Edinburgh > London (and back) in March

[rosscbrown]

Looking for a little advice for Edin > London one weekend in March.

I'm on a rather tight budget (well, I'm not - but my traveling companion is). Ideally looking at leaving Edin' on Sat in London before 2pm and leaving London late-ish on the Sunday, however I would consider a Friday/Saturday combination instead.

Right now, I'm looking at £35ish first class each way on NXEC but I'd much rather take a Virgin service down the WCML.

Any suggestions?

 

[Pumbaa]

Umm - use NXEC. Far cheaper now than by Virgin. Until the end of 2008, I had to travel to Glasgow. Although I live on the WCML, I always travelled by NXEC as they were cheaper - particularly first class.

 

[First class]

You could get the sleeper, bargain berths from £19 to London.

You could then get an advance ticket on NXEC for the price you quoted.


i.e. leave EDB Friday night, arrive saturday morning (FSR)
leave London Saturday night, arrive sameday (NXEC)

 

[yorkie]

The WCML is often a farce, so I suggest taking the quicker route via the ECML.

Taking the WCML you will get a regional DMU (Voyager or Desiro) to Carlisle/Preston, and then a Pendolino from there, and there's a lot less choice of services, and then the worry of connections if your first train is delayed.

£35 is good value for first class - I'd take that while it's still available!