The most expensive ticket in the country is not Penzance to Wick, but Gunnislake to Wick.
The FOR routed "Any Permitted" was £416 under Virgin XC in 2006, but is now a whopping £952! Despite the lack of cross-London marker it is valid via London as it is more expensive than the "+London" ticket at £730.
There are many other oddities, these are just some I found looking up fares for a cycle ride in the Peak district....
Everyone knows about splitting, but it's sometimes cheaper to buy beyond your destination or origin.
Sheffield-Tutbury & Hatton SVR is £22.00
New Mills Central-Tutbury & Hatton SVR is only £17.90!
Before you ask, yes the NMC-TUT ticket is valid via Sheffield & Derby as that's the shortest route. It's also valid via Crewe.
The next stop, Chinley, has a higher fare at £20.80 routed "Derby", but this is still cheaper than buying from Sheffield! So it costs more than from New Mills despite being more restrictive!
From Dore the price increases to £22.00, the same as from Sheffield.
York to Derby is £31.40 SVR but as this is set by EMT it is not valid until 0900. Before 0900 they will sell you a SOR at a ludicrous £56.50. So you simply buy a SVR to Tutbury & Hatton at £44.10 which is valid by any train (expect to have to tell the guard to look it up though!) Splitting at Sheffield is even cheaper.
The Wayfarer is an excellent ticket, a ticket from Sheffield to Matlock is a daft £17.50 CDR but with a Wayfarer this is only £8.60 and you can do so much more with it!
And here's more...
York to Mexborough SOR is £18.20, this is of course valid via Doncaster.
National Express charge £18.70 for a York to Doncaster SVR! (Valid at all times except from 01:15 to 04:00 so effectively an Anytime given that there is no service between those hours).
So it can be cheaper to pay to go further!
The FOR routed "Any Permitted" was £416 under Virgin XC in 2006, but is now a whopping £952! Despite the lack of cross-London marker it is valid via London as it is more expensive than the "+London" ticket at £730.
There are many other oddities, these are just some I found looking up fares for a cycle ride in the Peak district....
Everyone knows about splitting, but it's sometimes cheaper to buy beyond your destination or origin.
Sheffield-Tutbury & Hatton SVR is £22.00
New Mills Central-Tutbury & Hatton SVR is only £17.90!
Before you ask, yes the NMC-TUT ticket is valid via Sheffield & Derby as that's the shortest route. It's also valid via Crewe.
The next stop, Chinley, has a higher fare at £20.80 routed "Derby", but this is still cheaper than buying from Sheffield! So it costs more than from New Mills despite being more restrictive!
From Dore the price increases to £22.00, the same as from Sheffield.
York to Derby is £31.40 SVR but as this is set by EMT it is not valid until 0900. Before 0900 they will sell you a SOR at a ludicrous £56.50. So you simply buy a SVR to Tutbury & Hatton at £44.10 which is valid by any train (expect to have to tell the guard to look it up though!) Splitting at Sheffield is even cheaper.
The Wayfarer is an excellent ticket, a ticket from Sheffield to Matlock is a daft £17.50 CDR but with a Wayfarer this is only £8.60 and you can do so much more with it!
And here's more...
York to Mexborough SOR is £18.20, this is of course valid via Doncaster.
National Express charge £18.70 for a York to Doncaster SVR! (Valid at all times except from 01:15 to 04:00 so effectively an Anytime given that there is no service between those hours).
So it can be cheaper to pay to go further!
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