Rail cost from London to Brighton

narly101 · Jul 26, 2013

Holy cow! I'm travelling down to Brighton on the 3rd August, and was considering coming down by train, but a single ticket is 22 ****ing quid!!!!! For a ****ing 30 ****ing minute ****ing train journey!! How is this in anyway competitive against a car journey?!?!?!

Someone, somewhere, is making oodles and oodles of pissing cash.

narly101 · Jul 26, 2013

and guess what. on top of the £22, theres a........wait for it......... £1.50 ****ing booking fee!!!!!!! sweet mary mother of god!!!

Ernest · Jul 26, 2013

narly101 said:
Holy cow! I'm travelling down to Brighton on the 3rd August, and was considering coming down by train, but a single ticket is 22 ****ing quid!!!!! For a ****ing 30 ****ing minute ****ing train journey!! How is this in anyway competitive against a car journey?!?!?!

Someone, somewhere, is making oodles and oodles of pissing cash.

Have you really checked as you can get a ticket for a fiver

Gazwag · Jul 26, 2013

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?283195-Southern-Rail-advance-singles-for-a-fiver-QPR

Pinkie Brown · Jul 26, 2013

narly101 said:
and guess what. on top of the £22, theres a........wait for it......... £1.50 ****ing booking fee!!!!!!! sweet mary mother of god!!!

Not on the Southern Website there isn't. If you're only travelling one way, should be some advanced deals on there. The only stipulation. You are restricted to the train you nominate.

Brighton Breezy · Jul 26, 2013

I had to go from Brighton to Manchester at fairly late notice earlier in the year. Needed to arrive mid morning so rush hour price it was.

Went in a few days before to book (as soon as I knew I had to go) and was quoted nearly £400 to go one day and return the next.

I was a bit shocked and asked, politely because I knew it wasn't the seller's fault, how the train company could justify it being so much and the man said, "You don't ask Tesco to justify their prices."

narly101 · Jul 26, 2013

This £5 saver is a magic gimmick to visit the site - Southern still stipulate £22.50 from Clapham to Brighton. ****ing con.

rool · Jul 26, 2013

narly101 said:
This £5 saver is a magic gimmick to visit the site - Southern still stipulate £22.50 from Clapham to Brighton. ****ing con.

I booked return from London Bridge to Haywards Heath on 10/8 for £6.25 this morning on the Southern Website. Granted I get an extra 1/3 for a gold card but the full price is still under a tenner.

backson · Jul 26, 2013

Try a DaySave, you have to get it 7 days in advance, £14 unlimited travel on Southern all day.

narly101 · Jul 26, 2013

None of the offers are available, seems to me that Southern are on a money making exercise on Albion fans. *******s.

Comedy Steve · Jul 26, 2013

narly101 said:
Holy cow! I'm travelling down to Brighton on the 3rd August, and was considering coming down by train, but a single ticket is 22 ****ing quid!!!!! For a ****ing 30 ****ing minute ****ing train journey!! How is this in anyway competitive against a car journey?!?!?!

Someone, somewhere, is making oodles and oodles of pissing cash.

Firstly - 30 minutes? Whoosh!

Secondly (and more helpfully) try searching for return journeys. Very often with London-Brighton they are cheaper than the singles. You can then dump the return portion. Or leave it on the screen at the ticket machine as a friendly gesture, though there's probably a 70 year old railway bylaw that Ernest knows that demands you be pelted with gravel if you do it.

Commander · Jul 26, 2013

narly101 said:
Holy cow! I'm travelling down to Brighton on the 3rd August, and was considering coming down by train, but a single ticket is 22 ****ing quid!!!!! For a ****ing 30 ****ing minute ****ing train journey!! How is this in anyway competitive against a car journey?!?!?!

Someone, somewhere, is making oodles and oodles of pissing cash.

Go from London Bridge, it's under a tenner.

Pinkie Brown · Jul 26, 2013

narly101 said:
None of the offers are available, seems to me that Southern are on a money making exercise on Albion fans. *******s.

Try booking from Victoria rather than Clapham.

rool · Jul 26, 2013

narly101 said:
None of the offers are available, seems to me that Southern are on a money making exercise on Albion fans. *******s.

I just searched London Terminals to Brighton 3/8 £10 return, you can't be looking properly

folkestonesgull · Jul 26, 2013

look on the red spotted hanky website

Meade's Ball · Jul 26, 2013

£6.60 from London Bridge by grungy First Capital with my network card. Good value that.

Butch Willykins · Jul 26, 2013

Walt Jabsco said:
the man said, "You don't ask Tesco to justify their prices."

No, but I'd sod off to Sainsburys, ASDA or elsewhere. We're being fleeced for what is generally a massively shite service.

Luke93 · Jul 26, 2013

I found returns for around 10... I don't think you're doing it properly.

papajaff · Jul 26, 2013

narly101 said:
None of the offers are available, seems to me that Southern are on a money making exercise on Albion fans. *******s.

But we're playing Leeds away on 3rd August. Just admit you're coming down for Pride. Nowt wrong with that.

7:18 · Jul 26, 2013

papajaff said:
But we're playing Leeds away on 3rd August. Just admit you're coming down for Pride. Nowt wrong with that.

good spot!

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