This weekend I needed to travel from Penzance in the south of England to Manchester in the North west. A distance of 639km / 397 miles. The cheapest ticket was 169 Pounds in Standard (Economy) Class. This is around $US269.
The total cost is 66.90 pounds total (106 US Dollars). Yes I have to change trains twice but for 103 pound ($US163) saving, I did. I was in First Class for one part of the ride! There have been times when I have done the same technique but ended up on the same train for the whole journey-albiet in different seats.
In Australia, Great Southern Rail operate a service from Melbourne to Adelaide. For part of the service, Vline (who used to run a separate service) contract Great Southern to carry their passengers. On the particular day I needed to travel, the train was Full from Melbourne to Adelaide. I booked from Melbourne to Nhill , a town about half way, on the Vline website and then from Nhill to Adelaide on Great Southern Rail s site. In this situation, I got on the train. I did have seat reservations in two different carriages, however which meant technically at Nhill station, I needed to walk down two carriages. The staff kindly did some quick rearranging and I stayed in the same seat for the whole trip. As a bonus, I also found I made a seven dollar saving over the regular fare!
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