Ticket from Heworth-Metrocentre-Sunderland-Heworth

[Comstock]

Hi guys, hope someone can help...


When I lived in the North East, it struck me as crazy the Metro never went to the MetroCentre- and it still does

Anyway, the journey I want to make is from Heworth Park and ride to the Metro centre, from there to Sunderland and then back to Heworth. What ticket do I need for this? On the Nexus website it states a Metro day ticket is valid on metro, trains and ferry. but it doesn't specify which trains.

Is that the ticket I need for this, or is it not valid on the rail line from Newcastle Central to the MetroCentre?

 

[Romilly]

I agree that the Nexus website is never the easiest to use, but I think it makes it clear that Nexus day tickets give mainline rail validity only between Newcastle and Sunderland.

So I think that you need a Heworth-Metrocentre day return (£4.60 offpeak, i.e. for departures after 9am in this case) and a Heworth-Sunderland day return (£3.60 anytime of the day).

 

[stut]

The £6.90 "Network One Day Rover" ticket is valid to both Sunderland and the MetroCentre - see here:

http://www.networkonetickets.co.uk/tickets/day-rover-tickets

("Sunderland to Blaydon rail line")

 

[John @ home]

I agree that the £6.90 Day Rover suggested by stut is bettter.

I think that you need a Heworth-Metrocentre day return (£4.60 offpeak, i.e. for departures after 9am in this case) and a Heworth-Sunderland day return (£3.60 anytime of the day).

It seems to me that the £8.20 cost can be reduced to £7.20 by buying

• a £4.50 All Zones Day Saver, valid for unlimited travel on Metro, Shields Ferry and Newcastle - Sunderland rail services for the whole day (see map), and
• a £2.70 Off-Peak Day Return Newcastle - Metrocentre, valid by any train except those timed to depart Mondays to Fridays before 0900.

 

[Romilly]

I am more than happy to have had my suggestion improved upon, and will bear the NetworkOne Day Rover in mind for personal use in the future: as I say, I never find the Nexus website easy to use, although have now managed to track down its link to the Day Rover.

 

[Comstock]

Thanks guys. No doubt when I go on the Nexus site tonight I will see the bit about only valid from Sunderland to Newcastle first time

But yeah the day rover sounds fine for my purposes

 

[Anvil1984]

Yep the Day Rover is the best option however must be purchased on the Metro ticket machines at Heworth or from a bus driver prior. They are currently not on Avantix due to someone somewhere screwing up at price increase time