Since when did taking the train become a luxury?

[Howlin Mad Missy]

miles,

bilbo is wrong about the trains.

If you need to change trains it is often CHEAPER to buy two single tickets than one ticket that covers both trips.
It often works out cheaper to buy two singles than a return

Use this
National Rail Enquiries - Fare Finder

harrogate to london £42.50 single
harrogate to york £6.60
york to london £22.00

They take the piss 42.50 to 28.60!! You will be restricted on the times you can travel though, if you're not too fussed you'll be making a big saving.

[Gandalf]

Thanks, Missy. That site even at 42 pounds is half the price of what I was looking at earlier. And like you show you can probably do it much cheaper still. Maybe my initial complaint about transportation costs was a little premature. That isn't so bad after all and I feel more at ease about things.

I know this isn't quite related but I don't want to start a new thread about it, but my Mum, who is chronically addicted to cigarettes has asked me to bring as many back as possible to fuel her addiction. I can't blame her really as they only cost a pound a packet out here. Am I right in that if you are from outside the EU, you can only bring in 200 cigarettes per person? That seems a bit low to me (only 10 packets), but that's what I'm reading. If I stuff my suitcase full of cigarettes are they going to steal my suitcase?

[Howlin Mad Missy]

glad to help. The thing with the train tickets - they don't tell you the cheapest deals! Even if you go to the station more often than not you have to make them give you this price, they don't offer it

they'll take them OR you pay the duty on them IF they find them. Not sure how it stands bringing stuff in from outside the EU.

[Kev]

miles,

bilbo is wrong about the trains.

If you need to change trains it is often CHEAPER to buy two single tickets than one ticket that covers both trips.
It often works out cheaper to buy two singles than a return

Use this
National Rail Enquiries - Fare Finder

harrogate to london £42.50 single
harrogate to york £6.60
york to london £22.00

They take the piss 42.50 to 28.60!! You will be restricted on the times you can travel though, if you're not too fussed you'll be making a big saving.

How was I wrong, I simply provided different information.

Plus you just linked the the search engine that I told him about and did what I said, hopped on two different trains.

[Gandalf]

That system they have is bullshit.

Harrogate to Worthing is listed as 104 pounds

Yet you break it down into 3 seperate tickets and it costs you about 36 pounds. Their system is outrageous. How are they getting away with that?

It's criminal IMO.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

That system they have is bullshit.

Harrogate to Worthing is listed as 104 pounds

Yet you break it down into 3 seperate tickets and it costs you about 36 pounds. Their system is outrageous. How are they getting away with that?

It's criminal IMO.

Because they don't tell anyone about it. Rip off innit?

[Gandalf]

That system they have is bullshit.

Harrogate to Worthing is listed as 104 pounds

Yet you break it down into 3 seperate tickets and it costs you about 36 pounds. Their system is outrageous. How are they getting away with that?

It's criminal IMO.

Because they don't tell anyone about it. Rip off innit?

Yeah, a right old farce. 1/3rd of the price and for what reason? You chose to get the tickets seperately. I'm sure loads have people have been duped by that because they just don't know, especially tourists who don't know anything about Britain and would expect the system to be fair. I'm not a tourist per se, but even I was duped into it before starting this thread complaining about the costs. Something should be done about it really as it is purposely done to con people.