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Title: Book before 4th December for 2016 travel at 2015 prices Post by: grahame on November 23, 2015, 09:01:43 In an email from RailEasy ...
Quote The trick to beat the train companies' secret Jan price hikes! Rail fares are on the up again. Higher rail fares shouldn't be in force until Jan 2016, but the Big Train Operators will be 'quietly' loading these 2016 fares into their systems from Dec 4th! If you^re smart and book before December 4th, for travelling in Jan, Feb, March, to June, you can beat this sneaky price hike with Trainsplit. Leave it to later and you^ll be forced to shell out more! Trainsplit finds on average extra savings of 30% on 60% of journeys compared with buying your tickets on any other site, even on the day of travel. Booking early before the 4th December 2015, is probably the best money saving New Year resolution that the Big Train Operators are keeping to themselves! Title: Re: Book before 4th December for 2016 travel at 2015 prices Post by: Brucey on December 04, 2015, 07:19:05 Lucky I didn't book yesterday! Anytime Return from Cambridge to Stansted Airport has reduced in price from ^16.05 to ^13.20, with railcard. Previously there was a routeing loophole that would get you singles at ^6.60 each way, so ^13.20 for a return. Interesting that the loophole was removed by lowering the direct fare, rather than changing the routeing guide.
Title: Re: Book before 4th December for 2016 travel at 2015 prices Post by: ChrisB on December 04, 2015, 11:32:03 Prices for the January rises are now loaded into databases apparently. Average overall increase is 1.1%
Title: Re: Book before 4th December for 2016 travel at 2015 prices Post by: grahame on December 04, 2015, 21:06:34 Prices for the January rises are now loaded into databases apparently. Average overall increase is 1.1% Here are some this year - next year figures. Returns, most off peak first. mkm-swi: 6.80 / 9.40 -> 6.90 / 9.50 ( 1.4% / 1.1% ) mkm-pad: 51.00 / 64.00 / 160.00 -> 51.50 / 64.60 / 161.00 ( 1% / 1% / 0.6% ) mkm-wey: 16.90 -> 17.00 [off peak via Yeovil] ( 0.6% ) mkm-hhd: 116.40 / 228.60 -> 118.70 / 233.00 ( 2% / 1.9% ) mkm-lan: 99.90 / 188.00 -> 100.80 / 190.00 ( 0.9% / 1.1% ) mkm-bmh: 56.80 / 112.80 -> 57.30 / 115.05 ( 0.9% / 2.7% ) Title: Re: Book before 4th December for 2016 travel at 2015 prices Post by: grahame on December 04, 2015, 21:16:59 P.S. I find those Holyhead fares a bit high ... but I was looking at rail fares in my review. I have very little work to do in Holyhead and usually carry on to Dublin - 42 pounds single via Ferry / 47 via Fast Ferry, rising to 42 and 48 in the new year. That's a round trip up by 1.1% if it's one leg each way.
Edited to correct a second 'Holyhead' to 'Dublin' Title: Re: Book before 4th December for 2016 travel at 2015 prices Post by: grahame on December 04, 2015, 21:31:45 For the "headline rises" on the most expensive journeys:
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/train-fare-increase-tickets-for-intercity-routes-race-towards-1-per-mile-a6760886.html Title: Re: Book before 4th December for 2016 travel at 2015 prices Post by: Adelante_CCT on December 05, 2015, 14:48:08 P.S. I find those Holyhead fares a bit high ... but I was looking at rail fares in my review. I have very little work to do in Holyhead and usually carry on to Holyhead - 42 pounds single via Ferry / 47 via Fast Ferry, rising to 42 and 48 in the new year. That's a round trip up by 1.1% if it's one leg each way. ^42 for a single from Holyhead to Holyhead? Seems quite expensive to me Title: Re: Book before 4th December for 2016 travel at 2015 prices Post by: grahame on December 05, 2015, 16:49:21 P.S. I find those Holyhead fares a bit high ... but I was looking at rail fares in my review. I have very little work to do in Holyhead and usually carry on to Holyhead - 42 pounds single via Ferry / 47 via Fast Ferry, rising to 42 and 48 in the new year. That's a round trip up by 1.1% if it's one leg each way. ^42 for a single from Holyhead to Holyhead? Seems quite expensive to me Yeah ... "Carry on to Dublin" that should have said! Melksham to Dublin remains ^42 single via the boat, and increases from ^47 to ^48. And those are anytime fares. Excellent value. Title: Re: Book before 4th December for 2016 travel at 2015 prices Post by: TaplowGreen on December 05, 2015, 21:08:54 P.S. I find those Holyhead fares a bit high ... but I was looking at rail fares in my review. I have very little work to do in Holyhead and usually carry on to Holyhead - 42 pounds single via Ferry / 47 via Fast Ferry, rising to 42 and 48 in the new year. That's a round trip up by 1.1% if it's one leg each way. ^42 for a single from Holyhead to Holyhead? Seems quite expensive to me Yeah ... "Carry on to Dublin" that should have said! Melksham to Dublin remains ^42 single via the boat, and increases from ^47 to ^48. And those are anytime fares. Excellent value. .....I wonder how many Melksham to Dublin tickets have been sold over the last 12 months! ;) 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 |