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Title: National Express - changes to fare system? Post by: grahame on November 12, 2016, 14:38:49 From my mailbox, from a Melksham resident who knows our daily 402 National Express bus to London very well indeed.
Quote For the past few weeks National Express have put a new system in place, they say it is in response to the journeys and availability. But in reality all it is doing is increasing the fares for anybody trying to book ahead. Our 402 bus is badly hit. Day return fares have increased by over 100%, from £18.20 to £48, while from Corsham it's only £26.20. They reason given is that we only have one bus a day, while the 403 from Bath via Corsham and Chippenham has around 10 a day. They then compound the insult by offering day return tickets to London for £5 on the bus [from Corsham?]. They have also removed the option of open jaw tickets and demand that 2 singles be bought. Can anyone here fill me in on this / help me provide comment? Thanks! Title: Re: National Express - changes to fare system? Post by: LiskeardRich on November 12, 2016, 18:50:13 Can't speak for your route, but prices on cornwall to London have fallen presumably to compete with the increased megabus presence.
I'm quite happy with the residents of melksham subsidising the cornish! ;D Title: Re: National Express - changes to fare system? Post by: anthony215 on November 13, 2016, 10:23:27 From my mailbox, from a Melksham resident who knows our daily 402 National Express bus to London very well indeed. I will try and see if I can do some snooping around over the next few days when I am in work. On a separate note will be on the 216 Cardiff - Bristol airport evening services all this week.Quote For the past few weeks National Express have put a new system in place, they say it is in response to the journeys and availability. But in reality all it is doing is increasing the fares for anybody trying to book ahead. Can anyone here fill me in on this / help me provide comment? Thanks!Our 402 bus is badly hit. Day return fares have increased by over 100%, from £18.20 to £48, while from Corsham it's only £26.20. They reason given is that we only have one bus a day, while the 403 from Bath via Corsham and Chippenham has around 10 a day. They then compound the insult by offering day return tickets to London for £5 on the bus [from Corsham?]. They have also removed the option of open jaw tickets and demand that 2 singles be bought. Title: Re: National Express - changes to fare system? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on November 13, 2016, 21:57:37 On a separate note will be on the 216 Cardiff - Bristol airport evening services all this week. I'll give you a wave, if I happen to see you, out on the roads! ;) 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 |