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London Euston (OR Watford Junction) - Glasgow Central splits?
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greatkingrat
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Unless you are willing to use an LM only ticket for part of the journey, I don't think you are going to beat the through fare.
Assuming off-peak returns, splitting at Oxenholme for a grand saving of £5.70 (£1.45 PRIV) looks to be the best option. Using LM Only tickets as far as Crewe (circa £7.50 on PRIV) would bring the cost down a fair bit.
Kite159
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And increase the journey time a fair bit as well.
Yep, by an extra 2 hours!
calc7
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Do you really consider the £33 Off-Peak Return to be in need of being reduced?!
Oh yes,.........
................... is there any reciprocal free travel you can get to bring the price down?
causton
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As SWT, the closest I could see is using EMT to Sheffield (then via Manchester to pick up a TPE/VT service en-route to Liverpool), limited service to Leeds (then via York and so forth)... so not the quickest routes!
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Reciprocal travel on EMT does not help a great deal in this case, unless the OP prefers a much longer journey time, which may or may not be appropriate.
Let's investigate the cheapest fares (undiscounted fares):
London - Glasgow: £130.60 (Off-Peak Return priced by VT)
100 miles later
Leicester - Glasgow: a whopping 10p less at £130.50 (again Off-Peak Return priced by VT but is not time-restricted)
65 miles later
Sheffield - Glasgow: a slightly reduced £113.60 (Off-Peak Return priced by XC)
40 miles west later
Manchester - Glasgow: a much better £76.40 (Off-Peak Return priced by VT)
but 40 miles north is much better
Leeds - Glasgow: £54.10 (Anytime Return priced by Northern)
but then there is only a limited number of EMT services to/from Leeds at unsuitable hours going north, so it may be better to pay for a £13.50 Anytime Return between Sheffield and Leeds.
So, I think if the OP can put up with a longer journey time, using reciprocal travel to Sheffield, then buy a ticket to Leeds, and a separate ticket to Glasgow on the Settle & Carlisle route would be the best option.
If time is of essence, then I think the Off-Peak Return from London offers good value.
Let's investigate the cheapest fares (undiscounted fares):
London - Glasgow: £130.60 (Off-Peak Return priced by VT)
100 miles later
Leicester - Glasgow: a whopping 10p less at £130.50 (again Off-Peak Return priced by VT but is not time-restricted)
65 miles later
Sheffield - Glasgow: a slightly reduced £113.60 (Off-Peak Return priced by XC)
40 miles west later
Manchester - Glasgow: a much better £76.40 (Off-Peak Return priced by VT)
but 40 miles north is much better
Leeds - Glasgow: £54.10 (Anytime Return priced by Northern)
but then there is only a limited number of EMT services to/from Leeds at unsuitable hours going north, so it may be better to pay for a £13.50 Anytime Return between Sheffield and Leeds.
So, I think if the OP can put up with a longer journey time, using reciprocal travel to Sheffield, then buy a ticket to Leeds, and a separate ticket to Glasgow on the Settle & Carlisle route would be the best option.
If time is of essence, then I think the Off-Peak Return from London offers good value.
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