Warrington to Edinburgh but break return journey at Durham...

[stephen rp]

A friend is after a Scottsh trip, Warrington to Edinburgh, but asking whether he could break journey at Durham on the return (not same day). £108.10 OPR via Carlisle, £134.30 any permitted (though trainsplit didn't find it using Leeds or Berwick as route). I've looked at exotic alternatives but can't see any cheaper way.

 

[Bletchleyite]

It may be worth looking if the three legs are cheaper as Advances.

 

[jfollows]

“Any permitted” is valid via Durham. Maps MN + YA at https://rgpp.iblocks.co.uk/maps
Off peak return is valid for a month on the return leg and break of journey.

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

Break of journey is not permitted on the outward leg of Warrington-Edinburgh Off Peak Return via Carlisle, OK on the return leg or both ways via Durham.
Cheapest way for a circular trip might be to buy the cheaper via Carlisle ticket, and then excess the return via Durham (the excess being half the fare difference).
Might need expert confirmation.

 

[stephen rp]

Break of journey is not permitted on the outward leg of Warrington-Edinburgh Off Peak Return via Carlisle, OK on the return leg or both ways via Durham.
Cheapest way for a circular trip might be to buy the cheaper via Carlisle ticket, and then excess the return via Durham (the excess being half the fare difference).
Might need expert confirmation.

Ooh, I await the expert opinion on that!

 

[Haywain]

Ooh, I await the expert opinion on that!

Seems pretty straightforward to me.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

£108.10, plus half the difference, i.e. £13.10, so £121.20 in total?

 

[Kite159]

Although you might need to shop around to get a ticket office who can do the excess on just the return portion, rather than getting charged the full difference

 

[stephen rp]

I'll try my local station and see if they know how to do it. Presumably Waverley TO would.

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 18 Mar 2026 ==

So if he wanted to book an off-peak ticket out via Carlisle and back via Durham, what does he ask for?
(National Train Enquiries said he'd have to buy singles...)

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 20 Mar 2026 ==

local station found how to do it. It's in the stardesktop manual.