Great Western Coffee Shop

Hi,
Due to a change in plans, I'm unable to use the tickets in the way that I planned, so I'm searching for anyway to reduce the cost of my ticket.

On Tuesday (05/07) I will be leaving Fratton on the train at 0632 heading for Basingstoke. I then later need to get from Basingstoke to Abergavenny by about 5pm, and I probably won't be able to get to Basingstoke Station until 2pm, but may be able to get there earlier.

I was thinking of getting an anytime single from Fratton to Basingstoke, then a super off peak single from basingstoke to abergavenny (changing at Reading and Newport). I have a 16-25 railcard, so this comes to ^32.70.

Is anybody able to help me to reduce this further?

Thanks!

XC Advance to brum, then down thru Hereford?

Avantix NFM08 (a few months out of date) gives a Standard Day Single YP fare from Basingstoke to Abergavenny of ^17.70 if you go via Salisbury, saving ^4.10.

It's a slower route, which might require you to stretch the "may be able to get there earlier"!

Check the current fare; it may have gone up slightly since May, but the Reading option shows as ^32.70 total so maybe there's no change.

Thanks for the suggestions.
I'm just getting ordinary tickets, I get get away from work early enough! Still pretty reasonable I think!