Cheapest Way London to Christchurch.

[Neilandrewhall]

Hi Peeps..

Would someone be able to work a cheaper fare, than a £26.65 day return ticket to Christchurch.

Going Tommorow or Sunday with a YP ticket.

Departing from London.

In the Morning and coming back LTOD.


Thankies Neil

 

[Eng274]

for a moment i thought you meant christchurch NZ, thats a helluva cheap return!

 

[Neilandrewhall]

for a moment i thought you meant christchurch NZ, thats a helluva cheap return!

Nope Christchurch near, Bournemouth

 

[Eng274]

If you get the 07:35 out and the 21:20 train back you can get 2 singles at £9.90 and £6.60 respectively, according to EC website.

If money is no object, the £26.65 is far more flexible

 

[Neilandrewhall]

If you get the 07:35 out and the 21:20 train back you can get 2 singles at £9.90 and £6.60 respectively, according to EC website.

If money is no object, the £26.65 is far more flexible

Bit early mate lol

 

[yorkie]

Do you hold a Travelcard? Also I thought you would have a PRIV being rail staff? (or have you not been working for long enough to qualify?) Which station in London will you start your journey at?

 

[Eng274]

Bit early mate lol

well you only said "leaving in the morning". My mind reading powers are waning clearly..

 

[bnm]

Small saving can be made splitting at Basingstoke.

WAT-BSK CDR £12.00
BSK-CHR CDR £12.85

Total: £24.85

 

[swt_passenger]

Small saving can be made splitting at Basingstoke.

WAT-BSK CDR £12.00
BSK-CHR CDR £12.85

Total: £24.85

That takes out half the fast trains you can use though. Might be useful if the £2 is needed for something else though...

 

[bnm]

Which trains does it take out on a Saturday? The xx35 do not call at Christchurch which leaves the xx05 semi-fast or xx39 all shacks.

Sundays the only direct services to Christchurch from WAT are all shacks at xx54

 

[Neilandrewhall]

and yes I have a London Freedom Pass which would help to Clapham Junction I think on this Line?

Also I live in Romford.. ?

 

[swt_passenger]

Which trains does it take out on a Saturday? The xx35 do not call at Christchurch which leaves the xx05 semi-fast or xx39 all shacks.

Sundays the only direct services to Christchurch from WAT are all shacks at xx54

I was thinking of the xx35 connecting into the Poole semifast at Brockenhurst, it non-stops Basingstoke. But you're right, there's only one through train.

 

[Neilandrewhall]

Does anyone no the bus that runs along the coast? from like Hastings to Bournemouth?

 

[wintonian]

Brighton to Portsmouth/ Havent - the coastliner no. 200, is it's route

 

[Neilandrewhall]

Aah thanks Wintonian as im thinking of going if i go:
London to Brighton - £8.50
Brighton to Portsmouth - (Free)
Portsmouth to Christchurch - 11.35
Total: 19.85

 

[bnm]

Brighton to Portsmouth/ Havent - the coastliner no. 200, is it's route

Er.... I believe that's Coastliner 700.

http://www.coastliner700.co.uk/index.htm

 

[wintonian]

Oh did it used to be the 200?

BTW I have done it from Littlehampton to Havent then to Brighton on the bus pass before the national usage of them and it was quite a slog to say the least - but it is free.

 

[bnm]

Did Pompey-Brighton on the 700 a few years ago. Cheap (£6.50 Explorer back then) but bum-numbingly long journey.

 

[paul1609]

The Brighton to Portsmouth Bus is very slow. if youre that desperate I'd suggest:
London Victoria to Southampton Central cheap day return (southern trains only) £15.05
Southampton Central to Christchurch CDR £6.45 be aware that its a lot slower than SWT and doesnt work on sundays till the winter timetable as Southern dont serve Southampton till then

 

[yorkie]

and yes I have a London Freedom Pass which would help to Clapham Junction I think on this Line?

Right, that's vital info if you want us to find the best deal

Brighton - Christchurch Rte Not London Off Peak Day Return (CDR) £19.55 is valid via Clapham Jn and you can start/finish 'short' there.

 

[Neilandrewhall]

Yorkie can you close this thread,? as ive decided to go to IOW and finding it tough to get cheap fares?

 

[yorkie]

Yorkie can you close this thread,? as ive decided to go to IOW and finding it tough to get cheap fares?

No, I can't as there is no valid reason for me to.

Many people find the threads here via a search engine. They may wish to do the journey described in this thread.

There is nothing in this thread that warrants it being locked.

 

[bb21]

I must say I am still a bit gobsmacked at how cheap these Brighton fares are from/to the Solent coast, even more so when I realised that it was a SWT, rather than SC, flow too.