avoid the train line!!!!!!

This is a great deal. The only downside that I can see is that you end up in Blackpool :wink:

Exactly. Unfortunately Trainline's misleading marketing and advertising fools stupid people into booking with them and paying needless booking fees.

There is NO ticket sold through the Trainline that is cheaper than anywhere else.

You can buy advance purchase tickets online at many different websites, over the phone or at your local booking office and, unlike booking through the Trainline, you won't pay a booking fee.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-3246373/Train-tickets-thetrainline-com-no-cheaper-booking-direct-online-passengers-cough-booking-fee.html

nothern rail didnt have tickets available for the dates selected, they only have up to 12 weeks advanced travel - no prices were cheaper than offered here. Prices on journeys were matched.

75p booking fee isnt exactly breaking anyones bank account is it?

"Hesitate and you lose"

I think this price is standard if travelling in advance. I bought tickets manchester-blackpool for £6.00 (each way) and that was travelling within a week... but still worth pointing out for others. Heat added!

Why do people still buy from Trainline?

It's ALWAYS cheaper to buy directly from the train company because there are no booking fees.

nothern rail didnt have tickets available for the dates selected, they only have up to 12 weeks advanced travel - no prices were cheaper than offered here. Prices on journeys were matched.

75p booking fee isnt exactly breaking anyones bank account is it?

"Hesitate and you lose"

The previous comments are absolutely spot on. From Blackpool, a one way advance to Manchester Victoria is £3, or £5 to Piccadilly and has been this price for some time. Same price for the opposite return journey.

Go through Northern rather than trainline and you won't pay any fees either.

Is it a good price for a return between Blackpool/Manchester? Yes... is it a really a "deal" I'm not so sure. Hopefully it helps someone out though :smiley:

Exactly. Unfortunately Trainline's misleading marketing and advertising fools stupid people into booking with them and paying needless booking fees.

There is NO ticket sold through the Trainline that is cheaper than anywhere else.

You can buy advance purchase tickets online at many different websites, over the phone or at your local booking office and, unlike booking through the Trainline, you won't pay a booking fee.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-3246373/Train-tickets-thetrainline-com-no-cheaper-booking-direct-online-passengers-cough-booking-fee.html

The company I work for mandates that all rail tickets must be purchased through trainline :laughing: Geniuses.

This is a great deal. The only downside that I can see is that you end up in Blackpool :wink:

blackpool is fantastic been going a few times a year since I was born (34years) over the past 5 years so much has been renovated and upgraded it's really a great place that's stuck with an old bad image. it's really tidy and clean has so much entertainment for any age that you cant fit it all into a weeks holiday and it now has a blue flag award for its beach... so much has changed that it's like a new shiny blackpool that's kept all its old greatness (fair, tower, piers) with none of the grubbyness. Deffo worth a second try for the haters who haven't been in years.......