Recent content by Winfried

Thanks. I haven't found some way to set up e-mail alerts on their side. I'll see if some sites provide easier-to-parse web pages.

Hello I need to buy a few advance tickets to travel in the UK later this year. I saw that querying National Rail for a given route is just a GET in HTTP: http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/timesandfares/source/destination/DDMMYY/HHMM/(dep|arr) But parsing the HTML reply is more involved...

Thanks for the infos. So what is the recommended way to buy a bunch of advance point-to-point tickets online (buy now for a trip this summer) and get the best deals?

Hello I was checking out the prices for some routes, and noticed that the lowest fare reported by the National Rail site doesn't match what it says once we're redirected to the actual train operator. Here's an example for the Oxford - London route. Any idea why I couldn't find the £9...

Thanks for the infos. After making the list of the different sections of my grand tour of the UK, it looks like it'll be cheaper to book point-to-point tickets through the National Rail site + coaches instead of buying a BritRail pass. Trading flexibility for cheaper rides.

Thanks for the input. I'll check if BritRail passes can also be bought through travel agents this side of the channel. The reason I was thinking of making a reservation is that there are only three trains a day, and I must take the first one on a specific day to match my schedule. Besides...

Hello I'm located in continental Europe and am planning a two-week trip in the UK this summer. I have a couple of questions related to the BritRail Pass: 1. It's highly recommended to make a reservation to ride the famous West Highland Line (and possibly the Kyle of Lochalsh -...