London <> Aylesford, this Friday evening

[DeeGee]

I might need to make this journey on Friday evening, after 8pm, returning on Saturday in time to get a 10am train from Victoria.

I have no railcard and will be travelling solo.

So anyway, I was looking at the fares, and there appears to be an off-peak SVR return at £27.80 - which surprised me, as I wasn't expecting to find a period return on this flow.

I was actually looking at getting a ticket starting from Maidenhead as I knew that there was a period return for that flow, and that's not more than a couple of quid more expensive.

Which got me thinking. Is there likely to be an alternative flow, valid via HS1, which will allow me to either stop or start short and save me a bit of money? Or is that really not feasible?

 

[soil]

There is a weekender ticket at £25.30 +High Speed

 

[DeeGee]

There is a weekender ticket at £25.30 +High Speed

Weekender's valid for a return journey between Friday and Sunday, right? Are there any time restrictions?

 

[clagmonster]

Weekender's valid for a return journey between Friday and Sunday, right? Are there any time restrictions?

Apparently so, according to the South Eastern website: http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/tickets-and-fares/ticket-types/weekender-ticket/
I can't find the restriction for a London Terminals to Aylesford weekender ticket, but the equivalent saver and cheap day return are below:
http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=1072&dest=AYL&rlc= &rte=131&ldn=0&tkt=SVR
http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=1072&dest=AYL&rlc= &rte=131&ldn=0&tkt=CDR
Both have the same out after 09:30 weekdays restriction, so I would expect the weekender is the same, given the phrase "travel off-peak" on the South Eastern webpage.

 

[bb21]

The restriction code for said Weekender fare is SF.

Outward Travel:
Valid for outward travel on
 Fridays after 09:30, or
 Saturdays on any train
Valid on date shown on ticket only.
No break of journey is permitted.

Return Travel:
Valid for return travel on:
 Saturdays on any train, or
 Sundays on any train
In addition, return travel must be completed
within three days of outward travel
Break of journey is permitted

Restriction texts available here.