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Split Ticketing to Brighton
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news:Foj7o.42953$806.36570@hurricane... On 07/08/2010 21:14, David A Stocks wrote: "Peter Smyth" wrote in message ... wrote in message news:82i7o.66843$Gc2.56680@hurricane... I have to go to Brighton for the day in the middle of next week during off-peak hours, and I wanted to know if anybody knew of any split-ticketing from London Victoria. I looked on the website http://splityourticket.co.uk, but it said that there were no available options on that route, which I found slightly surprising. Split ticketing generally only works for long-distance flows where there is no Day Return available. I wouldn't expect to find anything on journeys within the NSE area such as this. Southern are currently offering 25% off on their website so a CDR would be 16.30 instead of 21.70. That is probably as cheap as you will get. The cheapest way is a Daysave ticket for 10.00, unfortunately you need to book 7 days in advance so it is too late for this trip. Peter Smyth If you have a Network Railcard there is an off-peak day return available for around £11.00, failing that you might be able to get single AP tix for booked trains from £3.75 each way, but these can be very restrictive. -- DAS Ho would I be able to do that in this case, should I need to return to Brighton? I don't understand that question. You can buy Advance Purchase (AP) tickets from £3.75 each way which are restricted to the booked train for each ticket. If you can't find an AP ticket for Brighton at the time/price you want to travel (the allocations frequently sell out) you may have better luck with a train to/from Hove (where the allocations rarely sell out), this might be as/more convenient for you depending on the purpose of your visit. It's all on the Southern web site but you may need to register (free) to get the best deals. -- DAS |
Split Ticketing to Brighton
On Aug 7, 9:57*pm, "David A Stocks" wrote: wrote: On 07/08/2010 21:14, David A Stocks wrote: [snip] If you have a Network Railcard there is an off-peak day return available for around £11.00, failing that you might be able to get single AP tix for booked trains from £3.75 each way, but these can be very restrictive. Ho would I be able to do that in this case, should I need to return to Brighton? I don't understand that question. You can buy Advance Purchase (AP) tickets from £3.75 each way which are restricted to the booked train for each ticket. If you can't find an AP ticket for Brighton at the time/price you want to travel (the allocations frequently sell out) you may have better luck with a train to/from Hove (where the allocations rarely sell out), this might be as/more convenient for you depending on the purpose of your visit. It's all on the Southern web site but you may need to register (free) to get the best deals. There's no need to register to check for the best deals - all the regular tickets (including Advance tickets) are shown on the booking engine to any user who goes there to look for them - meanwhile info about the DaySave and Downlander tickets are also freely available. If someone wants to actually purchase a regular ticket then they'll need to register as part of the transaction - however if someone wants to buy DavSave or Downlander tickets then they need to register first. Good tip about Hove too. |
Split Ticketing to Brighton
On 07/08/2010 20:21, Peter Smyth wrote:
wrote in message news:82i7o.66843$Gc2.56680@hurricane... I have to go to Brighton for the day in the middle of next week during off-peak hours, and I wanted to know if anybody knew of any split-ticketing from London Victoria. I looked on the website http://splityourticket.co.uk, but it said that there were no available options on that route, which I found slightly surprising. Split ticketing generally only works for long-distance flows where there is no Day Return available. I wouldn't expect to find anything on journeys within the NSE area such as this. Southern are currently offering 25% off on their website so a CDR would be 16.30 instead of 21.70. That is probably as cheap as you will get. The cheapest way is a Daysave ticket for 10.00, unfortunately you need to book 7 days in advance so it is too late for this trip. Peter Smyth Some Tourist Offices sell the Daysave on the day. Derek |
Split Ticketing to Brighton
