ophicleide
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I was wondering if I could have some advice re. travelling to Kent? Since I live out in East London, the easiest departure station for most places in Kent is Stratford International, travelling on the High Speed service. Coming back, however, I would like the flexibility to choose whether to come back either to St Pancras or to one of the other terminals (e.g. Victoria, Charing Cross etc.) on the old slow service since sometimes that is more convenient and even quicker if I have to get somewhere in the City or South London.
I presumed that all I required is a London Terminals* -> (e.g.) Faversham PLUS HIGH SPEED return but when I last asked, I was told that such a ticket would is not valid / available because: a) PLUS HIGH SPEED is not valid on the slow trains (which seems unlikely to me, but there we are); and b) St Pancras is not a London Terminal for the purposes of HS1.
[* or perhaps a Stratford International -> (e.g.) Faversham + HS and an excess on the return to go back to London Terminals, but when I have tried this using the HS1 line to Canterbury its caused so much trouble, it seems easier to ask at Stratford International for the ticket from St Pancras, which only costs about 10p more].
Anyway, I suppose it is possible that St Pancras isnt a London Terminal, even though this seems contradict what National Rail Enquiries says:
Thanks!
I presumed that all I required is a London Terminals* -> (e.g.) Faversham PLUS HIGH SPEED return but when I last asked, I was told that such a ticket would is not valid / available because: a) PLUS HIGH SPEED is not valid on the slow trains (which seems unlikely to me, but there we are); and b) St Pancras is not a London Terminal for the purposes of HS1.
[* or perhaps a Stratford International -> (e.g.) Faversham + HS and an excess on the return to go back to London Terminals, but when I have tried this using the HS1 line to Canterbury its caused so much trouble, it seems easier to ask at Stratford International for the ticket from St Pancras, which only costs about 10p more].
Anyway, I suppose it is possible that St Pancras isnt a London Terminal, even though this seems contradict what National Rail Enquiries says:
so therefore I was wondering if it is possible to get a ticket with this sort of flexibility and, if so, what should I ask for?[url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/crossing_london.html]NRE[/url] said:The list of London termini stations, defined as 'London Terminals' for ticketing purposes are:
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St Pancras International - Serves the East Midlands including Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield, and is the terminus for high speed domestic services from Stratford Int'l, Ashford Int'l, Canterbury, Dover and Faversham. Services also operate to Gatwick Airport, Luton Airport, Bedford and Brighton. St Pancras International is the London terminus for Eurostar services to Brussels and Paris.
Thanks!