For goodness sake HELP How much does it cost?

[Rednosty]

Trying to find a train price for a return journey from Croydon Surrey to Edinburgh (open ticket) For a train journey! Trying work out a budget for a holiday! Tried google and I get so confused I cant get ONE price to come up!

[ikeaplus]

Hi Red,

I use www.thetrainline.com - have you tried that?

Alison

[Rednosty]

I just want a rough price Not to register and book the tickets

[BridalStudio]

Have you tried this site Red?

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/

[liverdodo]

I just want a rough price Not to register and book the tickets

Red you dont have to register or book just put the dates you wont to travel & time and it gives the price

[damian_steele]

Trying to find a train price for a return journey from Croydon Surrey to Edinburgh (open ticket) For a train journey! Trying work out a budget for a holiday! Tried google and I get so confused I cant get ONE price to come up!

Depending on when you go, when you come back, whether you book in advance or choose a "package deal", you're looking at £26 - £152 approx.

[Gothicina]

Trying to find a train price for a return journey from Croydon Surrey to Edinburgh (open ticket) For a train journey! Trying work out a budget for a holiday! Tried google and I get so confused I cant get ONE price to come up!

Unfortunately Red their probably isn't ONE price.

Some years back my mates stepkids were coming for a visit to Essex, they lived in Newcastle.
The journey from Newcastle to London with a return (can't remember the duration for sure) say 2 weeks later, worked out 50% dearer, than if the journey had been from London to Newcastle with a return.

When my nephew visited last year, the train journey from Nottingham (about 20 miles from where he lived) was about £18, if he'd travelled from his nearest station, Alfreton (about 3 miles) it was £54:eek:

[cmjewels925]

Trying to find a train price for a return journey from Croydon Surrey to Edinburgh (open ticket) For a train journey! Trying work out a budget for a holiday! Tried google and I get so confused I cant get ONE price to come up!

Run a random number generator programme, close your eyes, stop it and that's your price. I'm sure that's how station staff work out the prices.

Seriously, though, I can't help you with trains but give me a shout if you want any local knowledge for when you get here.

[lofty100e]

I've found thetrainline.com very useful when I have queries. They draw their info from all the companies instead of having to go to various websites to get the info yourself. Also better than phoning national ralil enquiries who seem to give out as much bad info as they do good.

Plus you can go to the station armed with the details of what you want, (you can be sure they will try to con you with something more expensive).

One other tip: do a bit of research, it can sometimes be cheaper to buy tickets for portions of the journey than one set for the overall journey.

As said before you don't have to register to use trainline.com, and if you do you don't need to register a card until you actually buy. Good Luck.

[ikeaplus]

Actually on thetrainline checking times can be done without registering, but you do have to register to check prices - you don't give any financial info though unless you go on to buy tickets.

[shezz]

Trying to find a train price for a return journey from Croydon Surrey to Edinburgh (open ticket) For a train journey! Trying work out a budget for a holiday! Tried google and I get so confused I cant get ONE price to come up!

Red


Have you ever considered flying there, as it's and inland flight you wont need to go through so much security, had a look at some prices, think if you can shop around you might be able to get a better deal, easy jet had one price of only £10.99 single fair, i never tried puttting in a return fair not sure on taxes either.

Might be worth looking into and compairing the prices with rail fares


Here's the link i found out that price from and yep it will depend dates, i just put in any ole date

http://www.easyjet.com/en/book/step1.asp



http://www.bookings.co.uk/find.aspx?find=Edinburgh-Flights&t=Edinburgh-Flights

[Rednosty]

Red


Have you ever considered flying there, as it's and inland flight you wont need to go through so much security, had a look at some prices, think if you can shop around you might be able to get a better deal, easy jet had one price of only £10.99 single fair, i never tried puttting in a return fair not sure on taxes either.

Might be worth looking into and compairing the prices with rail fares


Here's the link i found out that price from and yep it will depend dates, i just put in any ole date

http://www.easyjet.com/en/book/step1.asp



http://www.bookings.co.uk/find.aspx?find=Edinburgh-Flights&t=Edinburgh-Flights


Can do it for £150 (for 3 of us) Thats very good! How much luggage can you take on an easy jet?

[liverdodo]

Baggage Allowances


Each passenger is usually permitted

one standard piece of hand baggage to maximum dimensions of 55x40x20cm, and
a free allowance of standard checked-in hold baggage to a maximum weight of 20kgsA fee per kilo for excess weight (http://www.easyjet.com/en/Book/regulations.html#baggage) over these allowances is charged prior to departure.
Each passenger is allowed a maximum hold baggage weight of 50 kilos including any sports equipment, subject to available space. The maximum weight for any single piece of baggage is 32 kilos. Freight or cargo items cannot be accepted as passenger baggage.
Infants who share your seat do not have a baggage allowance.