Is anybody in the know about the ins and outs of train fares? I have a challenge for you....

[TooTicky]

We need to travel to London next Saturday (1 adult and 3 paying children) from Wiltshire - could be Trowbridge, Westbury, Chippenham, etc. - with a family railcard.
Really shocked that the fare is approx. £57 unless we travel r-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-w-l-y (3.5 hours each way).
I know you can cut costs by doing the journey in two separate parts if you know where to split it - which I don't.
Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you need tutter

can you get a cab for £50.00??

do you want a return?

I just typed in trowbridge to london and got £41.75 for 1 adult, 3 kids on the train at 10.43 (1 change).

have you got a family railcard?

do you know when you plan to return? You can get a single fare for £11.00 odd, for the 4 of you.

Family railcards are fab - we save loads every year. Think they cost about £20. Are you looking on Trainline? Sometimes you can get it cheaper by looking at the Railway company's own site.

not sure if this link will work butreturning the next evening

single fares each way can cost less.

Obviously the earlier you book the cheaper it is.

We found recently it was cheaper when I phone the rail company directly than buying online!!

i recently spent a whole afternoon just trying to find a ticket that was reasonably priced... then gave up and drove.

Yes, we do want to return.
FlossALump, where did you find the £11 single?

got a 16 pound return, don't know if the link works, but for outward journey times around 9 am, return journey around 6pm on the sunday. For 3 children and one adult. To get the cheapest fares you need to specify journey times. HTH!

and that was on the trainline sorry!!

No, I couldn't get the link to work. I'll have a look at the Trainline.

any joy?

I think we can do it for £25.25...

...and that's from Chippenham which is the shortest journey...

the one I got was from westbury.

Oh blast it, the £25.25 was a single fare