Should I wait?

[louismarelise]

Hi

It is two months before I need to travel from Chester to London, Euston. I need to travel early Sat. morning the 30th of May. The prices are just astranomical (65 vs normal price of 15) and this is 2 months beforehand!

My question: should I wait to see whether they offer any specials any day soon, or is your experience that prices will only get worse?

Thanks

 

[tony_mac]

They have released advance tickets for that date - you can check on the Virgin Trains website.

However, that is FA cup final day - and one of the North-West clubs will be in it, which explains why there are no cheap advance tickets on that morning - they are available in the afternoon.

 

[dan_atki]

It could be lowered further to £45.50/£46.50 if you get a first class advance fare . But I'm afraid that's the cheapest it's going to go (unless you want to split your tickets - I'm sure someone with some more patience than me can check to see if this is worth it, though).

 

[will1337]

Looking up the journey those are no cheap advance fares early on that day. Oddly if you were to get the 07:17, getting into Euston at 09:30, it'd be cheaper to go first class at £45.50. All of the standard class advance fares are £77, which is more expensive than the flexible off peak single at £65.40. The latter is valid on any train on a Saturday.

If you were happy to leave at 12:35 and arrive at 14:38 there are £15.00 fares available, after that until the evening they are £8.

They shouldn't get any cheaper as the cheapest seats are already available later on in the day.

 

[yorkie]

It should be illegal to sell an Advance fare for more than a walk-on fare valid for the same train!