| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 09:42 - Jan 23 with 1787 views | Vincent_Vega |
That's bonkers and they wonder why the roads are jammed?! Cheaper to fly to Orlando! |  |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 10:14 - Jan 23 with 1755 views | Luther27 |
No doubt the Dick Turpins....not you Dicky....will counter with the usual bullshte that cheaper fares are available if you plan ahead blah blah blah. The fact is this fare does exist....and someone on expenses who doesn't give a toss will pay it. Corporate sharp practice. |  | | |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 10:36 - Jan 23 with 1731 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 10:14 - Jan 23 by Luther27 |
No doubt the Dick Turpins....not you Dicky....will counter with the usual bullshte that cheaper fares are available if you plan ahead blah blah blah. The fact is this fare does exist....and someone on expenses who doesn't give a toss will pay it. Corporate sharp practice. |
Standard return is £150 return so even for two people as quoted in article it would be £300 . Even less if he used the rail card he claims to have.
I guess he wanted to travel first class.
By the way I do a similar journey to Felixstowe to swansea 12 times a year which costs me £100 return first class using a rail card. £36 standard class return using rail card.
I fear for our students education if this senior lecturer cannot find a better fare than the £700 he claims. | |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 10:53 - Jan 23 with 1716 views | controversial_jack |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 10:36 - Jan 23 by felixstowe_jack |
Standard return is £150 return so even for two people as quoted in article it would be £300 . Even less if he used the rail card he claims to have.
I guess he wanted to travel first class.
By the way I do a similar journey to Felixstowe to swansea 12 times a year which costs me £100 return first class using a rail card. £36 standard class return using rail card.
I fear for our students education if this senior lecturer cannot find a better fare than the £700 he claims. |
I was going to post, that some smart arse will be along to say how it can be found cheaper | | | |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 11:56 - Jan 23 with 1666 views | Cooperman |
Split tickets are the way to go.
Llanelli to Paddington can be purchased for £80.
The sum of Llanelli to Swansea and Swansea to Paddington can be purchased for £60. |  |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 12:01 - Jan 23 with 1656 views | Fireboy2 |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 11:56 - Jan 23 by Cooperman |
Split tickets are the way to go.
Llanelli to Paddington can be purchased for £80.
The sum of Llanelli to Swansea and Swansea to Paddington can be purchased for £60. |
This ^
I split my train tickets everytime i travel and it saves well over a third.
But it doesnt take away that its the prices for travelling on the same day is daylight robbery. |  | | |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 12:10 - Jan 23 with 1643 views | Cooperman |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 12:01 - Jan 23 by Fireboy2 |
This ^
I split my train tickets everytime i travel and it saves well over a third.
But it doesnt take away that its the prices for travelling on the same day is daylight robbery. |
And I hope your all aware of the loophole that allows you to claim refunds on journeys already made...
I’m not putting it up on here though. | |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 12:13 - Jan 23 with 1639 views | controversial_jack |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 11:56 - Jan 23 by Cooperman |
Split tickets are the way to go.
Llanelli to Paddington can be purchased for £80.
The sum of Llanelli to Swansea and Swansea to Paddington can be purchased for £60. |
I just checked the prices , and to split the journeys as you stated is actually £6.20 more expensive | | | |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 12:18 - Jan 23 with 1633 views | Highjack |
I’ve always enjoyed train journeys and would use the train wherever possible but at current prices I’ll just drive everywhere and I don’t give a shit if Greta and Meghan come after me. |  |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 13:18 - Jan 23 with 1587 views | Cooperman |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 12:13 - Jan 23 by controversial_jack |
I just checked the prices , and to split the journeys as you stated is actually £6.20 more expensive |
That may well be the case for the particular journeys that you selected.
Myself on the other hand have saved hundreds of pounds over the years by splitting tickets. | |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 13:45 - Jan 23 with 1544 views | Highjack |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 13:18 - Jan 23 by Cooperman |
That may well be the case for the particular journeys that you selected.
Myself on the other hand have saved hundreds of pounds over the years by splitting tickets. |
You shouldn’t need to split the tickets. It should automatically offer you one price to go from A to B. | |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 13:46 - Jan 23 with 1545 views | controversial_jack |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 13:18 - Jan 23 by Cooperman |
That may well be the case for the particular journeys that you selected.
Myself on the other hand have saved hundreds of pounds over the years by splitting tickets. |
It's for the specific journey that you stated. I'm sure you have, but I have never found it to be cheaper, unless it's specific days times or journeys. Rail travel though is very expensive in general | | | |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 14:01 - Jan 23 with 1528 views | Cooperman |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 13:45 - Jan 23 by Highjack |
You shouldn’t need to split the tickets. It should automatically offer you one price to go from A to B. |
That's quite right but there has been a long running campaign to remove the intricacies of rail fares and it hasn't really made much progress. | |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 14:03 - Jan 23 with 1522 views | Cooperman |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 13:46 - Jan 23 by controversial_jack |
It's for the specific journey that you stated. I'm sure you have, but I have never found it to be cheaper, unless it's specific days times or journeys. Rail travel though is very expensive in general |
In some cases it is certainly an expensive alternative. On the flip side I am quite happy to pay £50 for Llanelli to Paddington as it's probably cash neutral versus the alternative car journey. I would certainly not pay >£150 for the same journey. | |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 14:07 - Jan 23 with 1513 views | Batterseajack |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 10:36 - Jan 23 by felixstowe_jack |
Standard return is £150 return so even for two people as quoted in article it would be £300 . Even less if he used the rail card he claims to have.
