Any fares left under a pound?

[Billy Hicks]

Humour me, but I was recently wondering if there are any adult (18+) fares left on the national rail network that are under a pound - including railcard discounts? I tried a few short distances between stations on thetrainline and haven't found anything under the figure.

You could travel outside of Zone 1 on London tube and rail services for just 95p as recently as 2012, provided you had a railcard loaded onto an Oyster card. It's been £1.00 since the 2013 fare increases and will remain so in 2015.

I know Southern Rail did a huge online sale a few years back offering something ridiculous like 80-90% off the standard price and selling tickets for literally a few pence, but when I attempted to log on the website I couldn't load it, presumably due to an overcrowded fare.

 

[Starmill]

Lichfield City - Lichfield Trent Valley

Done

 

[Springs Branch]

In Glasgow there is High St - Queen St or Argyle St - Central, each for 75p (85p return) with R/C.

Still not the bargain of that Lichfield example though.

 

[185143]

Lichfield City - Lichfield Trent Valley

Done

How many people actually buy that ticket though dies anyone know?

Apart from me wanting it for the very reason it is the cheapest ticket

 

[bb21]

If you allow Railcard discounts then there are quite a few, for example, Devonport - Dockyard, the Exeter stations, etc.

Adult full fares I can only think of Stourbridge Town - Junction off the top of my head in addition to the Lichfield ticket.

 

[185143]

If you allow Railcard discounts then there are quite a few, for example, Devonport - Dockyard, the Exeter stations, etc.

Adult full fares I can only think of Stourbridge Town - Junction off the top of my head in addition to the Lichfield ticket.

Lostock Hall-Bamber Bridge as well

 

[theageofthetra]

If you include railcards then there are loads with JSA jobseekers also two together might get under a £.

 

[the sniper]

How many people actually buy that ticket though dies anyone know?

Apart from me wanting it for the very reason it is the cheapest ticket

It's not massively unusual tbh, what with people who live on that side of Lichfield and Streethay near LTV catching the train to get nearer the City centre. It's a fairly long walk or a quick train ride. I used to sell that ticket occasionally on train, as even at that price people wouldn't buy the ticket from the booking office as they didn't think they'd get checked between the two stations. Some didn't even know it was so cheap as they'd never brought the ticket... I sold the 25p child single once too! It'd be a funny way to get a £20 PF though, avoiding a 50p fare. :roll:

You'd also get folks travelling to or from LIC/LTV who were making journeys on the WCML who had valid tickets for the WCML bit, but hadn't thought about having a valid ticket for LIC <> LTV.

 

[Y961 XBU]

Thatto Heath - St Helens Central
Thatto Heath - Eccelston Park
Huyton - Roby

 

[Stompehh]

Bristol Temple Meads to Redland/Montpelier/Clifton Down is just 75p anytime single with a railcard. The railcard discount on this line is 50% rather than the normal 33%.

 

[Starmill]

How many people actually buy that ticket though dies anyone know?

I imagine there will be a lot of people with a season ticket for that journey next year Weather they actually make it is another matter

 

[Mag_seven]

Heathrow Terminals 1, 2 & 3 to either Terminal 4 or Terminal 5 - £0

 

[LowLevel]

Matlock Bath to Matlock CDS is 60p and 70p RTN - popular fare for avoiding the walk.

 

[yorkie]

How many people actually buy that ticket though dies anyone know?

Apart from me wanting it for the very reason it is the cheapest ticket

People with access to LENNON will be able to find out.

There are people with such access on the forum but I don't think they would be allowed to disclose such information.

 

[VisualAcid]

Just makes the £2.10 between Oldfield Park and Bath Spa seem like more of a rip-off

 

[Abpj17]

You can safely eliminate most of the south-east! Just tried the two shortest on my regular line (city thameslink to blackfriars - you can walk it in 5 mins - 2.70; and luton - luton airport parkway 2.50 -_-)

 

[bnm]

Severn Beach - Clifton Down, 75p with Railcard for 9½ miles.

Possibly the greatest distance one can travel for under a pound.

 

[Tracky]

Full fare Standard Day Single Gwersyllt - Wrexham General/Wrexham Central is exactly £1.00. Makes it as easy as it can be to take the money.

