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Thanks for the replies. Because I'll be buying them with my credit card, as a result of their being too inept. :-(

I'm looking to buy a ticket online for travel on Thursday for someone else. The person travelling is in a different part of the country to me and is rather inept (relatives *sigh*) so won't be buying the ticket themself, and nor can I use the free "station collect". It's a journey that crosses...

Yep, I spotted that too, albeit after my post. :-( --- On the original subject. Cheapest option so far - Glasgow to Reading, £52 advance on the 17:30 from Glasgow Central. Goes all the way to Euston, and then a late train to Reading. Except I can just get off at Milton Keynes (ok...

Thanks bb, but I refuse to fly when there are so many land options available (trying to do my bit for the environment :-) ). I did however come across: http://megabusgold.com/ A bus to London is about £50 each way, and it's a sleeper! Ok, not as spacious as the Caledonian of course, but...

I had this a few years ago, but it was a first-class ticket upgrade if memory serves. I'm left wondering what the free meal plan on the journey was. :-)

I'm looking to travel from Glasgow (or Edinburgh if necessary) to Oxford on Friday evening leaving after 4pm, and returning Sunday evening (any time). I've tried splitting at carlisle, birmingham, and wolverhampton but the lowest has always been well over £120. Also going via London, but not...

Thanks. But then, why does the sleeper page suggest they do?

I'm going to be travelling with a friend who has a student railcard. Were we to get a 2-together, would my friend get an extra discount (and if so, what would they pay?), or would we both just get 33%? I noticed recently on the caledonian sleeper page it says up to three can be used in a...

Makes sense, but then why not 4-person couchettes? They're still cheaper than the equivalent double sleeper, at least in Europe. I like to believe/hope that the point of the railways is first-and-foremost to move people as cheaply and efficiently as possible, rather than line act as a...

Does anyone know why there are no couchettes? The Europeans have them and they're *much* cheaper than the sleeper berths that the Caledonian offers. If I already have to sleeper with one random stranger, why not share with 5 others and drastically reduce the cost in the process?

Thanks for the suggestions. The advances specified aren't showing up on the NR website. I guess they're Greater Anglia specific. I'm also a little confused why some routes cost £31 anytime and others are £45 offpeak. Routing rules making things needlessly painful as usual?

I brought a "Rail and sail" (dutch flyer, one-way from the Netherlands), but due to various technical problems with the website, when I actually brought the ticket it turns out to only be a Sail; No Rail! :-( I just discovered this checking in to the ship when they didn't give me the rail...

I'm surprised that it's a pretty even 50/50 split of yes/no. Arriva (Owned by DB) have a partial or full stock in the following rail brands/companies (from wikipedia): Alliance Rail Holdings Arriva TrainCare (formerly LNWR) Arriva Trains Wales Chiltern Railways CrossCountry Grand...

I'll actually be coming from denmark, probably spending the night in hamburg. I'm guessing if I buy a Sparpreis for €49 (hamburg to hoek van holland), that's probably the easliest way, though I won't get any refund for it?

I'm trying to buy a ticket from netherlands to uk on the dutchflyer. As I'm only going one-way and starting in netherlands direction it seems I have to use dutch website (https://www.stenaline.nl/en-GB-nl/england/rail-and-sail). A couple of clarifying questions: Does it include rail travel...

No-one mentioned this in the thread where I asked about commuting with off-peak tickets. https://www.easit.org.uk/rail - 15% discount on Southern, South West and GWR trains for regular tickets. Doesn't cover all stations. Wish I'd have known months ago - would have saved me hundreds. :-(...

Nice, thanks! It doesn't have the sleepers on though :-( I see this page has eurail night train fees on - http://www.eurail.com/plan-your-trip/reservation-guide/reservation-fees/night-train-reservation-fees Are they the same for interrail passes? This site also has costs, but they're a...

Does anyone know how I can figure out what the cost-benefit of an interrail would be, specifically in relation to reservation costs (in particular sleepers)? As best I can tell, only Sweden, Italy and Germany have any ability to determine what the reservation costs are online...

I ended up going via hannover. Leaving on the 3pm from London, getting to Hannover midnight, a nearby hotel, then leaving on the 7:30am. Total cost: €128. While it is true that a regular person would fly this journey, unlike them, I am ethically compelled to take the train. Flying is one of...

I'm looking for London -> Oldenburg(Holst), and could have sworn it was €49. But now it's showing as €79. I think I mis-read the price. :-/ Now I need to re-assess again. Hmmmmm.