Virgin Trains is launching a record six-day online 20th Birthday Seat Sale, to thank customers for twenty years of travelling with Virgin Trains on the West Coast. From its birthday on Thursday 9 March to Tuesday 14 March, prices will be slashed on Standard and First Class fares on the Virgin Trains West Coast route.
Customers booking in advance to travel on Virgin Trains to West Coast destinations including Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow can save up to 55 per cent for travel between Saturday 25 March – Thursday 24 August 2017.
Discounted Standard fares include the below Advance Single tickets*:
London to Manchester: before £22, now £10
London to Birmingham: before £8, now £4
London to Chester: before £16.50, now £10
London to Glasgow: before £30, now £14
Discounted First Class fares include the below Advance Single tickets*:
Very interesting post.
You've just taken up two thirds of the internet with that.
rodman to A13
28 Feb 1718#5
UncleWilly to A13
28 Feb 1713#2
Try reading the OP's post again.
"
** DEAL IS LIVE FROM THURSDAY 9 MARCH **"
Winchy
28 Feb 176#12
Thank you so much. mb1's post was confusing us all.
All comments (97)
A13
28 Feb 17#1
Still showing full price to me?
UncleWilly to A13
28 Feb 1713#2
Try reading the OP's post again.
"
** DEAL IS LIVE FROM THURSDAY 9 MARCH **"
rodman to A13
28 Feb 1718#5
ssc1
28 Feb 17#3
upped to 100.
oliverhussick
28 Feb 17#4
Edinburgh on the WCML too?
seaniboy to oliverhussick
28 Feb 172#6
Some services after Lockerbie stop go to Haymarket then Waverley - well they used to
Edit: mid week it looks like 4-5 Direct services that are EDB-H/Market-Carlisle-England(stations)
https://www.virgintrains.co.uk/book-a-journey enter FROM and up pops the fuller menu options ---> select "More options" above the red GO button and on the next page select put in your dates etc, scroll down that left hand menu to "Extra journey requirements (optional)" Journey options drop down and select "Direct Services Only"
VT - they really don't make it easy do they ? Most trains route 1 connection by default
Outward Tue 14 Mar 2017
Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) to London Euston (EUS)
Edit journey
Earlier
Later
Ticket Type
Standard
First Class
08:51 to 14:33
5h 42m
0 changes
Ticket Type
Standard
First Class
First Off-Peak Single £185.50
FIRST OFF-PEAK SINGLE .
•Any off-peak train.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Super Off-Peak £137.00
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £137.00 £137.00
Total: £137.00 .
Anytime £148.50
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £148.50 £148.50
Total: £148.50 .
£236.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Ticket Type
Standard
First Class
First Off-Peak Single £185.50
FIRST OFF-PEAK SINGLE .
•Any off-peak train.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £185.50 £185.50
Total: £185.50
Advance £40.00
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
£103.00
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £103.00 £103.00
Total: £103.00 .
7 seats leftSuper Off-Peak £137.00
SUPER OFF-PEAK .
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £137.00 £137.00
Total: £137.00 .
Anytime £148.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £148.50 £148.50
Total: £148.50 .
£236.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
0 changes
Ticket Type
Standard
First Class
First Off-Peak Single £185.50
FIRST OFF-PEAK SINGLE .
•Any off-peak train.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £185.50 £185.50
Total: £185.50 .
Advance £40.00
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
£103.00
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £103.00 £103.00
Total: £103.00 .
3 seats left
Super Off-Peak £137.00
SUPER OFF-PEAK .
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £137.00 £137.00
Total: £137.00 .
Anytime £148.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £236.50 £236.50
Total: £236.50 .
14:52 to 20:34
5h 42m
0 changes
Ticket Type
Standard
First Class
First Off-Peak Single £185.50
FIRST OFF-PEAK SINGLE .
•Any off-peak train.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £55.00 £55.00
Total: £55.00 .
Super Off-Peak £137.00
SUPER OFF-PEAK .
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £137.00 £137.00
Total: £137.00 .
Anytime £148.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £148.50 £148.50
Total: £148.50 .
£236.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £236.50 £236.50
Total: £236.50 .
16:52 to 22:43
5h 51m
0 changes
Ticket Type
Standard
First Class
First Off-Peak Single £185.50
FIRST OFF-PEAK SINGLE .
•Any off-peak train.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £65.00 £65.00
Total: £65.00 .
7 seats left
Super Off-Peak £137.00
SUPER OFF-PEAK .
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £137.00 £137.00
Total: £137.00 .
Anytime £148.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £148.50 £148.50
Total: £148.50 .
£236.50
Darkest1 to oliverhussick
1 Mar 17#21
Only direct on Edinburgh Virgin services from London Euston & these travel via Birmingham (5.5hrs). Virgin services from Kings X are a separate franchise.
danh88 to oliverhussick
5 Mar 17#31
you can go too Edinburgh on the west coast
DrMartini
28 Feb 1727#7
Very interesting post.
You've just taken up two thirds of the internet with that.
sb170 to DrMartini
28 Feb 174#8
Thank God for scrolling., I'm not lending him any paper if he wastes it like that.
iamiguel
28 Feb 17#9
Hopefully railcards can be used with it :smiley:
spock1958 to iamiguel
28 Feb 17#14
"Other discounts including Railcards and Group discounts do not apply."
Seems not :disappointed:
JAYSMORRI
28 Feb 17#10
Thanks for the heads up
adeelmpk
28 Feb 173#11
DEAL WILL BE LIVE FROM THURSDAY 9 MARCH :sunglasses:
Winchy
28 Feb 176#12
Thank you so much. mb1's post was confusing us all.
