DIY ticket splitting Hairmyres to Broughty Ferry

[Saperstein]

Hi,

I recently made a rail journey from Hairmyres to Broughty Ferry.

Booking sites were giving me a price of £25.80 for a single with Disabled rail card.

This seemed dear as Broughty Ferry or Dundee to Glasgow Stations is only £15.80 and Glasgow Stations to Hairmyres is only £2.60.

I tried the train splitting sites and could only get the £25.80 fare displayed so in the end I did some “DIY splitting”.

HMY - GLC/GLQ £2.60
GLC/GLQ - BYF £15.80

(Saving of £7.40).

Both tickets included bus transfer from Glasgow Central to Glasgow Queen Street.

I was surprised none of the ticket splitting sites didn’t pick this up though.

Saperstein.

 

[Romilly]

Trainsplit suggests splitting at Stirling, rather than Glasgow, to save another 90p. It also offers through Advances for considerably less.

 

[Saperstein]

Trainsplit suggests splitting at Stirling, rather than Glasgow, to save another 90p. It also offers through Advances for considerably less.

Thanks @Romilly that is one of the sites I looked at but I must admit it was only on the morning of departure, perhaps thats why I didn’t see a saving.

Saperstein.

 

[route101]

Hi,

I recently made a rail journey from Hairmyres to Broughty Ferry.

Booking sites were giving me a price of £25.80 for a single with Disabled rail card.

This seemed dear as Broughty Ferry or Dundee to Glasgow Stations is only £15.80 and Glasgow Stations to Hairmyres is only £2.60.

I tried the train splitting sites and could only get the £25.80 fare displayed so in the end I did some “DIY splitting”.

HMY - GLC/GLQ £2.60
GLC/GLQ - BYF £15.80

(Saving of £7.40).

Both tickets included bus transfer from Glasgow Central to Glasgow Queen Street.

I was surprised none of the ticket splitting sites didn’t pick this up though.

Saperstein.

Hairmyres is local to me , what were you doing there ?

Notice advances are offered on the EK line now

 

[Saperstein]

Hairmyres is local to me , what were you doing there ?

Notice advances are offered on the EK line now

Had to attend the hospital.

Saperstein.

 

[yorkie]

Thanks @Romilly that is one of the sites I looked at but I must admit it was only on the morning of departure, perhaps thats why I didn’t see a saving.

Saperstein.

It should show the cheaper walk-up fares. Note that if cheaper fares require slower journeys, they won't show in 'Fast' mode.