Most likely you are looking at a ticket valid at a different time, for example over one month instead of one day (Offpeak or Anytime Return instead of ...Day Return).So I went from Exeter St David’s to Eastleigh return on the day and paid £31.00 now the prices are saying £49 from Salisbury to Exeter surely a glitch?
Any railcards used? That would make an Offpeak Day Return Exeter <> Eastleigh £31.30?
Indeed. I noticed that they were quite a fun set too. Four is rather a lot; especially as three have very marginal price differences for some products. I did also note that a rather shorter journey recently discussed - Guildford to Croydon Stns - also had four fare routes.The route options available for this journey are beyond a joke.
'READING NOT LOND'
'HONITON BASINGST'
'SALISBURY/YEOVIL'
'WESTBURY SHAMPTON'
Quite what the typical customer is to make of those options when presented with them at a ticket machine, I do not know. Or why there needs to be four of them in the first place.
The route options available for this journey are beyond a joke.
'READING NOT LOND'
'HONITON BASINGST'
'SALISBURY/YEOVIL'
'WESTBURY SHAMPTON'
Quite what the typical customer is to make of those options when presented with them at a ticket machine, I do not know. Or why there needs to be four of them in the first place.
The expectation is that the customer picks the one that looks about right and doesn't ask too many questions about validity or which one is the best value.
Either of which could allow travel via Westbury and Castle Cary!SALISBURY/YEOVIL is rather unspecific though - ROMSEY HONITON would presumably be more accurate.
SALISBURY/YEOVIL is rather unspecific though - ROMSEY HONITON would presumably be more accurate.
The OP was comparing Eastleigh fares with Salisbury fares.To avoid confusion, we are now discussing EASTLEIGH fares (the OP was asking about Salisbury).
Are you suggesting that Exeter to Yeovil would be valid via Castle Cary? I'm not sure it would be.I think a YEOVIL / SALISBURY routed ticket (from Exeter St Davids to Eastleigh) should allow travel via Castle Cary as well as via Honiton (unless there's an un-easement I've missed) so it's a bit more flexible than HONITON ROMSEY would be.
Are you suggesting that Exeter to Yeovil would be valid via Castle Cary? I'm not sure it would be.