotland by rail air and coach.

The coach was the cheapest, unbelievably so, with offers that defied reason if booked at the right time and if you were willing to travel at the right time.......but they would have to pay me to travel that way after previous experience.

Some rail prices were unbelievably high, with three people it could top £1000.....I still cannot believe that to be true.

All three travelled by air in the end for about £270 return plus parking.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:03 am

I've just seen an ad on tv for this company, it may be worth checking out.

www.thetrainline.com

Post by **spot** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:28 am

They're advertising? I remember them when they were small and efficient. I've had an account there since the 90s, they're effective.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:47 am

I travel quite alot up and down to London, Sussex and race meetings all over.

I hate trains. Not just the prices, the buffet car is always closed. Virgin traions are the worst. They are more often late.

Although the journey takes far longer, you can't get a coffee, you have to change at Victoria Station, but i much prefer coach now.

National Express. I can not fault them. There's a heck of a difference in price as well if you book in advance.

The last train i went on, it was horrendous.

Differnce in City's.

Victoria Station Announcements DO NOT LEAVE UNATTENDED BAGGAGE. I REPEAT; ANY UNATTENDED PACKAGES WILL BE REMOVED AND BLOWN UP.

Bristol Announcement: "oy, don't feed the pigeons".

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:53 am

I travel from Hove, Sussex to London Victoria several times a year on a Saturday and have been lucky with family tickets...my grandson travels for a pound. Not sure how much it'll be when he's 12 +. last time we went we had to stand for part of the journey until they added 8 extra carriages at Haywards Heath. I would n't drive to London though !

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:01 am

Bez;1008867 wrote: I travel from Hove, Sussex to London Victoria several times a year on a Saturday and have been lucky with family tickets...my grandson travels for a pound. Not sure how much it'll be when he's 12 +. last time we went we had to stand for part of the journey until they added 8 extra carriages at Haywards Heath. I would n't drive to London though !

Heeeyyyy Hove!! How it's going for my "Seagulls"?

I'll be home Soon Brighton. :-6:-6:-6

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:14 am

oscar;1008929 wrote: Heeeyyyy Hove!! How it's going for my "Seagulls"?

I'll be home Soon Brighton. :-6:-6:-6

Albion 3 - Cheltenham 3 at the Withdean !

14th in the table right now.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:59 am

Bez;1009297 wrote: Albion 3 - Cheltenham 3 at the Withdean !

14th in the table right now.

Close call that one. The Withdean Stadium, i hate it. Better than sharing with Gillingham though.

I remember the good old days of the "North Stand" at "The Goldstone Ground".

May i be so pertinent as to ask what area of Hove are you in?

I was in Piccadilly station in Manchester recently. What a fab railway station?