Is split ticketing legal?

Split ticketing is legal and is allowed by the National Conditions of Travel under which all train companies on the national rail network operate. Just remember that you must take a train that calls at the station(s) you bought your train ticket(s) for.

Why are split train tickets cheaper?

Split tickets cost less because of fluctuating demand for tickets to certain stations. our ticket splitter tool splits your journey up to include cheaper tickets.

What is split save Trainline?

What is SplitSave? SplitSave is our latest feature available on our mobile app that makes split ticketing easy! Split ticketing is a way of saving money on train travel by ‘splitting’ your trip into multiple tickets. Actually, it’s the same journey, just more tickets than usual.

What does split my fare mean?

Splitting Your Fare means that you purchase tickets for two parts instead of buying one ticket for your whole journey. For example, if you’re travelling from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh, you would purchase a ticket from Manchester Piccadilly to Chorley and then from Chorley to Edinburgh.

Is Trainline cheaper than buying at Station?

The website is particularly popular with savvy shoppers, who wish to save money on the cost of rail travel. However, while the website is cheaper than rocking up just before travel and buying a ticket, it is no cheaper than using the National Rail website in advance, or websites of individual train companies.

How much does a 16 25 railcard cost?

The Railcard costs just £30. So after three or four trips, the card will have paid for itself. And over a year, you could save an average of £189*. Your 16-25 Railcard will save you 1/3 off a wide range of tickets .

Can I split my return train journey?

6. Break of journey. 6.1 Break of journey is allowed on the outward and return portions of Off-Peak tickets unless otherwise indicated by a restriction shown against the ticket’s validity code.

How much does a 16-25 railcard cost?

Why is Trainline so cheap?

“All prices and fare information are provided to us by the train operating companies,” said a spokesperson for the Trainline website. “Tickets are sold to our customers without mark-up and we clearly display the cheapest available tickets.

When to use split ticketing for train tickets?

What ‘split ticketing’ means is that, instead of buying a rail ticket from A to C (with the train stopping at B on the way) you can save money by buying a ticket from A to B and B to C. It works best when you are travelling on the edge of peak periods .

Are there any websites that do split ticketing?

The problem with split ticketing is that it was very difficult to do the analysis yourself. You need a lot of data to run all of the combinations. When we first looked at split-ticketing there were only two websites dedicated to this topic – TicketySplit (run by moneysavingexpert.com) and TrainSplit.

How much money can you save with split tickets?

Anyone who’s serious about saving money should get clued up about split ticketing. Split ticketing savings are found on 70% of journeys and save consumers an additional average of 30% if a split is found. You’ll find split savings on both fixed time advance fares and more flexible off peak and anytime fares.

What happens if you book a train ticket on trainsplit?

If you book a journey and subsequently find cheap train tickets at a lower price for exactly the same journey available on our website – the same dates, same times, rebook the journey, let us know and we will refund you on the original, more expensive tickets in full.