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Is National Rail journey planner accurate for strike days?

Hi all, Just to clarify: I am less concerned about the Barking to Paddington route where I can pay PAYG oyster (where the difference between peak and off-peak is not great), but more concerned with the GWR leg of the journey. Obviously if a through journey from Barking to Kemble was cheaper, I...

I would want an off peak train.

Thank you. As this may be a journey I do maybe once or twice a week, I also looked at the new Flexi Season ticket offered by GWR but that seemed far too expensive (8 days travel during a 28 day period). I have tried to look at using a Network Railcard (or if I end up getting a London annual...

I appreciate all of your comments. So all that remains is to wait till tomorrow and see what these new advances etc are apparently to be issued. I must admit I am finding GWR expensive compared to other providers (eg Southern) who at least offer their £5 or £10 advance tickets. I hope GWR does...

I just went on to brfares website and put in BKG to Kemble, and it shows various Advance ticket prices including the lowest as below. So is this ticket actually available? Dead cheap compared to previously mentioned prices. Or are prices on brfares just theoretical and not actually always...

i would start at Barking (BKG)

Hadders - Well, I live in London so I was planning to get the tube to Paddington, and pay on a PAYG Oyster fare. Nunners - how would I go about splitting the ticket and choose which legs to do and for which station to which station works out cheapest??

Hi all, I have been trying to find details of Great Western/ GWR's advance tickets but am having no luck. Hoping you can help please. I want to travel from London (presumably Paddington???) to Kemble. On a weekday, off-peak. In a few weeks - no particular day. What would be the cheapest...

Thanks. Which is the closest London station that the Daysave can be used from? If I decided to travel into London off peak straight into Victoria, would the Daysave allow me to board a Southern train from there (and back to London in the evening)? If I buy the Daysave online, can I pick up the...

Hi all, I am travelling off peak later this week, from Barking (in Essex) to Lewes (in Sussex). While Southern advertises Advance tickets, I could not find any, so I would appreciate advice and options on routes that will reduce the cost. I do not have a Gold Card/Annual travelcard so I cannot...

Dear all, thanks for all the advice and tips. I now know that even on nationalrail.co.uk I should remove Gold Card and untick boxes, only leaving Advance ticked, and then the advance fares will show. Yes - both outbound and return for £5.40 are visible so I will probably go for them. Thank you!

How confusing. I think there should be a BSc in Ticketing or a MSc in Rail Services Procurement!

Thanks all. So it seems that brfares lists potential prices but in reality I may not secure the particular ticket due to availability. I think what you are saying is that the options are: Paddington to Oxf advance + a return advance/cdr Paddington to Oxf cdr with Gold Card discount BZ4 to Oxf...

Dear all, I want to travel from London Paddington to Oxford on Saturday 13 October. I checked brfares but was so confused with the variety of fares - some as low as £3.30. Does that sound correct? I need a return ticket,and I have - a Gold Card and - a Zones 2-4 Travelcard, So I added NGC...

I think you are right about some staff simply guessing. I do the journey once a week and travel to Brighton in the morning via London Bridge but always struggle getting home the quickest way...mainly because after about 1830 there are few, if any, trains heading for LBG. So I have to get the GX...

What is a VTWC? My tickets allow me to exit Victoria so that works fine. It was just the way the on-train conductors announce that you can only be on board if you have a GX ticket. Which got me worried and hence why I posed the question here. Thanks for the clarification.

Hi all, If I have a CDR with a NGC Network Gold Card discount and travel off peak, during a weekday, can I use the Gatwick Express to travel back to London from Brighton? The ticket I have also has the cross on the front of it (so is valid for one journey either way on tubes) and states...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could please help on this query? Thanks in advance.

Hi Rail Forum friends, I want to find the cheapest ticket for some trips I need to make from London to Brighton and I would appreciate some pointers please. Details are: - weekday trips - always off peak - return on same day - ideal route is BKG to FMR (Barking to Falmer) - don't want...