gingerheid
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Hello
Could anyone help me understand ticket validity between Ipswich and the Cambridge stations via Newmarket / Ely?
NRE doesn't appear to like travel on the route Ipswich - Ely - Cambridge; the fare is usually £5 more than via Newmarket.
NRE does seem to fully accept that travel on the route Ipswich - Ely - Cambridge North is valid, and offers the same fares as for Ipswich - Cambridge - Cambridge North. Cambridge North tickets are of course also valid to Cambridge and vice versa.
I appreciate that most of the time the question is almost academic, but it's a very practical question if you have an Ipswich Cambridge ticket and it's about 1600. To Cambridge North the 1600 via Ely is 91m but the 1620 via Cambridge is 116m, and the 1600 will also get you to Cambridge 5 mins earlier than the 1620.
Additionally, can this be avoided by simply always buying Cambridge North tickets? Would it be possible to turn up at Cambridge and buy a return from Cambridge North to Ipswich?
Thanks!
Could anyone help me understand ticket validity between Ipswich and the Cambridge stations via Newmarket / Ely?
NRE doesn't appear to like travel on the route Ipswich - Ely - Cambridge; the fare is usually £5 more than via Newmarket.
NRE does seem to fully accept that travel on the route Ipswich - Ely - Cambridge North is valid, and offers the same fares as for Ipswich - Cambridge - Cambridge North. Cambridge North tickets are of course also valid to Cambridge and vice versa.
I appreciate that most of the time the question is almost academic, but it's a very practical question if you have an Ipswich Cambridge ticket and it's about 1600. To Cambridge North the 1600 via Ely is 91m but the 1620 via Cambridge is 116m, and the 1600 will also get you to Cambridge 5 mins earlier than the 1620.
Additionally, can this be avoided by simply always buying Cambridge North tickets? Would it be possible to turn up at Cambridge and buy a return from Cambridge North to Ipswich?
Thanks!