Hi all
Trying to help a friend get the best fare...
A daily return from Bedford to farringdon (or in fact any London Thameslink stop from st pancras to London bridge) is £53.
Add about £6 for the tube return from farringdon to the wharf.
If you're coming in twice a week you can get a 'Flexi season' which allows eight journeys in a 28 day period and works out at £46.37 for the train. But you probably don't get a refund if you don't use all eight - if you're ill or on holiday for example - so personally I'd avoid it.
Another way to do it is buy a network Railcard that costs about £20 for a year, and gives you 30% discount for off-peak fares.
So you could get the single ticket in (£31.10) and a discounted single home (£19.70) making £50.80, saving you £2.20 each time.
Best train for speed is the 0703 Thameslink from Bedford that gets to Farringdon at 0759, then jump on the Elizabeth line to Canary wharf.
Further savings are available if you book the East Midlands trains in advance - I can see a morning single for £20.70, so with the Railcard return at £19.70 that's 'just' £40.40 return, nearly £13 less than the day return.
Are there any other sneaky ways to save?
Trying to help a friend get the best fare...
A daily return from Bedford to farringdon (or in fact any London Thameslink stop from st pancras to London bridge) is £53.
Add about £6 for the tube return from farringdon to the wharf.
If you're coming in twice a week you can get a 'Flexi season' which allows eight journeys in a 28 day period and works out at £46.37 for the train. But you probably don't get a refund if you don't use all eight - if you're ill or on holiday for example - so personally I'd avoid it.
Another way to do it is buy a network Railcard that costs about £20 for a year, and gives you 30% discount for off-peak fares.
So you could get the single ticket in (£31.10) and a discounted single home (£19.70) making £50.80, saving you £2.20 each time.
Best train for speed is the 0703 Thameslink from Bedford that gets to Farringdon at 0759, then jump on the Elizabeth line to Canary wharf.
Further savings are available if you book the East Midlands trains in advance - I can see a morning single for £20.70, so with the Railcard return at £19.70 that's 'just' £40.40 return, nearly £13 less than the day return.
Are there any other sneaky ways to save?
