Every once in a while I make a train journey to and from the Great Wen (London). I usually check three train companies for fares, East Coast, Southern and East Midlands. On this occasion taking notice of a flyer put trough my door on behalf of Northern advertising "free train tickets" and a "New online train ticket service" I tried their site first.
In three weeks from now I want to travel on the 12.35 East Coast train from London Kings Cross to Doncaster to connect with the East Midlands train that arrive sat Gainsborough Lea Road at 14.53. I use a senior citizen rail card so all the fares quoted below recognise this and have discounted the fare by one third.
The results were:
£49.15 Northern Rail
£42.40 Cross Country Trains
£16.50 South West Trains
£11.90 The Train Line
£10.90 Arriva Wales, c2c, Chiltern Trains, East Midland Trains, First Capital Connect, First Great Western, Grand Central, Hull Trains, National Express, Red Spotted Hanky*, Scotrail, South Eastern Trains, Southern Railway, Virgin Trains.
£9.90 East Coast Trains
*French travel agency that does not add any booking charges (Atos S.A.)
The moral of the story is shop around.
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