Time to book trains

[coma girl]

Anyone needing to book trains for Bestival should start looking as train operators are now taking advance (a.k.a cheap) bookings for the start of September, just saved myself a packet.

Edited June 17, 2012 by coma girl

[LondonTom]

Thanks for this i had been meaning to keep check on all this!

Just had a look, and couple more days yet!! My best is looking like to go to Yarmouth and then i guess shuttle bus/taxi from there!

Edited June 17, 2012 by LondonTom

[coma girl]

Yeah it varies a little between operators, I'm using 2 for my journey and I had to wait a few days to book the whole thing.

[LondonTom]

Yeah it varies a little between operators, I'm using 2 for my journey and I had to wait a few days to book the whole thing.

[coma girl]

You tried splitting the journey? I have booked mine as a two part journey, travelling on the same trains as I would be if I booked it as one journey and its costing me £20 altogether for a 400 mile journey

Have a look on moneysavingexpert.com, he has great tips for getting cheap tickets and also you can usually find promo codes in the transport forum.

[LondonTom]

Aye yeah I know few of the tricks So hard to split the cost sometimes from london though!

Just done this for anyone else coming from london

Routes/Rough Estimate of Time and Cheapest cost found on that route

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aghqye5kSYRQdDV5My1TSXFOMGRhMkQ4ajhGVVUzZ1E

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Just done this for anyone else coming from london

Routes/Rough Estimate of Time and Cheapest cost found on that route

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aghqye5kSYRQdDV5My1TSXFOMGRhMkQ4ajhGVVUzZ1E

[cov boy]

http://2012.bestival.net/news/bike-to-bestival

anyone thinking of doing this?

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

http://2012.bestival...ike-to-bestival

anyone thinking of doing this?

[Shaun Child]

It's £7.80 each way from South Wales to Southampton for me! Thanks for reminding me to book!

Just ferry now, is Red Funnel from Southampton something like £20 return if you're on foot?

[LondonTom]

35 quid inc. ferry and transport to bestival?!

Edited June 19, 2012 by LondonTom

[Shaun Child]

How are people getting from the ferry terminal in Cowes to Bestival? Is it worth booking a taxi? There's 7 of us going.

[LondonTom]

How are people getting from the ferry terminal in Cowes to Bestival? Is it worth booking a taxi? There's 7 of us going.

Edited June 20, 2012 by LondonTom

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

The thing is if you get a taxi and get stuck in the festival traffic the meter will still be going even though you'll be stationary. That'll not be an issue if you pay the one off fee for the bus/coach transfer. Then again you do have £70 to spend between you on a taxi before it becomes an issue. Maybe you could ask for a fixed price.

[Shaun Child]

I think a little closer to the date I'll phone a few local taxi firms and see if they can do it for a fixed price, it's only like a 15/20 min drive if I remember correctly?

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I think a little closer to the date I'll phone a few local taxi firms and see if they can do it for a fixed price, it's only like a 15/20 min drive if I remember correctly?

[LondonTom]

Yeah I get what your saying, plus it depends on the cabs they have to. If they don't have people carriers and ever then with all your stuff...might work out best just for the shuttle buses

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

how do you buy train and ferry ticket combos? or do they not exist?

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

how do you buy train and ferry ticket combos? or do they not exist?

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

And aanother bit;

http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/travel-connections/rail/

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

cheers mr/mrs yoghurt stick

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

cheers mr/mrs yoghurt stick

[Homer]

Is there any way of actually booking a cheap ticket for the return journey? I booked for 2pm odd last year and despite leaving at before 9am I still missed it due to the slow Ryde to Portsmoth crossing. Luckily no one checked on the train and I sneaked through at Waterloo, though it meant for a stressful journey when I didn't really need one!

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Is there any way of actually booking a cheap ticket for the return journey? I booked for 2pm odd last year and despite leaving at before 9am I still missed it due to the slow Ryde to Portsmoth crossing. Luckily no one checked on the train and I sneaked through at Waterloo, though it meant for a stressful journey when I didn't really need one!