To Hull and back

[mjheathcote]

Yesterday we went to Hull with some friends to Gin School, not Amsterdam!
With the day involving distilling and consumption of alcohol, we used taxis and public transport.
Off peak Saturday day return for the 4 of us, £144!
That's from Huddersfield so was approx 1hr 20mins on the train.
The train was packed, standing room only when we boarded.
On top of that another £40 in taxis fares to get to and return home from Huddersfield Station.
The journey in a nice car at 30mpg would have cost less than £40.
Returning was one train late afternoon, all the other scheduled returns had been cancelled.
Isn't public transport great.

 

[Oneball]

If you’d bought your tickets in advance they’d have been £18 each.

 

[mjheathcote]

If you’d bought your tickets in advance they’d have been £18 each.

Probably, still twice the cost of driving.
You shouldn't have too though.
If I was catching the bus at the bottom of our road into town, you wouldn't book it in advance.
It was not as though we where travelling down to London at peak time in the morning during the working week.

 

[mjheathcote]

If you’d bought your tickets in advance they’d have been £18 each.

Actually I've just checked if we prebooked for next Saturday, £34 instead of £36 we paid at the station!

 

[Oneball]

It was not as though we where travelling down to London at peak time in the morning during the working week.

You said it was packed.

£34 sounds like an anytime ticket. Did it say anytime or did it say advance.

 

[mjheathcote]

You said it was packed.

£34 sounds like an anytime ticket. Did it say anytime or did it say advance.

At the station yesterday anytime day return cost us £36 each.
Booking for next Saturday, 10:12 open return £34.20 each
Cheapest 10:12 outgoing and 17:08 return £27 each, so still over £100.

Train was packed going out presumably due to earlier cancellations.
Interesting the return train back yesterday was empty!

 

[Scaf]

I agree public transport is and always has been useless in this country.

If four is us decide “on spec” to go into London,
it’s cheaper to drive in and pay the congestion than it is to get the train, and that includes paying for a hour or so parking to get us past 6.30pm.

 

[Oneball]

When I looked it came up at £18 for an advance return.

Train travel has changed drastically since covid. Overall numbers are down 17% but weekend travel is up 30-100% depending on route.

 

[mjheathcote]

When I looked it came up at £18 for an advance return.

Train travel has changed drastically since covid. Overall numbers are down 17% but weekend travel is up 30-100% depending on route.

£27 cheapest I can get it.
Whatever in this case going public wasn't the most cost effective method of transport!

 

[Oneball]

Yep, the moment it’s more than two of you the car is always cheaper.

 

[Ewan]

Two weeks ago I drove to London in the QP. Because I normally use my hybrid Rangie, I forgot about the ULEZ fee. So was fined £480 for the two days (reduced to £160 for prompt payment). Absolute madness.

 

[midlifecrisis]

Paid £13 for a return to that London from Haywards Heath. I need to get my veterans Railcard.

 

[daverichardson]

I am looking to go to Munich mid to late November for a couple of days
I need a flight from UK and accommodation in Munich
Any advice is most welcome
thanks

 

[philw696]

Can't fault the trains over here and have used them numerous times.
The last UK train trip was from York to Manchester airport in 2019 to get back home and I thought I was in an episode of Happy Valley.

 

[Felonious Crud]

Two weeks ago I drove to London in the QP. Because I normally use my hybrid Rangie, I forgot about the ULEZ fee. So was fined £480 for the two days (reduced to £160 for prompt payment). Absolute madness.

I had a similar issue when I failed to realise that Greenwich is in the ULEZ, Ewan. £160 down the drain. Grrr!

 

[Simon1963]

Can't fault the trains over here and have used them numerous times.
The last UK train trip was from York to Manchester airport in 2019 to get back home and I thought I was in an episode of Happy Valley.

A few weeks ago we traveled from Nangis to gare de l’est in Paris. Return ticket for the 1 hour journey was less than £20 each return including travel anywhere on bus, train or metro in Paris. £4.40 for all day parking at Nangis station.

 

[Wack61]

Can't fault the trains over here and have used them numerous times.
The last UK train trip was from York to Manchester airport in 2019 to get back home and I thought I was in an episode of Happy Valley.

The last train out of Manchester heading for Liverpool was an experience I won't forget, it was a party train, lots of happy drunks, started off with a guy playing the piano at the station and the singing never stopped

 

[Wack61]

I am looking to go to Munich mid to late November for a couple of days
I need a flight from UK and accommodation in Munich
Any advice is most welcome
thanks

Best place for a flight would be the airport and accommodation would be a hotel , you’ll need to look for two airports and one hotel or you could end up sleeping rough in the wrong place.

 

[daverichardson]

Never thought of that!

 

[sionie1]

Try booking trains on Avanti to London in advance. Most times you can’t, meaning you pay over the odds, book a seat only to find the 10 carriage train is now 5, so no seats.