I will be arriving UK for my further studies and wishes to be able to travel around if I have the chance to. Are the transports like train, to which ever part in UK expensive? If it is, is there are a better or best way to travel around UK?
2006-07-23 23:03:54 · 8 answers · asked by Vendoras 2 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Leeds
Are there any train travels, which is not more than 10pounds or maybe slightly higher? The rides are way to expensive compared to train rides from Melbourne Australia to Sydney ...
2006-07-24 00:47:22 · update #1
If travels in UK is so expensive, does that mean accommodations are expensive as well?
2006-07-24 15:34:59 · update #2
Everything in the UK is expensive. Coach travel is cheaper by far and is not to bad these days. However the cheapest way to travel by train is to buy an APEX ticket. To do this you have to book your journey AT LEAST seven days in advance, and you will book the train times, BUT YOU MUST STICK TO THOSE TIMES. If you get on a different train to the one you booked you will be charged full fare and that can be a lot of money.
Coach travel is quite affordable and inexpensive, again you do need to book. National express are the biggest company. Since the railways have been privatized they re are lots of different companies which doesent help. Hope my answer was helpful.
2006-07-23 23:12:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's cheaper to travel 'off -peak' which means after 10:00 am on a weekday, or at the weekend.
There are discount cards available, like the Network card (about £20) which give you a third off all fares in your district (which can be vast - covering the whole of the South/South East England for example). You can also take up to 3 other people at 33% off. Again the best reductions apply off-peak.
In London, if you intend to use Public transport a lot an Oyster Card is a good bet - the more you travel the less you pay - but remember to card in and out!
Rail travel in the UK is far from the cheapest in Europe, but the extent of the network is amazing.
2006-07-24 13:05:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trains are indeed expensive, particularly if you are buying singles. As armfound2 pointed out, if you buy tickets in advance you can get decent discounts by getting an Apex ticket or a Super Saver Advance, but the numbers are limited. Take a look at http://www.thetrainline.com to see some of the prices.
Coach travel is a lot cheaper, National Express is the biggest network, but there is a very cheap one called Megabus too where you can get long distance tickets for just a few pounds. You pay for it in comfort though - their buses are just old double deckers, not proper coaches! So if you have long legs you might find after one journey you don't fancy trying that again...
There'squite a good overview of your coach options on this site:
http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Travel/Transport/Coach.htm
Mark
2006-07-24 00:03:08 · answer #3 · answered by Mark B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you book in advance you can get cheap train tickets for long distances, even from £1! thetrainline.com let you see all possible prices between any uk stations, including the cheap tickets. You can get more info from here than at train stations! seat61.com tells you what you really need to know about rail travel in Europe, including in the UK. Also see megatrain.com for really cheap rail travel from London. If you are in London, also check out megabus.com and nationalexpress.com (then click through to 'funfares') for really cheap travel to lots of towns and cities. If you wish to be flexible, get a rail pass. Best value are the ones for Wales and Scotland Hope this helps.
2006-07-24 01:50:57 · answer #4 · answered by acbickerstaffe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-02 21:24:04 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trains are very expensive in the UK, but you can get student season tickets which are much better value:
2006-07-24 02:59:32 · answer #6 · answered by stickyricky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
train is expensive...go by coach national express are best, have a good trip
2006-07-24 02:30:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
is very very expensive also for us, European, the only think than you do is a "season ticket" there are many options
2006-07-23 23:09:13 · answer #8 · answered by quadraio 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