Chester To Richmond (London)

[Smelly_Diesel]

Hi. Just looking for some advice about the best tickets about for this journey. Does it pay to book as much in advance as possible? Any specific times I should avoid?? (Outside of rush-hour). Any better / cheaper routes available???
Thanks.

 

[dquebec]

Hi. Just looking for some advice about the best tickets about for this journey. Does it pay to book as much in advance as possible? Any specific times I should avoid?? (Outside of rush-hour). Any better / cheaper routes available???
Thanks.

£58.00 return (on the day price), if you go:

Chester-Shrewsbury-Smethwick/Birmingham New Street (Direct train)
then Smethwick/Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone
then make your way to Richmond.

So long as you don't depart London Marylebone before 09:00, or between 16:00 and 19:00 on the way back.

No restriction at a weekend.

Includes Underground fare.

 

[Romilly]

Looking 3 months ahead to a weekday in the middle of April, there are £16 Chester-London Advances for some afternoon/evening trains and £16 Advances for some London-Chester morning trains. Advances for Chester-Richmond or Richmond-Chester start at £18. (By "Advance" I mean a ticket valid only on the train(s) specified at the time of booking, although if you book to/from Richmond you may not have a reserved place on the train for the leg between London and Richmond, giving you some flexibility for that leg.)

 

[Merseysider]

Do you hold a railcard?

You can currently get cheap advances from Chester, as stated above, but these tend to sell out very quickly. You may also consider splitting tickets at Crewe, for a time penalty of approx 45 mins. This would consist of a day return at £12 and a super off peak London Midland Only return at £29/Off peak return at £39, both of which require you to travel outside of the peaks but are not restricted to a specific train. Alternatively, London Midland advances are available for roughly £10 each way from Crewe.

Are you making any other journeys around London? If so, the £41 Crewe-London London Midland only day travelcard (includes unlimited travel in zones 1-6) may be worth purchasing.

Alternatively, advance tickets start at £15 from Liverpool/Crewe on Virgin Trains but tend to reach the £25+ mark very quickly so you'd have to be quick.

If you don't mind travelling via Birmingham, you could also consider splitting tickets there. Advances start at £7 for Chester-Brum and £6 for Brum-London.