train

[cazxx1]

me and my son are going to manchester next month the cheapest we can find is �45 pounds return for the day is there anywhere i could get it cheaper cheers

[Sammy Snake]

Where are you travelling from?

[cazxx1]

sorry....birmingham

[mushroom25]

�45 seems to be the standard fare. A saver would be about �28, but on some trains getting 2 singles is cheaper, on a random date (12th June) you can do the journey for as little as �8 each way.

this assumes you don't mind delaying your departure until after the peak (?)......

[cazxx1]

oh right we have to go on the 2 june a birthday present to tour manchester united grounds

[mushroom25]

on that day, savers are available on most trains, and a selection of value single tickets (priced from �8, �8-50, �10 & �11 each way) are available on selected trains, eg it's�8 on the 07h48 & 08h48 from New Street. check with any of the train ticket websites - I use GNER, http://www.gner.co.uk/GNER

[Buenchico]

The outbound direct trains at 0648, 0748 and 0848 are currently priced at �12 single. The 0948 and 1048 services are priced at �15, then the fare drops back to �12 at 1148.

The return direct services in the afternoon and evening, at 3 minutes past each hour are all priced at �12.

The journey time is about 1 hour 45 minutes.

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

Chris

[Buenchico]

That's odd! Mushroom25 have checked different sites (which are meant to access a common database) and we've been quoted different fares. Perhaps it's because fares are always updated at 1800 each day. (We might have checked fares on either side of the cut-off).

I suggest checking both sites, to see if you can save money with one of them.

Chris

[cazxx1]

bless you both x i will check it out now

[markja]

have you looked at national express coaches?

[mushroom25]

N-Express advertise fares Birmingham-Manchester as "from �5" (each way) - and this fare is available on buses that permit a day return, ie 07h30 out and 19h15 back.

you'd have to balance this against the additional journey time over the train (about an hour) for what is a saving of �6.

[cazxx1]

cheers x