Huddersfield to Loughborough

[davecrossley]

Hey everyone

I am trying to find the cheapest possible return journey going from Huddersfield train station to the main Loughborough Station. I am willing to split as many times as it takes to get it super cheap!

I have a 16-25 rail card and the journey usually costs me £20.25.

Any help and suggestions would be hugely appreiciated

 

[Mojo]

Do you want to come back the same day or any time within a month?

I'm sure there's more, but you can start off by splitting at Sheffield.

 

[Max]

If you're travelling in one day, and willing to be restricted to the Penistone line, the cheapest is as follows:

Huddersfield-Sheffield £4.75 CDR
Sheffield-Derby £8.60 Derbyshire Wayfarer
Long Eaton-Loughborough £3.30 SDR

= £16.65

Note the following though:

- You will have to leave after 10am M-F to avoid the 16-25 railcard minimum fare. At weekends you can leave as early as you like!
- The Wayfarer is available from Sheffield station.
- You will have to catch a service that calls at Long Eaton (shouldn't be a problem mind, most Sheffield-Loughborough services do).

 

[323235]

If you're travelling in one day, and willing to be restricted to the Penistone line, the cheapest is as follows:

Huddersfield-Sheffield £4.75 CDR
Sheffield-Derby £8.60 Derbyshire Wayfarer
Long Eaton-Loughborough £3.30 SDR

Total = £16.65

Note the following though:

- You will have to leave after 10am M-F to avoid the 16-25 railcard minimum fare. At weekends you can leave as early as you like!
- The Wayfarer is available from Sheffield station.
- You will have to catch a service that calls at Long Eaton (shouldn't be a problem mind, most Sheffield-Loughborough services do).

if that £4.75 ticket is the £4.90 "Not Leeds" one then you can go via Wakefield Westgate by using the Selby-Wakefield Wesgate via Leeds,Bradford and Huddersfield "Grand Tour" service which leaves Huddersfield for Westgate at around xx35
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If you're travelling in one day, and willing to be restricted to the Penistone line, the cheapest is as follows:

Huddersfield-Sheffield £4.75 CDR
Sheffield-Derby £8.60 Derbyshire Wayfarer
Long Eaton-Loughborough £3.30 SDR

= £16.65

Note the following though:

- You will have to leave after 10am M-F to avoid the 16-25 railcard minimum fare. At weekends you can leave as early as you like!
- The Wayfarer is available from Sheffield station.
- You will have to catch a service that calls at Long Eaton (shouldn't be a problem mind, most Sheffield-Loughborough services do).

Another ticket option for travel if coming back same day is

Huddersfield-Chesterfield Standard Day Return £6.65
Chesterfield-Loughborough £10.70 Off Peak Return

Total £17.35

or if not coming back on the same day

Hudderdfield-Chesterfield Standard Open Return £7.75
Chesterfield-Loughborough Off Peak Return £10.70

Total = £18.45
Gives a Slight Saving.

 

[davecrossley]

Cheers for the advice

I'm sorry for not stating that I wanted an open return (so I can return on monday afternoon next week).

Is The option of going through Chesterfield definately the cheapest?

 

[323235]

The £18.45 option is the cheapest I can find at present for flexible walk on tickets, coming back on a different day than the outward journey. Though you never know what someone else might find.

 

[davecrossley]

Hey, does anybody know the best route to take for this journey if I use megatrain and which train only services would be best to use to get me closest to Loughborough from Huddersfield and how much it would cost on the same dates I specified before?

 

[yorkie]

A typical fare on Megabus is £9.00 from Huddersfield to East Midlands Parkway http://www.megabus.com/uk/index.php

Tickets from East Midlands Parkway (EMD) to Loughborough (LBO) are priced at £2.25 each way with a Railcard. (£2.30 for a Day return which is not of any use to you travelling back a different day)