I guess he wanted to travel first class.
By the way I do a similar journey to Felixstowe to swansea 12 times a year which costs me £100 return first class using a rail card. £36 standard class return using rail card.
I fear for our students education if this senior lecturer cannot find a better fare than the £700 he claims. |
He's not travelling first class, the high cost is because he's setting off at 5:30am and travelling during rush hour for the entire journey.
He could set off later, but miss his appointment in swansea.
He could set off the day before, but he then have to factor in a hotel and potentially childcare arrangements. | | | |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 16:27 - Jan 23 with 1439 views | monmouth |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 11:56 - Jan 23 by Cooperman |
Split tickets are the way to go.
Llanelli to Paddington can be purchased for £80.
The sum of Llanelli to Swansea and Swansea to Paddington can be purchased for £60. |
Yes but that should be totally transparent. it should be misselling if they don't quote only the cheapest fare...the c*nts. |  |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 16:55 - Jan 23 with 1415 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 12:01 - Jan 23 by Fireboy2 |
This ^
I split my train tickets everytime i travel and it saves well over a third.
But it doesnt take away that its the prices for travelling on the same day is daylight robbery. |
This is what the majority voted for. Tw*ts |  |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 17:38 - Jan 23 with 1381 views | Luther27 |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 13:45 - Jan 23 by Highjack |
You shouldn’t need to split the tickets. It should automatically offer you one price to go from A to B. |
Exactly. That's the point I was trying to make. Does it really have to take legislation to make these thieving twunts give the general public straight forward up front costing of their journey? | | | |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 17:43 - Jan 23 with 1367 views | SPboy |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 16:55 - Jan 23 by Brynmill_Jack |
This is what the majority voted for. Tw*ts |
Whereas Transport for Wales is the shining light ?
The M4 in Wales absolutely shocking every week day at multiple locations as the Welsh government continue to procrastinate |  | | |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 17:56 - Jan 23 with 1343 views | Jack_Meoff |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 17:43 - Jan 23 by SPboy |
Whereas Transport for Wales is the shining light ?
The M4 in Wales absolutely shocking every week day at multiple locations as the Welsh government continue to procrastinate |
Not what he's saying is it? The subject is rail fares, and those that sold off the railways in the early 90s have just been voted back in.
The railway system in this country now benefits the coffers of the German, Dutch, Italian and French states. Not however, the British state, and certainly not those who paid for it and built it - the public via taxation.
It's theft; plain and simple. But we seem cool with this so expect more of the same. |  |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 07:43 - Jan 24 with 1213 views | taffpunk |
Train fares on the Valley lines have incredibly just gone down. A return to Cardiff from Ton Pentre is a pound cheaper, and at 7.60 is good value. Completely agree they're too expensive in general though. | |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 09:57 - Jan 24 with 1154 views | Highjack |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 17:38 - Jan 23 by Luther27 |
Exactly. That's the point I was trying to make. Does it really have to take legislation to make these thieving twunts give the general public straight forward up front costing of their journey? |
In an ideal world there should just be a flat rate, either by mile travelled or the amount of time you’re on the train. When the price of the exact same trip can fluctuate by hundreds of pounds, you’re literally slave to some imperfect algorithm. | |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 10:14 - Jan 24 with 1146 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 09:57 - Jan 24 by Highjack |
In an ideal world there should just be a flat rate, either by mile travelled or the amount of time you’re on the train. When the price of the exact same trip can fluctuate by hundreds of pounds, you’re literally slave to some imperfect algorithm. |
Having worked in a couple of industries where there has been differential pricing I'm cynical enough to check my options on anything substantial that I buy.
For example I got quoted £300 and £140 recently to hire the same model car for the same number of days in the same city.
The internet is a good thing for getting wise to your options. |  |
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 13:50 - Jan 24 with 1077 views | LeonWasGod |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 14:07 - Jan 23 by Batterseajack |
He's not travelling first class, the high cost is because he's setting off at 5:30am and travelling during rush hour for the entire journey.
He could set off later, but miss his appointment in swansea.
He could set off the day before, but he then have to factor in a hotel and potentially childcare arrangements. |
I thought I smelt a rat, so I've just checked (as if I haven't got anything better to do).
Leaving 2 weeks today it'd cost £347.60* to go from Norwich to Swansea and back in a day, peak times. Standard economy fare. £347!
As you say, if you have to travel peak time you've no option. No wonder people drive.
(But drops to *£144 if you split the tickets). [Post edited 24 Jan 2020 13:55]
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| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 16:17 - Jan 24 with 1022 views | Batterseajack |
| Ridiculous train fares!!! on 13:50 - Jan 24 by LeonWasGod |
I thought I smelt a rat, so I've just checked (as if I haven't got anything better to do).
Leaving 2 weeks today it'd cost £347.60* to go from Norwich to Swansea and back in a day, peak times. Standard economy fare. £347!
As you say, if you have to travel peak time you've no option. No wonder people drive.
(But drops to *£144 if you split the tickets). [Post edited 24 Jan 2020 13:55]
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Since i also have nothing better to do, first class would have been £600 per person for the same journey. And id that wasn't bad enough, its a 6 hour journey each way.
If he set off an hour later, it would be a more reasonable £120 per person.
And people say Planet Swans is boring these days... | | | |
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