Opening post
Virgin Trains is launching a record six-day online 20th Birthday Seat Sale, to thank customers for twenty years of travelling with Virgin Trains on the West Coast. From its birthday on Thursday 9 March to Tuesday 14 March, prices will be slashed on Standard and First Class fares on the Virgin Trains West Coast route.
Customers booking in advance to travel on Virgin Trains to West Coast destinations including Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow can save up to 55 per cent for travel between Saturday 25 March – Thursday 24 August 2017.
Discounted Standard fares include the below Advance Single tickets*:
London to Manchester: before £22, now £10
London to Birmingham: before £8, now £4
London to Chester: before £16.50, now £10
London to Glasgow: before £30, now £14
Discounted First Class fares include the below Advance Single tickets*:
London to Manchester: before £43, now £28
London to Birmingham: before £26, now £17
London to Chester: before £45, now £28
London to Glasgow: before £55, now £35
Discounted tickets will be available to book at http://www.virgintrains.co.uk from 00:01 on Thursday 9 March.
Source: https://www.virgintrains.co.uk/about/media-room/#/pressreleases/virgin-trains-launches-celebratory-20th-birthday-seat-sale-1830299
Top comments
You've just taken up two thirds of the internet with that.
"
** DEAL IS LIVE FROM THURSDAY 9 MARCH **"
All comments (97)
"
** DEAL IS LIVE FROM THURSDAY 9 MARCH **"
Edit: mid week it looks like 4-5 Direct services that are EDB-H/Market-Carlisle-England(stations)
https://www.virgintrains.co.uk/book-a-journey enter FROM and up pops the fuller menu options ---> select "More options" above the red GO button and on the next page select put in your dates etc, scroll down that left hand menu to "Extra journey requirements (optional)" Journey options drop down and select "Direct Services Only"
VT - they really don't make it easy do they ? Most trains route 1 connection by default
Outward Tue 14 Mar 2017
Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) to London Euston (EUS)
Edit journey
Earlier
Later
Ticket Type
Standard
First Class
08:51 to 14:33
5h 42m
0 changes
Ticket Type
Standard
First Class
First Off-Peak Single £185.50
FIRST OFF-PEAK SINGLE .
•Any off-peak train.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £185.50 £185.50
Total: £185.50 .
Advance £127.00
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £127.00 £127.00
Total: £127.00
Super Off-Peak £137.00
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £137.00 £137.00
Total: £137.00 .
Anytime £148.50
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £148.50 £148.50
Total: £148.50 .
£236.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £236.50 £236.50
Total: £236.50 .
10:51 to 16:32
5h 41m
0 changes
Ticket Type
Standard
First Class
First Off-Peak Single £185.50
FIRST OFF-PEAK SINGLE .
•Any off-peak train.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £185.50 £185.50
Total: £185.50
Advance £40.00
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £40.00 £40.00
Total: £40.00 .
£103.00
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £103.00 £103.00
Total: £103.00 .
7 seats leftSuper Off-Peak £137.00
SUPER OFF-PEAK .
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £137.00 £137.00
Total: £137.00 .
Anytime £148.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £148.50 £148.50
Total: £148.50 .
£236.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £236.50 £236.50
Total: £236.50 .
12:52 to 18:34
5h 42m
0 changes
Ticket Type
Standard
First Class
First Off-Peak Single £185.50
FIRST OFF-PEAK SINGLE .
•Any off-peak train.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £185.50 £185.50
Total: £185.50 .
Advance £40.00
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £40.00 £40.00
Total: £40.00
£103.00
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £103.00 £103.00
Total: £103.00 .
3 seats left
Super Off-Peak £137.00
SUPER OFF-PEAK .
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £137.00 £137.00
Total: £137.00 .
Anytime £148.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £148.50 £148.50
Total: £148.50 .
£236.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £236.50 £236.50
Total: £236.50 .
14:52 to 20:34
5h 42m
0 changes
Ticket Type
Standard
First Class
First Off-Peak Single £185.50
FIRST OFF-PEAK SINGLE .
•Any off-peak train.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £185.50 £185.50
Total: £185.50
Advance £30.00
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £30.00 £30.00
Total: £30.00 .
£55.00
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £55.00 £55.00
Total: £55.00 .
Super Off-Peak £137.00
SUPER OFF-PEAK .
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £137.00 £137.00
Total: £137.00 .
Anytime £148.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £148.50 £148.50
Total: £148.50 .
£236.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £236.50 £236.50
Total: £236.50 .
16:52 to 22:43
5h 51m
0 changes
Ticket Type
Standard
First Class
First Off-Peak Single £185.50
FIRST OFF-PEAK SINGLE .
•Any off-peak train.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £185.50 £185.50
Total: £185.50 .
Advance £30.00
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £30.00 £30.00
Total: £30.00 .
£65.00
ADVANCE .
•Specified train only. No refunds.
•Only valid on booked Virgin Trains services.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £65.00 £65.00
Total: £65.00 .
7 seats left
Super Off-Peak £137.00
SUPER OFF-PEAK .
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £137.00 £137.00
Total: £137.00 .
Anytime £148.50
ANYTIME .
•Travel any time of day.
•Travel is allowed via any permitted route.
Price breakdown summary.
1 Adult @ £148.50 £148.50
Total: £148.50 .
£236.50
You've just taken up two thirds of the internet with that.
Seems not :disappointed: