Birmingham - Plymouth - Paddington 16/10/14

[Adam0984]

Checking on your superior knowledge that I've got the best splits
Travelling on 0812 Birmingham NS to Plymouth
1256 Plymouth to Paddington
I've got Birmingham to Cheltenham Anytime single £23.40
Cheltenham to Bristol TM OP single £8.70
Bristol TM to Taunton OP return £12.50
Taunton to Plymouth OP return £18.00
Bristol TM to Paddington super off peak single £31.50

 

[cambsy]

Noticed that you have singles and returns, are you doing one way or return? and You have a Bristol-London Paddington super off peak, the 12.56 Plymouth-London goes Berks and Hants not Bristol, so that ticket not valid, can work out splits but not till have time, sorry.

 

[kieron]

So £94.10 in total. You could cut a bit from that by using advance tickets instead of some of the singles you mention (say, £19.70 for Birmingham-Cheltenham on the 08:12, or £26.70 for Bristol-Paddington on the return).

Longer distance advance tickets are competing against the rather more expensive longer distance flexible ones, so aren't worth having.

 

[Haywain]

Is all travel on the same day? If so, there is a fairly cheap Off Peak Day Return between Tiverton Parkway and Plymouth.

 

[button_boxer]

Noticed that you have singles and returns, are you doing one way or return? and You have a Bristol-London Paddington super off peak, the 12.56 Plymouth-London goes Berks and Hants not Bristol, so that ticket not valid, can work out splits but not till have time, sorry.

Are we looking at the same trains? I can't see a 1256 departure from Plymouth but there is a 1257 and that one does go via Bristol.

However it doesn't stop at Tiverton, so Haywain's suggestion won't help.

 

[Adam0984]

Noticed that you have singles and returns, are you doing one way or return? and You have a Bristol-London Paddington super off peak, the 12.56 Plymouth-London goes Berks and Hants not Bristol, so that ticket not valid, can work out splits but not till have time, sorry.

ive got singles as far as Bristol and then the overlap between Bristol and Plymouth are returns then singles Bristol to London coming back. Because of the Flood work via the B&H it goes and stops in Bristol.

im sticking with walk on fares because I have rail staff discount.

I think ive got the best splits it was just if anyone knew any little fiddles or any rovers that may bring the cost down as the splitting websites don't factor in rovers

 

[sonic2009]

If you have rail staff discount then why are the fares you have quoted more than what you would get with 75% off.

Do you have a Priv card?

 

[Adam0984]

Yeah I have PRIV and all that I quoted the full fare just to make comparison easier for everyone not just the few who know the ins and outs of it. I thought most people would just skip by if I mentioned it all with PRIV discount due to lack of knowledge. From there any fares I could calculate at home