"AES" wrote in message
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Anyone know how to purchase Virgin Train tickets (London-Holyhead)
online from a U.S. location?

When I try to do so on any of Virgin Train's ".uk" URLs, the "Address"
portion of the registration and booking page stays stubbornly greyed
out, and won't let me complete the registration or the booking.

I'm guessing that you're heading to Ireland. I managed to book a complete
London-Cork journey (on Virgin, Stena and Ironhorse Eire or whatever it is)
at the Virgin Trains booking counter at Euston, but in person.

Crossposted to likely more helpful groups.

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore

In message , grusl
writes

"AES" wrote in message
...
Anyone know how to purchase Virgin Train tickets (London-Holyhead)
online from a U.S. location?

When I try to do so on any of Virgin Train's ".uk" URLs, the "Address"
portion of the registration and booking page stays stubbornly greyed
out, and won't let me complete the registration or the booking.

I'm guessing that you're heading to Ireland. I managed to book a complete
London-Cork journey (on Virgin, Stena and Ironhorse Eire or whatever it is)
at the Virgin Trains booking counter at Euston, but in person.

Crossposted to likely more helpful groups.

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore


Probably one of the increasing numbers of travel sites making it
difficult/impossible for anyone with a different country's credit card
to book. (It happens in the other direction as well: for example,
Hawaiian air doesn't accept UK credit cards.) You could email a contact
address on Virgin and ask what to do (Hawaiian gave an agent to contact)
or find someone in the UK to do it for you and pay them back when you
get here or on paypal. If the Holyhead means you are going on to
Ireland, you could see if there is an Irish website that will do it.

Good luck
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Sheila Page

grusl wrote:

"AES" wrote in message
...
Anyone know how to purchase Virgin Train tickets (London-Holyhead)
online from a U.S. location?

When I try to do so on any of Virgin Train's ".uk" URLs, the "Address"
portion of the registration and booking page stays stubbornly greyed
out, and won't let me complete the registration or the booking.

I'm guessing that you're heading to Ireland. I managed to book a complete
London-Cork journey (on Virgin, Stena and Ironhorse Eire or whatever it is)
at the Virgin Trains booking counter at Euston, but in person.

Crossposted to likely more helpful groups.

www.nationalexpress.com will allow you to buy a ticket from abroad- and
even though they don't run that route, they will sell tickets on it.

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(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
grusl wrote:

"AES" wrote in message
...
Anyone know how to purchase Virgin Train tickets (London-Holyhead)
online from a U.S. location?

When I try to do so on any of Virgin Train's ".uk" URLs, the "Address"
portion of the registration and booking page stays stubbornly greyed
out, and won't let me complete the registration or the booking.
I'm guessing that you're heading to Ireland. I managed to book a complete
London-Cork journey (on Virgin, Stena and Ironhorse Eire or whatever it is)
at the Virgin Trains booking counter at Euston, but in person.

Crossposted to likely more helpful groups.

www.nationalexpress.com will allow you to buy a ticket from abroad- and
even though they don't run that route, they will sell tickets on it.

Thanks, David - that's useful information.

S Viemeister wrote:

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
grusl wrote:

"AES" wrote in message
...
Anyone know how to purchase Virgin Train tickets (London-Holyhead)
online from a U.S. location?

When I try to do so on any of Virgin Train's ".uk" URLs, the "Address"
portion of the registration and booking page stays stubbornly greyed
out, and won't let me complete the registration or the booking.
I'm guessing that you're heading to Ireland. I managed to book a complete
London-Cork journey (on Virgin, Stena and Ironhorse Eire or whatever it is)
at the Virgin Trains booking counter at Euston, but in person.

Crossposted to likely more helpful groups.

www.nationalexpress.com will allow you to buy a ticket from abroad- and
even though they don't run that route, they will sell tickets on it.

Thanks, David - that's useful information.

You're welcome- to be clear, I haven't booked from outside the UK
myself, but they make it clear it should be possible, as they give the
option for people outside the UK to pick up the ticket from the machine
in the station- in this case London Euston.

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www.davidhorne.net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins

In uk.transport.london David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)
wrote:
www.nationalexpress.com will allow you to buy a ticket from abroad- and
even though they don't run that route, they will sell tickets on it.

Make sure you get a train ticket, not a bus ticket! (They do both).
http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/ is the train booking site.

I don't think they'll post you the tickets, but you can select to collect
them from a machine at the station. Take the credit card you used to book
them with you as you'll probably need to use that in the machine.

Theo

In article ,
(Theo Markettos) wrote:

In uk.transport.london David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)
wrote:
www.nationalexpress.com will allow you to buy a ticket from abroad-
and even though they don't run that route, they will sell tickets on
it.

Make sure you get a train ticket, not a bus ticket! (They do both).
http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/ is the train booking site.

I don't think they'll post you the tickets, but you can select to
collect them from a machine at the station. Take the credit card you
used to book them with you as you'll probably need to use that in the
machine.

You may only need the booking reference now. You get that online. I print
that out.

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Colin Rosenstiel

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:38 +0100 (BST), (Colin
Rosenstiel) wrote:

You may only need the booking reference now. You get that online. I print
that out.

I find it a bit random as to whether you need the card or not. Best
to take it.

Neil

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Neil Williams
Put my first name before the at to reply.

Theo Markettos wrote:

In uk.transport.london David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)
wrote:
www.nationalexpress.com will allow you to buy a ticket from abroad- and
even though they don't run that route, they will sell tickets on it.

Make sure you get a train ticket, not a bus ticket! (They do both).
http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/ is the train booking site.

Fair point- though it's clear enough on the website!

I don't think they'll post you the tickets, but you can select to collect
them from a machine at the station. Take the credit card you used to book
them with you as you'll probably need to use that in the machine.

Yes- they say that credit card is the only option if you're outside the
UK. Just as a data point, SNCF had no problem posting our TGV tickets to
the UK... for free. (Some UK train websites post tickets for free (e.g.
Virgin) some don't- some even charge silly credit/debit card charges now
too.)

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www.davidhorne.net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins

In article ,
(Neil Williams) wrote:

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:38 +0100 (BST), (Colin
Rosenstiel) wrote:

You may only need the booking reference now. You get that online.
I print that out.

I find it a bit random as to whether you need the card or not. Best
to take it.

Daughter didn't need it with National Express East Coast at York. Just as
well - it was my credit card as she's 16.

--
Colin Rosenstiel