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LocalGO New Lubbesthorpe - top three tips for saving money on train tickets

Are you buying the best ticket for you?

Typically if you only travel one day a week, a daily ticket is likely to be the cheapest option. Especially if you can book in advance and avoid peak times.

If you travel two days a week, a flexible season ticket should be cheaper than a daily ticket.

If you travel three days a week a flexible ticket can be cheaper on the majority of routes.

If you travel four days a week or more then an annual season ticket should be the cheapest option.

A railcard can save you as much 33%

Residents of New Lubbesthorpe can benefit from cheaper rail fares if they join LocalGO, membership is free, and they can use the railcard discount.

There are now nine railcards to choose from.

  • 16-25 1/3 off
  • Senior (60 and over) 1/3 off
  • Two together
  • Disabled persons
  • 26-30 1/3 off
  • Family and friends (children 5-16 60% discount)
  • Network (South East aged 16 or over)
  • 16-17 saver 50% off
  • Veterans 1/3 off

The most popular railcards cost £30 a year (or, in many cases, £70 for three years) and typically give a 33% discount on the ticket price.

LocalGO members can get 15% off the annual Two Together, 16-25, Family & Friends, Senior and Disabled railcards.

Split ticketing

Heading to Durham from Leicester on a train that stops at Sheffield, it could well be cheaper to buy two tickets – one to Sheffield and another on to Durham.

The standard fare for a single trip is £114.30. Using Split My fare the price is £75.63 for an advance booking.

Several websites provide split tickets. TrainPal appears to be the cheapest as it doesn’t impose fees but reviews suggest it won’t always find the cheapest options. Split My Fare and TrainTickets.com are slicker but will charge 15% or 10% of the saving made respectively. However, they only work via the website rather than an app. Trainsplit is another one worth looking at. It also charges 15% but it does offer an app.

To use split tickets you don’t need to get off the train but the train has to stop at the station at which you theoretically change trains. For those regularly making the same journey, it is worth exploring all the options.

For more detailed information and other money saving options, please use these links to find more information.

Cheap train tickets – find hidden fares & split tickets - MSE (moneysavingexpert.com)

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/nov/14/how-to-save-on-uk-rail-fares-railcards-train-tickets?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other