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I'll need to travel Lowestoft to London, and then London to Diss/Norwich, with a flexible return needed. Is there any interpretation of routing rules or split tickets that makes this cheaper than buying two (expensive) off-peak singles that don't benefit from the return discount? Thanks in...

I needed to travel from Newcastle to Whitehaven, I was already at Newcastle station and knew I would be travelling on the next train, but needed to travel back at some point on Wednesday afternoon. I searched on thetrainline app, selected my outbound train and my probable inbound train. On the...

Merry Christmas RF I bought a return Super Off Peak return ticket online with seat reservations on 22 Dec for travel out 24 Dec and returning today on 27 Dec on a 9am train. As this was just before the Christmas break I thought the timetable as finalised. When I checked today that train has...

I have a Super Off-Peak Single (Any Permitted) which says on the e-Ticket in the GWR app "A break of journey at intermediate stations is not permitted". The restriction code 2W doesn't say anything about break of journey, nor does the ticket on brfares - is this enforceable?

Exceptionally niche request, but I'm planning on travelling on this train next week: Thursday, 11 August 18.13 Madrid-Puerta De Atocha 20.46 Málaga María Zambrano AVE 02182 I have a flight at 01:15 from Malaga, which means I'd need to be at Málaga María Zambrano by 23:30 latest to make it to...

A relative is travelling on an off-peak service from Paddington in the early afternoon on Tuesday, they'll have a single ski bag between the two of them after a holiday. Subject to space would this be allowed on the train? Thanks in advance.

I have two Off-Peak returns discounted with a Two-Together railcard. We've travelled the outbound, my friend has tested positive for COVID-19 and we are due to travel back today. He will isolate but I want to travel back on my own. Would the railway allow me to travel back if I present both...

I'm travelling on GWR and our return train has been cancelled on a Super Off-Peak Return ticket (bought from a GWR ticket machine). We'd prefer to get a lift back with someone else rather than wait until the later service. How does one go about getting a refund on the ticket and how much...

Scratching my head to find a cheap(er) way of doing this than the 'regular' obvious tickets - is there any workarounds or splits that spring to mind? Thanks in advance!

I need to travel EUS-MAN next month Outbound on Fri 27 Aug has no standard advance tickets on any service (first are available) and seat reservations Inbound on Mon 30 Aug has no advance tickets of any kind, and no reservable seats on any service. Would (more) advance tickets be available on...

If I buy an off-peak ticket from Avanti can I get a full refund before travel if unused? The website implies ticket office refund have a £10 admin fee but online does not. Thanks.

If you put this to your average Jane on the street: - the cost of A-B is £62, - you can buy your ticket just before you hop on the train, no advance purchased required weeks ahead - you can travel earlier or later on any off-peak train you like, - or get a refund if you've already bought it...

The two of us make two very similar leisure journeys from London throughout the year, booked 7-10 days in advance, no need for flexible tickets - and yet the cost of travelling by GWR is astronomical both compared to the other similar route and to other transport options - £170 vs £40! To...

A friend has a London Terminals to Loughborough Super Off-Peak Return 26-30 Railcard £45.50 and has travelled the outbound. Is it possible to upgrade the return to first class in this scenario? Would it be a case of excess to the Super Off-Peak 1st Return Undiscounted £97.00 ticket at half the...

I have two tickets I bought recently, both in first class. On the first, there was no first class accommodation so I travelled in standard class and I need a refund of the difference in fare. On the second, there was also no first class accommodation so I did not travel and need a refund of...

I tried to collect some train tickets from the machines at Vauxhall station recently and it failed despite putting in the right card/reference combination. I went to the ticket office to ask them to print them off and they said they are unable to. I said I’m sure I’ve done this here before but...

I travelled recently on the 05:02 TfL Rail service Paddington to Heathrow Terminal 5. This left from Platform 4 (which it seems to do daily from BRTimes): I touched in and touched out at the barriers as normal. I was charged the Heathrow Express fare for this journey, I guess in retrospect...

I've just been looking into this and it appears a bit on the basic side, only 1 person can win an auction? So I could have bidded for 5 seats at £20 but someone bidding for 1 seat at £21 will win? I'm surprised there's not a quota of how many seats are being released for that service and the...

A friend inadvertently travelled on the return portion of a Off-Peak Return during peak hours, and was required to buy a new Anytime Single on the spot on the train. As far as I'm aware the correct process is an excess fare, even onboard - is that right?

I notice that Virgin’s ‘proper’ evening meal menu now says “Monday to Thursday”, and instead for Fridays: “Got that Friday feeling? On Friday evenings we get the weekend started early with prosecco and one of our special dishes. Listen out for our announcements to discover what you could be...