Brain Lint » Travel http://www.monkeyatlarge.com Random musings on life, technology and other miscellany. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:50:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Saving money on train tickets in the UK http://www.monkeyatlarge.com/archives/2008/09/01/saving-money-on-train-tickets-in-the-uk/ http://www.monkeyatlarge.com/archives/2008/09/01/saving-money-on-train-tickets-in-the-uk/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:26:09 +0000 James Kebinger http://www.monkeyatlarge.com/?p=297 Skip raileurope.com if you’re in the US and buying rain tickets for travel within the UK. Their prices are outrageously marked up.  For a Saturday, second class ticket from Newcastle to Edinburgh in October, their quote is $96.00. Get a quote from one of the many web sites based in the UK, and its 9 and a half Pounds. That’s about $17.

The problem is many sites in the UK don’t let you purchase tickets with a non-UK billing address. If you’re going to be at a major station where you can pick up tickets from a machine, check out thetrainline.com. They’re cool with US billing addresses, and much cheaper as well.

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