The Year Of The Fox Posted 26 June 2013 Posted 26 June 2013 Anyone know the best/cheapest website for trains for Boro away? Its ridiculous that the same train can vary with prices depending on what website you use. Failing that, we require about 4-6 people to fill our minibus, £25 each. Heavy drinkers need only apply!
The Year Of The Fox Posted 26 June 2013 Author Posted 26 June 2013 I usually use thetrainline.com £68 from Tamworth and Derby. Christ, the 8 seater minibus would be cheaper at £30 each
Dan Posted 26 June 2013 Posted 26 June 2013 I speak to a lad on Twitter who's a Middlesbrough fan. Lives in Sheffield as well so I bet he knows a cheap way from there - and when I went to Sheff Weds last year I got there and back for under a tenner by buying tickets from Leicester to Derby, they didn't check between Derby & Sheffield and if they did I'd have bought singles, because ridiculously a Leicester to Sheffield return would've been £25, yet Leicester to Derby return and Derby to Sheffield returns both came in at about a tenner each, makes no sense to me. Will ask him. There'll be a way.
The Year Of The Fox Posted 26 June 2013 Author Posted 26 June 2013 I speak to a lad on Twitter who's a Middlesbrough fan. Lives in Sheffield as well so I bet he knows a cheap way from there - and when I went to Sheff Weds last year I got there and back for under a tenner by buying tickets from Leicester to Derby, they didn't check between Derby & Sheffield and if they did I'd have bought singles, because ridiculously a Leicester to Sheffield return would've been £25, yet Leicester to Derby return and Derby to Sheffield returns both came in at about a tenner each, makes no sense to me. Will ask him. There'll be a way. Cheers Dan, let me know!
Heart-Shaped Fox Posted 26 June 2013 Posted 26 June 2013 I'm going from York staying over there on the Friday
Ian W LCFC Posted 26 June 2013 Posted 26 June 2013 Try: http://uk.megabus.com/ If the route is on there you can get them for like a £2 return. You have to pay exactly 2 weeks earlier I think.
Dan Posted 26 June 2013 Posted 26 June 2013 Megabus is very good but for trains you can only do Leicester to London. Do you have a railcard? My Boro mate reckons he can do it £25 return, I assume he has a railcard. So add that to £14 return from Sheffield with a railcard (or £7 if you're cheeky) and it's about £40. Best I can find so far.
The Year Of The Fox Posted 27 June 2013 Author Posted 27 June 2013 Still a massive saving Dan. I remember most times could get home for free. Harrogate to Leeds, then Leeds to Derby. I must've saves a fortune on fares. Theyre a lot stricter now though Oh, no, no railcard
Ian W LCFC Posted 27 June 2013 Posted 27 June 2013 Megabus is very good but for trains you can only do Leicester to London. Do you have a railcard? My Boro mate reckons he can do it £25 return, I assume he has a railcard. So add that to £14 return from Sheffield with a railcard (or £7 if you're cheeky) and it's about £40. Best I can find so far. Ahh, wasn't sure.
Dan Posted 27 June 2013 Posted 27 June 2013 Still a massive saving Dan. I remember most times could get home for free. Harrogate to Leeds, then Leeds to Derby. I must've saves a fortune on fares. Theyre a lot stricter now though Oh, no, no railcard They are I've noticed. Best thing with living where I do is being able to get a quick train to Leicester where I often don't get charged, so I can effectively jump Leicester's barriers. Got to Forest 3/4 times for free now.
The Year Of The Fox Posted 27 June 2013 Author Posted 27 June 2013 Think we're on this Zoonie bus now anyway
ThurnbyLodgeFox Posted 27 June 2013 Posted 27 June 2013 its cheaper to catch a plane from EMA than it is to get the train
ousefox Posted 27 June 2013 Posted 27 June 2013 With a railcard, you can usually get a train from Leicester to York for around £15 at set times. Then anytime return from York to Boro for £8
The Year Of The Fox Posted 27 June 2013 Author Posted 27 June 2013 Is there any space on that? He's ringing me tonight
Dan Posted 27 June 2013 Posted 27 June 2013 With a railcard, you can usually get a train from Leicester to York for around £15 at set times. Then anytime return from York to Boro for £8 I swear prices for our trains are fvcking awful compared to literally anywhere else. York to Middlesbrough for £8? That's less than Nuneaton to Narborough What kind of times though? I'd strongly tempt doing that.
promised land Posted 27 June 2013 Posted 27 June 2013 I swear prices for our trains are fvcking awful compared to literally anywhere else. I had a word with a conductor about this the other year, for me to get a return to Notts was £7, I asked how much more for a Lincoln return he said another £2. From Sileby. I asked how they worked the fares out he said it could be because Leicester runs on a mainline. That's the Ivanhoe train that goes from Leics to Lincoln. For me to get into Leicester though its still cheaper than the bus, and quicker.
ousefox Posted 27 June 2013 Posted 27 June 2013 I swear prices for our trains are fvcking awful compared to literally anywhere else. York to Middlesbrough for £8? That's less than Nuneaton to Narborough What kind of times though? I'd strongly tempt doing that. it's quite frequent, twice an hour maybe. It's on a shit line that's why it's so cheap. Only takes an hour or less though
Dan Posted 28 June 2013 Posted 28 June 2013 Seen you can do Leicester to York for about £24 return with a railcard.
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