Help please Kidderminster/Worcester to Bristol

Hi,

I am trying to sort out tickets for my wife (no railcard), travelling from Worcester to Bristol on 16th September departing Worcester 17:02 and returning to Kidderminster (first train after 5pm) on the 19th.

I have looked at return from Worcester which seems to be £24.80, however if I change this to Kidderminster - Bristol - Kidderminster it is an eye-watering £58.70 (a bit of a liberty, given KID - Worcester is around £8 return....). I thought this might be because it's sending you via Birmingham, so I specified a via Droitwich to exclude this, but it only lopped about a £1 off.

Am I best just doing Worcester-Bristol-Worcester then single Worcester - KID? (A change of trains is needed at Worcester anyway so this isn't even really split-ticketing...). I'm wondering whether she might fall under Super Off Peak for the return leg and how far south that stretches?

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Pumperkin said:

Am I best just doing Worcester-Bristol-Worcester then single Worcester - KID?

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Yes, I can fairly confidently say you're not going to do better than that - the Off-Peak Return from Worcester to Bristol is a very good value fare, and will be the same price if you purchase it on the day.

If coming back after 6pm between Worcester and Kiddiminster on the 19th an Evening Day Return priced at £3.80 will be cheaper than the single. No need to use the RTN portion of the ticket.

sonic2009 said:

If coming back after 6pm between Worcester and Kiddiminster on the 19th an Evening Day Return priced at £3.80 will be cheaper than the single. No need to use the RTN portion of the ticket.

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That's right.

If there's any risk that plans could change so that departure back from Worcester might be before 6pm then it might be worth starting with a Droitwich-Bristol off-peak return (same price as from Worcester) - the standard day single from Droitwich to Kidderminster is a bit cheaper than from Worcester.

JB_B said:

That's right.

If there's any risk that plans could change so that departure back from Worcester might be before 6pm then it might be worth starting with a Droitwich-Bristol off-peak return (same price as from Worcester) - the standard day single from Droitwich to Kidderminster is a bit cheaper than from Worcester.

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Thanks - little tidbits like this are what makes the forum