I'm scared about the costs in England

[Mooshamoo]

I'm in Ireland. Last time that I went to England, I was worried about how much things cost there. It's so expensive. It was the transport that totally wiped me out.

Now I'm going to England again next week. I'm going to work on a temporary job there for a month. And I have to get there on Saturday.

The thought of the costs is scaring me!

I will need to stay for one night in London. Then I will get a train to another city. Then I get another train and a bus out to the remote location of my job. That is going to be costly.

My flight from Ireland to England cost 18 euro. My train in Ireland cost 14 euro (I travelled for 2.5 hours on the trap for this price)

I'm worried about all the train costs in the UK. They are so expensive! It's a worry. I remember last time I was in England , I travelled for a very short journey on the train and they charged me fifty pounds.

I'm trying to book the cheapest route in advance. It's a stress though. Just wanted to vent

On the trap should say *on the train

Is your employer not helping toward or covering these costs ?

Totally get it OP.
have you tried the Trainline? They do split fares which can sometimes work out cheaper.

Nope. Has your employer done that for you?

No employer has ever paid me travel costs for getting to a new job.

Seems a lot of effort for a one month temporary job. I think you’ll have to accept you’re not going to make a profit and think of it as an experience.

Yeah but it takes that much effort to get anywhere in England really. Last time i went to England , I ended up taking a few trains and buses.

It's a summer school teaching job in a boarding school in England and it's something I really want to do. So yeah I'll have to suck up the cost.

Scared of those trains but I'll get there!

If you were doing a temporary role for an existing employer they normally cover costs when away from your contracted work place. It wasn’t clear it was a new job in your op.

Trainline and buses can often be cheaper than trains

Can't you fly to a closer destination rather then London? We have regional airports. Or get a ferry?

London is the closest airport. There aren't many regional airports on the East Anglia and south east side of England.

There are lots of regional airport on the West of England. Manchester , Liverpool etc.

But anytime I've had to go anywhere on the East of England I've had to fly to London

Yes of course they have! If it’s a low paying role, & your costs are higher than the actual salary or disproportionately taking up most of your earnings, Id speak to your employment coach / job centre about whether they can cover some of these costs ? My nephew travelled down south to a low paying English teacher training role last week and his employer covered his transport & accommodation.

@Mooshamoo sorry but your trap gave me the giggles. I'm picturing you as Jane Eyre now!

I hope you get on okay on your travels. Do you have any English relatives or friends you can get in touch with in case of emergency?

Where are you flying into and where do you want to get to.
Coach travel or bus is a lot cheaper than trains which are super expensive esp if you don't book ahead.

Norwich has airport does that help as it’s east?

Make sure you check the trains, there’s strikes this week

Take a look at the app TrainPal, it can often be so much cheaper!

Can you fly into Stansted and get National Express coach to the nearest big town then local bus/train from there. Some bus companies are currently running a promotion where any single ticket is £2....
If you have to use trains look at getting a Network Railcard (check you're in an area that's covered first) or one of the under 25s card if you're eligible. The Network Railcard is £30, can be done online, lasts a year and definitely worth it. As an example for a journey I need to make on Saturday is £30 with Network card or £55 without. I'll probably only use it a handful of times but worth it.
National Express also have a similar thing.

Good luck with the job, sounds like a summer school for international students. I remember doing one of them when I first qualified...hard work but quite fun.

Also beware OP there are ongoing train strikes.

What a pointless thread, you know full well you can look up the costs online, just another attempt to say how shit England is right?

Coach travel is cheaper.

Not unreasonable to worry about costs of UK train travel.. astronomical, frequently over crowded and plagued by strikes and unreliability.

East Midlands or Norwich airports and I'd National Express it from there, although I'm confused why you took a short term job in an area you knew was expensive to get to.

This ^^

Anytime I have a done a temporary contract out the country I have factored in costs. The incorporate that into my rate.

If it’s so expensive that’s it scaring you, why are you doing it? If they refuse to cover the costs or increase your rate, then why are you coming if it’s going to be so difficult?

I’m not sure what you want out of this tbh. Norwich airport might be a better option. Coach travel is cheaper. You could hire a car for the day.

why accept a 1 month contract without working out if you could afford it. There’s lots of things I want to do and can’t afford it so don’t.

if you travelled anywhere there’s downsides. There’s a simple concept called cost benefit analysis

Work out how much it will cost. If it's too much you have two possibilities: 1) Don't go or 2) Write to the school explaining the situation and ask them to pay.

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