Sadly I guess it'll go up with all the others on the second.

 

[dvboy]

Network West Midlands Friends and Family fare is £1 - return to any station within the NWM area if accompanied by a nNetwork or nTrain season ticket holder.

 

[DEE-DE]

Did Dundee to Broughty Ferry this year with a Railcard for 85p Anytime Single.

 

[neilmc]

Isn't the whole idea to discover the cheapest possible season ticket and purchase it (but never use it) in order to avail oneself of other associated benefits? I don't know what these might be, perhaps someone could explain.

 

[higthomas]

Isn't the whole idea to discover the cheapest possible season ticket and purchase it (but never use it) in order to avail oneself of other associated benefits? I don't know what these might be, perhaps someone could explain.

This is generally done within the Network railcard area within which season tickets can be sold as a Gold card, which comes with various benefits. Currently I think that the cheapest season ticket within this area is Ryde Espelande to Ryde Pier at £252.

As of the 2nd of January a new extended gold card area is being created, meaning that a Lichfield T.V. to Lichfield city season (£144) will become Gold-card eligible. This though is being done at the same time as the benefits are being reduced.

 

[bb21]

This is generally done within the Network railcard area within which season tickets can be sold as a Gold card, which comes with various benefits. Currently I think that the cheapes season ticket within this area is Ryde Espelande to Ryde Pier at £252.

It's the other one. St John's Road - Esplanade, which is currently £164, to go up to £168.

 

[SickyNicky]

Getting back to the original question, I can find the following SDS and CDS singles in the fares database post 2nd Jan. The 00000 means the route is ANY PERMITTED.

CMF	MTB	0.60	CDS	B3	00000
LIC	LTV	0.60	SDS	  	00000
LTV	LIC	0.60	SDS	  	00000
MAT	MTB	0.60	CDS	B3	00000
MTB	CMF	0.60	CDS	B3	00000	
MTB	MAT	0.60	CDS	B3	00000
PRA	PTW	0.60	SDS	  	00000	
PTW	PRA	0.60	SDS	  	00000	
BBK	CSL	0.80	SDS	  	00000
CSL	BBK	0.80	SDS	  	00000	
EWD	TLK	0.80	SDS	  	00000
FGH	FGW	0.80	SDS	  	00000
FGW	FGH	0.80	SDS	  	00000
TLK	EWD	0.80	SDS	  	00000	
BER	WMC	0.90	SDS	  	00000	
BMB	LOH	0.90	SDS	  	00000
LOH	BMB	0.90	SDS	  	00000	
SBJ	SBT	0.90	SDS	  	00000
SBT	SBJ	0.90	SDS	  	00000	
TAM	WNE	0.90	CDS	BX	00000	
WMC	BER	0.90	SDS	  	00000	
WNE	TAM	0.90	CDS	BX	00000

These are excluding railcard discounts.

 

[bb21]

Some interesting observations from that list.

Tamworth - Wilnecote CDS (Off-Peak) 90p, SDS (Anytime) £3.00. That's quite some discrepancy.

Bearley - Wilmcote SDS 90p, SDR £1.90. Return costing more than twice the single.

Also I am getting PRA-PTW as £1.20 SDS in both directions, not 60p. 60p is the cheapest group fare.

 

[SickyNicky]

Also I am getting PRA-PTW as £1.20 SDS in both directions, not 60p. 60p is the cheapest group fare.

Oooh. That's actually from origin PRESTWICK ATRAIN, whatever that is. I should cross reference the UICs rather than CRSs for it to make sense, I suppose.

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OK - here's a list of 7DS season tickets below £5, since we're in the mood.

