Avanti West Coast is trialling a brand new sort of practice ticket geared toward individuals who will be extra versatile with their journeys.
(c) Avanti West Coast
The trial lets individuals purchase tickets at a reduction and set the date of journey and in addition if they need morning, afternoon or night — however not the particular time of the journey. The day earlier than they journey, Avanti West Coast notifies the shopper what time the practice will depart.
The provide is geared toward individuals who must journey on a set date, however are much less anxious about once they arrive at their vacation spot — reminiscent of individuals arriving the day earlier than an occasion.
Superfare tickets can be found for single journeys between London and Birmingham, Liverpool, Preston, in addition to Manchester Piccadilly. Costs are set at mounted quantities with one-way fares costing between £12 and £22.
The ticket provide features a seat reservation and is obtainable for traditional class solely.
The variety of tickets out there on a route every day will differ and bookings will be made no less than seven days and as much as 21 days earlier than journey. Nevertheless, the tickets can’t be refunded or modified as soon as you purchase them, and it’s important to journey on the particular practice service that they allocate to you.
Though the headline financial savings will be good, it’s value checking normal journey web sites as nicely — for instance, plucking a random journey — London to Birmingham on third April — that prices £12 with Avanti Superfare, however I’m able to get the identical journey with out the Superfare ticket restrictions for £14 from Chiltern Railways, and if journey time isn’t a problem, for simply £8 from West Midlands Trains.
Sarah Copley, Govt Director for Business, stated: “Superfare tickets are geared toward clients who will be extra versatile with their journeys. Not solely does it present a less expensive possibility, nevertheless it’s additionally fast and simple. Clients decide their date and time of day. Then, 24 hours earlier than their journey, we match them to an empty seat and provides them their departure time and reservation.”
The Superfare tickets can be found from right here.
The set costs are:
- One-way between London and Birmingham – £12
- One-way between London and Liverpool – £15
- One-way between London and Manchester – £20
- One-way between London and Preston – £22
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