Virgin Trains East Coast have a "Nifty 50" sale on with 500,000 (400,000 standard, 100,000 First Class) tickets available at 50% off the cheapest Advance fares.
You need to book by August 18th and travel between September 5th and November 4th (21 to 30 October excluded)
You could get the following prices:
* Newcastle to Edinburgh from just £5.05 each way
* London King’s Cross to Leeds from just £7.25 each way
* Edinburgh to London King’s Cross from just £12.50 each way
I totted up a day trip to Edinburgh for a shade over £30 for three people in mid-September!
However, Virgin Rail East Coast have recently voted to strike...
Get £5 cashback via Earnaway ( see 1st comment)
New EarnAway users get £5 cashback on all Virgin Trains bookings from EarnAway. Simply click on the button to visit the Virgin Trains site, which sets the tracking, then search for a suitable train ticket and complete your Virgin Trains booking as normal. After clicking through via EarnAway, please complete your booking without leaving the Virgin Trains site to ensure your cashback tracks
New Users only - If you have made a booking through EarnAway before it will be tracked but declined later
- mrspydey
3x Nectar points as well .... according to my app!
mattinhull
12 Aug 16#2
just check 4 strike days :disappointed:
ReviewChimp to mattinhull
12 Aug 161#3
Hey there, it's probably me being stupid, but do you have a link for those strike days please? I can't seem to find it on their site... Thanks :smiley:
EDIT: Nevermind, just found it on some news site. Thanks.
"Staff on Virgin Trains East Coast will stage three 24-hour walkouts on 19, 26 and 29 August."
Spacehduk to mattinhull
12 Aug 162#5
Our friends in the RMT usually cancel the strikes after the first day 'for talks'. They don't get paid when they're on strike, so they usually announce the strike to cause misery, but then go back to work to get their inflated pay packets. Obviously you could get caught out if you risk it, but the majority of services still run even if they do strike.
david_p_joubert
12 Aug 161#4
Thanks OP.
ReviewChimp
12 Aug 161#6
My sister had booked tickets to Liverpool when they announced strike action. Dates were announced which coincided with her travel date. She switched to travel the day before, and also contacted the hotel to switch dates too (they did so at a cost). Then, with a week or so before the strike was to start, yup, they cancelled it...
rippaz253
12 Aug 161#7
Also join Earnaway through Quidco and receive £10 Quidco!
Tim2011 to rippaz253
12 Aug 161#9
Earnaway T & Cs state -
Not to be used in conjunction with any other EarnAway bonus promotion (e.g. Quidco) - if you’re subject to bonus cashback based on your sign up source, it will track but later be rejected
bigmo_uk
12 Aug 1611#8
tafkas to bigmo_uk
12 Aug 16#32
nuh-uh
halsallms
12 Aug 161#10
excellent good post. Just booked return first class tickets from London to Newcastle for £74 total.
ReviewChimp to halsallms
12 Aug 16#11
What day was that for? I'm looking for a Newcastle to London return...
halsallms
12 Aug 161#12
sat 8th October coming back 9th but it said only a few tickets left when I booked
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You need to book by August 18th and travel between September 5th and November 4th (21 to 30 October excluded)
You could get the following prices:
* Newcastle to Edinburgh from just £5.05 each way
* London King’s Cross to Leeds from just £7.25 each way
* Edinburgh to London King’s Cross from just £12.50 each way
I totted up a day trip to Edinburgh for a shade over £30 for three people in mid-September!
However, Virgin Rail East Coast have recently voted to strike...
Get £5 cashback via Earnaway ( see 1st comment)
New EarnAway users get £5 cashback on all Virgin Trains bookings from EarnAway. Simply click on the button to visit the Virgin Trains site, which sets the tracking, then search for a suitable train ticket and complete your Virgin Trains booking as normal. After clicking through via EarnAway, please complete your booking without leaving the Virgin Trains site to ensure your cashback tracks
New Users only - If you have made a booking through EarnAway before it will be tracked but declined later
- mrspydey
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EDIT: Nevermind, just found it on some news site. Thanks.
"Staff on Virgin Trains East Coast will stage three 24-hour walkouts on 19, 26 and 29 August."
Not to be used in conjunction with any other EarnAway bonus promotion (e.g. Quidco) - if you’re subject to bonus cashback based on your sign up source, it will track but later be rejected