Train tickets (Monthly pass?) Commuters

Liam

Liam

Liam

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My girlfriend starts a job in Oakham soon (We live in Peterborough) What would be the best train ticket/pass she can get?

Thanks :)
 
[TW]Fox;15976558 said:
A monthly season presumably?
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Would you have to buy them directly from the station or could you get them from somewhere else. She saw a website advertising tickets, just wanted to know if anyone knew of the cheapest ticket provider.
 
I get a weekly one, for me, an annual one would save me like £400 a year compare to a weekly one, however that is if i don't take any holidays. An monthly one over weekly one saves me merely £4 a month, pointless if i take even a day off. Not to mention i would need about £2k for an annual pass...i don't have that kind of money to splashout in 1 go. :(
 
Bummer said:
Thanks buddy. Seems to be the same price everywhere we look :)
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I can buy weekly tickets in the train, monthly tickets need to be bought at the station (cross country).

If she doesn't already, she needs to get herself a photo card from a train station. Otherwise she wont be able to get a season ticket. :)
 
Bummer said:
Thanks buddy. Seems to be the same price everywhere we look :)
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Season ticket prices for a particular journey will be the same price, regardless of which company sells the ticket (I think trainline.com has extra admin/delivery fees on top though). If you can afford the upfront price, an annual ticket is best - basically 2 months free compared to paying monthly.
 
cymatty said:
I can buy weekly tickets in the train, monthly tickets need to be bought at the station (cross country).

If she doesn't already, she needs to get herself a photo card from a train station. Otherwise she wont be able to get a season ticket. :)
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I thought that Cross Country now allow you to purchase monthly etc tickets via their website (see pink box on their front page).

On my old commute I used to get a monthly ticket which saved me quite a bit a month travelling at peak times.

My current commute though I get an annual season ticket and I that saves me a reasonable amount, (~£360/year compared with ~£435 if I were to buy singles and take all my leave this year). I just get one at the local station when it needs renewing.
 
With my commute it's often cheaper if I buy tickets daily, which is a pain. Reason being is I usually do long shifts, so I do fewer days (7 x 12 hours every 2 weeks). That and because my tickets are so expensive, I'm able to use my railcard (which you can't do on any season tickets). Sometimes I'll get weeklies and I have got monthlies in the past. Even if it would be cheaper for me, I wouldn't dare get a yearly one. It might depend on the train company, but I've read that if you lose the ticket, they will give you another one the first time. However if you lose it again, that's it. You have to buy another one. Considering they are paper tickets, it's a bit harsh I think. I can see why they do it, but I don't see why they can't be protected like an Oyster card can be for example.

I buy all my tickets at the stations. Daylies and weeklies can be bought at a machine and anything higher than that needs to be bought at a ticket office.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Not to mention i would need about £2k for an annual pass...i don't have that kind of money to splashout in 1 go. :(
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Won't your work do a rail ticket loan whereby they take the cost of the ticket from your monthly wages?

I usually get a monthly pass, it may not be much cheaper but for the convenience of not having to remember to buy a weekly pass it is absolutely worth it for me.
 
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