SailRail

[bkhtele]

Thanks - that's useful to know. To throw another spanner into the works, I am going to take one of these journeys with a friend of mine to Dublin. I shall travel on Sail Rail ticket. He has PRIV with boxes (ex BR) so how would he go about booking it and would he need to book both outward and return in Advance. I "think" he might just need to mark a box and pay port tax

Yes you are correct. He phones Stena pays £5 port tax & gets an email & text reservation which he shows @ check in with his priv card. For information Irish rail priv is c 75% off std foot passanger fare (or perhaps better if he is old br)

 

[gray1404]

Thanks - that's useful to know. To throw another spanner into the works, I am going to take one of these journeys with a friend of mine to Dublin. I shall travel on Sail Rail ticket. He has PRIV with boxes (ex BR) so how would he go about booking it and would he need to book both outward and return in Advance. I "think" he might just need to mark a box and pay port tax

Yes you are correct. He phones Stena pays £5 port tax & gets an email & text reservation which he shows @ check in with his priv card. For information Irish rail priv is c 75% off std foot passanger fare (or perhaps better if he is old br)

Many thanks. Some questions:

So its port tax only on Stenna and 75% off on Irish Ferries. Great.
When travelling on Irish Rail, does he just show his staff card to get a discount?

It will be interesting to see if Stenna require a box to be marked. He can travel without marking a box to Hollyhead.

 

[j_walker1804]

Evening all,

I've collected my tickets today for DON-Belfast which has sent me on VTEC to EDB, Scotrail to Ayr and oneards from there.

My tickets are formed of 3 coupons - ticket, seat reservation DON-EDB and ferry reservation.

The routing on the ticket says "Cairnryan Stena" and the ticket is an Anytime Single. Do I have to stick to the itinery that VT suggest or can I pick my own way (ECML with BOJ)?

The ticket doesn't say "only valid with reservation" if that makes a difference?

Ta!

 

[najaB]

Do I have to stick to the itinery that VT suggest or can I pick my own way (ECML with BOJ)?

If it's an Anytime Day Single (£46) then no you don't have to stick to the itinerary provided but you aren't allowed an arbitrary BOJ.

 

[j_walker1804]

If it's an Anytime Day Single (£46) then no you don't have to stick to the itinerary provided but you aren't allowed an arbitrary BOJ.

Yes it's a £46 one (railcard made it £30.35).
Is changing trains at YRK and NCL but not leaving the stn classed as a BOJ?

 

[najaB]

Is changing trains at YRK and NCL but not leaving the stn classed as a BOJ?

No, if you don't leave the station then that's not a BOJ and perfectly acceptable.

 

[bkhtele]

Many thanks. Some questions:

So its port tax only on Stenna and 75% off on Irish Ferries. Great.
When travelling on Irish Rail, does he just show his staff card to get a discount?

It will be interesting to see if Stenna require a box to be marked. He can travel without marking a box to Hollyhead.

Irish ferries: I believe they accept priv cards. Stena will not require a box, that is only needed for the rail journey.