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First Class Rail Travel
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I am taking my Daughter to London by Rail,apart from the price, what is the difference between 1st and Standard Class Travel? Many Thanks for any replies.
(I have to go now but will respond to any replies tomorrow.)
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Standard Class Off-Peak Return tickets would cost you £126.00 on some services or £199.50 on others. Standard Class Anytime Return tickets cost a whopping £301.00.
East Coast Trains unusually offer a First Class Off-Peak ticket at £328.00. A First Class Anytime ticket costs £415.00 (which is somewhat less than the 50% premium normally added on for First Class travel).
However if you book now (before all the bargains have gone) you can buy a Standard Class Advance ticket for your outbound journey for £38.00 (or even less on some journeys) with the return journey typically costing £28.50 (or even less on the last two trains back). So a typical total cost for Standard Class return travel might be £66.50.
First Class Advance tickets for your outbound travel are available for £70.50, with First Class Advance tickets for the return journey priced at £50.00, making a total of £120.50 for the round trip.
So if you've made your mind to travel First Class, BOOK NOW and pay £120.50 per person, rather than paying at least £328.00 (and possibly £415.00) by leaving it until later. A SAVING OF OVER £200 PER PERSON IS DEFINITELY WORTH HAVING!!!
Check times and fares here:
http:// www.nat ionalra il.co.u k/
(You can also book via that site. The link will take you to East Coast Train's booking system).
Standard Class Off-Peak Return tickets would cost you £126.00 on some services or £199.50 on others. Standard Class Anytime Return tickets cost a whopping £301.00.
East Coast Trains unusually offer a First Class Off-Peak ticket at £328.00. A First Class Anytime ticket costs £415.00 (which is somewhat less than the 50% premium normally added on for First Class travel).
However if you book now (before all the bargains have gone) you can buy a Standard Class Advance ticket for your outbound journey for £38.00 (or even less on some journeys) with the return journey typically costing £28.50 (or even less on the last two trains back). So a typical total cost for Standard Class return travel might be £66.50.
First Class Advance tickets for your outbound travel are available for £70.50, with First Class Advance tickets for the return journey priced at £50.00, making a total of £120.50 for the round trip.
So if you've made your mind to travel First Class, BOOK NOW and pay £120.50 per person, rather than paying at least £328.00 (and possibly £415.00) by leaving it until later. A SAVING OF OVER £200 PER PERSON IS DEFINITELY WORTH HAVING!!!
Check times and fares here:
http://
(You can also book via that site. The link will take you to East Coast Train's booking system).
Just remembered last year,EH.....if you go by tube you will be with hundreds of others....I remember now that people were herded into the tube station in small groups....quite long waits.
Then you will be in a long queue at the gates and searches at Lords. Getting there by cab will give you a nicer journey and you perhaps won't be arriving with a train load of others......just a thought.
Then you will be in a long queue at the gates and searches at Lords. Getting there by cab will give you a nicer journey and you perhaps won't be arriving with a train load of others......just a thought.
To return to your original question:
First Class travel gets you a free meal on the Friday
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and sandwiches on the Sunday
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with comfy seats and free wi-fi in both directions
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First Class travel gets you a free meal on the Friday
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