Bedford - Prestatyn Priv

[t0ffeeman]

A friend is going from Bedford to Prestatyn he has a PRIV.

Ideally he wanted to go via Bletchley and change there , however there seems to be no ticket for that. Neither via Leicester & Nuneaton.

Surely, EMT's Route Chesterfield ticket should say Route "Not London".

Here is the vast amount of different SORs I've looked up....

Bedford - Prestatyn Route Chesterffield £22.65; London £74.50
Bletchley - Prestatyn £47.50
Biggleswade - Prestatyn £25.40
Wellingborough - Prestatyn £20.90
Bedford - Wellingboro £2.45
Flitwick - Prestatyn Not London £23.50; London £74.00
Harpenden - Prestatyn Not London £55.75; London £69.25

I concurred that the Flitwick ticket was the easiest to buy, but it would be easy to get screwed for another £20- £50....
Certainly makes Avantix worth a tenner!

 

[Mojo]

I'm not exactly sure about what route one takes when travelling from Bedford to Prestatyn, I'm presuming he wants to go Bedford > Bletchley > Milton Keynes > Crewe > Chester > Prestatyn?

Also, is your friend happy to be tied to be travelling after 09.00 (weekdays only) between Rugby and Crewe?

If he is returning the same day, then:
Bedford (BDM) - Rugby (RUG): £4.00 SDR Route Not London
West Midlands Day Ranger: £5.00
Crewe (CRE) - Prestatyn (PRT): £4.60 SDR
Total = £13.60

If he is returning a different day, then:
BDM - RUG: £4.60 SOR Route Not London
West Midlands Day Ranger x2: £10.00 OR RUG - CRE: £9.75 Route LDN MIDLAND ONLY
CRE - PRT x2: £9.10
Total = £23.70 (so for a period return the Flitwick ticket is cheaper unless they are happy to tie themselves to LM, which for 5p saving isn't worth it)

 

[t0ffeeman]

Cheers Mojo! He is returning on another day though.

What I cannot understand is why the Flitwick ticket is Route Not London and the Bedford one is Route Chesterfield, which is miles off route as you could go Bedford - Derby - Crewe anyway...