Durham to Loughborough

[142094]

Going this Friday, return Saturday. Can't find any cheap advance tickets for the above, so decided to just use off-peak returns for flexibility, and splitting at Chesterfield.

Best I can get is:

DHM - CHD £33.65

CHD - LBO £10.70

with YP railcard

 

[cuccir]

What sort of time are you travelling? You can still grab some advance fares to Sheffield for £21.45 in total - outward at 14:17, 16:08 or 17:07; return at 17:41, 20:15 from Sheff, or cheaper still leaving Sheff at 21:34. An off peak return to Loughborough from Sheffield is £12.30, total coast £33.75.

If you want to travel in the morning you could go first class to Sheffield for £19.15 (one way) at 09:12, which would take your to Sheffield to £29.70. That's £42.45 in total, which is still mildly cheaper, and you could drink your way through the free coffee to get better value...

 

[142094]

That's the problem, won't be able to tell before Friday morning at earliest what time I can go, so has to be non-advance tickets only I'm afraid.

 

[Mojo]

It's hard to save more than a few pounds from my (limited) experimenting because you're returning a different day.

Depending on the times you're travelling:
Durham - Sheffield £31.50 SSR
Sheffield - Loughborough £12.30 SVR
£43.80

 

[tynesider]

On a slightly related, albeit digressed note...

I'm a Loughborough student living in Newcastle. For open tickets there are two routes available, Sheffield or Peterborough.

Some advance tickets were.are available via Newark Northgate, with a walk to Castle. However, this is only available on the advance tickets, and cannot be used for the more expensive open tickets