Using Tesco Clubcard Points to buy train tickets via Virgin Red

I am a great believer in getting maximum value from Tesco Clubcard points. So that means never spending them in store at face value and always doubling them up to a rewards partner I would be making a purchase from anyway.

I have been using my points to purchase a Railcard the past few years. However this limits me to buying a 1 year Railcard rather then 3 years.

With the arrival Virgin Red as a Tesco Clubcard rewards partner would the amount in Clubcard vouchers (doubled up as using a rewards partner) equate to the same amount in train tickets purchased using Virgin Trains ticketing?

£1.50 of Clubcard vouchers gets you 300 Virgin points (2:1) (source) but the train redemption are 1:2 eg 200 points gets you £1 off (source). So it's the same value as redeeming shopping at Tesco, no double value.

There have occasionally been bonus points offers for your first Tesco to Virgin auto convert, but there's not one running at the moment, other than that it is not a good use of your points really.

Thank you for confirming. It therefore looks like I am in fact better using the clubcard points towards a one year Railcard. There is no other reward partner I routinely buy from.

As it's a disabled persons Railcard one year is £20 and 3 years is £54.