Do we have 'multi city' tickets?

[easyken]

I'm looking to travel from Manchester to Wimbledon, then Wimbledon to Southampton on one day, and then from Southampton to Manchester the following day (23/24 March).

Is there a 'multi city' ticket I can buy for this, or will I have to get 3 separate singles?

 

[telstarbox]

Do you have any time restrictions?

 

[LexyBoy]

A Manchester-Southampton Route:+Via London ticket would be valid for this (£123.20 Off Peak Return). Wimbledon is on a permitted route between London and Southampton and break of journey is permitted. On resuming your journey you'd need to travel westwards and change at (usually) Woking, rather than doubling back via Clapham Junction. From Southampton this ticket is valid to return on the direct CrossCountry train (earliest dep 1017 direct, 0947 change in Birmingham) as well as via London (earliest dep from Euston 0940, no time restriction into London).

Of course, if well priced Advance Singles are available this may prove cheaper.

 

[easyken]

Do you have any time restrictions?

Need to arrive before 1pm on the Monday, and leave after 1pm on the Tuesday

A Manchester-Southampton Route:+Via London ticket would be valid for this (£123.20 Off Peak Return). Wimbledon is on a permitted route between London and Southampton and break of journey is permitted. On resuming your journey you'd need to travel westwards and change at (usually) Woking, rather than doubling back via Clapham Junction. From Southampton this ticket is valid to return on the direct CrossCountry train (earliest dep 1017 direct, 0947 change in Birmingham) as well as via London (earliest dep from Euston 0940, no time restriction into London).

Of course, if well priced Advance Singles are available this may prove cheaper.

I'll have a look - thank you!

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

I think you'd have to get the 0935 Manchester-Euston to stay within the off-peak slot (Wimbledon arr 1236).
For Wimbledon, the journey planner I used suggests using the Northern Line tube from Euston to Vauxhall rather than Waterloo, but there can't be much in it.

Three separate walk-on singles, even off-peak, would cost over £250.
The Manchester-Euston-Southampton off-peak return (£123.20) fits your journey, including the tube.
You'd have to avoid the peak gap at Euston on the return journey (1500-1845), which means catching the 1230 Southampton-Waterloo and the 1440 from Euston.
It also allows travel on the slightly cheaper (£121.40) "Not London" routes via Oxford or even Bristol, but they are much slower.

 

[easyken]

I think you'd have to get the 0935 Manchester-Euston to stay within the off-peak slot (Wimbledon arr 1236).
For Wimbledon, the journey planner I used suggests using the Northern Line tube from Euston to Vauxhall rather than Waterloo, but there can't be much in it.

Three separate walk-on singles, even off-peak, would cost over £250.
The Manchester-Euston-Southampton off-peak return (£123.20) fits your journey, including the tube.
You'd have to avoid the peak gap at Euston on the return journey (1500-1845), which means catching the 1230 Southampton-Waterloo and the 1440 from Euston.
It also allows travel on the slightly cheaper (£121.40) "Not London" routes via Oxford or even Bristol, but they are much slower.

Thank you. Which route planner did you use, might I ask please? I couldn’t make it work on Nationalrail.co.uk

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

I used fastjp. https://www.fastjp.com/#home
It won't give you fares, for which I use brfares: http://www.brfares.com/#home
To work out when particular off-peak fares are valid, you need to run your preferred itinerary through any of the regular TOC web sites (Avanti, Northern etc).
Just one other hint: the Not London off-peak fares just have a restriction before 0930 in either direction.
So if the Via London off-peak fare is not valid when you want to travel in the afternoon, you can still come back via Oxford with XC.

 

[sonic2009]

When are you returning from Southampton - Manchester? Plenty of Flybe flights available at £33

 

[30907]

Thank you. Which route planner did you use, might I ask please? I couldn’t make it work on Nationalrail.co.uk

I can, assuming it is arrive Wimbledon by 1300 and continue same day.