Train Companies
Practically all of the longer distance train operators out there offer cheap tickets - £10 from Leeds to London for example, or £3 from Leeds to Manchester - or first class tickets for around 5% more than a standard class ticket on certain services - these are called 'advanced' fares, which basically means they're selling empty seats - or if you're traveling on Cross Country, floor space, on specific services.

If you can purchase said tickets for both your outward and return journey, it makes sense.

But, if you purchase an advance fare one way, and an 'open single' the other, ('Open single' being a normal train ticket, which you can use to travel on any service, with or without a reservation) then you're probably paying £10 more than what it would cost you for an open return, which is usually either the same price or £1 or so more than the 'open single'.

No wonder ticket pricing is harder to understand than the signaling system around London Kings Cross.
(Factorandvibration, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 0:29, 13 replies)

Fascinating.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 7:00, closed)

So.
Your story is?
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Mon 27 Feb 2012, 7:11, closed)

About as interesting as talking about train ticket prices.
Hence why I'm not posting them.
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 7:12, closed)

Very quick off the mark there AB.
You're getting more Shambolic by the day.
Less snide, more funny observation.
That's what makes you cute.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Mon 27 Feb 2012, 7:15, closed)

That's very sweet of you Tribute Act.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 7:19, closed)

That's gotta be
one of the nicest things you've ever said about me.
*Huggles*
EDIT: Sorry to thread-hijack.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Mon 27 Feb 2012, 7:27, closed)

What is this?
That's the second time in a week you've posted without being hideously sarcastic or rude.

Huggles????
(username failed moderation, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 8:57, closed)

Your
obvious jealousy at being left out of our little love-in is noted.
You will be notified when your input is needed.
Have a nice day.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Mon 27 Feb 2012, 10:23, closed)

Christ on a bike
get a fucking room, you two
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 10:23, closed)

I know!

(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Mon 27 Feb 2012, 10:50, closed)

I think you've missed the point.
"you're probably paying £10 more than what it would cost you for an open return"

This isn't corporate stupidity. It's rather clever, no?

That's customer stupidity. Lots of businesses depend on that.
(username failed moderation, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 9:27, closed)

Not on Virgin
If you buy an advance purchase fare one way on a Virgin service through the Virgin Trains website, they'll sell you a single the other way for half the price of a saver.
(ubergeekian, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 9:36, closed)

Virgin have horrible, wobbly trains.
Why do they have darker windows and bad arm-resty bits by them? My arms just slide all over, I wobble about and then I can't even look at the nice view without feeling like I've got massive sunglasses on.

They did give me a nice packet of free crisps and some biscuits the last time we got stuck in Carlisle though...
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 2:11, closed)