Paddington -> Cambridge

[Jovian98]

So I am looking to travel Paddington to Cambridge via the H&C line to KingsX in the early morning.

The NR website gives me an Anytime Day Single for £25, whereas brfares.com seems to think a London Terminals -> Cambridge ticket for £22 can be used on this route?

What is the ticket that the NR website is trying to sell me - is it specifically from Paddington?

 

[soil]

From Paddington your best bet is Oyster (£2.10, or the bus for £1.40) to Kings X, then the £22 single from there.

BRfares shows the ticket is issued from 'London Terminals'

http://brfares.com/#fares?orig=PAD&dest=CBG&rlc=

Paddington is not a valid London Terminal for Cambridge. This is n ot something that brfares will check.

NRE is selling the correct ticket, which is:

http://brfares.com/#fares?orig=0790&dest=CBG&rlc=

albeit more expensive than the Oyster + £22 option. This is a single from any zone 1/2 station to Kings X (or Liverpool Street if you prefer) plus travel from there to Cambridge.

Another valid ticket would be:

http://brfares.com/#fares?orig=AML&dest=CBG&rlc=

this is obviously valid from Paddington, and as it has the Maltese Cross symbol is valid from Paddington to Kings Cross by tube (though not bus).

 

[Jovian98]

Thanks, that makes sense now. It seems I've been buying returns to London all my life but I can't remember the last time I bought a ticket commencing from there.

 

[soil]

well it doesn't make any difference actually, the return to London, unless a travelcard, would not be valid to Paddington.