DOC	DPT	2.70	7DS	  	00000
DPT	DOC	2.70	7DS	  	00000
FAL	FMT	3.60	7DS	  	00000
FMT	FAL	3.60	7DS	  	00000
FMT	PNM	3.60	7DS	  	00000
LIC	LTV	3.60	7DS	  	00000
LTV	LIC	3.60	7DS	  	00000
PNM	FMT	3.60	7DS	  	00000
AWK	BYK	3.70	7DS	  	00000
BYK	AWK	3.70	7DS	  	00000
BMB	LOH	4.00	7DS	  	00000
LOH	BMB	4.00	7DS	  	00000
NVH	NVN	4.10	7DS	  	00000
NVN	NVH	4.10	7DS	  	00000
PEB	PEV	4.10	7DS	  	00000
PEV	PEB	4.10	7DS	  	00000
RYD	RYR	4.20	7DS	  	00000
RYR	RYD	4.20	7DS	  	00000
ADN	ADS	4.30	7DS	  	00000
ADS	ADN	4.30	7DS	  	00000
AGS	GLC	4.30	7DS	  	00000
AGS	GLQ	4.30	7DS	  	00000
ANL	KVD	4.30	7DS	  	00000
ASF	PPK	4.30	7DS	  	00000
AXP	DST	4.30	7DS	  	00000
BEX	CLL	4.30	7DS	  	00000
CLL	BEX	4.30	7DS	  	00000
COI	QPK	4.30	7DS	  	00000
DBC	DLR	4.30	7DS	  	00000
DLR	DBC	4.30	7DS	  	00000
DST	AXP	4.30	7DS	  	00000
GLC	AGS	4.30	7DS	  	00000
GLQ	AGS	4.30	7DS	  	00000
GSC	SUM	4.30	7DS	  	00000
KVD	ANL	4.30	7DS	  	00000
KVD	MYH	4.30	7DS	  	00000
LBR	PES	4.30	7DS	  	00000
MYH	KVD	4.30	7DS	  	00000
MYH	SUM	4.30	7DS	  	00000
PES	LBR	4.30	7DS	  	00000
PLE	QPK	4.30	7DS	  	00000
PPK	ASF	4.30	7DS	  	00000
PWE	SHL	4.30	7DS	  	00000
QPK	COI	4.30	7DS	  	00000
QPK	PLE	4.30	7DS	  	00000
SHL	PWE	4.30	7DS	  	00000
SUM	GSC	4.30	7DS	  	00000
SUM	MYH	4.30	7DS	  	00000
AVY	PHG	4.40	7DS	  	00000
BCK	HWD	4.40	7DS	  	00000
BCK	PNF	4.40	7DS	  	00000
BLO	MCE	4.40	7DS	  	00000
CGW	CYB	4.40	7DS	  	00000
CGW	HPE	4.40	7DS	  	00000
CYB	CGW	4.40	7DS	  	00000
CYB	GWE	4.40	7DS	  	00000
DOT	MCE	4.40	7DS	  	00000
GWE	CYB	4.40	7DS	  	00000
GWE	WRX	4.40	7DS	  	00000
GWE	WXC	4.40	7DS	  	00000
HPE	CGW	4.40	7DS	  	00000
HPE	PNF	4.40	7DS	  	00000
HWD	BCK	4.40	7DS	  	00000
HWD	SHT	4.40	7DS	  	00000
MCE	BLO	4.40	7DS	  	00000
MCE	DOT	4.40	7DS	  	00000
PHG	AVY	4.40	7DS	  	00000
PNF	BCK	4.40	7DS	  	00000
PNF	HPE	4.40	7DS	  	00000
SHT	HWD	4.40	7DS	  	00000
WRX	GWE	4.40	7DS	  	00000
WRX	WXC	4.40	7DS	  	00000
WXC	GWE	4.40	7DS	  	00000
WXC	WRX	4.40	7DS	  	00000
DOC	KEY	4.50	7DS	  	00000
DPT	KEY	4.50	7DS	  	00000
KEY	DOC	4.50	7DS	  	00000
KEY	DPT	4.50	7DS	  	00000
KEY	SBF	4.50	7DS	  	00000
KEY	SBV	4.50	7DS	  	00000
SBF	KEY	4.50	7DS	  	00000
SBV	KEY	4.50	7DS	  	00000
BNC	BUB	4.80	7DS	  	00000
BUB	BNC	4.80	7DS	  	00000
CYT	MLH	4.80	7DS	  	00000
CYT	PLS	4.80	7DS	  	00000
LLC	PRH	4.80	7DS	  	00000
MLH	CYT	4.80	7DS	  	00000
PLS	CYT	4.80	7DS	  	00000
PRH	LLC	4.80	7DS	  	00000
TAL	TYG	4.80	7DS	  	00000
TYG	TAL	4.80	7DS	  	00000