Special Offers Discussion

[John @ home]

Book by 21:00 on 8 January 2016.
Travel from 5 January to 23 March 2016.

https://www.virgintrainseastcoast.com/superfly

 

[westv]

Book by 21:00 on 8 January 2016.
Travel from 5 January to 23 March 2016.

https://www.virgintrainseastcoast.com/superfly

Typical rubbish seat sale for me. VTEC didn't even email about it.

Edit: Take that back. Just grabbed a couple of £5 tickets.

 

[lfc84]

are there any offers for the two together railcard? thanks

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Tried to book some of that but all I get is the standard 50 quid one

 

[Cletus]

You didn't pick one of the excluded dates did you?

Travel is from 5 January to 23 March 2016, excluding 30 January, 6 February and 13 - 21 February 2016 (inclusive).

Plus you do need to go through the link and not their website's normal planner.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

I did go through the link - Oddly, whenever I try to book from either LDS or YRK it excludes promotional fares

 

[Tetchytyke]

I've seen the same thing: NCL-EDB brings the fares up, but looking at NCL-KGX doesn't. Very odd.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

HUL - KGX shows no specials

LDS - KGX shows no specials

YRK - KGX shows no specials

KGX - YRK DOES show specials

 

[DaveNewcastle]

I've seen the same thing: NCL-EDB brings the fares up, but looking at NCL-KGX doesn't. Very odd.

I've managed to book a handful of Newcastle - Kings Cross journeys at 'sale' prices. The booking engine has been so slow that it gave me a 'core overload - please try later' message a few times.
You have noticed that some dates are excluded, haven't you? And some dates for the first half of Jan seem to have sold out already.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Yes, I know about some dates excluded.

VTEC said that Hull is excluded from the sale which, seeing as the offer says Yorkshire, is very unfair...

 

[dave87016]

29th January shows the specials for Leeds - Kings X and also York - Kings X

 

[pt15sb]

I've seen and booked multiple LDS KGX roundtrips now. £5 each way each time.

 

[extendedpaul]

Typical rubbish seat sale for me. VTEC didn't even email about it.

Edit: Take that back. Just grabbed a couple of £5 tickets.

That was my first thought too but booked day returns London to York on a Saturday for my son and his girlfriend for a very acceptable £10 each.

 

[westv]

Yes, I know about some dates excluded.

VTEC said that Hull is excluded from the sale which, seeing as the offer says Yorkshire, is very unfair...

Brough is included so VTEC are twits.

 

[moleman212]

25% off TPE advance tickets from now until 31 Jan, for travel until 20 March

Railcards can also be used.

http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/sale/

 

[breadfan]

25% off TPE advance tickets from now until 31 Jan, for travel until 20 March

Railcards can also be used.

http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/sale/

March 20th, the same day the Northern £10 newspaper offer ends too.

 

[CaptainHaddock]

25% off TPE advance tickets from now until 31 Jan, for travel until 20 March

Railcards can also be used.

http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/sale/

Typical! You wait months for a special offer then 3 come along that seem to run for almost the exact dates as each other!

https://www.virgintrainseastcoast.com/superfly

http://www.northernrail.org/jpress


Anyone would think the three TOCs are in collusion!

 

[westv]

Yes, I know about some dates excluded.

VTEC said that Hull is excluded from the sale which, seeing as the offer says Yorkshire, is very unfair...

Brough is included so VTEC are twits.

Had a look through my records and it looks like the previous sale included Brough but not Hull.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Managed to book some for Hull, but only at weekends

 

[Class 92]

Typical! You wait months for a special offer then 3 come along that seem to run for almost the exact dates as each other!

https://www.virgintrainseastcoast.com/superfly

http://www.northernrail.org/jpress


Anyone would think the three TOCs are in collusion!

Make that another Abellio Greater Anglia have a sale starting on the 8th with advanced tickets available for £5.

https://www.abelliogreateranglia.co...&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SeatSaleTeaser

 

[Kite159]

Make that another Abellio Greater Anglia have a sale starting on the 8th with advanced tickets available for £5.

https://www.abelliogreateranglia.co...&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SeatSaleTeaser

Cue a SWT promotion

 

[Merseysider]

Make that another Abellio Greater Anglia have a sale starting on the 8th with advanced tickets available for £5.

https://www.abelliogreateranglia.co...&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SeatSaleTeaser

There is an unofficial Scotrail special offer on at the moment, does that make five?

 

[IanD]

There is an unofficial Scotrail special offer on at the moment, does that make five?

There's also an official Scotrail offer for Club50 Card holders. £16 flat fare returns.

 

[boyaloud]

Don't forget London Midland's sale - 20% off all advances until 31 Jan, travel until 28 Feb. Includes first class and railcard discounts too. http://www.londonmidland.com/days-o...edium=email&utm_campaign=LM16101ANjanuarysale

 

[John @ home]

Sale tickets between Leeds/Wakefield and the North East/Edinburgh are available via Doncaster by choosing select a route then valid only on booked VTEC services. £10 standard for Leeds - Edinburgh.

 

[Biggus Tiggus]

Chiltern have effectively reintroduced their "Just £15" tickets for journeys between London and Leamington Spa, Warwick, Warwick Parkway, Hatton, Lapworth, Dorridge, Solihull, Birmingham Moor Street, Birmingham Snow Hill, Claverdon, Bearley, Wilmcote, Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway and Stratford-upon-Avon.

Tickets are available for purchase at http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/just15 until Sunday 6th March for travel until Tuesday 5th April.

Conditions are as follows, with restrictions applying seven days a week:

• Not valid on trains timed to arrive at London Marylebone before 13:00.
• Not valid on trains timed to depart London Marylebone before 11:00, or between 15:30 and 19:30.
• Break of journey is not permitted in either direction.
• Return travel must be made within a month of the date of outward travel.
• Tickets are non-refundable.
• Railcard discounts are available.
• Tickets are only available for purchase online at http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/just15 for fulfillment by Print@Home or Ticket on Departure.

 

[TEW]

Cue a SWT promotion

You should be pleasantly surprised with the next SWT one, one of the restrictions most commented on here isn't in the next one.

 

[westv]

Why don't Hull Trains ever have a seat sale? All they've ever given me is a 400% increase in my AP ticket prices since 2014.

 

[Kite159]

I see the page for SWT Weekend First has changed to be "fares from £5", but without any details of what fares will be charged if someone wishes to upgrade at weekends.

I reckon it might backfire in a way, especially for those travelling in a group who would pay extra for weekend 1st class on say a service to Bournemouth

 

[ys123]

With the current offer of Leeds-London for just 5pounds, one can buy a Northern Advance from Manchester Victoria to Leeds (Calder Valley Line) for 3pounds thereby getting from manchester to london for 8pounds compared to Virgin Trains's starting price of 20pounds... Although it would be 4hrs travelling time...