Advance one way... flexible the other

[Sprinter]

I am making a journey from King's Cross to Doncaster on Saturday 5th May 2018. I am planning to travel outward on the 08:33 to Leeds.

However I am doing a bus Explorer trip around the area upon arrival, so I want flexibility on the way back depending on what buses/routes I decide to bash, so do not want to be tied to a fixed return time.

I have a DSB card and I believe the SVR fare is £61.00. Does VTEC have a Saver Half fare so I can take advantage of advance fares on the outward? Or is the SVR the best option?

Thanks
Sprinter

 

[Bletchleyite]

It does yes (though it's a SSH not a SVH in this case):

http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=KGX&dest=DON&grpo=1072&tkt=SSH

 

[Joe Paxton]

It does yes (though it's a SSH not a SVH in this case):

http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=KGX&dest=DON&grpo=1072&tkt=SSH

Only available for purchase via the VTEC website, and since said website was redesigned it cannot (yet) sell the SSH portion with a Railcard discount. Apparently this is on VTEC's 'to do list'. (There was a period after the website redesign when the SSH vanished altogether, though it eventually made a comeback.)

 

[Wallsendmag]

It does yes (though it's a SSH not a SVH in this case):

http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=KGX&dest=DON&grpo=1072&tkt=SSH

Actually it's neither It's a discounted SSS

 

[Bletchleyite]

Only available for purchase via the VTEC website, and since said website was redesigned it cannot (yet) sell the SSH portion with a Railcard discount. Apparently this is on VTEC's 'to do list'. (There was a period after the website redesign when the SSH vanished altogether, though it eventually made a comeback.)

<sigh> How utterly incompetent.

 

[Sprinter]

Any ideas how one can achieve my journey requirements, bar buying the SSR

 

[Bletchleyite]

Any ideas how one can achieve my journey requirements, bar buying the SSR

Buy from the VTWC site (they try to send you to VTEC but you can click a link to stop it). They appear to offer the SSH at £30.75 (DSB) plus an identically priced "Super Off Peak Single" that appears to be a SSU. The difference between the two appears to be validity on Grand Central. (That's quite interesting as the VTWC SVHs are not TOC restricted).

To see those fares click "show all single fares" and you get a classic "Trainline matrix".

I *suspect* you can probably buy it from any other Trainline based site you wish if you prefer another one (with the obvious caveat that the actual Trainline site charges entirely avoidable fees) as the VTWC ones are available on any Trainline site too.