Welling - Guildford daily commute

[CNash]

Hi everyone,

Might be a long shot, but can anyone suggest a better/cheaper way to get from Welling to Guildford on a daily-commute basis (i.e. return journey, 5 days per week)? A straight-through monthly season ticket is currently about £350.

 

[MikeWh]

Hi everyone,

Might be a long shot, but can anyone suggest a better/cheaper way to get from Welling to Guildford on a daily-commute basis (i.e. return journey, 5 days per week)? A straight-through monthly season ticket is currently about £350.

You can save about £9 by getting Guildford to zones 2-9 then change at Denmark Hill and Clapham Junction. It will take longer.

If money really is the driver and time is of no essence at all then the cheapest rail route can be done with a Guildford to zones 3-6. It will be tortuous though. Welling -> Lewisham -> Elmers End -> Wimbledon (on the tram) -> Guildford. Or Welling -> Lewisham -> Elmers End -> West Croydon (on the tram) -> Sutton, Epsom, Guildford (not sure how many times you might need to change on that bit).

 

[CNash]

Ah, I thought so. That second route does indeed sound torturous (especially as part of it's on the tram!) - thanks for researching it anyway though, it's much appreciated!

I'd imagine that the South West commuter routes are pretty much airtight as far as split-ticketing wizardry goes. It's rather mind-boggling how much more expensive fares are outside of London, even for short distances - I suppose we benefit from a flat, zonal system that's (in some respects) less complicated.