Gatwick Express: Tickets marked "Not Gatwick Express" claimed as not valid at Brighton

[Bikeman78]

The journey from Paddington to Reading is roughly the same distance and 5-10 minutes shorter, yet GWR charges £30 for an Off-Peak Single, and nearly £40 for an Anytime Single. I can absolutely see them doing this and getting away with it .

26.75 miles Victoria to Gatwick and 36 miles from Paddington to Reading. I'm not sure if that counts as roughly the same but yes, the Reading fare is definitely more expensive per mile.

 

[yorkie]

I dunno where you got your prices from, but its £22.60 off peak and £27.60 peak, although the contactless off peak fare is just £11.30 - not sure that's £30 in anyones book

Good point; if we're doing these comparisons, this is yet another reason why it could not be justified to increase the Gatwick to Victoria PAYG off peak fare from £9.00* to £20.60, as appeared to be suggested by @Benjwri

(* this can be reduced to £7.30 by tapping out/in at East Croydon and is £2 more than nearby Horley, so is already charged at a premium!)