Cheap way to get to London from Stafford

[kilmaccumsey]

I've been trying to fathom a cheap train ticket to take the kids to London later this week ( museum trip) and as London midland trains have such a bad track record any one got any suggestions on how we can do this , I've got a family rail card , but it still comes up at £100. 2 adults 2 kids , thanks

 

[John Marwood]

Plan ahead


Maybe check out prices for the next holiday

Go to Bradford instead?

 

[Wormella]

Yes, I 2nd the plan ahead - I think last time I went down to Londond it cost me £26 there and back. It's worth remembering there are loads of offers (2 for 1, free entry) etc attached to train tickets too - there should be a leaflet in the train station.

 

[Lucy]

My parents bought tickets to go to London next week about 8 weeks ago, it is with London Midland but with their railcards it's cost £25 between the 2. So yes, as everyone else said, plan ahead.

 

[littleme]

Middle son used to use 'Mega Bus' before he learnt to drive - they can work out very cheap. http://www.megabus.com

 

[kilmaccumsey]

Yes it's a sensible thing to do ,thanks

 

[tek-monkey]

Trains are not something you just walk onto I'm afraid. It's pre-book or **** off, unless you are rich. Going back a bit, but in '98 it used to be cost me £16.50 return from Southampton if I booked 2 weeks in advance, or £55 on the day. I am led to believe the price difference is still similar.

 

[Goldilox]

London Midland have their usual half term go anywhere offer on this week - £15 for one day's unlimited travel on their network

 

[tek-monkey]

How do I find trains just on their network?

£24 with a railcard is pretty good if it's really anywhere!

 

[Goldilox]

Well, if you start by following the link I gave you in my last post, it takes about 3 seconds to find this

 

[Gramaisc]

How do I find trains just on their network?

£24 with a railcard is pretty good if it's really anywhere!

You can create your own timetable - http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/pockettimetable/search - and define the operator(s) used, I believe..

Might take some effort.

 

[Goldilox]

Or if you've got ten seconds to spare you can find all the timetables on the London Midland website

 

[tek-monkey]

That's odd, the one I found had Stafford as the most northern station and Leamington Spa to the south. Was wondering where the London bit came in!

http://www.networkwestmidlands.com/railmap/

Edit: ah, it appears to scroll. Didn't see that on my phone!

 

[Goldilox]

That's odd, the one I found had Stafford as the most northern station and Leamington Spa to the south. Was wondering where the London bit came in!

http://www.networkwestmidlands.com/railmap/

Edit: ah, it appears to scroll. Didn't see that on my phone!

I think that's the 'local midland services' map and not the full network.

 

[Gramaisc]

 

[John Marwood]

http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/

 

[Daniele]

With Google maps...you can travel all over the world from your home, free of charge!

 

[Gramaisc]

With Google maps...you can travel all over the world from your home, free of charge!

Even Milan....

 

[henryscat]

You can go on the Trans Siberian Railway with Google!

http://www.google.ru/intl/ru/landing/transsib/en.html

 

[Daniele]

Even Milan....

Everyday, after work, I fly with google maps all around the world!
And to Milan as well...