ScotRail Flexipass split ticket advice

[GregSRHST]

It looks like I'm going to be travelling between Dundee and Aberdeen much more regularly.

At the moment when traveling been the two cities I purchase a day return split at Stonehaven ticket.

This means the price for a day return is £28.20 rather than anytime return £39.80.

I am looking at the 12 single journey Flexipass tickets which ScotRail sell.

Dundee to Aberdeen
£206.30

Dundee to Aberdeen split at Stonehaven
£145.80

This is obviously a decent saving.

My question is, if I buy the ticket on the ScotRail app do I activate the two tickets when I board at Dundee for the whole journey? As I assume I'd need to active the Stonehaven to Aberdeen leg before the train departs Stonehaven?

This could be a very obvious answer but I just wanted to double check as if you use a smartcard it states you must scan on and off the train. Which would not be possible as I will not be getting off the train in Stonehaven.

Any help from anyone who has experience with splitting the Flexipass ticket is much appreciated.

 

[Watershed]

If you're using the Flexipass within the app, I don't see there's any reason you couldn't just activate both when you board at Dundee. The validity of each activated journey is 3 hours so that should be plenty.

 

[kkong]

Not all trains call at Stonehaven.

I assume you have considered this when using tickets which split there.

 

[GregSRHST]

Not all trains call at Stonehaven.

I assume you have considered this when using tickets which split there.

Of course. It's a restriction worth taking for the saving, and the majority of them do stop at Stonehaven.

Yesterday when I arrived at the station the train south away to leave didn't stop at Stonehaven but the next train 15 minutes later did.

 

[reb0118]

As long as the train stops at Stonehaven you're fine to do this with the app based flexis. Activate both prior to boarding and let the conductor know you're staying on with a "split ticket".

On a smartcard you would need to tap out and tap in at Stonehaven - potentially giving you time for a pint at the Station Hotel.

 

[GregSRHST]

Perfect thank you very much everyone. The app definitely sounds like a better option due to needing to tap in/out with the smartcard!

No pints required at the Station Hotel!