Sotipnumberoneisbuyingticketssoassoonasyouknowyou'regoingtotravel, I recommendbookinginadvancesoifyouknowyou'regoingtotravelinthreeweeks, getonlineandgetthatdateinandfindthecheapesttickets.
Thewebsitethat I useisVirginTrainsandyoucanalsousetheTrainline.com; however, dobeawarethatthere's a £1.50 bookingfee, or £1, sobepreparedtopaythat.
Andifyoudon't knowyou'regonnabetravellinginadvanceyoucouldalwaysjustbuyticketsattheticketofficeatthestationeitherontheirmachineorinperson, butbepreparedtopay a littlebitmoreforthis.
Sothenexttipistoconsidersplittingyourfareifyou'retravelingover a longdistance; soitmightactuallyworkoutcheaperifyoubooktwoticketsinsteadofone. Soifyou'regoingfromSouthamptontoLondonitmightbecheapertobook a ticketfromSouthamptontoBasingstokeandthenBasingstoketoLondon.
Somewebsites, therearequite a fewactuallythatdothisforyousoforexampleRailEasyis a reallygoodwebsitethat'lldoitforyouandcalculatewhetherornotit'd becheaper; anddon't worrythisiscompletelywithinthetermsofusefromtheserailcompanies, you'renotbreakinganyrules.
Oh, it's socold!
Okaysothenexttipisthatthereis a railcardouttherefornearlyeveryone, forexamplemeandLiatodayhaveused a two-togetherrailcardwhichmeansthatifyou'vegotsomeoneyoutravelwith a lot, yougetreducedpriceticketsIfyoutraveltogether.
Andforinstance, when I travelalone I usemyunder 25 railcardwhichwillprobablyrunoutthisyear!
Thenyou'llhavetodowhat I justdidandget a networkrailcardbasically, ifyouwantmoreinformationgotonationalrailandtheylistallthedifferentrailcardsonthere; soit's definitelyworthitifyoulivehereorifyou'recomingonholidayherefor a fewmonths.
NowTfLiscompletelyseparatetonationalrail, soyoucanuseyouroystercardorifyou'vegotcontactlessthat's just a simpleeasywayyoujustuseyourbankcardtapitonthethingandwalkstraightthrough.