I've figured out that I really don't understand the ticketing system for National Rail. I've been checking prices of tickets to go up to Durham (those with ears to hear...), and was under the assumption that the further you book in advance the cheaper it would be. So as a test, I entered a date for 12 weeks away, and was quoted a price of £70ish - not ideal. It was only then that I realised that that was for an "anytime" ticket, and it hadn't offered any advance tickets. So I knocked the date back a month, and got quoted £25ish - much more reasonable.
So to get the right fare, do you book in advance, but not too much in advance? Why is this starting to feel like buying something on eBay?
So to get the right fare, do you book in advance, but not too much in advance? Why is this starting to feel like buying something on eBay?
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