When I put in Guildford to Bath Spa via Salisbury day return, departing next firday morning at 7:37, it gives a return price of £236.60.
The times are as follows:
07:37 Guildford to Woking
08:16 Woking to Salisbury
09:40 Salisbury is Bath Spa
Return:
20:37 Bath Soa to Salisbury
21.42 Salisbury to Woking
22:55 Woking to Guildford
However the single ticket prices for both those journeys is £40.40 each.
It turns out the route via Warminster, set by South Western Railway, is missing a standard anytime day return and National Rail Enquiries App is showing the return price of the any permitted route by default, even if two singles are cheaper via the Warminster roite!
I doubt many people would want to get to Bath Spa via Salisbury but I did it once.
I only noticed this whilst researching the most expensive standard class fare from Guildford to only places South Western Railway run to when there isn't a pandemic on.
The times are as follows:
07:37 Guildford to Woking
08:16 Woking to Salisbury
09:40 Salisbury is Bath Spa
Return:
20:37 Bath Soa to Salisbury
21.42 Salisbury to Woking
22:55 Woking to Guildford
However the single ticket prices for both those journeys is £40.40 each.
It turns out the route via Warminster, set by South Western Railway, is missing a standard anytime day return and National Rail Enquiries App is showing the return price of the any permitted route by default, even if two singles are cheaper via the Warminster roite!
I doubt many people would want to get to Bath Spa via Salisbury but I did it once.
I only noticed this whilst researching the most expensive standard class fare from Guildford to only places South Western Railway run to when there isn't a pandemic on.