I have a Standard Class ticket for Euston to Glasgow Central. Is it a case of finding an available Standard Premium class seat and when the ticket check person comes around I pay an upgrade fee of £30 ? I can't upgrade beforehand in Euston station Avanti Ticket office ?
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Upgrade to Standard Premium - Avanti West Coast
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Bletchleyite
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Yep, it's basically weekday Weekend First.
If you have an E-ticket bought through Avanti, you may be able to upgrade for the difference in fare (which may be cheaper) beforehand through the app.
Otherwise, yes you just sit there and they will charge you the supplement when they check tickets.
Another standard premium question! I've bought split tickets from Glasgow Central to Preston and Preston to Birmingham New Street for the start of September, both with Avanti. I have to change trains at Preston anyway. If I sit in standard premium at Glasgow, when the train manager comes round, can I pay for the full upgrade to Birmingham (including the 2nd train) or are they only able to upgrade me for the train I'm travelling on (1st train only to Preston)?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
In theory it should be possible to get a 'through' upgrade (the fares certainly exist), but it's a question of whether the TM on the first train will be willing to issue the upgrade in view of the fact that there might not be (many/any) spare seats in SP on the second train.
You could try getting it at a ticket office before travel, but I wouldn't rate your chances of success very highly.
Bletchleyite
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Also watch out for either of those trains potentially being Voyager worked, which would mean it is not offered at all.
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