Dren Ahmeti
Member
Hi all!
You thought this would be just a simple thread
I was scratching @yorkie’s brain on a walk the other day with this idea, and I thought I would ask the forum.
I am looking to travel from Reading to Bristol on Monday (the 12th) but via a very silly route - up through Birmingham and Shrewsbury and down the Heart of Wales to Swansea, because I haven’t been down that way before, and it’s meant to be beautiful! And of course, it would be the first day that we’re allowed to travel into Wales from England...
I know that a very good itinerary exists on 10:15 XC from Reading up to Birmingham International, and then the TfW to Shrewsbury, but I’m really struggling to find a fare that would work here.
I have a 16-25 railcard at my disposal.
Now, I’ve been looking at the advance fares on those dates, and I’m happy with the availability up to Shrewsbury, but the issue is I can’t get any website to give me a fare via the HoW for some reason, as it sends you down to Llandelio (or one of the stations) to go back up the line and go via the Marches.
Would anyone be able to advise a ticketing option here? I would prefer to be on advance legs (if they’re cheaper (ca. £35-40)), but if someone can find a regular walk-up fare for around that price, they’ll get a cookie!
I’d like to think that there’s a gigantic hole in the routing guide somewhere that allows a circular route or something that just helps bring the cost down, but who knows? I certainly don’t.
May the Hunger Games begin!
You thought this would be just a simple thread
I was scratching @yorkie’s brain on a walk the other day with this idea, and I thought I would ask the forum.
I am looking to travel from Reading to Bristol on Monday (the 12th) but via a very silly route - up through Birmingham and Shrewsbury and down the Heart of Wales to Swansea, because I haven’t been down that way before, and it’s meant to be beautiful! And of course, it would be the first day that we’re allowed to travel into Wales from England...
I know that a very good itinerary exists on 10:15 XC from Reading up to Birmingham International, and then the TfW to Shrewsbury, but I’m really struggling to find a fare that would work here.
I have a 16-25 railcard at my disposal.
Now, I’ve been looking at the advance fares on those dates, and I’m happy with the availability up to Shrewsbury, but the issue is I can’t get any website to give me a fare via the HoW for some reason, as it sends you down to Llandelio (or one of the stations) to go back up the line and go via the Marches.
Would anyone be able to advise a ticketing option here? I would prefer to be on advance legs (if they’re cheaper (ca. £35-40)), but if someone can find a regular walk-up fare for around that price, they’ll get a cookie!
I’d like to think that there’s a gigantic hole in the routing guide somewhere that allows a circular route or something that just helps bring the cost down, but who knows? I certainly don’t.
May the Hunger Games begin!
