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My wife and I are having a few days in Cardiff soon and fancy a day trip to Bristol. I always buy advance tickets, but I see there is an 'off-peak day return' ticket for this journey, which would work out much cheaper. I realise this would let me return at any time, I think before 4:30, which...

I was on the Tyne & Wear Metro today travelling to Sunderland, from Newcastle. The train pulled in to the station "Stadium of Light" which is all red & white, to match the colours of Sunderland A.F.C. the stadium was nowhere to be seen The next station is "St. Peters" and quite nearby, in...

My wife and i are travelling to Dublin in the summer, so we like to get everything sorted before we go. Leap Visitor card give unlimited travel on buses, trams and trains within the Dublin area, so seem perfect On the Transport for Ireland (TfI) the prices are shown as €8 (valid for 1 day)...

My wife and I will be travelling from Edinburgh to Aberdeen shortly (not yet booked) but a friend suggested visiting Stonehaven on the way, which is the last stop en route before Aberdeen. Looking at the forum's website, tickets would be (2 adults, with railcards) Although EDB - ABD would be...

I just want to make sure i am correct here .. I want to buy a family / friends railcard, with the two named adults as my daughter and myself Can I then go on my own, with her daughter ? (my granddaughter), who is 7, sorry 8 (as of yesterday) .. she just told me off now Is it simply a case of...

Does the Edinburgh Plusbus scheme let you travel to the airport ? I vaguely seeing somewhere that it does not, but looking on the map from the Plusbus site, it looks as if it does now

What is the standard 'ticket machine' fare for Aberdeen to Stonehaven please ? A friend is visiting Aberdeen and intends visiting Stonehaven, hence the question. Looking on the forum website .. advance fares would be £8.20 return, but this option has no flexibility. When clicking on flexible...

I am trying to book seats for my wife and I from Leeds to Newcastle on TPE I have chosen the fare (1st) and wanted to edit the seats .. I select two 'available seats' but an "Something went wrong" error message keeps popping up Am I doing something wrong ? I would try with the TPE site, but...

My wife and I are travelling to Leeds from Newcastle on Sunday 8th June, so I was looking at fares. I see the week before our travel date there are direct fares at about £18 for the two of us, with railcards, which is an excellent price. (Quick question .. if we were travelling on the 1st ...

I intend booking a trip that will involve travelling to/from Cardiff from Manchester. Looking online, Transport for Wales offer a 'premier service' on this route, but only for a handful of journeys per day. I would be a bit miffed if I ended up with one of the 'normal trains' Does anybody know...

My wife and I are considering having a short trip to Cardiff from Newcastle for later in the year. I realise train tickets are not available yet, but I have been looking at similar days to get an idea of routes. We usually travel out on a Sunday, then return on a Wednesday or Thursday. It is...

My wife and I are travelling to Liverpool on Sunday from Newcastle, but due to engineering works we have to go via Carlisle. I booked the tickets on the forum's site Will there be any food on this service ? I was on a TPE train today and was speaking to somebody, who said there is no hot food...

I am on a Northern Rail train from Leeds to York, then I catch an LNER to Newcastle. There was an 8 minute connection at York, but the NR train departed 4 minutes late Yes, it might catch up time, but 4 minutes to change trains at York is pushing it .. certainly for someone with a senior...

I've just got the opportunity to buy a railcard for £10 .. a bit of a bargain. Currently, my wife and I each have senior railcards, which we use when together, or myself, when out 'n about on my own. I often take my granddaughter away too, so was thinking .. Could my daughter and I get a...

I understand holders of a Nexus Gold Card can travel from Newcastle (NCL) to Metrocentre (MCE) for 50p How do you book a ticket for such a journey ? On most web sites, including the Forum's own ticket section, the price is showing as £3.60 for the return trip I know Northernrail operates a...

As the title says .. I am waiting for a sale (on Northern rail or TPE .. or both) so I can plan some day trips Last year I was able to venture to several places at £1 a go .. a real bargain. I wonder whether there will be any £1 sales this year ... the recent Rail Sale was a bit of a damp squib

I have advance tickets booked from Inverness to Glasgow Queens Street, via Stirling for next Monday Departure from Inverness is at 12:48, arriving in Stirling at 15:39 At the time of booking, there were two train options from Stirling, but with an approx. £20 price difference I chose to book...

Next Saturday my wife and I are making a journey to Inverness, from Edinburgh via Aberdeen. Our journey is as follows 14:31 Edinburgh to Aberdeen on LNER arriving at 17:06 17:25 Aberdeen to Inverness on ScotRail arriving at 19:39 Just talking about the trip today, with some excitement I was...

My wife and I are having a couple of days in Liverpool, followed by a couple in Manchester early in 2025. I've already booked the main journeys, but forgot all about the short one between the two cities. It's only £4.70 on the fast TransPennine Express train, which seems good but there's...

I am just sorting out tickets for early in 2025 and realise I have accidentally booked the same tickets twice I should have 2 tickets (for my wife and I) from Newcastle to Edinburgh, then 2 more for the homeward journey 3 days later, from EDB - NCL I have in fact 4 tickets. Should I contact...