Nottingham to Lime St 23/01/2015

[TomJ93]

Trying to help a friend get to Lime St before 1pm on Saturday with a 16-25 railcard. I can't seem to beat £15.85, I know sometimes £11 tickets pop up- any body able to help?

Many Thanks

 

[Romilly]

£7.90 on the 0520 arrive 0831, or £13.20 on the 0640 arrive 0931. Both of these are through trains (East Midlands Trains). Otherwise, £19.15 for pre-1pm arrival.

Edit: except on the 0520, there's a little bit to be saved by buying separate Nottingham-Sheffield and Sheffield-Liverpool Advances for whichever through EMT train your friend prefers.

 

[bb21]

If your friend is happy to change trains, splitting again at Manchester may save even more. Don't forget to look at Man Vic to Lime Street, too.

 

[TomJ93]

Changing train is fine! Been told she can get there for half 4 at the latest to save a few quid!

 

[Romilly]

In that case, without even longer waits it might be hard to beat:

Nottingham 1147 - Sheffield 1237: £4.30

Sheffield 1311 - Manchester Piccadilly 1403: £5.30

Manchester Piccadilly 1455 - Liverpool Lime St 1544: £2

Total: £11.60

All these fares include a 16-25 railcard discount, and are "Advance" fares valid only on the trains specified at the time of booking

 

[bb21]

Book the TPE one on TPE's own website to get 50% off instead of 34%.

 

[TomJ93]

Cheers for that! No more discount for using the TPE site but it's not a major problem.

Also the 11:47 NOT-SHF is £5.30 or £4.95 walk up single?

Booked the other two anyway!

Many thanks

 

[bb21]

At that price I don't think it's a walk-on fare.

You do save £1 (70p with Railcard) if you book an EMT Advance on the EMT website.

Are you sure you clicked through the link for Student offers on the TPE website?

 

[Romilly]

At that price I don't think it's a walk-on fare.

I agree. A discounted Advance on some earlier/later trains is only £4.95, so some journey planners will have a headline of "£4.95 to £5.30", but currently the cheapest discounted Nottingham-Sheffield ticket on the 1147 on Saturday is £ 5.30.