Manchester to London on the cheap?

[Uncle Liam]

Hello,

Looking for Manchester to London, leaving about 10am on 24/2.

Any advice much appreciated.

 

[yorkie]

Mobitix is £16 providing you can leave at 10:55!

http://www.mobitix.thetrainline.com/VT/advancePurchase.aspx

(Previous topic is here; the other suggestion there is Megabus/Megatrain however on this route it is a bus, the price is £10 however the journey takes more than twice the time!)

If you require cheap walk-on travel, then the cheapest tickets would be a Virgin only ticket to Stoke-on-Trent (SOT), and then a London Midland (LM) only ticket from SOT to Euston. On this date the Great Escape promotion is on, unlimited travel on London Midland for £10 (or £20 in First Class).

 

[Central Trains]

Anyone know the reason why Manchester to London advance fares are so much cheaper than Glasgow to London section of the WCML?

 

[Mojo]

Anyone know the reason why Manchester to London advance fares are so much cheaper than Glasgow to London section of the WCML?

Because Manchester to London is half the distance? And also there are 3tph.

 

[pemma]

Because Manchester to London is half the distance? And also there are 3tph.

That's very true. When there were two trains an hour the cheapest fares were around £12 but Virgin knocked a bit off when they went to 3tph to try and attract more passengers to fill at least some of the 440 extra seats every hour.

 

[Lampshade]

You could always use TPE/EMT AP to Sheffield and Megatrain from there.

 

[route101]

Anyone know the reason why Manchester to London advance fares are so much cheaper than Glasgow to London section of the WCML?

With an every 20 min service im surprised they stilll have seat reservations . Yeah never seen the £17 quid Glasgow to London Advance .Maybe its on the 04xxam service to Euston

 

[TheWalrus]

Wait til HS2 is built then you will get it dirt cheap. thing is you could walk there and arrive with decades before its built!

 

[Central Trains]

Sorry I didnt explain that fully - I didnt mean Glasgow I meant the Glasgow route with stations such as Preston, Wigan NW, Warrington Bank Quay there advance fares are nothing like the Manchester route. But it has been cleared up due to the frequency - Cheers.

 

[Pumbaa]

Sorry I didnt explain that fully - I didnt mean Glasgow I meant the Glasgow route with stations such as Preston, Wigan NW, Warrington Bank Quay there advance fares are nothing like the Manchester route. But it has been cleared up due to the frequency - Cheers.

Basic economic theory. Demand and supply determine the price and quantity, and vice versa. On Manchester, the supply is three times as great as the Glasgow route, ergo the quantity supplied shifts upwards as the price comes down in response.

 

[317 forever]

If you have a bit of time to spare, you could change at Stoke-on-Trent onto a slow London Midland train, as they usually have singles cheaper than Virgin Trains.

 

[CHESHIRECAT]

No good with I Phone or the newer Blackberry phones...I have a 9780 and it wont recive e tickets!!