B'ham to Edingburgh by train <?100 - is it possible?

[GhostRider]

Looking for a train ticket to Edingburgh on April 2nd 2010 so was browsing the trainline.com for prices.

I fouled myself in a most undignified manner when I saw £105 touted as the cheapest ticket. I don't catch the train anywhere remarkable too much, and had always heard people moaning that train fares are extortionate, but now that I've seen it with my own eyes, is this the typical picture? What a fucking joke - I can fly there for cheaper!

So fellow BCF comrades, can anyone find a cheaper ticket for this journey (return journey btw)??

Cheers,

GhostRider
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[Speedy3]

www.RailEasy.co.uk

you can only book uptil 26th feb so far, but to give you idea of price

Leaving Bham 06:17 -> Edinburgh 10:20 (25th feb)

and coming back day after at

Edinburgh 06:52 -> Bham 10:55 (26th feb)

you can do that for £38 return
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[Pernig]

Have you thought about looking how much a coach would be? Either that or take a bus or coach to say Manchester and a train the rest of the way to try and bring down the cost.

When I go from Skegness to Preston, by getting the bus to Lincoln and getting the train from there I save £20, although this is partly down to the train having to go a long way round due to where the track is.
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[map]

Could only manage Cross Country Trains Off Peak Return @ £101.80.
Didn't know if it was same day return so I had return date as 4/4/10 in case you were staying the weekend.
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[Shreddie]

It may well be cheaper getting a domestic flight. A friend of mine recently flew from London to Aberdeen for £37 return I think.

[Itchy]

Its £26.50 on the megabus round trip, probably take a very long time though!
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[GhostRider]

Some good suggestions here, I'll have to explore them further when I get back from work.

Whilst a flight could work out cheaper and quicker, it would also mean I'd have to insert things into my anus such that they are not discovered on my person, I'd rather avoid this. Plus half the fun of a road trip is the journey there and back, and getting a flight just seems a bit stale.

GhostRider
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[colin1]

surely, you only have to go through customs, if its an international flight ?

I've not been on a domestic flight, so I can't be sure I'm right.
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[colin1]

I would have thought that would be looking for weapons then.

I can understand someone not wanting to take the risk though.
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[GhostRider]

I'd hoped it wouldn't be the case, but a friend who has done the plane journey to edingburgh himself said that you still get bags searched, empty pockets, x-ray conveyor belt etc.

GhostRider
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[Ariel Badger]

Drugs are available in Edinburgh, quite a lot of them and I believe prices are compatable to those in Aston Newtown.
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[GhostRider]

Aside from the fact I can't translate what scottish people speak into english, one prefers to aquire their medication from a reliable source.

GhostRider
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[Ste]

[GhostRider]

[chris-red]

Search for mega rail they do cheap deals I got a london-portsmouth for £12 return there.
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[Clanger]

Look up MegaTrain or MegaBus.
https://www.megabus.com/uk/index.php

HTH.
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