Train Journeys

[Bobbisox1]

Gosh, how expensive they are, been online to book 4 adults return Newcastle to Lincoln in November and it's almost £80 pp, must get a senior railcard I think

[bednobs]

its utterly ridiculous isnt it? i wanted to see my famiy in exeter and the journeys a bit of a pig si i thought id go by train - £180 for the four of us vs £50 in pertrol (and the extra convenience of not having to carry anything)

[Bobbisox1]

Bednobs I was shocked, we thought we'd 'Let the Train take the strain' but it's looking like a car journey after all

[Buenchico]

What dates and times are involved? I've just taken a look at booking Newcastle to Lincoln return, using Tuesday 5 Nov as the outbound date and Thursday 7 Nov coming back.

I'm having no difficulty in finding return fares starting from £29.40 (£17.00 out and £12.40 back) without a Senior Railcard railcard.

With a Senior Railcard I'm seeing £11.20 out and £8.20 back (= £19.40 return) as the cheapest fares.

[Bobbisox1]

Wow,it's November 8-11 Chris, what site are you on and it's with a senior railcard

[Buenchico]

Fridays (especially in the evening) and Mondays (especially in the morning) are the hardest times to find cheap fares, as trains tend to get full of business passengers at those times (and lots of people want to get away for the weekend too)

Advance fares are usually made available 12 weeks in advance but, despite your dates only being 9 weeks from now, there aren't any Advance fares currently shown for your chosen dates. (There are sometimes periods, when the system is being restructured, where advance tickets only become available a month or so ahead of travel). So it might be best to wait awhile before looking for Advance fares for your dates.

Even so, travelling at either side of a weekend always tends to be pricey, even using Advance fares. Looking at an earlier weekend (Fri 4 Oct to Mon 7 Oct) to get an idea of what you're likely to find when Advance fares become available to you, suggests that the majority of services will probably be priced at £33.80 each way ( = £67.60 return) without a Senior Railcard. However if you can travel out in the late evening (2017 ex Newcastle, arriving in Lincoln at 2340 after an hour's wait for a connection at Newark North Gate) the fare will probably only be £17.00 single without a railcard.

Similarly, if you can wait until 1932 for a train back from Lincoln (arriving in Newcastle at 2239, with 49 minutes to connect at Doncaster) you'll probably only have to pay £17.00 single without a railcard too. (It's even cheaper, at just £12.40, at 2031 but that requires two changes and doesn't get you into Newcastle until 0043).

With a Senior Railcard you should be able to get fares of £22.30 each way (=£44.60 return) with a wide choice of services. The 2017 outbound service will probably be offered at £11.20 single. The 1932 back will also probably be available for £11.20 single, with the 2031 service being priced at £8.20.

So look again in a few weeks time, to see if Advance fares are being shown for your chosen dates. There's only one site you should ever look at:
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk
(Sites like The Trainline can't offer any cheaper fares, as they're accessing exactly the same database. They actually charge MORE - because of their booking fees - than going direct to National Rail).

[Bobbisox1]

Many thanks for this, we've already booked our accommodation ,it's for my birthday 11 th November,I've set up an early alert with LNER via email , thank you for taking the trouble to look for me , I appreciate it

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Is that near Lincoln?