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Let's say I want to travel from Cambridge to Tottenham Hale. As I need to be there at a specific time in the morning, I buy an advanced ticket. However, on this particular day, a ticket to Liverpool Street is actually cheaper than to Tottenham Hale (obviously travelling and stopping at Tottenham...

I commute almost daily from Cambridge to King's Cross, and buy e-tickets every day (for convenience and Nectar points!). Last week, I accidentally purchased London-Cambridge off peak return instead of Cambridge-London. I didn't notice it until the gate in Cambridge, predictably, didn't open...

As far as I know, the regular Cambridge-London ticket allows for tube travel between Kings Cross St Pancras and Moorgate. I commute almost daily between London and either Kings Cross or St Pancras on an off-peak day return (with a railcard, so it is more affordable than season ticket). In an...

I am looking at off-peak return tickets between Cambridge and Saxmundham which normally require a change at Ipswich. However, for the return journeys it's actually 18 minutes quicker to go Saxmundham-Ipswich-Ely-Cambridge rather than Saxmundham-Ipswich-Ely (all travel is on GA). National Rail...

I am trying to understand the restrictions on this particular ticket. Outward travel is pretty clear, but return gets a little fuzzy. It says that the ticket is not valid on services from London Kings Cross after 16:28 until 19:01. It also mentions further restrictions on travelling with GA from...

I had a slightly unusual journey yesterday, which ended up being a bit problematic. I had a Cambridge-London Z1-6 off-peak day travelcard valid only on GA. I took the GA train to Tottenham Hale, transferred to the tube, and then to a Thameslink train at Finsbury Park (it's easier to transfer...

On Saturday, I was supposed to visit a friend for a BBQ. I therefore purchased a return ticket from Cambridge to Welwyn North, splitting at Meldreth (saving of £0.50!). I don't think that Cambridge ticket machines offer tickets from other destinations, I therefore purchased the tickets through...

I was going to Heathrow from Cambridge yesterday, and I had an advance GA-only ticket booked to Tottenham Hale, after which I intended to use the tube (with Oyster) to get to LHR. Due to snow, GA announced that their tickets were also permitted on Great Northern, and given the serious delays GA...

Reading many of the threads in this subforum, it seems it is a common occurrence to be penalised for carrying an expired railcard or forgetting it altogether. What I was wondering, is there any way to avoid any penalty fare/risk of prosecution in such a case? Let's say, I board a train with a...

A few years ago, I used to travel on the DLR regularly on Oyster pay-as-you-go. Given that there are no ticket barriers, I would sometimes get out of a station for a couple of minutes without touching out, only to return to the train and touch out somewhere at my final destination. Of course...

As far as I'm aware, a London Terminals-Cambridge ticket allows me to depart from Old Street, both using underground via Kings Cross or NR via Finsbury Park. However, it appears that there are no facilities for buying National Rail ticket stations, and there are regular London Underground...

I might need to travel on that route on a weekend. Off-peak day return with a 16-25 railcard costs £27, with an easy connection at Liverpool Street. I can get it cheaper by instead getting a Cambridge Zone 1-6 Off-Peak Travelcard at £15.20 which would bring me all the way to Upminster, followed...

Hello all. I am flying from Stansted tomorrow, so I purchased an off-peak return from Cambridge to Stansted Airport for £9.95 (16-25 Railcard). However, I just realised that my flight time has been changed slightly, so I need to travel a little earlier (9:30 am). For this route, any departure...

GA is being annoying about my delay repay claim. I travelled at the end of October, Cambridge-London. Return portion was delayed for over an hour. GA advises that if I have a mobile ticket (which I had), I should complete the paper form and provide the ticket reference number (which I did). A...

I am travelling to London from Cambridge later today. GA is currently running a promo in which off-peak day return tickets on this route are £10 return. I purchased a ticket to Liverpool Street, however I intended to leave the train at Tottenham Hale (slightly easier tube connection to where I...

Hi everyone. I need to travel from Cambridge to South Croydon this Saturday. A super off-peak day return with a 16-25 railcard costs £12.30. However, I might need to be at Canada Water on my way back. Would going by Overground via Canada Water be a permitted route? If so, could I break my...

I need to get to London from Cambridge tonight. I am not yet sure if I'm staying the night or not. If I'm not, then I'd buy a super off-peak day return, if I am - the Overnighter. If I buy a super off-peak day return, but decide to stay the night, can I pay the excess to the overnighter the...

I need to get to Gatwick Airport on a Sunday, and then return to Cambridge on the same day. Cambridge-Gatwick return is very reasonably priced, but I will be obviously skipping the first leg of my journey. To make things worse, I intend to travel on a very early morning train to Gatwick (much...