Train to Castle Cary

[schmangle-mangle]

Hiya

Thought I had heard somewhere that buying your train ticket to Castle Cary on the day wasn't a good idea as prices double/treble?....Cant really see how this is fair or legal.

Can anyone who's done the journey by train before let me know.

Cheers

[pie_and_a_pint]

Perfectly legal, sadly. The majority of train companies make walk-up fares much more expensive than advance bookings.

[schmangle-mangle]

Snot very nice is it? Do you know if this is normally the case on G day?

[musky]

Hiya

Thought I had heard somewhere that buying your train ticket to Castle Cary on the day wasn't a good idea as prices double/treble?....Cant really see how this is fair or legal.

Can anyone who's done the journey by train before let me know.

Cheers

[musky]

Snot very nice is it? Do you know if this is normally the case on G day?

[schmangle-mangle]

I've no idea what the fares on the day are as I always book in advance. That's simply because buying in advance is always cheaper than on the day. Don't think of it as fares doubling, think of it as a substantial discount for booking in advance.

If you really get your act together very big discounts are available 3 months (to the day!) before you travel.

Check out Rail Easy and the Train Line for advance booking.

[j...rox]

You can book up to 6pm the evening before to get advance fares.

[festnm]

I have 2 tickets leaving thurs night, coming back sunday night. It says on them they can be changed for £10. I'm not going to use them so if you want to try them you are welcome to them. I can post if there's time? Let me know

[ukslim]

Last time I got the train - 2009 - the walk-up fare was cheaper than any online fare I could find, plus it wasn't restricted to exact train times.

That was bought over the counter the day before the journey.