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Online reservations with Britrail Pass?
My husband and I are going to England in
September. First time. Looks as if an 8 day flex Britrail pass ($550 for the two of us) is cheaper for us than reserving without it--but is there any way to reserve online if you have one of those? Or do you have to get to each train station a day before and try to get a seat? Any advice appreciated. We have almost three weeks. We thought a bit of London, then the Portsmouth ferry to St. Malo to see Mont St-Michel, then Salisbury (Avebury! Stonehenge, too, probably), York, then rent a car and go to Hexham and do a bit of Hadrian's Walling, then back to London, with a day trip from there to Brighton. Husband is a museum-ship-old-house person. I'm a hang-around-and-rest-and-just-be-there person, so compromises are going to be made. Any free advice welcome. Bonita |
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Online reservations with Britrail Pass?
"Bonita or William F. Kale" wrote in message ... My husband and I are going to England in September. First time. Looks as if an 8 day flex Britrail pass ($550 for the two of us) is cheaper for us than reserving without it--but is there any way to reserve online if you have one of those? Or do you have to get to each train station a day before and try to get a seat? There is usually no need to reserve seats on trains in the UK. Unless you travel at absolute peak times, just turn up 20 mins before departure and find a place. On London to Brighton there is no seat reservation anyway but its not needed as there are two express and two slow trains every day. |
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Online reservations with Britrail Pass?
I think you mean two slow and two fast every *hour* not every day!
If travelling at a "peak" time long distance a reservation might be advisable. What do I mean by "peak"? Fridays, particularly late afternoon and particularly between major cites. Then the flow reverses itself on Sunday. Weekday mornings into major conurbation's and back in the evenings - people travel anything up to 150 miles by train daily. In any case, you can get all your reservations at the first station you come to (well, a few might not be able to help, but most can). But many trains simply cannot be reserved. As well as Brighton, London / Portsmouth is non reservable. -- ***** *****The "return to" address embedded in this mail is wrong as an antispam measure. Please address new mails or replies to edwarddotharrison1atbtinternetdotcom replacing dot with a . and at with an @***** ***** |
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Online reservations with Britrail Pass?
"Bonita or William F. Kale" skrev i meddelandet ... My husband and I are going to England in September. First time. Looks as if an 8 day flex Britrail pass ($550 for the two of us) is cheaper for us than reserving without it--but is there any way to reserve online if you have one of those? Or do you have to get to each train station a day before and try to get a seat? I've travelled on a Britrail pass (1cl) for 14days without any reservations except the night trips. Just walked on and found a seat. |
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