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Hello all. In June I'll be travelling to Aarhus in Denmark (out 17/6, back 19/6). I've not been there before and so I would appreciate any advice on my best route. I think sleeper trains are not viable, given the lack of direct Cologne to Denmark sleepers at present, so I'd be flying and then...

Hello. On Sunday 4 February I am planning to travel from Burton on Trent to London Euston via Birmingham New Street, using split tickets (Cross Country and West Midlands Trains /LNWR). I've just heard that the BHM-EUS part is cancelled - it is not a strike day but I think it is affected by the...

I am planning to travel from Burton on Trent to Euston via Birmingham New Street on Sunday 3 December, using split tickets (advances on Cross Country and Avanti, with a valid itinerary in terms of minimum interchange time at BHM). Both tickets were purchased from Cross Country, though I can't...

Hello all. I am travelling from Derby to Cambridge first thing on Monday morning. My planned intinerary is as follows: Derby (d.06:02) to East Midlands Parkway (a.06:14) (East Midlands Railway) East Midlands Parkway (d.06:20) to Ely (a.08:12) (East Midlands Railway) Ely (d.08:28) to Cambridge...

Hello. I will be travelling to Dublin for work in September (out 20th, back 22nd) and would like to avoid flying if possible. I've looked for Rail Sail tickets via Holyhead but they don't appear to be available yet - and they're not even showing for a month earlier. When can I expect to see them...

There was an item on BBC Radio 4's Today programme yesterday about some work done by various charities, including Scope and MS UK, on eligibility for Disabled Persons Railcards. Strangely, I can't find it on any news websites (including the BBC's) or on the charities websites, but essentially...

I recently purchased some tickets using the Avanti West Coast website. In the first transaction, I booked a ticket from St Pancras to Derby (e-ticket) and a ticket from Burton-on-Trent to Euston (only offered as a paper ticket, possibly because I tried to book a cycle reservation with it). I...

On Wednesday 18 May, I'm planning to travel from Derby to Cambridge. I've booked a ticket on the first service (departing DBY 06:02), with changes at East Midlands Parkway and Ely. Having looked at Real Time Trains, it seems that the EMD-ELY part of the journey is via East Midlands Railway, on...

My father travelled from Tamworth to London Euston and back last Saturday (2 November), using a London North Western Only Off Peak Return priced at £27.05 (with Senior Railcard). He was heavily delayed on both legs, and I wonder if I could ask the forum's advice on his entitlement to Delay Repay...

I am spending a week in Normandy next week with my family, and we would like to make a day trip into Paris one day. We are reasonably close to Évreux, Dreux and Chartres, all of which seem to be on railway lines out of Paris, or alternatively we could drive into the Paris suburbs and buy Mobilis...

Apologies if this has been asked and answered previously - the fare guide doesn't seem to cover it, and I couldn't find any directly relevant threads from a search. I am travelling from Derby to London on Thursday, and have a standard class anytime return ticket. It looks like I might be taking...

In March of last year, I was travelling from Burton-on-Trent to London, and wanted to purchase a Super Off Peak return (valid on XC and WMT only). The ticket machine did not make this option available, despite the fact that it was at a time when the ticket was valid. The cheapest available...

Hello On Monday 17 December I need to travel from Derby (DBY) to Oxford (OXF), arriving before 10:00, travelling via Birmingham. I would like to return via London, breaking my journey there (travelling from OXF to London on the afternoon of the 17th, around 14:00, and then resuming my journey...

Hello - a (hopefully) straightforward query. I have booked two singles from SRA to CBG and back again. My intended itinerary (and the one I used when booking the tickets) involves changing at Bishops Stortford, and the booked trains on each ticket are between BIS and CBG only. The tickets say...

I have a set of off-peak carnet tickets from Cambridge to London Kings Cross. The route stayed in the ticket is 'Any permitted'. Would these be valid for trains to St Pancras (for a nominal transfer on foot to KGX)? In practice, would this be challenged by a ticket inspector, a revenue...

Hello all. I'm planning to travel to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 (HXX) from Derby (DBY) on the morning of 3 September, via East Midlands Redskins and Heathrow Express. The National Rail website is telling me to take the 07:23 from DBY, but according to the EMT temporary timetable, there is no...

Hello folks I'm travelling from Derby to Southampton Airport Parkway on 20 June (leaving late morning, c.11:00) and returning the next day, leaving mid-afternoon. I would prefer to travel via London, at least on the outbound trip, but while both off peak and super off peak tickets would be...

Hello all I'll be travelling from Burton on Trent to Cambridge in a couple of months' time, and may use this very good value fare: http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=BUT&dest=CBG&rte=452&ldn=1&tkt=VES £14 via Birmingham, Virgin Trains West Coast, and London. I am trying to work out...

Hello all. The TFL website offers two Oyster / contactless fares from Westferry (DLR) to Kew Bridge, one avoiding Zone 1 (via Overground between Shadwell and Clapham Junction), and the other through Zone 1 (most obviously via the Waterloo and City Line). Given that both routes involve travel via...

Hello all I want to travel from Derby to Hinckley, with an overnight stay. An off-peak return, valid on any train after 04:29, is available for £20.30, route any permitted. However, both National Rail and East Midlands Trains journey planners refuse to route via Leicester on this ticket at the...