The advanced fares shown:
07:44 Liverpool South Parkway-Birmingham International = £32.80
18:38 BHI-LPY= £32.80
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07:44 LPY-Birmingham New Street= £9.00
20:01 BHM-LPY= £9.00
Bit of a difference. I will probably get the 900 bus or something. Unless theres another way????
If you had followed my advice
... specify via Adderley Park.
You would only be paying £9 to BHI.
Would the BHM-BHI and BHI-BHM section need to be an advanced fare to be only a couple of quid?
There are no
Advance fares between these stations, however there is a range of walk-on tickets, which could be considered '
advanced' or could be considered '
simple' (depending on whether you believe ATOC or not) with the following prices:
Route: Virgin Trains Only
FDR £6.20
SOR £4.80
SDR £4.10
FDS £3.50
CDR £2.80
SDS £2.30
Route: Any Permitted
FDR £8.70
SOR £6.40
SDR £5.80
FDS £4.70
CDR £4.10
SDS £3.10
EGF £2.00 *
EGS £2.00
* This is the £2.00 return ticket. Details below:
EGF - SUP OFFPK DAY R PWM
00000 - ANY PERMITTED
1 Adult @£ 2.00 = £ 2.00
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£ 2.00
Standard Class Return
Restriction : EF
EGS/EGF/EGP
Super off-peak day single/
return/group (Network West
Midlands Evening flat fare)
GENERAL
The Network West Midlands
Super Off-Peak fare is a flat
fare available from 1830 hours
within the Network_West
Midlands area (West Midlands
PTE) area at:
Adult single/return £2.00
Child single/return £1.00
Group £6.00.
IT IS AVAILABLE
Between any two stations in
the Network West Midlands area
but only for travel from 1830
Mondays to_Sundays.
Return journeys must be made
the same evening as the
outward journey.
Available to adults,
accompanied children and
groups of 4 (children will be
allowed as part of the group
as long as at least one_adult
is in the group). The_group
must travel together at all
times. This fare is not
available to children
travelling on their own.
PERIOD OF VALIDITY.
As per the date of travel on
the ticket.
AVAILABILTY
Network West Midlands Super
Off-Peak fares are only
available from staffed Ticket
Ofices within the Network West
Midlands area (and on the
Walsall Line up to Rugeley
Trent Valley). They cannot be
purchased on train unless the
passenger is travelling from
an unstaffed station.
The Network West Midlands
Super Off-Peak fares cannot be
purchased for travel on the
last running service of the
day.
No_Railcard discounts allowed.
Assuming you are departing before 1830, the £2.00 return fare would not be suitable for your needs.
Although ATOC claim that "The new names describe when you can use a ticket" the ticket named Super Off Peak Return in this instance isn't valid until 1830. Quite how they'd justify their claims in court, if anyone took it that far, I do not know.
I would therefore suggest the £2.80 CDR (Off Peak Day Return) routed Virgin Trains Only (there are 3 trains per hour).
Or, you could follow my advice and get Advance fares, specifying via Adderley Park, through to Birmingham International.
Or you could get a bus, but that would take a
lot longer than the train!