TfW On-train first class upgrade cost

[Wuggie Norple]

I am planning a return trip from Cardiff to Prestatyn, and on the outward leg would like to travel on the 08.53 Manchester loco-hauled service and upgrade to first class in order to partake of breakfast. I would probably then change at Crewe for a Prestatyn train.

I would be planning to buy a standard class off-peak return from Cardiff to Prestatyn, and I see that you can buy a first class upgrade from the conductor on the train. Question is, how is such an upgrade priced, from say, Cardiff to Crewe?

I see that you can potentially also upgrade using Seatfrog, so that is another option.

Any advice would be most welcome!

 

[StarCrossing]

brfares is excellent for this sort of query.

Cardiff to Crewe appears to be £21 in the week and £11 at the weekend. You may well be able to beat the weekday price using Seatfrog.

Note that food needs to paid for on top of the fare and the upgrade.

https://www.brfares.com/!fares?orig=CDF&dest=CRE&period=20260301

 

[Wuggie Norple]

brfares is excellent for this sort of query.

Cardiff to Crewe appears to be £21 in the week and £11 at the weekend. You may well be able to beat the weekday price using Seatfrog.

Note that food needs to paid for on top of the fare and the upgrade.

https://www.brfares.com/!fares?orig=CDF&dest=CRE&period=20260301

Many thanks for that. I use BRFARES regularly, but I now realise that if I enter a Senior Railcard, it suppresses display of the first class upgrades. Similarly, entering a railcard suppresses display of pay-as-you-go fares in the South Wales PAYG area, even though these are often cheaper than buying a ticket with a railcard.