Mersey Rail Ticket?

[Simon Poole]

In the midlands they have a West Midlands Day Ranger which you can go around the Midlands, do MerseyRail have something like that? be heading to the Liverpool area on the 28th October

 

[Gathursty]

Saveaway All Areas ticket valid for a day. Don't make my (almost) mistake and pick up a Saveaway for just one area. :P

Not sure on prices though.

Covers all the Wirral Lines and Northern Lines termini and extends to Garswood, Hunts Cross and Earlestown( I think?) on their respective lines too.

Better double checking this on their website.

 

[Simon Poole]

Saveaway All Areas ticket valid for a day. Don't make my (almost) mistake and pick up a Saveaway for just one area. :P

Not sure on prices though.

Covers all the Wirral Lines and Northern Lines termini and extends to Garswood, Hunts Cross and Earlestown( I think?) on their respective lines too.

Better double checking this on their website.

I checked the website but they don't give u much info

http://www.merseyrail.org/tickets/saveaway.html

 

[Mutant Lemming]

This link may be of more help.

http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/articleimages/Saveaway Aug 11.pdf

 

[clagmonster]

There is more info on the Safeway ticket here:
http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/articleimages/Saveaway Aug 11.pdf

Alternatively, if you just intend using Merseyrail Electric services, there is the Merseyrail day saver, see:
http://www.merseyrail.org/tickets/off-peak-daysaver.html

 

[mbh]

You can get details of Saveaway

http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/articleimages/Saveaway Jan 11.pdf

If you want to travel a bit further out

Try a Lancashire Day Ranger

 

[ChrisTheRef]

SAVEAWAY - Off peak travel on buses, trains and ferries in Merseyside and all Merseyrail services
ADULT £4.60 (all zone) £3.40 (one zone)
CHILD £2.40 (all zone) £2.00 (one zone)

DAY SAVER - Off peak travel on Merseyrail services
£4.50/£3.30
£2.30/£1.80

 

[tony_mac]

SAVEAWAY - Off peak travel on buses, trains and ferries in Merseyside and all Merseyrail services

It's all rail services within the area, it doesn't matter who operates them - mostly Northern Rail but also on other services to Liverpool South Parkway.

DAY SAVER - Off peak travel on Merseyrail services

Only on the Northern and Wirral lines.
The 'City Line' is marked on the Merseyrail Network map, but is operated by Northern and a Day Saver is not valid on these services.

 

[TUC]

SAVEAWAY - Off peak travel on buses, trains and ferries in Merseyside and all Merseyrail services
ADULT £4.60 (all zone) £3.40 (one zone)
CHILD £2.40 (all zone) £2.00 (one zone)

DAY SAVER - Off peak travel on Merseyrail services
£4.50/£3.30
£2.30/£1.80

So why would anyone go for a Day Saver when a Savaway ticket which is also valid on buses and ferries is only 10p more??

 

[142094]

So why would anyone go for a Day Saver when a Savaway ticket which is also valid on buses and ferries is only 10p more??

To save 10p if travelling only on the Northern/Wirral lines? TBH everyone who asks for one should be offered the choice of a Day Ticket or Saveaway.

 

[button_boxer]

Merseyrail offer the day saver for their benefit rather than for the benefit of passengers, as they get more revenue from a day saver (i.e. all of it) than they would from a saveaway (which is a Merseytravel PTE product, not a Merseyrail TOC product).

 

[Simon Poole]

Thanks its been very helpful, for £4.60 i travellled from...

Arrived at Liverpool South Parkway after 11AM from Stafford (using a Great escape offer)

Liverpool South Parkway to Hunts Cross
Hunt Cross to Liverpool Central
Liverpool Central - Bidston
Biston - Birkenhead Park
Birkenhead Park - Liverpool Lime Street
Liverpool Lime Street - Broad Green (Northern Class 150)
Broad Green - Liverpool Lime Street (Northern Class 142 )
Liverpool Lime Street - Liverpool Central
Liverpool Central - Ormskirk
Ormskirk - Kirkdale
Kirkdale - Sandhills
Sandhills - Moorfields
Moorfields - Liverpool Central
Liverpool Central - Rock Ferry
Rock Ferry - Birkenhead Central
Birkenhead Central - Hamilton Square
Hamilton Square - Liverpool Lime Street

1804 Liverpool Lime Street to Stafford (using a Great escape offer)

It was an very good day and the first time i rode on a Class 507 & 508

 

[142094]

Merseyrail offer the day saver for their benefit rather than for the benefit of passengers, as they get more revenue from a day saver (i.e. all of it) than they would from a saveaway (which is a Merseytravel PTE product, not a Merseyrail TOC product).

The ones at Lime Street Lower Level were quite good last time I was there and offering the Saveaway instead (although I was going to Chester, so if I asked for a ticket to say South Parkway they might suggest the Day Ticket).