On Aug 7, 11:20*pm, Derek F wrote: On 07/08/2010 20:21, Peter Smyth wrote: wrote: I have to go to Brighton for the day in the middle of next week during off-peak hours, and I wanted to know if anybody knew of any split-ticketing from London Victoria. I looked on the websitehttp://splityourticket.co.uk, but it said that there were no available options on that route, which I found slightly surprising. Split ticketing generally only works for long-distance flows where there is no Day Return available. I wouldn't expect to find anything on journeys within the NSE area such as this. Southern are currently offering 25% off on their website so a CDR would be 16.30 instead of 21.70. That is probably as cheap as you will get. The cheapest way is a Daysave ticket for 10.00, unfortunately you need to book 7 days in advance so it is too late for this trip. Some Tourist Offices sell the Daysave on the day. AIUI the only place that sells Southern DaySave tickets on the day is the 1 Stop Travel shop in Brighton (run by Brighton & Hove buses) - furthermore only the 1 Stop Travel shop on Old Steine, not the one at Brighton station - more info: http://www.buses.co.uk/trips/onestop.aspx However this does remind me of something I'd thought of doing before - from London a traveller could take advantage of a cheap Advance fare to get from Victoria to Brighton, and could then walk down and buy a DaySave ticket either for onward travel to elsewhere on Southern trains along the south coast or just for their return journey back to London later. Incidentally a ticket that goes by the name of DaySave is sold at some tourist offices, but it's the separate FCC Thameslink route DaySave - more info at the bottom of this page: http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?iCmsPageId=104 (Worth noting that the 1 Stop Travel shop on Old Stein also sells these on the day too.) |
Split Ticketing to Brighton
"David A Stocks" wrote in message ... If you have a Network Railcard there is an off-peak day return available for around £11.00, failing that you might be able to get single AP tix for booked trains from £3.75 each way, but these can be very restrictive. The OP is travelling midweek. The Network Card minimum fare is now £13 on weekdays... Paul S |
Split Ticketing to Brighton
On 07/08/2010 23:35, Mizter T wrote:
On Aug 7, 11:20 pm, Derek wrote: On 07/08/2010 20:21, Peter Smyth wrote: wrote: I have to go to Brighton for the day in the middle of next week during off-peak hours, and I wanted to know if anybody knew of any split-ticketing from London Victoria. I looked on the websitehttp://splityourticket.co.uk, but it said that there were no available options on that route, which I found slightly surprising. Split ticketing generally only works for long-distance flows where there is no Day Return available. I wouldn't expect to find anything on journeys within the NSE area such as this. Southern are currently offering 25% off on their website so a CDR would be 16.30 instead of 21.70. That is probably as cheap as you will get. The cheapest way is a Daysave ticket for 10.00, unfortunately you need to book 7 days in advance so it is too late for this trip. Some Tourist Offices sell the Daysave on the day. AIUI the only place that sells Southern DaySave tickets on the day is the 1 Stop Travel shop in Brighton (run by Brighton& Hove buses) - furthermore only the 1 Stop Travel shop on Old Steine, not the one at Brighton station - more info: http://www.buses.co.uk/trips/onestop.aspx However this does remind me of something I'd thought of doing before - from London a traveller could take advantage of a cheap Advance fare to get from Victoria to Brighton, and could then walk down and buy a DaySave ticket either for onward travel to elsewhere on Southern trains along the south coast or just for their return journey back to London later. Incidentally a ticket that goes by the name of DaySave is sold at some tourist offices, but it's the separate FCC Thameslink route DaySave - more info at the bottom of this page: http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?iCmsPageId=104 (Worth noting that the 1 Stop Travel shop on Old Stein also sells these on the day too.) Eastbourne tourist office sell the DaySave tickets on the day. It would seem likely that Southern would have other outlets. Derek |
Split Ticketing to Brighton
On Sun, 8 Aug 2010 11:41:28 +0100, "Paul Scott"
wrote: The OP is travelling midweek. The Network Card minimum fare is now £13 on weekdays... Which is odd seeing that that the minimum fare on other railcards is £12 |
Split Ticketing to Brighton
wrote in message news:82i7o.66843$Gc2.56680@hurricane... I looked on the website http://splityourticket.co.uk, but it said that there were no available options on that route, which I found slightly surprising. I could be wrong, but I don't think anyone has successfully produced a 'split fare system' that does a full search. It might just be a lookup of splits already reported, or known to the authors... Paul S |
Split Ticketing to Brighton
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