Scottish Citylink: really only one 'Super Single' seat on some trips?

[jamesontheroad]

I've crossposted this with the MoneySavingExpert forums, in case I get any help from non-rail folks...

Howdy. Mrs Ontheroad and I are planning a camping / walking trip from Glasgow to Barra / South Uist / North Uist in August.

Since I'm trying to keep the travel budget down, and since we're a bit flexible, I'm planning the trip around the cheapest available train fares from Glasgow to Oban for the outbound and then the cheapest available bus fares from Uig to Glasgow for the return.

However, searching the Citylink website for multiple dates for Uig -> Glasgow on the daily direct service that connects with the ferry from Lochmaddy, I can only ever find one 'Super Single' fare at £12. At the checkout stage I'm asked to choose between 1 x Super Single or 2 x Standard Singles (2 x £38.20).


From my account on Flickr

Do Citylink really only have one Super Single per departure on this route, or does it only allow you to book one at a time? It isn't possible to book 1 x Super Single and 1 x Standard Single in the same go? Or if book just 1 Super Single, will another one then be bookable separately?

Thanks!

 

[MCR247]

Maybe there is a quota and only 1 was left?

 

[jamesontheroad]

Maybe there is a quota and only 1 was left?

I thought it might be that, but it's the same for about a week in either direction before and after my travel date. Seems unlikely that there is just one left on every day for two weeks in August.