Cheapest Way: Doncaster - Loughborough Return

[ECML180]

Hello, I travel weekly DON-LBO on a Monday morning (usually the 0646-embankment slips excepted!) and return sometime Friday afternoon.

Trainscanbecheaper suggests splitting at Swinton-but thats for an off peak ticket. I used to catch the train a bit later on a monday, giving the oportunity to split at Chesterfield where it left 1 minute after the peak!

I have a 16-25 railcard, so that usually helps but I'm not sure it will on the Doncaster - Swinton leg as there's a minmum fare(£13?).

Any suggestions on how to keep my wallet a little heavier? :-P
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Looking again on Brfares and NRE now, NRE lists £26.85 as the cheapest fare, I'm sure I was paying more than that last week when I booked tickets! Whereas BRFares has the cheapest anytime return at £31.60, which is quite different!

 

[PermitToTravel]

£26.85 is the price of an anytime single, whereas £31.60 is the price of an anytime return (both routed "VIA SHEFFIELD").

The latter is difficult to beat if you'd like to travel when minimum fares apply

 

[bb21]

Doncaster - Sheffield Anytime Day Single £4.60
Retford - Loughborough Off-Peak Return £18.95 Y-P
Sheffield - Doncaster Anytime Day Single £3.05 Y-P

Total: £26.60

I have a 16-25 railcard, so that usually helps but I'm not sure it will on the Doncaster - Swinton leg as there's a minmum fare(£13?).

Minimum fare is £12.

 

[ECML180]

£26.85 is the price of an anytime single, whereas £31.60 is the price of an anytime return (both routed "VIA SHEFFIELD").

The latter is difficult to beat if you'd like to travel when minimum fares apply

Whoops! Even for me that was silly!

Doncaster - Sheffield Anytime Day Single £4.60
Retford - Loughborough Off-Peak Return £18.95 Y-P
Sheffield - Doncaster Anytime Day Single £3.05 Y-P

Total: £26.60



Minimum fare is £12.

Thank you!