London to Norwich avoiding rail replacement bus Sat 18/11/23

[bkhtele]

Hi hope someone can help, dept London 0900 return same day Norwich 1700: svr return is normally £65.80 for any permitted. Would it be valid this Sat via Peterborough to avoid rail replacement buses? Does anyone know if there is an easement or is Peterborough a permitted route?
Thanks for any help

 

[jfollows]

Peterborough is not a valid route for London - Norwich, the valid routes are shown on maps

• EA
• KE
• WA + AB

at https://data.atoc.org/routeing-maps

There is no easement for this date for this route.

 

[bkhtele]

Thanks

 

[CyrusWuff]

Just to expand on this, if you purchase a Super Off-Peak Day Return from London to Peterborough routed Great Northern/Thameslink only and an Off-Peak Day Return from Peterborough to Norwich, that would only cost £49.70.

Journey time would be around 3 hours 20, however.

If you want the flexibility of using LNER, it increases to £63.90 and is only 15 minutes faster.

 

[bkhtele]

Many thanks looks like a good solution

 

[bspahh]

Many thanks looks like a good solution

If you have a Network card, at https://tickets.railforums.co.uk/ its a little cheaper (£45.55) splitting at Sandy, St Neots and Peterborough.

 

[blueberry11]

Is going via Cambridge and Ely not an option if the GEML is closed? (Great Eastern Main Line - the line which has Norwich, Ipswich and Colchester, just to name a few)

 

[JonathanH]

Is going via Cambridge and Ely not an option if the GEML is closed? (Great Eastern Main Line - the line which has Norwich, Ipswich and Colchester, just to name a few)

Not this weekend as both routes are shut.

GEML buses Billericay to Witham
WAML buses Audley End to Cambridge North
ECML buses Royston to Cambridge / Cambridge North

 

[blueberry11]

Not this weekend as both routes are shut.

GEML buses Billericay to Witham
WAML buses Audley End to Cambridge North
ECML buses Royston to Cambridge / Cambridge North

Yeah I didn't think both ways are closed. I just thought the OP forgot about this alternative route instead of via Peterborough.