How do I buy a day rail ticket in the Birmingham zones on the Trainline

[bakerstreet]

As above.
I have to use the Trainline (work)
I need to make multiple journeys tomorrow and want a day rail ticket in the Birmingham zones.
I can’t see how to buy one.
Can you help?

 

[alistairlees]

I don't think they sell Network WM zonal tickets. Most online retailers don't (possibly none do). Precisely what do you want - maybe you could link to the appropriate page on the Network West Midlands website?

 

[JonathanH]

As above.
I have to use the Trainline (work)
I need to make multiple journeys tomorrow and want a day rail ticket in the Birmingham zones.
I can’t see how to buy one.
Can you help?

You can't buy one. The ticket you need is:

nnetwork daytripper ADULT

OR

1 day network Zones 1-5

https://www.networkwestmidlands.com/tickets/#/?allowBus&allowTrain&allowMetro&passengerType=Adult&timeBand=Pay on day / 1 day&stationNames=&limit=6&limitExact=6#sbmBtn

but you can't buy one through the Trainline or online.

I guess you just have to buy the individual tickets in line with your company's policy even if that is (much) more expensive.

 

[bakerstreet]

You can't buy one. The ticket you need is:

nnetwork daytripper ADULT

OR

1 day network Zones 1-5

https://www.networkwestmidlands.com/tickets/#/?allowBus&allowTrain&allowMetro&passengerType=Adult&timeBand=Pay on day / 1 day&stationNames=&limit=6&limitExact=6#sbmBtn

but you can't buy one through the Trainline or online.

I guess you just have to buy the individual tickets in line with your company's policy even if that is (much) more expensive.

Thanks so much for this. Yes, that’s what I’ll do...I’ll stop searching now.

 

[Belperpete]

As above.
I have to use the Trainline (work)

Does your company provide you with internet access when you are out and about? If not, how do they expect you to buy a ticket through Trainline? One company that I used to work for insisted we normally buy tickets through a particular on-line seller, but we were allowed to purchase tickets at the station and reclaim on expenses if necessary, e.g. if travel plans unexpectedly changed.

At one point, we were not allowed to buy our tickets direct, but were supposed to buy them through a travel co-ordinator. I kept asking for tickets that the co-ordinator didn't know how to buy (like London zone 6 to xx extension tickets), so eventually she gave up and gave me permission to buy my tickets myself.

 

[Bletchleyite]

I guess you just have to buy the individual tickets in line with your company's policy even if that is (much) more expensive.

Check that that is the policy. We're required to use a specific site, but not if it will cost us more because the ticket needed is not available on it.

 

[JonathanH]

Check that that is the policy. We're required to use a specific site, but not if it will cost us more because the ticket needed is not available on it.

All train tickets are probably more expensive on that specific site because it probably charges your company a booking fee.

 

[Bletchleyite]

All train tickets are probably more expensive on that specific site because it probably charges your company a booking fee.

Yes, but that booking fee pays for the service of additional statistics etc which Trainline corporate customers get.

With hotels, we are required to use the booking tool (which does put a fee on top, but transparently, for the same additional services) but are allowed to go direct if the price we get is less than the base price without the fee for an equivalent room.

Similarly our tool doesn't do season tickets, so if one of those saves money it is to be purchased direct.